Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-09-23
SWEDEsBoRO.


Mrs. Sarah Smith has been spending a
week with her son Frank and family at
Cohansey.
Mrs E. L. Seeley has returned from a
visit of several weeks with relatives at
Bridgeton and Elmer.
Mrs. S. Taylor Rogers has been visiting
her sister Mrs. Martha Ott, at Elmer.
Miss Maggie Vandersoot is the guest of
friends at Baltimore, Nd.
Mrs. Ella Vandyke, of Williamsport,
Pa, has been visiting Mr. and Mrs Henry
Shivler.
Miss Sarah Tayl lor, of Trenton has been
visiting Mrs. c. d. Lippincott
Mrs. John l. Smith, of Trenton, is spend
ing some time with her sisters, Mrs. II. G.
Garrison and Miss Carrie Kirk patrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert s. Austin, of Phila..
spent Sunday with Mrs Austin's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McCollister
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian P. Locke and a
party of friends, left on Saturday for trip
to Niagara Falls and other points of
interest.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Moore and daugh-
ter Miss Florence, and Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
Heritage attended Friends Circular Meet
ing at Bridgeport on Sunday.
Mrs. Clayton Eastlack has been the
guest Of friends in Camden.
Mrs Annie Black of Camden has been
spending few days with her children in
this neighporhood
Mrs. William Coalburn, of Phila., has
been spending week with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. G. Titus.
Miss Aline Kirkbride, of Camden. has
been the guest of Mrs. Geo. W. Hannold.
Miss Annie Graham, of Washington, D
c., has been visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Shoemaker will
return to their city home soon.
Miss Lille Madara, of Gloucester, has
been visiting her cousin Miss Nettie Taylor.
Mrs. Hannah Heald, of Germantown, Pa.
Mr.. Edward Williams, of Phila.. Mr.. Thos.
Somers, of Dennisville, and DIR. Maurice
Beesley, of Belyidere, were here on Thurs
day of last week to attend the sale of the
Garrison homestead property which was
not sold.
Miss Amanda Yourison is attending
school at Woodbury..
Mr.. VIM. ]. McIntire, of Phila, spent
Sunday with |. II. Weatherby.
Mrs. Thos B Hewes will soon occupy
Mics Kate Gaskill's house on Main street.
Miss May Warrington will open a kim
dergarten class in music soon.
Mrs. Hannah E. Strawbridge, wife of
CAP tain Strawbridge, of Auburn, died on
Sunday
A camp. meeting is in progress at the A
M. E. church at small Gloucester.
David Hawn has purchased new 25-
horse power engine for hi mill
A fsh-hawk measuring sixty nine inches
from tip to tip of wings was shot by farmer
Frank. Boulton recently. His hawkship
has been visiting carp ponds of the neigh
borhood for the past year.
Mrs. Harry G. Jones and Mrs. Gottleih
Huber have each received a check for
So 600 from Swedesboro Lodge, No. 20, A,
o. U. W. on the death Of their husbands.
Rev. w. S. Ludlow will preach on the
proposed amendments TO the Constitution,
on next Sunday morning. As the subject
is one that should interest all good citizens
and right thinking people, it is to be hoped
that he may be greeted by large audience
especially b. the voters of the township.
The responsibilities Of thetsour are great.
How shall they be met?
The grape crop in this sectit.s;s almost
an entire failure on account of the cold,
wet weather of the early summer. The
fruit has rotted so badly as to not be worth
gathering in some vineyards
Sweet potatoes have advanced in price
and on Tuesday ST 20 to ST. were paid,
by our commission Dealers one of whom
Thomas W. Davidson, shipped 600 barrels
on the above date.
On last Friday afternoon, while out with
friend after birds along Raccoon creek,
| Henry Salisbury, son of Samuel Salisbury,
accidentally shot himself in the left arm,
the load entering the arm just ahoYe the
wrist and tearing the flesh in a terrible
manner to the elbow. Drs. Buzby and
Grimshaw were called and after putting
the patient under the influence of ether
the ragged flesh was cut away, the wound
cleansed and drawn together with several
stitches, and at this writing the arm is
doing as we'll as can be expected.
Mrs. B. R. Moffett has been suffering
greatly from the sting of centipede on hel
right hand, while in her cellar on Tuesday
Of last week. The hand was so poisoned
that the services of a physician were re-
quired.
The night school, for the maintenance o.
which 5000 were voted at the special schoo
meeting, will open on next Monday even.
ing, with Mrs. Mary Yourison as teacher
Tue school is for the benefit of the young
men and boys who work in the glass house
The Downs W. c. T. u" held its an
nual meeting and elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows s. President Miss
Sallie Zane; Vice President, Mrs. Louiss
Emory; Corresponding Secretary, Miss
Drue R. Cheesman; Treasurer. Mrs Louisa
Emory. The Recording Secretary will be
elected later Several new members have
have been added to the union during the
year. The superintendent of departments
showed earnest work done along several
lines.