Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-07-01
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Mrs. Sarah s. Haines, Of Camden,
spending some time with her brothers an
other relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs. Mary Lock, of Woodbury., has BEEF
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ann Hendrickson
Mrs. B. B. Weatherby and son Henry, o
Millville, have been the guests of relative
here within the past week.
Mrs. B. r. Moffett has gone for twt
weeks stay at Mt Neversink, near Reading
Pa, for the benefit of her health.
Mrs. w. H Hannold has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. J. Fl. Kirkbride, il
Camden.
Miss Matte Batten, of Woodbury., wa
calling on Swedesboro friends on Monday
Mrs. Fannie Holdcraft, OF Camden, ii
spending few days at the home of hel
sister.
Master Horace Crispin. of Camden, hal
been visiting his cousin, Ralph Headley.
Miss Gertie Dilks has been entertaining
Miss Della Heritage, Miss; lola Morris and
Mrs. VIM Sweeten, of Woodbury..
Rev. Walter T. Leahy has been assisting
Rev. Father Dnggan, of Salem. in service
of Forty Hours" devotions.
A large number of Epworthians weni
from our local League to Woodstown on
Tuesday evening to hear Rev. B. G. Lippin.
colt, of Millville, give his famous lecture
on Epworth, England.
The colored Baptists held an all days
meeting in Meley's Hall on'Sunday. Several
visiting ministers were present, and good
sermons preached.
Rev. ]. 2 Lloyd and wife will leave on
Thursday for Montana, Lake Park, Md
where they will attend camp meeting.
E. J. Blatherwick and W. 81. Dufield ,of
Woodbury., made a flying visit here on
Monday afternoon.
Miss Amanda Wilson is quite i'll at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Fannie Sooy, in
Philadelphia.
Benjamin Shivler, whom we mentioned
in our notes last week as being very i'll,
passed away on Wednesday afternoon, after
an extremely painful illness, aged ~ years.
His funeral took place on Saturday after
noon from his late residence, and the large
concourse of people attending it attested to
the high esteem in which he was held in
the community. His widow and children
have the sympathy of all in the loss OF SO
affectionate and kind a husband and father.
Mrs. Samuel Salisbury is slowly recover
ing from a recent severe attack of illness.
Miss Annie Scott, lady well known in
this vicinity, died at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Jacob Sholders, on Monday, aged Is
years. Her funeral took place at Friends
meeting house on Wednesday. Interment
at Solomon's burying ground.
Carpenters and masons are busy repair
ing the damages done by the storm of last
Friday.
THE CYCLONE.
The terrible storm what swept oyer this
section of Jersey on last Friday afternoon.
assumed more the proportions of cyclone
than any ever experie.. ced here. The force
of the wind was terrific and the continuous
roar of wind and thunder, together with the
binding lightning, and heavy down-pour
of rain mingled with hail, will not soon be
forgotten.
The storm broke about 5 80 o'clock, and
in an incredibly short space of time, the
streets were filed with limbs and fallen
trees, some of which had stood the blasts of
a century.
The steeple was blown from the Presby-
terian church, and landing on the roof,
broke lage hole through which the water
poured, and the interior was badly damag-
ed The expense for repairs will be con-
siderable.
Three large fine trees in I. II. Wealth
erby's lawn were broken of, and one in the
yard of l. II. Vanneman shared a like
fate. Several trees on the fine grounds of
John S. Batten were broken off, while
others were blown up by the roots and
falling -on the house, badly damaged the
roof and portico A large tree fell against
Miss Amanda Wilson's house in South
and considerable damage was
done. Several houses were struck by light
ming, and numerous chimneys were demol-
ished.
All the large trees in Miss Lucy A.
Welsh's yard were blown down, as were
several in the yard of Clarkson Ogden.
A large barn on the farm owned by Aaron
Hurff, and tenanted by Samuel 7. Steward,
was blown down, and four horses were
buried under about thirty tons of hay.
Mrs. Stewart lost a large number OF
chickens. A barn of Lewis Hurff was
blown down, and crib house was destroy
ed on the John Moore farm, and wagon,
farming implements, ETC., the property of
Theodore Hurff were demolished. Fort
unately no lives were lost, although several
narrowly escaped.
Mrs. Harry Evan and children, of Clay
ton, have been spending a week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder.