Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-12-21
SWEDEsBORO.

Miss Katie TuOhy, of Woodstown, visited
her sister, Mrs. William McAvoy on Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Zane, of Mantua,
visited their daughter, Mrs. Geo. w.
Pither, last week.
Mr.. Joseph Rieger, of Bridgeport, has
been spending short time here.
Mrs Rebecca Reynolds has gone to spend
several weeks with Mrs. Anna Black in
Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. G. Garrison, William
Cooper and family and Mrs. Samuel A +.
Croft expect to spend Christmas with Mr.
and Mrs VIM A. SaiIer in Phila.
The Trinity Episcopal Sunday school
will hold its Christmas celebration on Sat
urday evening next in Lippincotfs Hall
The Sunday school of the Presbyterian
church will hold its Christmas festival on
Saturday evening using the service Son
of the Highest
Owing to the fact that large number of
the children connected with the Methodist
Sunday school are sick with the measles. it
was decided, on last Sunday, to postpone
the Christmas exercises until Saturday
date previously arranged.
Mrs. Sarah D. Beckett has issued cards
of invitation for the wedding of her daugh
ter, Miss Mary Anna Beckett to Henry
Allen Black. of Sharptown, on Wednesday
afternoon, Dec. y at o'clock, at the resi-
dence of Postmaster James j. Davidson,
uncle of the bride, on Main st.
A service or Forty Hours deyotions
began in ST. Joseph's church on Sunday.
The congregations were large.
Jacob EYerline has moved his family
from Mt. Ephraim to this place, where he
expects to make his future homo.
Dsndelions and pansies are still bloom
ing, and on Sunday a beautiful rose was
gathered in Swedesboro garden. The
air is balmy and soft, and one is led to
wonder if Christmas really will bring
Christmas weather this year.
The Sunday-sehool of the sold Mora
Wan church, of which school Mr.. Henry
Shivler, Of this place, has been for nearly
twenty years, the faithful superintendent,
will hold its Christmas celebration on
Wednesday evening, the 9th inst
Mrs. Geo M. Ashton, superintendent OF
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Sunday school, has been very i'll with the
measles, but is now somewhat improved
| Our town is suffering with the worst
epidemic of measles ever known here
whole families Of children are afflicted and
several adult persons have fallen victims
| to the childish disease, which has proved
to be no child's play.
On Wednesday night Of last week al
about IL o'clock our town was aroused By
the cry of fire and the ringing of Trinity
church bell and it was found that the
premises owned and occupied by Frank B
Warrington as general store and dwelling
was on fire. The fire departme ut had It'd
| first call for service and the members &C
quilted themselves like veterans and soor
had the fire under control, combining il tt
the back building, where it first started
aud the attic Of the main building. A
bucket brigade, hastily formed, kept th,
| fire in check until the arrival of the fire
men Mr.. and Mrs Warrington had ,
narrow escape as the flames swept them a
/ they went down the stairs
Some of our own townspeople may no
know that q new industry, that of ship
building has been introduced here. Capt
Edward Eastlack a. Son have well unde
way boat Az feet long, IL feet beam ant
capable of carrying rs tons. Ii will b,
fitted with gasoline engine of lO4 horsl
power. The boat is being built by Charlie
Hiliman, of the Flood Gates, on til,
property of Captain Eastlack, near til,
| creek.
] One of the rooms of the public schoo
| was closed last week on account of the i'll
ness of the teacher, Miss Mabel Batten.