Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-10-06
sWEDES SBuRO.


!. Mrs. Annie T. Bradley. of Chestertown
!. Md, has been visiting Mr.. Elijah Bower
and family.
Mrs Harman Ballinger, of Mullica Hill
spent last week with her sister-in-la law, Mrs
: Walter r. Shoemaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kerr, of Philadel-
phia, and Me-. Elm Woodeth, of Morris
town have been the guests of j. Frank
Faucett and family.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Buzby, of Phila-
delphia, spent surday with l. III. Weather
by and daughters.
Robert S. Austin and wife, Of Philadel-
phia have heen visiting Edward McCollis.
ter and family.
Mrs. Emil Mampe and daughter Minnie
and Amelia, of Philadelphia, and Mr.. Otto
Mample of New York, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Gottschalk last week.
Mrs. M Z Howell, is visiting relatives
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. T. w. Dubois visited relatives at
Harrisonyille, last week, Mr.. and Mrs ].
lC Dubois were also entertained by Har-
risonvIlle friends.
Leroy Rogers. spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. James Clark, at Wilmington, Del.
! The Misses Name and Hattie Thompson,
of Camden, visited ]. II. James and wife,
last week.
Walter r. Shoemaker spent last week in
New York, purchasing holiday goods We
understand that he has rented store in
Woodstown, and will stock it with choice
goods for the holiday trade.
Jacob Norton intends to go out of the
merchantile business.
Rev Edmund j Burke, of this place,
preached the morning sermon on the second
day of the Coavoeation of Burlington held
at MeTchantville last week.
Next Sunday will be "Autumnal Day" in
the M. E. church.
On last Sunday Mr.. Benjamin F. Nc
COllister, celebrated his 80th birthday ami
versary at his pleasant home in South
Swedesboro, and gathered around him his
children and grand children and a number
of other relatives and friends. The guests
we're: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry McColIister
and Master Percy McCollister, VIM. Nor
cross and wife, Thos. Norcross, Florence
and Bessie Norcross, and Royden Norcross,
Mrs. Mary West. and Miss Maria West of
Swedesboro, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Jur-
tice and the Mrs. Mary and Areta Justice
OF Pedricktown. The "gude wife" served
an elegant dinner at 3 o'clock, and the
birthday was voted complete success
Mrs McCollister is still hale and hearty
and able to walk several miles without
much fatigue and bids fair to enjoy good
many returns of his birthday. We are sure
that his numerous friends in this locality
will join us in congratulations and best
wishes, and the hope that he may see many
more anniversary days.
Leroy Rogers has been mustered out of
the U. S. service and received his discharge
papers on Saturday He was member of
the 18th Pa. Signal corps He was con-
siderabIy surprised at being discharged as
he bad been told that the signal corps
would be retained and possibly sent to
Cuba.
Friend Joseph Heritage dug sweet
potato last week which deserves the name
of mammoth. It measured eighteen inches
in length and ten inches around. Wonder
if any one can beat it ?
| The unusual weather has brought out the
| fruit buds, and pear tree in the yard OF
John Long is loaded with blossom.
Sweet potatoes are bringing from IS cts
to $l.00 per barrel at this station, ard are
are being bought in large quantities.
DR.. Simmons has returned after an alb
sence of several weeks, spent in New York
where he was called on important business.
Miss Florence G.. Pither daughter of
Editor PIther, was called on to help cele-
brate her twentieth birthday anniversary,
on Saturday evening, in a manner alto
gether unexpected. She attended choir
practice as usual in the NJ E. church. and
on returning home found that a party of
young friends had arrived before her, and
were anxiously waiting to welcome her
To say that Miss Florence was surprised
would be putting it mildly. However, she
soon recovered from her astonishment and
entered into the enjoyment of deligh tful
evening, spent with music, singing social
chat and few old-fashionsd games, to
which we may add the appropriating of the
contents of we'll filled refreshment table
Those present were: Misses Maria Cozens,
Gertie Parker, Ida Lawrence, Florence
| Norcross, Olive Irelan, Gertie Di ks, Lura
Lrelan, Lizzie Cozens, Name Beckett, of
Swedesboro Miss Anna Shute, Jefferson
Miss Stone, of Trenton. Messrs John Ash
craft. Hugh Mccullough, Ollie Berks,
George Rode, Auther Sparks, Aaron Huff
ana Walter Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Ore have been visit
| ing relates at Evansville.
| Grand Forman, w H. Mccullough made
an official visit to the Camden Lodge A.
10 U. w. accompanied by brothers Moses
Batten, c. E. Rulon and John Miller, on
Monday evening. On Friday evening he
will visit the Lodge, at Trenton.
Dimond Council Jr., O. U H. NJ, Is get
ting ready for a grand anniversary enter
tainment.
Elmer johnson and family, aud Mrs.
Thomas Norcross and daughter Miss Mabel,
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Boogar in Camden.
Walter Cheesmap, of Elmer, has been
visiting friend in this neighorhood.
| Loring W. Fawcutt and wife, former
residents of this place, but now of Camden
were over Sunday guests, of relatives and
and friends here. Mr.. Fawcett notes
good many charges in the ten years, which
have passed since his last visit.
| Mr. and Mrs. Samuel II. Thompson, of
Camden, have been visiting George Chees-
man and sisters, Mr.. Thompson who is
State Superintendent. of Junior League
work addressed the Juniors at the Metho-
dist church. on Sunday morning.
Miss Lydia Talman, mas returned to
lSwedesboro, after an absence of several
months.
Miss Catherine Robbins, OF Millville is
visiting Miss Anna Sheldon.
Miss Hannah Sheldon. has been spend
ing few days with the family of Robert
Sherer, at Woodbury..
Miss Hannah Sparks, visited Camden
friends last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Adams, of Phila-
ldelphia visited their daughters, Mrs. Joseph
G. Rulon and Mrs May Daily, last week.
HURFFVILLE.