Allentown Messeger Snippets continued: February 27, 1908 Under the heading "CROSSWICKS" Miss Anna Wilkins who has been paying her grandmother, Mrs. Hannah Borton, a visit, has returned to Ocean Grove. Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Ridgway spent Sunday with Mr. Ridgway's brother, Thomas Ridgway at Fairview farm. Milton Luke and Oliver Prickett, who left us about two weeks ago to tour New England with a moving picture show, report that the pictures were fine, but there was too much moving about the business. These are busy days at Charles W. Brick's chicken farm. During the past two weeks one thousand chickens have been hatched. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Brick and Miss Anna Borton were Mt. Holly visitors on Tuesday, attending Quarterly Meeting. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Rogers spent Saturday with their daughters Misses Charlotte and Anna Rogers at the George School, near Newton, Pa. Miss Edith Sykes Gibbs, of Columbus, was the guest of Miss Naomi Ellis on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel N. Borton, of Haddonfield were the guests of Mrs. Hannah Borton, of Arborton avenue, from Saturday until Tuesday. Dr. D. P. Brown entertained the members of the Anniversary Five Hundred Club on Saturday evening. The evening was spent in playing five hundred. The prize winners were Miss Mabelle E. Harvey, Miss Helen A. Satterhwait, Miss Hannah Woolston Black, Miss Anna Biddle, and Messrs. Clarence Satterhwait, Collier Satterthwait, Willet Satterthwait and Eugene Scattergood. About forty friends were present from Allentown, Bordentown, Burlington, Chesterfield, Columbus, Cream Ridge, Crosswicks, Haddonfield, Jacobstown, Mansfield, Merchantville and Wilmington. Mr. and Mrs. John Gable, of Atlantic City, are visiting Mrs. Gable's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pullen. Miller H. Hartman spent Monday in Nelsonville on offical business. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund VanHise entertained on Washington's birthday, Miss Carrie VanHise of Hornerstown, Miss Blanche Everett of Trenton, Miss Nellie Baldwin and William Wack of Elizabeth, and James Keesey of Philadelphia. Under the heading "JACOBSTOWN" Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Chafey have returned home after spending some time with their son, Ervin N. Chafey of New Egypt. Carl DuBoise has returned to his home in Palatine, N.J. after spending a few weeks with his brother, the Rev. C. H. DuBoise, of this place. Mrs. Ida Millslagle, Miss Anna Rodgers, Branson Lamb, and Taylor Deviney all killed poultry during the past week. Philip Remstine purchased a fine young horse of Horner Brothers this past week. Mrs. William Kester and daughter Miss Edith are spending time with her mother, Mrs. Tilton. Augustus P. Ridgway and Harry Deviney are applicants for the Holzbaur bakery wagon which runs from Bordentown to New Egypt. Miss Lilly Longstreet spent Sunday with her aunt, Miss Emma Longstreet. Mrs. Samuel Sexton was not able to preside at the organ on Sunday morning. Mae Ivins and Miss Lillie Longstreet had charge of the music. Under the heading "JOBSTOWN" Miss Eva Zelley, who has recently undergone an operation has returned to her home much improved. Miss Maud Budd spent Sunday with the Misses Helen and Mildred Britton, of Medford. Thomas Bowan, a former resident of this place, died in Beverly on Sunday last after a prolonged illness. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.