Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-05-09
EAST GREENWICH

had consulted his watch and seeing
he had plenty of time TO cross the
railroad before the passenger train
was due and being very deaf, he did
not hear the approaching freight
train and drove on. When the horse
was within six inches of the train
he sprang aside and ran down the
track, bending and breaking up some
parts of the buggy, but the Rev. Cen
tleman was unLharmed but badly
shaken up and unnerved. He thinks
now he will be on the lookout for
all trains, as his experience has been
his best teacher.
May 18th will be anniversary day
of the Epworth League in the NJ. E.
Churches and the topic will be The
Coming Supremacy of Christ" and
Miss Hannah Moore will have charge
of the service.
The sale of the personal effects of
the late Gertrude H. Burk was held
on Monday last in Clarksboro. Many
pieces of antique articles were sold
which brought good prices, as in
! these times people seem to be look
| ing for those things.
Mr.. A. F.. Hoffman spent Tuesday
as the guest of MIR. and Mrs. EIwood
ton and on Tuesday evening went to
Newark to attend Essex County For
ests of Tall Cedars. There were two
hundred and fifty candidates initiated
at this meeting. There was a special
train from Camden to take the large
number of visitors.
| Mrs. Earl Parks and Mrs. Fletcher
of Woodbury., spent Tuesday last with
their friend, Mrs. Lizzie L. Locke, at
Ait. Royal.
Mrs. Orville Humes, of Mt Royal,
was a Philadelphia visitor on Tuesday
last.
Clarksboro, went to Gibbstown on
Saturday afternoon last and played
the boys there, winning the game,
the score being to 4.
The first base ball team of Mt.
Royal played the Paulsboro boys on
their diamond in Mt. Royal on Sat
urday last and defeated them.
Mrs. William Wilkinson and son,
Merrill were over Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. /. H. Davidson, Jr.,
in Mt. Royal.
Mrs. George Vanhook and sons,
Roy and Lloyd, spent the day on last
Thursday with her sister, Mrs. Sam
uel Crawford, of Mantua.
Mr. William King was in our viii
lage on Thursday last looking after
his interest in the work he has under
way. Mr.. King has a gang of men
employed in laying cement walks in
Aiickleton. He is in Chester, Pa.
engaged in paving the streets there.
lit is with pleasure that this COM
munity learned of the appointment of
Mr.. Hedley Smith, of Camden, to the
Office of secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A.
work in Glouceser county. Mr..
Smith was the speaker on Sunday,
April 81, in this part of the county,
and he impressed the people with his
earnestness in the work, and his kind
genial manners drew the young men
and boys toward him and it is hoped
he may be able to do great work
in this part of his field s'The harvest
truly lis great but the workers are
few"
Mrs. Stacy Shute, of Clarksboro,
attended the W. c. T. U. Convention
at Thorofare on Thursday last and
spent over night with her daughter,
Mrs John Owen, and on Friday
spent some time viewing the old relics
in the loan exhibition in the Howell
mansion, on South Broad street,
Woodbury. n
Mr. George Sickler, son of John
Sickler, of Dorchester, spent a part
of last week with his uncle, Joseph
.Sickler, at Clarksboro.
Miss Lizzie Ferrell, of Paulsboro,
was a guest of her brother, Joseph
Ferrell ,and family, at Mt. Royal, on
Friday last.
Mr.. A. f.. Hoffman attended a
meeting of the directors of the Pit
man Grove Association on Friday of
last week and dined with the board .
Mr. and Mrs. VIM, H. Livezey and
children Joseph and Charlotte, were
week end guests of Mr.. Liyezey's sis
| ter, Mrs. William Underwood, in
Tacony.
Mrs. Rob't Eldridge was an over
Sunday guest of her brother and wife
Mr.. and Mrs C. Walter Higgins in
| West Philadelphia.
Mr.. Carlton B. Higgins, a former
Mt. Royal boy, who is now engaged
in the Ever Ready starter for auto
mobiles, and has a large garage and
place of business ON South Broad ST.,
Philadelphia, had the misfortune to
have his nice touring car burned up
on the streets in the Western part of
the city last week. ALI the occu-
pants escaped without injury. The
car was covered with Insurance.
Rev. j. r. Vannatta who has been
very sick was so nnuh improved as
to be able to fill his pulpits at Clarks-
lsboro and Jefferson last Sunday.
Sunday, May 18th, will be the reg
ular monthly meeting for divine SER
vice at the Gloucester County Aims
House, conducted by Rev Isaac H.
Fowler, of Thorofare. Anyone wish
ing to attend these services will be
very welcome to do SO.
Mrs. Joseph B. Ridgway was taken
very i'll one night last week and a
physician was hastily summoned. 1t
nxno 9 found chic mae suffering from.