Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-06-17
sWEDEsBORu.

The twelfth annual Convention of ths
Woolwich Township Sunday-school Asso
citation took place on last Friday evening
in the NJ E church here. The program
opened with song aud devotional service
lied by w. II. Mccullough, President of the
Association. The Scriptures were read and
prayer offered by Mr.. Josiah Batten, Super
intendent of the Baptist Sunday-school.
The reports of Superintendent followed,
after which Rev. J. 81. O'Brien of the
Presbyterian church made an excellent ad-
dress, subiect-How to secure the attend
ance of scholars at church. Rev. w. A.
Ludlow followed with an address, taking
for his theme, seed, s0wer, soil, in which he
showed the necessity of a careful selection
of seed diligence on the part OF the sower,
and thorough preparation of the soil.
Officers were elected as follows President
for the coming year. Josiah Batten; Vice
President, Harry w. Souder; Secretary and
Treasurer, Charles K. Mayer; Executive
Committee, w. Fl. Mccullough, Joseph x.
Ashton, Mrs F. E. Vandersloot, Miss Fannie
Worrell, Mrs. Louisa Emory.
The funeral of James P Dugan, OF Ped
ricktown, took place at st. Josephs church
on dnesday morning, and interment was
Chlldren's Day was observed in the
Presby terrain church on Sunday morning,
and the service, In the days of the youth"
was interesting and we'll rendered. The
NJ E. Sunday school held their service in
the evening, and gave the program THE
Young Peoples Republic" with fine effect.
Good music, profusion OF potted plants
and cut flowers helped TO add interest to
both occasions. The congregations were
large
Rev John McCloskey, who said his first
Mass at Woodstown Sunday morning. held
the vesper service in st. Joseph's church
on Saturday evening His brother preached
the sermon.
Mr. and Mrs Robert S. Austin, of Phila.,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Austin's parents,
Mr. and Mrs Edward McCollister.
Miss Laura Ludlow will spend her Sum-
mer vacation with her uncle and aunt at
the parsonage
James Batten and wife have sent out
cards of invitation to the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Clara c.. to Mr.. Louis @
Green, .of Pennsgrove, on Wednesday after
noon. June 23d.
The M. E. Sunday school will hold its
annual picnic at Alcyon Park on Thursday,
June Oath
We are glad TO note that Mrs. VIM. Rieger,
who has been confined to her home by ILL
ness for several months, is making very
satisfactory improvement under the skill
ful treatment of DR.. Eugene Oliphant, of
Bridgeport, and her friends hope for her
complete restoration to health.
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Township has elected the following teach
ers for the ensuing year District No l,
Swedesboro academy, principal. II. ID
Manderback assistants, Misses Fannie
Worrell, Lulu Kubu:e. Vida Lippincott
and SalIie West; No 2, Battentown, Goldie
McKeen; No. 3, Poplar Grove, VIM. S.
Wilkinson No. A, Cloverdale, Sarah FL.
Peterson.
The Swedesboro school closed on Friday
of last week. Commencement exercises
will be held on Friday evening 18th inst.
Misses Endora Patterson, Bessie Ridgway
Lizzie Backman, Amanda Yourison and
Ida Lawrence passed the examination for
first grade certificates, and Miss Bessie
Mitchell and VIM. S. Wilkinson passed the
advanced grade examination. We extend
our congratulations to these young people,
and wish them great success in their chosen
occupations
The strawberry and cherry crops have
been enormous this season, and prices as a
natural consequence, have been low. Fine
cherries are selling at q cents per pound,
and some of our large strawberry growers
complain that the prices are so low as
hardly to pay the cost of picking.
Vine crops are being seriously damaged
by pest of lice and fieas, with which they
are infested even tomato fields are not ex-
empt from these depredations,and are being
injured.
Mrs VIM. McMasters and son, of Pitts
burg, Pa, are spending some time with the
parents of the former, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos
Gaskill.
Mrs s. F. Gaskill of Palmyra, is the
guest for a few days of her daughter, Mrs.
George M. Ashton.
Mrs. w. s. Ludlow attended the Com
mencement exercises of the Haddonfield
schools on Tuesday evening, where her
niece, Miss Laura Ludlow, is teacher.
Mr. George Cheesman and sister have
been entertaining relatives from Philada
Frank, son of VIM A. Shivler, has been
confined to the house with a bad attack of
a diphtheretic character.
Mr.. Andrew Froessdorf wishes to take
this means to express his gratitude to his
employer, Mr.. W. H. L oyd, and other
kind neighbors and friends who assisted
him with their means and sympathy in his
recent bereavement in the loss of his wife,
Mrs. Mary Froessdorf, and who bore all the
expenses of her funeral. The circumstances
of the case were peculiarly trying. The
wife strong, healthy looking German
woman, was taken suddenly sick and died
showed an internal hemorrhage, the result
of cancerous condition never before sus-
pected. She left four children who have
all been provided with homes.