Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-01-05
SWEDEsBORO.


Mr.. Frank HUFF, of Suffolk, Va, ha
been spending week with his relative
here.
Miss Lizzie Cazens, has been entertainin,
hsr friend, Miss Mabel Haines, of Mickleton
Mr.. and Mrs. Hewes v. Black anG
daughter, Miss Anna, attended the com
mencemeDt exercises of Pierce Business
! College on Thursday evening of last week
Mr. Stanley Black having graduated las
June received his diploma
Mr. aud Mrs. Wm. H Brown, Mr.. and
MIS-. Wilbart Batten and Mr.. Moses Batter
were among the guests at the twenty fifth
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs Geo
+. PieFson, at Woodbury. on MONDAY
evening.
Miss Edna Park. Of philadelphia, hal
been spending some Tins with her cousin
May Warrington.
VIM. H. Mccullough and wife, were the
guests of Prof John II. Tharp and family
at Mantua. last week.
Mr.. James Springer, of Atlantic City
has been the guest of his mother Mrs
Elizabeth Springer
Considerable preparation is berg made
! AVt WV INC OliLuhdf cDCldl W DC given Nv
the M. + Snnday-schoo On Thursday
evening, 9th inst, in the lecture room Of
the church. An interesting literary pro.
gram has been prepared, and those having
invitations will no doubt spend pleasant
evening. Refreshments will be served
TO all.
| Mr. and Mrs. Benz. q Zanes, of Mantus
formerly of this place, and parents of Mrs
Geo. W. Pither, celebrated the golden
anniversary of their marriage Oh Saturday
| Dec. 81. There were present from Swedes-
boro: Mr. and Mrs Geo. w. Pither, Miss
Florence g. Pither. Masters George and
Clifford Pitcher, MI and Mrs. Amos
Hurff, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Cozens, Miss
Maria Cozens, and a number of other Eela-
tives from this vicinity.
Evangelist Geo. L. Barker, who spent
the Christmas holidays with his family
here, has lett to fill engagements in Color.
ado, Iowa, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania.
The Swedesboro Light, Heat and Power
Company, has organized by electing G D.
Lippincott, President; Henry W. Ridgway
Secretary ; John G. Rulon, Treasurer.
| A leak in the boiler at the glass house
gave the men holiday through all OF
Christmas week. Several of the blowers
and other employed, were down with the
grip, fact which partly reconeiled them
to the loss of time and expense incurred.
Work was resumed on Monday.
The new year came tripping merriIy in
to the shrieking whistles. the ringing OF
bells and firing of guns, and for the time,
pardemonium reigned. A few people for
getting the occasion sprang from their
beds thinking that fire had broken out.
Word reached here on Thursday morn
ing of last week of the death of Mrs. Har-
nit r. Gaskill, former resident of this
place, at the home of her son Joseph F
Smith, in Camden. Her remains were
brought here, and funeral services held in
Trinity church, and interment in Episcopal
cemetery on Saturday
Swedesboro Lodge No. 157, F. and A
NJ, has elected the following officers !:
Walter s. Bassett, W. NJ; Geo. G. Jones, s.
W.; Owen L. Guest, j. W; Joseph r
Black, Treas; John G. RuIon, P. NJ Sec;
J. Frank Faucet, Chaplain Geo. a. Drum
mond, S. D.; Robert H. Rainey, j. D /;
George M. Ashton, S. NJ of G; Geo. w
Diiks, ]. M. of c.; Geo. F. Moore, S. S !;
g. s. Gill, J. s.; Jacob Gottscbalk, Tyler !;
VIM. II. Mccullough, P. M. Marshall.
A public installation of the officers of
Swedesboro Lodge No. 2s, A. o. U. W,
took place in the lodge room, on Tuesday
evening, Sd inst Grand Guide, j. w
Hewitt, of Bridgeton; Grand Foreman
W. II. Mccullough, of Swedesboro; Deputy,
Thomas Haines, of Camden /; Deputy, John
F. Truitt, OF Bridgeport, were present and
made addresses. The members and their
wives sat down to fine banquet served in
Caterer McAvoy's best style Commedian
George Vending, of Camden, entertained
the company with his ready wit, and the
evening was voted complete success.