Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-02-22
CEDARvILL
CHRONICLES

Cedarville, Feb. 19.-Mrs. j. Ogden
Burt, of Bridgeton, spent Saturday
afternoon with her brother, Robert L.
Bateman.
Miss Emma Hustled, of Bridgeton,
was calling upon relatives in town on
Saturday.
Miss Hazel Dilks of Pitman, has
been spending few days with Miss
Helen Mayhem.
Paul Cobb of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank NJ Cobb.
Mrs. Edward Gey and Fer daughter,
Mildred of Camden, have been spend
ing week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Frank Burt.
Miss Mary C. Richmond is spending
some time with her sister, Mrs. Cliff
ton Garrison, at Palatine.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hates enter
tanned guests from out of town over
Sunday.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Church, held
a meeting on Saturday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Lidie Bateman.
Ladies Night was observed by the
Masonic Lodge on Friday evening in
their spacious rooms in Bateman's
Hall. A very interesting program had
been arranged by the committee. The
principal address of the evening was
by Leslie M. Ogden, who gave very
interesting discourse upon the sub
ject, what is Masonry?" Longs Or
chestra from Bridgeton, gave several
selections and Mr.. Carl Gaskill de-
lighted the audience with two violin
solos. He was accompanied on the
piano by Mrs. J. Wayne milford
Among other features of the program
were two vocal selections by Mrs
Earnest Mulford, several selections
by male quartette composed of
Messrs. Rudolph Melenric, John Co
down, John Willis and Reid Smith.
Mr.. Harry MacDonough. of Bridgeton,
as an impersonator, was at his best.
Each of his selections was much en-
joyed. At the close of the program
refreshments of ice cream, fancy
cakes, crackers and coffee were served
Rev. J. c. Stock, Superintendent of
the New Jersey Children's Home Soci-
Sunday evening at the First Presby-
terrain Church, at a union service of
the four churches of the place. The
address was illustrated by stereopti-
con pictures. Among the pictures
shown were several showing the in
terror of Central Church, Bridgeton,
as it was decorated for the wonderful
Christmas service, which gave to the
Society over one thousand dollars.
Mr.. Joe Riley has dog whose ex-
ample might we'll be followed by many
men and women of our town. AS soon
as the Memorial Presbyterian Church
bell rings, the dog starts for church,
and slipping in when the door is op-
ened, lies quietly down at the back of
the church and remains during the
service. He never misses a prayer
meeting, preaching service or Sun
day School. One remarkable feature
is that he knows the difference be-
tween the Baptist bell and the Memoir
ial bell paying no attention whatever
when the Baptist bell rings.
John M. Brineshults has sold his
house on Franklin st. to Horace Mon
Grief, of Centre Grove, who will move
his family there, the first of April,
when Mr.. Brineshults will move into
his newly purchased house on Maple
Avenue.
- There will be an entertainment in
honor of Lincoln's and Washingtons
Birthdays, given by the grammar pu-
pills, in the High School building, on
Wednesday, Feb. 21st, at 730 o'clock.
silver offering will be taken for the
benefit of the Parent-Teachers' Asso-
citation.
THE HUMBLE GOOBER
The peanut does not make so much
racket in the newspapers as cotton
or wheat or sugar cane or even alfal-
ia, says Golfers, but the 1916 peanut
crop of Texas alone reached value
of $12,0O0,000.
That stand on the corner has a
right to whistle.