Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-12-14
SWEDESBORO.


Mrs. George Collett and little daughter
May, of Camden, and Mrs Mary Allen and
son Dorey, Of Woodbury., have been recent
visitors of Mrs. VIM. Denny.
Mrs. Annie Black, of Camden, has been
visiting her children here.
County School Superintendent w. Fl.
Eldridge has been in town.
been doing evangelistic work in Iowa, is
expected home for the holidays.
Mrs. E. L Seeley is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. S. Taylor Rogers
William Smith spent Sunday with his
brother, Thomas B. Smith, in Phila
Mrs. Sarah s. Smith has returned from a
visit of some length with her son, Frank
Smith, of Cohansy.
Mrs. Louis Weber and little son are
spending some time with relatives in
Cumberland county.
President w. Fl. Mccullough met the
Industrial School Board at Trenton on
Wednesday.
About twenty members of the local
League attended the League Rally at
Bridgeport on Thursday evening OF last
week. They report an interesting time.
Miss Drue R. Cheesman, who under
went surgical operation for the removal
OF a tumor at the Hahnemann Hospital, has
returned home after an absence of five
weeks, so much improved that her com
plete restoration to health is confidently
expected.
The widow of Capt. Lewis Shock has
been lying dangerously i'll for several
weeks at the home of her son near here,
but at this writing her symptoms are more
favorable, and her friends ate encouraged
to hope that she may recover.
We are glad to note that the condition
of Mrs. John Moore is considerably i'm
proved and her friends are hopeful of her
recovery from her long and painful illness.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presby-
terrain church will hold cake sale at the
residence of Miss Anna Weatherby, on
Mill street, on Saturday evening, the 10th.
Cards are out for the wedding of Mr..
Walter Stiles and Miss Endora Patterson
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. AloDzo
Patterson, parents of the bride, on Christ
mas afternoon at o'clock.
Diamond Council, Jr. Order United
American Mechanics will attend the
Methodist church in body on next Sun
day evening.
Swedesboro has been free from the visits
of the Iight-fngered gentry for some time,
until last Friday night when an entrance
was forced into the drug store of
Guest q Guest, and quantity OF pennies
were taken, nothing else being disturbed.
On Saturday night the Office of coal dealer,
John Moore, was broken into and an at
tempt was made to force open the safe with
chisel, but the appearance on the scene
of the Chinese laundryman, whose rooms
are next door, put the burglar to flight
In the first instance entrance was made
through window. and in the second, by
means of prying off the casing of the door.
Grand Master Workman W. H. Mccall
Tough visited one of the Newark A. o. u.
w. lodges on Monday evening.
FIRE.
At IL Is last evening, December 13, the
old Gibson property. adjoining Ford's
hotel, occupied by Frank B. Warrington,
was discovered to be on fire. The origin
of the fire is a mystery, as there was no
fire at the point of the origin of the flames.
nor was it near a chimney The fire
department responded promptly. and the
flames were confined to that building.
The upper cries are almost destroyed,
and tho Ioxuar Aooro orc ora.fI1 daoonac