Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-03-08
CEDARVILLE
CHRONICLES

Campbell and her daughter, Miss
Helen, are. spending few days as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Aus
tin at Wildwood.
Mrs. Clementine Wallen has re-
turned from spending a few days in
Bridgeton.
George Moore is numbered among
the sick.
Mrs. William James spent Thursday
in Bridgeton with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank McWilliams.
Mrs. L. Reid Ogden has returned
from spending a week with her par
ehts in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim Stevens are
spending a week with relatives and
friends in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Emma Crossley is confined to
her home by illness.
two children, Esther and Elizabeth,
are spending a few days with Mrs.
Samuel Robbins at Mauricetown.
The death of William Cook on
Thursday was very sudden. Mr.. Cook
recently moved here from Greenwich,
and has not been we'll since A few
weeks ago he was threatened with
pneumonia, but seemingly recovered
from that, when he began having
heart trouble. Wednesday night, DR..
Lore was called, and Mr.. Cook seemed
much better on Thursday until about
noon when he suddenly died. He
leaves a widow and two children,
Charles and Almeda, who have the
sincere sympathy of the community.
George E. Diament was given sur
prise birthday party by number of
friends at his home on Wednesday
evening. A feature of the evening
was the birthday cake, which was
greatly illuminated. The guests were
DR.. and Mrs. Harry E. Lore, Mr. and
Mrs. Francis A. Stanger, Jr., DR.. and
Mrs. Sherman Garrison, Miss Lillian
]. Mayhem and Miss Tillie Bateman.
Rev. George @. Hammell, Of Delan-
co, spent Wednesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. R. Stanton Bateman.
A surprise dinner party was given
Mr. and Mrs. R. Stanton Bateman on
Thursday evening by their daughters,
Mrs. George Hepner and Miss Mildred
Bateman, in honor of their twenty
fifth wedding anniversary. The sur
prise was a complete one, neither Mr..
nor Mrs. Bateman having an inkling
of the affair, until the guests walked
in upon them at four-thirty. At six
o'clock they were invited to the dining
room, where an elaborate dinner was
served After dinner a silver offering
was presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Bate
man by Mrs. Clara T. Milford in be-
half of the guests, expressing the
wish that all might be there to cele-
brate the golden wedding. Those who
enjoyed the evenings pleasures, be-
side the host and hostess were Mrs.
Robert L. Bateman, Mrs. William @.
Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Starkey,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Stanton, DR.. and
Mrs. Harry E. Lore, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Hepner, Mrs May Bateman, Mrs. Clara
nv f,,1e MI n Dritp
shuts, Miss Bessie Stanton, Miss
Gladys Starkey, Miss Mildred Bate
man, Miss Dorothy Bateman and Miss
Gladys Bateman.
Cedarville March 5.-Mr. and Mrs.
Ackley Elmer and son Alvin spent
Sunday with Mrs. Elmer's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence L. Eldredge.
Mrs. Martha Hogbin and Mrs. c.. L..
Eldredge recently attended the fun
eral of Mr.. Joseph Bateman, in
Bridgeton.
Mrs. James Wainwright, of Pitman,
is spending a few days with her moth
er. Mrs. Lizzie McWilliams.
Miss Alice Brineshults has returned
home after spending several months
in Bridgeton.
Wilmot C. Paynter, VINO is employed
at Eddystone, Pa, is suffering from a
felon. 1t was caused by heavy piece
OF iron falling upon his finger, bruis-
ing it in such a manner that the
painful felOn was the result.
Mrs Emma Crossley, another of the
Oldest members of the community,
passed away at her home on South
Main Street on Saturday morning.
Mrs. Crossley had been ill but short