Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-04-21
SWEDESBoRu.

q Miss Edith Norton, of Camden has bee
spending few days with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert s. Austin of Phils
have been visiting Mrs. Austin's parent
here.
! Mrs. Clayton Eastlack is spending
week in Camden, the guest of MIS-. Charlie
Locke.
| Frederick Weber and family spent Sun
day at Bridgeport.
Mrs. Samuel A. Croft has returned from
a visit of several weeks with her son an,
other relatives in Phila.
Ground has been broken for new par
sonage for st. Joseph's church, ON ground
owned by the church on Broad st.
J. Clifford Dubois has been on the sicI
list several days and unable to attend t,
business.
Benjamin Batten, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Woolwich township died on Mon
day after painful illness, aged Sc years
His funeral took place to-day. lntermen
at the Episcopal cemetery.
| The funeral of John Schriner, who dice
on Monday took place at st. Joseph1
church on Wednesday. Age II yrs.
Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds entertained {
number of relatives and friends in honor Of
her birthday recently.
There have been two cases OF scarletina
two of diphtheria and one of measles il
town within the lat two weeks. Sons
have entirely recovered and the rest are
doing WELL
Capt Edward Eastlack and son Clayton
are using their boat, the Lille E, in the
shad carrying business, running from river
shore to Chester.
Mr.. Frederick Weber is having COM
modious house built on lot recently pur.
chased of John F. Meley on Church street
1t will be an ornament to that part of the
town.
A very pleasant birthday surprise was
given Miss Sarah E. Shute on last Thurs
day evening, it being her eighteenth
anniversary. Notwithstanding the I'M
favorable weather conditions, large mum.
Der of her friends were present to offer
congratulations and best wishes. The
evening was spent with music, games Of
various kinds and the appropriation OF the
contents of a well filed refreshment table,
one of the browning features of which was
large cake surrounded by eighteen can
dies which brilliantly lighted up the vell-
appointed table. The guests present were:
The Misses Anna Sheldon, Lizzie Cozeps, Anna
Black, Laura and Name Weatherby, Ethelda
Pancoast, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph F. Heritage, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Steward, Messrs. Harry and
Wilbert Steward, Walter Moore, VIM. Rulon,
Edgar HURT Owen Pancoast, Hurff Steward
J. d. Weatherby of Swedesboro; Misses Ella
Jones, Lille II. Colson. Mabel Brown Clara Avis
Messrs Arlington Jones. VIM. and Chas Colson,
OF Mullica Hill; Mrs. Name Cassidy. Harrison
y1e M sn o MIS- Stacy shu u ct carksboro
Camden; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. G. Shute, Mss
Sarah Shute.
The lecture of Rev. w. S. Mitchell on
Friday evening was mastery effort, and
well worth listening to.
We understand that a branch of the
Society OF Kings Daughters has been or
ganized by the elderly ladies of Trinity
church. A society of the young ladies OF
the church has been in operation some
time.
The Woolwich Fire Commissors have or
dered of the Gleason & Baily & Co, Of
Senaca Falls, N. Y a set of Fire apparatus
consisting of hook and ladder truck, one
one 18 it,, one Is #. and one IL it., four
hand hooks and poles, two pike poles, one
pull-down hook, chain and rope; two fire
axes, two pick head axes, thirty buckets
four lanterns, reel and drag rope, one pump,
twenty-four feet of suction hose, $50 feet OF
leading hose and tank. Two fire ex-
tinguishers all complete. The commission
ers expect the outfit to be delivered in about
10 days.
Mrs. Rachel Truitt, of Philadelphia has
been visiting her niece, Mrs. JOS Reiger.
Charles G. Shute, near Swedesboro is
one of the most successful poultry raisers
| in Gloucester county. He has already
marketed over two hundred chickens for
which he got forty and forty five cents per
pound, and has at this writing over two
thousand little chicks. He has three
incubators and extensive poultry houses
and finds the business profitable.
Charles G. Shute brought to our market
OF Tuesday the first pie-plant of the season
1t is remarkable fine.
William H. Rieger is agent for the
interesting new book, The Story of Cuba
which ought to find many purchasers in
these times.