Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-02-15
EVAN.

/ at Woodbury. the past week.
| Mr.. Eggert, of Jersey City. has
moved his family in their new home
| here.
| Little Myrtle Mutt was the guest Of
her corresponding small cousin,
| Wilbur Kier, on Monday and Tuesday.
| The children are thoroughly enjoy
| ing the coasting and skating of the
past three weeks. The cold weather
does not seem to effect them in the
least and aside from an occasional
cold, all are enjoying good health.
The sale of Charles Lacy was well
attended last Tuesday. Mr.. Lacy will
move in the corner property now oc-
cupied by Harry Dilks, and Mr.. Dilks
will move to his own property on
| French Avenue.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Gaunt we're
out of town visitors last Tuesday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. James Boyd are re-
ceiving the congratulations of their
friends on the birth of son who will
be christened Samuel :
| Several of our farmers contemplate
farming more extensively than usual
! the coming season, many intending to
/ plant extra acres of tomatoes, sweet
and white potatoes.
! Edward Hewitt received quotations
| from houses in Newark recently stat
| ing sweets were $500 per barrel.
! Clarence Huff was among the farm
ers who kept warm the past week
carting manure from the depot
Miss Emma Nolte and Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. R. Cossaboon were on the
sick list this week.
Russell Parks, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Parks, fell on the
/ ice last Saturday and broke his leg.
| We feel sure the host of friends of
| Uncle Tom Dilks, our faithful mail
carrier and all around neighbor and
! friend, will be interested in the ac-
count given below of one of the most
| pleasant surprises of his life last
! Saturday. Mr.. Dilks' birthday was
i February the 4th The children de-
! cided to celebrate the occasion on
Saturday. While he was away on his
route all gathered at the homestead
and prepared dinner fitting the oc-
casion. Everything was ready when
| he drove in the yard at noon; and
according to his usual custom, his son
| in-law, NJ. R. Cossaboon, was on
j hand to help stable the horse When
/ he came in the kitchen, which show
ed no sign of the feast so near at
hand, Aunt Sallie" said 'sgo in the
parlor, father, and see who has come
to see u.s. There he found all the
shOwered him with congratulations
His eldest daughter, Mrs. Eva Cole,
presented him with a splendid blank
ct for his wagon, a gift of the family.
In voice trembling with emotion he
tried to thank them, and tell them
how pleased he was to have them all
home. But words failed and he made
hasty retreat toward the kitchen to
hide his emotion. The girls caught
him; shook him; told him not to cry,
they did not intend having their visit
christened by tears. Dinner was soon
ION the table, consisting of roast chick
en-, pot-pie and all the relishes known
| ta-the head of the culinary DEPART
ment, fanked by a variety of cake.
| In the centre of thestable was a mann
| moth cake, concocted by Mrs. Edna
Kiger, handsomely decorated with the
words, Father, IS years. After din
Aer Erma and Webster Cole perform
ed on the organ and cornet, and Mil
dred Dilks and Lille Cole sang songs
Then the daughters Eva and Hattie
got their father to the organ, and to-
gether they played and sang the good
| old hymns they sang so many times
together when father was much
fyounger than today. Later Mr.. Dilks
was escorted to sleigh and carefully
wrapped in blankets and pulled by
the members of the family, or all that
could get hold of the vehicle, to the
pond, and UP and down its entire
| length, amid the, shouts of laughter
/ at several gymnastic feats of the
| improvised horses One child was
absent, Rev. Clifford Dilks and wife,
who was detained at home by minis
terial duties but who remembered his
father, and sent a letter of greeting
that arrived on the noon mail, the
contents of which f1anked the dinner,
and brought the writer very near in
spirit to them all Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dilks,
MRS. Louis Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Cole, and children, Webster,
Erma and Leslie; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Dilks and children. Mildred and
Izetta, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. R. Cossa-
boon, Mr.. and Mrs Pierson Kiger
and baby, Dorothy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Huff and Miss Leila Dilks.
HURFFVILLE.
Miss Anna Pearson was visiting at
Woodbury. Sunday and Monday.
/ Roy Evans spent Sunday visiting at
Camden.
i Jesse Morgan had his arm broken
by falling on the ice ON Tuesday. This
is the same member that was frac-
tured some time ago.
1 Penrose Thorn had one of his fine
team horses fall on the ice dislocat-
4 ing hip while at Pitnan.
Rebecca Pharo is under the doc
/ tors care with a very sore hand, hav-
/ ing bruised it in manual training at
tending Glassboro High School.
Sixteen inch ice is being gathered