Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
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Miss Ida Spaulding, Of Baltimore. will
be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Han
mold for few days.
Miss Alice Kirkbride, of Camden, is
visiting Geo. w. HannoId and family.
The Misses Annie and Fannie Young, of
Norristown, Pa, are visiting their cousins,
Laura and Name Weatherby.
Mrs. Levi Bowers, of Clayton, has been
spending week with her daughter, Mrs.
William Eastlack.
Mr. Clarence Lippincott, of Denver, Col !,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Chas. D.
Lippincott, last week. He had been spend
ing month in the South, visiting Key
West the Dry TOrtugas and other places of
interest. He arrived on Thursday. expect
ing to remain several days, but word was
waiting him here, urging his immediate
return to business and he left for home on
Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Vanneman and
daughter. of Bridgeton, have been visiting
their niece, Mrs. Clayton Eastlack, and
other relatives here.
Mrs. Walker Morton and son. Samuel, of
Camden, are spending some time with
relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs. VIM E. Black and daughter, Merle.
have returned home, after an absence of
several weeks.
Miss Lena James has gone to make her
home in Colorado.
DIR. and Mrs. John P. Cheesman, of
Elmer, were visiting friends here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. Fl. Merideth, of New
York, spent several days last week with
Geo. W. Hannold and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCollister, Miss
Blanche A. Clark and Rev. Edmund Burk
have gone to Atlanticc City for protracted
stay.
Miss Ollie Ireland and Miss Gertrude
Dilks have been spending some time with
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Guest, at Aura.
Nr. Rosa Eckman, of Lancaster, Pa, is
guest of his uncle, Mr.. Milton Myers.
A Fire Company was organized here last
week, with the following officers Presi-
dent, Charles D. Lippincott Vice Presi-
dent, Frederick w. Weber; Secretary, Geo
M. Ashton; Chief, VIM. III. Mccullough !;
First Assistant, Harry Sparks; Second As
sistant, Ferd Andorfer. Members: G.. Viii
mer Brown, Walter HeDdrickson, Geo. w.
Hannold, Alexander B. Hewes, Wilbert
Batten, William j. Black, John NJ. Hunter,
Mayhem Leap, Benz Evan, Geo. Strang,
Elmer johnson, James Mirkling, Chas
Christman, Geo. B. Mitchell, Howard
Moore, 1. A. Denny, David Hawn, John
McAvoy, Hugh Mccullough, VIM. A.
HomaD, George Meley, A. r. Talmap,
Edward Dilks, J. c. Rulon, Harry May
hew, Jacob Norton.
John Holmes, colored man in the en-
ploy of Elmer Borton, near Mount Airy
station, was run over by the freight tram
here on Sunday morning, at about o'clock
The train had run on the side track leading
to the glass house to move some cars that
had been standing there, and it is supposed
that Holmes was asleep under these cars
His screams attracted the attention of the
train hands, and he was pulled from his
perilous position. His left leg and arm
were terribly crushed. Two doctors were
hastily summoned, but his injuries were of
such serious nature that not much could
be done for him, and he was taken to the
Cooper Hospital on the morning train,
where he died about IL o'clock. His home
was in Virginia, where he leaves a wife
and two children. dow he came in that
position at that time at night is question.
Rev. Edmund Burk has been granted a
vacation of month and his pulpit will be
supplied during his absence.
Rev. w. s. Ludlow and family have been
spending few days at Pitman Grove.
Mr.. Thomas Strang occupied the M. E
pulpit on Sunday morning, and the Ep-
worth League had charge of the evening
service, with Geo. W. Hannold as leader.
The residence of VIM. F. Lawrence, of
South Swedesboro, was struck by lightning
on Wednesday of last week and consider
ably damaged. On the same day. twelve
poles of the private telephone service con-
Meeting Mr.. l. HI. Weatherby's home here
with his farm three miles distant, were
struck and nine of them completely demol-
ished
On last Saturday night colored man,
scorching down Battentowa hill without
the necessary light, ran into a carriage,
nearly causing a runaway and completely
running his wheel. It took the united
strength of three men to remove the broken
wheel from the carriage. The man left for
parts unknown.
Mr.. Howard S. Rogers, a young man
well-known here, is lying dangerously ill
at his home in Washington, D. c., with
brain fever, with no hope of recovery.