Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-07-25
WILLIAMSTOWN.

has been visiting Prof. Norris. The
M. e. Choir are talking of buying
new singing books of Mr.. Sanyille in
the near future. Mr.. Sanyille who is
said to be an excellent leader, will
have charge of the singing at the
camp meeting to be held at Seaville
this summer.
Mrs. Samuel Garwood and daughter
/ friends in Maine.
Thelma Ford, one of the primary
scholars, had an arm dislocated by
falling from the veranda.
1t has been necessary to run another
ice wagon to supply the demands of
the people this hot weather.
Justice. Wood and Christian Sharp
went to Cecil on Thursday last to
make an appraisement of the house
hold goods, and farm implements of
the late Matthias M. Chew. Mrs. Mar
garetta Chew, wife of the late Nj. M.
Chew, left Cecil on Friday for her
cottage in Pitman Grove. Mrs. Chas.
Allen, daughter of Mrs. Chew, left
! for her home in Pleasantville the
same day. The sale will be held on
Thursday, August 1st.
| Matte Wise has purchased the auto
owned by his grandfather, the late
M. NJ. Chew.
| Miss Olive Camp, Anna Camp, Mar
| ion Bodine and Stella White were
among those who attended the picnic
at Alcyon Park last week; they were
caught in the thunder shower, coming
I home and didn't arrive until the
small hours of the morning.
| Three new members were received
! at the Help a Little Society which
was held at Mrs Peter Camps last
week. Prizes were offered to those
guessing the most photographs cor
| rectly. About so old fashioned photo
graphs were on exhibition. The next
meeting will be held at Mrs. Charles
I-Garwood's the third Wednesday in
August. The Society numbers about
! 65 persons.
] About forty persons attended the
Mason's banquet which was held last
Saturday evening at the Washington
House
i Mr.. and Mrs John Pfeiffer, son and
daughter, from New York, are spend
ing some time with his brother, Mr..
Geo. L. Pfeiffer.
Mrs. Irene Simmerman is quite i'll.
DR. FODDER is in attendance.
/ Mrs. VIM Bodine is still improving.
| Justice Wood was in Woodbury. on
Monday
Miss Bessie Timmins, Miss Adel
Paulin and Mr.. Frank StoNt, all of
Philadelphia, are spending few days
/ with Orvis Wood.
I The subject taken by Rev. John
Nicholson for his discourse Sunday
evening was Living peaceabie with
/ your neighbors The text was found
| in Genesis 1873: Let there be no
strife between thee and me.
Mrs. Alnlarine Woodruff, OF Clayton
spent Sunday and Monday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gable.
Quite a number went to Atlantic
and Ocean City from here Saturd ~
evening to spend Sunday. Fred Ao-
fer. Carlton Ireland and Melvin Giber-
son have been camping at Ocean City.
/ On Sunday during one of the terrible
wind and rain storms, their tent was
blown down and so badly damaged
| they were compelled to come home
Sunday evening.
The mould makers in the machine
shop will begin their vacations on
4 July 10th.
Mrs. Alonzo Hand, sister of Mrs.
Joseph c. Simmerman, had her home
entirely destroyed by fire during the
late fire which swept over one OF the
Thousand Islands, All of Mr.. Hand S
books were destroyed and very little
was saved. Mrs. Hand who has been
an invalid for nearly a year, had
vary narrow escape from being burn
ed. as her husband was away conduct
! ing funeral services at the time.
Mrs. Rinehart is expected home
soon from the State hospital at Tren-
ton.
Roy Hilyard is working with the
glass company.
Fred. Sickler has purchased new
FLANDERS of Geo. Huber of which he is
very proud.
4 Six new memorial windows are be
fng made for the M. E. church<[o
" Rev. John Nicholson took for his
text Sunday morning Matthew ~.
FThen was Jesus led up of the Spirit
into the wilderness to be tempted OF
the devil.
Mrs. Chris. Sharp was taken very
ed at this writing she is much better.
The heavy rains which passed over
this section last week flooded Mr.. J.W.
McClure's fishing lake to the bursting
point The water rose so high that
the main dam was not sufficient to
allow the water to escape and in go
ing over the overflow outlet, the cur
rent took thousands of fish with it..
Young perch pike, bass, catfish and
.sun-fish all went over together, fill
ing the pools in the streams below.
Charles Knacht, the guardian OF the
lake, reported the matter to Mr.. Nc
Clure who with J. T. Wood went over
to investigate. The streams. and pools
were seen to be full of fish, which
had not gone down with the flood.
On Tuesday morning Mr.. Wood with
two others went over to the lake with