Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
SWEDEsBORO.

Mrs. Henry Pointsett, of 'Mullica Hill,
vi tied her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Jones, on Tuesday.
Miss Geraldine Buzby has been spending
week with her grandfather Mr.. B. F.
Holbrook, in Philadelphia.
B. r. Moffett and wife spent Sunday and
Monday with their son L. B. Moffett and
family in Phila.
VIM B ZipDler and family, of Philada.,
haYe been the guests of Mrs. Tamzen Du-
Bots, mother of Mrs. Zippler.
Mrs. Joseph Morgan, of Woodstown, has
been visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Meley.
Mrs. ]. Clifford Dubois has a handsome
new wheel.
Fine, large shad are selling in our mar
ket at 20 cents apiece. An unusually low
price for this early in the season.
Robert Warrington took out of his cellar
eleven hundred baskets of sweet potatoes
recently and received $50 for them.
Frank Bachman has position with W.
5. Travis, as clerk in his store, at North
Cramer Hill.
Geo. M. Ashton and wife are boarding
with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meley.
The Salvation Army which was expected
here on last Thursday, failed to appear,
although we understand they rented
Meley's Hall, and made arrangements to
come.
Mr.. John Dem, of Salem, visited his
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Pike last week.
Mrs S. F. GaskiIl, has been spending a
few days in Trenton visiting friends and
attending the conference. She returned
home with her husband on Tuesday after
noon.
Mrs. William Moran, of Ocean Grove,
has been spending little time with friends
here and at PennsgroYe.
Mrs. DR.. johnson, of Pennsgrove, and
her sister Mrs. Sparks, of Pedricktown.
have been visiting friends in this neighbor-
hood.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Walker Norton and son
Samuel, of Camden, have been the guests
of Swedesboro friends.
Rev, Father Lyons, of Mt. Holly, as
sisted Rev. Walter T. Leahy in Lenton
devotlons, on last Friday evening and
preached the sermon. Revs. Petrie, of
Atlantic City, and Dugan, of Salem, were
here on Tuesday.
Editor Geo. w. Pither of the NeaOs, and
and Charles P. Batten, also of this place,
are among those who are the guests of the
SeabOard Air Line, on trip tho Oh the
sunny south this week
Alexander Hewes, took charge of the
Back Mill property, lately purchased by
the Hewes estate, on Monday.
l. S. Stratton has removed from Second
street to Daniel Lippincott's house on Allen
street.
The brothers and sisters of Mrs. Del
borah Sparks, took her completely by sur
prise on last Friday, when they walked
into her cozy home, to help her celebrate
the seventy-second anniversary of her birth.
Her guests were Mrs. Mary Armstrong
and Mrs. Sarah Atkinson, of PauIsboro
Mr.. J. J. Atkinson, of Phila; L. G. Akin
son and wife of Mullica Hill, Miss Mary
Justice, of Pedricktown, Mrs Lydia N.
Justice, Miss Roah Justice and Miss Sarah
E. Eastlack, of Swedesboro.
Mrs. Mary Musgrave gave an enjoyable
tea party to number of relatives and
| friends on last Friday afternoon.
The terrible explosion at Gibbstown on
last Friday was plainly felt here; houses
shook on their foundations and people ran
ont of doors pale with fright, wondering
what was the matter. But the mystery
was explained when the dense smoke was
seen rising from the direction of the pow.
der works. A great deal of sympathy is
/ expressed for the families of the men who
so suddenly lost their lives, some of whom
were well known here
News from the Conference, this Tuesday
evening, is to the effect that Rev. W. s
Ludlow is to be pastor of the SwedesborC
Methodist church. He comes to thit
church from Williamstown.