Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-07-11
EAST GREENWICH.

They spent the 18th of July at the
Christian Herald's ChildreHs Home,
where they used to spend their sum
mers Mr.. John Granfield has joined
them at a house party at Lake Hopat-
cong this week.
What might have been a very dis
asterous fire on the night of the glor-
ious Fourth was happily averted by
one of the near neighbors going out
to the pump for a drink of fresh water
Before returning, on looking across
the street she saw quite a blaze be-
tween the wheelwright and black
smith shop owned by Road Supervisor
Robert Eldridge, at Mt. Royal, she
hastily called her husband and he
aroused others and soon had water
on the baze, which luckily had not
gained great headway, although boards
had to be torn off the shop to get at
the smouldering fire, which in a short
time would have passed control. No
one knows ON it came there, but the
supposition is that fire crackers had
been thrown into the light material
lying around 1t seems as il some
other way might be found to celebrate
the great day without endangering
peoples property, and it hoped the
time is not far distant when fireworks
will be thing of the past.
Mrs. Harry Murphy, of Elmer, spent
few days this week with her sister,
Mrs. George Vanhook, at her home in
Mt Royal
Mrs. Robert Eldridge spent over
Sunday with her friend Mrs. Harry
Browning at Haddonfeld and attended
the services of the Brotherhood of the
NJ. E. Church at their encampment
near Haddonfild, which was very en-
joyable.
Mr.. Harry Locke, who has accepted
position as wireless telegrapher on
the boat that went to Port Arthur,
Tex, two months ago, returned on
Tuesday to spend a few days with
his mother, but left again to make
another trip in the same boat Harry
is we'll liked by his employers and
enjoys his work and for boy not yet
seventeen, we think his prospects for
the future are we'll assured and quite
bright.
Mr.. Charles Hollis was hit on the
nose by ball on the morning OF the
Fourth at the ball game, and severely
injured that member.
Miss May Hollis was hit in the face
at the afternoon game of ball on
Thursday last at Clarksboro.
Mr.. Thomas McCreight and family
have rented the Ogden mansion for
the summer.
Mr.. N. P. Hoffman entertained on
the Fourth at his home in Clarksboro,
Mrs. J. D. Hoffman, ST., A. F. Hoff-
man, Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Hoffman, Of
Clarksboro, Mr.. and Mrs. James d.
Hoffman, Jr., of Mickleton, Mr. and
Mrs. James Shute and children, OF
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Helen, eldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Shute, is seriously I'LL at
the home of her grandfather, Mr.. N.
P. Hoffman. DR. Fernlan Shute, OF
Philadelphia, is the attending physl-
clan.
Mr.. E. Leonard, of Ottumwa, Iowa,
| is spending the week with his brother
in-law, William Liyezey, at Mt. Royal
His wife and two children, who nave
been here for some weeks, will re-
turn to their home with him.
Mrs. Sarah Budd who has been
spending the month of June at Ocean
City has returned to her home IN
Clarksboro.
Mrs. Ada Hollis has opened an ice
cream parlor in Mt. Royal where she
will serve ice cream on Wednesday
and Saturday evenings.
Mrs. James Shute and three chill
dren, from Brooklyn, N. Y, are spend
ing some time with her father, Mr. N.
| P. Hoffman, at Carksboro.
/ The East Greenwich Boys CluID
cleared over thirty dollars at their
4 Fourth of July meet This will be
used for the equipment of their gym
| nasium. Over thirty-five members are
now enrolled and it gives every pro-
mise of being not only success but
constant source of helpfulness to One
whole community The purpose OF
those in charge is to cover every de-
| partment of work in which the most
wholesome forms of recreation may
he placed within the reach OF the
| whole community. The plans Tor the
caanp are almost in shape. Messrs.
Frank Durham, Sr. and Rev. John X.
VanNatta and Rev. Edmund Burk are
fbe committee in charge of this work.
There will be two camps, one in July,
and one in August The July camp
will consist of the older boys of the
club and will be taken to Betterton on
the Chesapeake Bay, in charge OF Mr.
Wesley R. Dufield and Mr.. Henry
Doermann. The August camp for the
Younger boys will be held at Fort
F,afsburg, below Salem on the Deia.
ware Bay, and will be in charge OF
Rev. ]. r. VanNatta and Mr.. Burke.
A large tent has been purchased 10y
the club and will be used for all such
purposes. Colonel Richardson mas
invited the club to visit the Boys Brl-
gade encampment at National Park
and Mr. Burke is making arrange
ments to take the boys over for day
in order that they may see something
of the work and discipline OF a Bri-
gade Camp. This encampment will be
held at National Park from July 21tn
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