Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-01-18
WILLIAMSTOWN.

Plans are being made by the Pres
byterian and Methodist Choirs to hold
a musical in the near future for the
benefit of the two churches. They
will meet Saturday evening in the M.
lE. Church to further these plans.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
meet in the M. E. Church every Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock. The su-
perintendent, Mrs. Chris. Kleinhenn,
is able to be out again after week S
illness, and will be glad to receive any
boy or girl who wishes to join.
The people of Williamstown are
having the coolest weather they have
ever known. On Friday the ther-
mometer at one time was 8 below,
causing many pipes and pumps to
freeze and in many places bursting
and flooding the rooms. Several inch
es of snow fell on Monday, making
pretty good sleighing, but on account
Of the excessive cold only few had
the nerve to venture out. 70
| George Huber with others visited
the automobile show in Philadelphia
Saturday evening.
Joseph Steelman is in Trenton at
tending to his duties as Clerk to the
committee on Appropriations.
! D. T. Wood was in Woodbury. on
Tuesday looking after business.
!. George Huber has taken the agency
. for the e. M. F. auto.
Members of the public school are
preparing play to be given in the
town hall some time in February.
There were present in the M. E.
Primary on Sunday 2 teachers, 2 Off
GERS, girls, 9 boys and / visitor;
: those at church were Blanche. Inger-
soil and Ward LoughliM On account
of frozen pipes in the primary room,
! which made it impossible to warm the
room, the childen were taken to one
of the class rooms for their regular
session.
leave here for Philadelphia at $3.50
a. m. was unable to leave Tuesday
morning until 10 o'clock.
On account of the intense cold and
high wind the scholars in the four
rooms were dismissed Tuesday morn
ing.
George Huber has fine new e. NJ.
f.. touring car.
The lower house has gone into blast
with three shifts at work
1t is said there are 81 empty houses
in Williamstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Kleinhenn,
of Glassboro, spent Saturday evening
and Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Kleinhenn.
At the annual meeting held by the
shareholders of the First National
Bank of Williamstown, the following
board of directors was chosen: F. w.
Aver, w. q. Andrew, T. S. Alder
man, L. NJ. Halsey, Peter Peterson,
Joseph Peterson, S. e. Tombleson.
and Jan van Herwerden. The board
organized by the election of DR.. l..
NJ. Halsey as President; S. E. Tom
bleson, vice president; Jan van Her
werden, vice pesident, and cashier;
Raymond E. Tice, bookkeeper Mr..
Jan van Herwerden will probably send.
in his resignation as cashier in few
days to assume his duties as cashier
Iof the new West Philadelphia Bank.
Joseph e. Peterson will take charge
as cashier until a permanent success
sor to Mr.. Van Herwerden is chosen.
The funeral of Mrs. Jane Sickler
saged n years, took place from the
home of her son-in-law, .AFbertus Sim
norman, on Monday. Services were
held in the M. b. Church at II a. m.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
Edward S. Mount, of Bridgeton; in
terment in the M. E. Cemetery. Mrs.
Sickler was one who will be greatly
missed not only in her own home, but
In the church and different societies
of the church. The family have the
sympathy of their many friends.
After living at Cecil for over thirty