Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-02-08
EAST GREENWICH.

III Although the night was very cold,
lland the walking very slippery, good
Fly number met at the home of Mr..
! and Mrs. T. HI Vanneman Jr., in Mt.
Royal on Tuesday evening last to at
tend the Ladies Aid meeting of the
NJ. E. Church. After various items
of business were transacted, very.
i pleasant social hour was enjoyed and
most delicious ice cream and cake
served by the hostess. All left for
their home feeling that they had been
paid for their turning out
j The shows given In Clark's Hall
every evening last week by DR.. Long
and his assistants, were well attend
ed each night and all thoroughly en-
joyed the fun. From the reports that
come to us from those attending. Miss
Margaret Stetser, daughter Of Town
/ ship Committeeman S. r. Stetser. re-
ceived the most votes as the most
popular young lady in Clarksboro, and
received a beautiful fountain pen as
a prize from Dr. Long for her work
in securing the most votes and her
popularity.
( Miss Marion Goodshall, of Lansdale
Pa, was an over Sunday guest of
Miss Bessie Hoffman.
A mad dog ran through our village
recently swapping at and biting sew
eral dogs, we understand, and then
ran into the place of Amos Haines
where it snapped at their dog, but did
not bite it, as it was driven off by
one of the sons and went on to Barns
Doro where We learn it was killed
ttSnmn nf tho bod
have been taken care of in our town.
put we understand some are still at
large, which is very wrong, as our
streets are full of little ones playing
with their sleds and the thought that
any of them should be bitten by
mad dog is terrible. 1t is hoped the
owners of such dogs will be wise in
time and take every precaution again
st such disaster.
The ground hog surely saw his
shadow on Friday last, the I'd of Feb
ruary, and according to the old saw
ing humanity will freeze for the next
SIX weeks. The day seemed to be a
day OF all kinds of weather, snow in
the morning, then the sun shining
long enough for the little animal to
make his appearance and see his shad-
oW, but as we have stood all kinds of
weather in the last month, we feel
equal to the occasion.
lt being such cold, windy day on
Sunday last the services were slimlv
attended in the different churches in
the Township. 1t being Communion
sunday, Pastor Vannatta gave yerv'
helpful talk on the subject and ad-
mlnlstered the solemn rite to the few
tnat found it possible to be present.
The regular monthly business meet
ing OF the Epworth League of the NJ.
r. Church will be held on Wednesday
evening, Feb. 18th, at the close of the
prayer service in the basement of the
church. Members and friends of the
League are invited to be present.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Richardson
OF Wenonah were over Sunday guests
OF their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Clark.
Miss Bessie Hoffman entertained
very pleasantly the young ladies fancy
work club at her home in Clarksboro
on Saturday evening last. There were
4o present and fine time was enjoy
ed by all.
: Mrs. William VanHook, of Wood
bury, spent the afternoon with her
daughter Mrs. George VanHook who
has been confined to her home by i'll
ness for some weeks past.
Mr. Frank Canning son of Constable
and Mrs. VIM. H. Canning was Sc
verely injured in Camden last week
by falling from the rear of a trolley
car on which he was riding the car
being so crowded, it being the time
people were returning from business
he was picked up unconscious and
taken to the hospital where he was
found to be suffering from a frac-
tured skull, and it is feared injured
internally. He was later removed to
the nome of his sister in North Cam
den, where he is lying in critical
condition. The family have the sym
pathy of the community in their
trouble.
Mr.. Jacob Hendrickson, who has
been occupying the Hoffman farm
near Mt Royal will have sale of his
personal property on Saturday Feb
10th, and quit farming and will re-
move his family to Paulsboro. Mr..
George Magin will occupy the farm
the coming year.
Mr. Grover Lodge and brother have
been doing the hauling of car load
Iot cement from the Clarksboro Sta
tion and placing it in the house built
for that purpose to use for the new
bridge which will be built near Mt.
Royal as soon as the weather permits
OF the work being done.
Lieut.. Corbit S. Hoffman, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will H.. Hoffman. of
Clarksboro, who has been stationed at
Fort Mcintosh, Lorenda, Texas, for
the past two years, has been trans
ferred with the whole post to Indian
apolis, Ind. The post is about eleven
miles from the city. This is very
pleasing to Mr.. Hoffman and his fam