News from Toms River, 1918

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NEW JERSEY COURIER 14 JUN 1918:
Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Harris motored from Allentown on Sunday, bringing her parents, Mr.s and Mrs. F.E. Camburn, who had been spending the week with them at the farm.
Mrs. Buel and daughter on Saturday returned to Wilmington, Del. after a fortnight with Mr. and Mrs. Tyre.
Kenneth Jennings was home for the week end.
Mrs. Edward Crabbe entertained the Ladies Auxiliary of the Toms River Yacht Club on Wednesday afternoon.
J.J. Pharo of Tuckerton was a visitor at the courthouse Saturday.
C.D. Kelly of West Creek, for many years a member of the Board of Freeholders, and Director of that body, was at the courthouse last Saturday, and said there were so many changes he hardly knew the place.
Tom Wilson was home Monday from Elwood.
Longstreet Irons was home over the weekend.
Judge Chadeayne of Newburg, NY spent the week end with Capt. E.L. Gwyer.
Arthur C. King spent the week end here from Philadelphia.
Mrs. A.C. King is entertaining her mother, Mrs. Maloney, at her home on Washington Street.
Charles Bird, who is working at Gloucester, was home for the week end.
Among the New Brunswick boys home for the week end were Robert Bartol, Carl Eckhardt, and Lloyd Applegate.
Elbert T. Post, a shipyard worker at Hog Island, was home for the week end.
Harry Staples has gone to Boston to work with the same contractor who employed him last winter at Hog Island.
Mr. and Mrs. J.Brown Burr spent Sunday here from Brooklyn.
Arthur McKelvey of Pennsylvania spent Sunday here.
Winfield Snyder of Philadelphia was a Sunday visitor at his old home.
Among the Elwood folks home Sunday were O.E. Payne and William Grant.
Miss Frances Keller of Hoboken is the guest of her cousin, Miss Anna van Hise
Mrs. Downey of Cedar Bridge is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. T.B. Irons.
W. Burtis Havens returned from Columbus, Ohio, Saturday night, accompanied by Mrs. Havens, their daughter Ruth and son Bartollette, who had spent the winter there. Miss Ruth was graduated last week from the Wallace school in that city.
C.D. Bohannan, a YMCA worker at Camp Dix, has moved his family int Miss Hydes house on Messenger street.
Capt. Guiher was home from Camp Dix for Sunday. His daughter, Miss Mary Guiher, was home from college and his son, Lieut. Guiher was here from Camp Meade.
Mrs. Eleanor W. Gowdy, after a stary with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gowdy at Forked River, has been visiting Roy Gowdy and wife of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Willits Manoit of West Collingswood spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Tyre. They report that all lights were ordered out in their section , as they only live a short distance from the shipyards.
Nelson Brahn of Camp Dix spent the week end with relatives at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivins McKelvey and two little sons and Mr. and Mrs. Grant Tiffany and little son motored to Camp Dix to see Milton McKelvey.
Location: Toms River, NJ, USA

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