Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-03-14
BRIDGEPORT.

Mr.. Wilbur f. Beckett, of Centre
Square, is the focal lay delegate from
this charge to the New Jersey Confer
ence to elect lay delegates to the gen.
eral Conference.
The entertainment given in the town
hall last Saturday evening was de-
cided success; every number was
pleasing. The recitations by Miss
Hager, Mrs Schwarz and Mr.. Thos.
Watson, were highly appreciated. The
Grange Comedy was very interesting
and greatly appreciated. The Official
Board desires to return their thanks
to all who so kindly assisted in the
evenings entertainment.
Mr.. John Boyd, Sr., a respected
resident of our town, passed away
very suddenly on Sunday morning last
Mr.. Boyd was stricken with paralysis
on Saturday morning and died the
following day. He was veteran of
the Civil War, and had been resident
here about five years, coming from
Philadelphia, where he had always res
sided Funeral services are this
Thursday afternoon from the resi-
dence of his daughter, Mrs. Rather
ing B. Mas, 3416 G street ,Philadel-
phia A large circle of neighbors
and friends sympathize with the en-
tire family in their sudden sorrow.
A tiny daughter graces the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas r. Barker. May
many happy years be hers and theirs.
One foggy night last week thieves
broke into the railroad station here
and robbed the agent of some small
change, tore out both telephones, and
emptied them, and carried the boxes
up to the railroad bridge. No one
knows how much telephone money
they got.
Mrs Sharp, President of the Junior
League, gave a financial report to the
church on Sunday morning last show
ing what the money was being used
for and telling the balance in the
treasury. Since September last they
have contributed to the new parsonage
fence, also toward buying COAL and
paid something on the pastors salary
and they have balance of A cents
to start the new Conference year. The
collectors thank the Juniors for their
kind assistance.
The iron workers are getting the
foundation laid for the tank for the
water plant well up in the air. The
trestle work will be $50 feet high.
No dust, no germs, no typhoid in the
water because it's pure from artesian
wells Anyone so desiring can do
away with the old pump-just turn
the spigot and have purer water than
any old style we'll could afford. And
for fire protection just think of the
force there is. How thankful we all
are that soon we will have more mod
ern home comforts and have a fire
protection.
The treasurer of the church. Mr..
c.. B. Vickery, gave yearly report
of the finances on Sunday morning
last, which was very pleasing as all
bills were paid to date, and balance
of S191 in the treasury.
\ There will be minstrel troupe,
F"An Evening With the Cotton Pick
aers." in the town hall, next Saturday
Revening: admission, IS cents, and nc
reserved seats.
The Daughters of Liberty will hold
a sock social at the home of Mrs. Jho.
McTlvaine, on next Saturday evening.
Don't forget your SOCK
Pupils of the Bridgeport public
school neither tardy nor absent dur
ing the month of February: Seventh
and Eighth Grades: Jesse Hughes,
David Mccormick, Elmer Mccormick,
Smith Shoemaker. Walter Sweeney,
Sebastian Muhlbaiers Matthew Muhl-
baier, James Watkins, Anna Carney,
Mabel Folker, Emma Lawrence, Viola
Indie, Phebe McCarron, Sarah
Storms, Irene Wooley Fifth and
Sixth Grades: Harvey Carney, Ray
mond Hires, Clarence Muhlbaier, Wal
ter Muhlbaier, Nellie Allen, Alice Fol-
ker, Mary Folker, Ruth Sweeney. Ma
RE Vickery. Third and Fourth
Grades: Howard Outten, Geo. Indie,
Walter Mccormick, John Cheezeum,
Arthur Baker, Harry Frank, Raymond
Lawrence, Malinda Travis, Mary
Reiger, Ethel Muhlba1er. First and
Second Grades: Ernest Baker, Geo.
Frank, William Indie, George Travis,
Philip Muhlbaier, Francis Muhlbaier,
Daniel Collins, Bonnie Beckett, Willie
Beckett, Earl Carly, Mary Muhlbaier,
Edith Sweeney.
At Glassboro, on April 10, 1872, one
of the greatest meetings of Odd Eel
lows will be held and among other
attractions will be the comforting OF
the First and Second Degrees by
Meni Lodge Degree Team, of Trenton.
1t should interest every Odd Fellow
and should be an attraction for men
desiring to join the order. The order
is growing and advancing in promin--
ence and glory steadily, and all local
lodges earnestly request the attention
of all brothers to attend and procure
as many candidates as possible and
assist in every way possible to make
this occasion mark in the history OF
Odd Fellowship.
A CARD.
We take this method of publicly
thanking our friends for their kind
ness during our late bereavement.
p Children of Mrs. John Carney, Sr.