Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-07
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Miss May Moffett, Of Woodbury., has beer
spending few days with her cousins, the
Misses Hannah and Gertrude Sparks.
Miss Mollie Morgan, of Salem, has been
visiting her sister, Mrs Frank Parker
Mr.. John Fl. Tharp, of Mantua, was in
town on Saturday.
The Misses Regina, Helen and Eveline
Blake. of Gloucester City, have been visit
ing their uncle, James Toole and family.
Charles Fish, who recently left the EN-.
ploy Of Lippincott & GaskilI, for position
in Phila. drug store, has returned to his
former position here.
Mr.. William McAvoy and wife spent
Sunday with friends in WoodstoWn.
John Moore and wife are spending this
week at Ocean Grove.
Mrs. Carton, of Vineland, has been visit.
ing her daughter, Mrs. William Longacre.
Miss Sarah Draper, of Phila.. has been
the guest of Mrs. BENZ. Lawrence.
Miss Martha Headley, of Clayton, has
been spending few days with relatives
and friends here.
Miss Lizzie Cozens is entertaining her
Cox, of Paulsboro.
Mr.. Harry Mayhem and wife, Mr.. Owen
L. Guest and wife spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. A. II. Powell, of Salem.
Messrs. Henry Salisbury and Isaac Brad.
shaw spent part of last week at Balti-
more, Md.
Mr.. Robert Tice and wife, of MillYille,
are visiting relatives here.
Miss Clara Westcott, of Phila has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. G. Sparks.
Mr.. Frederick Weber and wife have been
entertaining friends from Philadelphia and
Bridgeton.
Geo. w. Hannold and family have been
spending a few days in Phila., this week.
Louis Weber and family have returned
from vacation of two months spent with
relatives in the vicinity of Bridgeton.
Mrs. Sarah Beckett and her daughter
Miss Maine, returned on Monday from a
delightful sojourn of week at Ocean
Grove.
The Misses Lizzie and Eva Rode have
been entertaining Mr.. Geo. Wolferth, OF
Wilmington, Del.
The Standard Oil Company has purchased
a piece of land of Mrs. Mary Richardson
and will erect a tank here.
A pretty home wedding took place at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Norton on
Wednesday evening of last week when
their daughter, Miss Violet G. Norton was
married to Mr.. William Chard. The bride
was attired in handsome gown of white
pernell with white satin trimmings. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. w. S.
Ludlow in the presence of the immediate
families Of the contracting parties and a
few friends.
The Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the local M. E. church held its
regular monthly business meeting on Tues
day evening at the home of Mrs. B r
Moffett, President of the society. 1t was
decided to hold parlor entertainment on
the last Friday evening in September
Also decided, to invite Mrs. Rasmussen, oil
Wenonah, returned missionary from
Africa, to address the society in the neal
future. A literary program followed, con-
sisting Of appropriate readings and music.
Mr.. John r. Sithens, one of the enter.
prisipg young farmers of this neighborhood
presented your correspondent with speci-
mems of apples from his orchard. which it
seems would be hard to beat They were
of the variety known as pound apples and
two of them weighed thirty-six ounces
Twenty four filed truck basket. Mr.
Sithens took eighty baskets of this fine
fruit from four trees and several baskets
were lost If anyone Of your readers can
beat this story of apples, yonr correspon-
dent would be glad to hear from them.
Mr.. John F. Meley and his two daugh.
tiers. Miss Lucretia Meley and Mrs WiIberl
Batten, are spending several days Of this
week in Phila.
The Misses E. Fayetta and Frances Jen
nings. Of Camden, is spending few weeks
at Glen Echo Springs, the country place O
the family, near here. Recent visitors Of
their delightful home have been Mrs. Geo
FELTON, and daughter, of Camden, and
Messrs Chas G. Keen, John w. RoIenson
Dyer Cooper and Frank M. Gerard, O
Philadelphia.
| Joseph B. Smith, of this place, formerly
in the employ Of E. B. Humphreys, o
Woodstown, has given up his position, ant
is taking business course st the Pierc,
College, Philadelphia. We wish the youul
gentleman the success he deserves.