Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-15
SWEDESBORO.

Miss Bell Platt, of Bridgeport, has been
the guest of her friend. Mrs. W. q. Han
mold, Jr.
Mrs. George W. Pither and son. Clifford,
spent Sunday with Harry Zane and family
of Camden.
Miss Ida Jackaway, of Philadelphia, has
been the guest of Mrs. Mary Daley.
Miss Mable Haines,of Mickleton has been
visiting Miss Sarah Shute.
Editor Pither spent Sunday at Atlantic
City.
B. A. Headley and wife are off on three
weeks jaunt sightseeing in the North and
West. They will visit Niagara Falls, New
York, Cleveland, Chicago and other points
of interest.
Miss Emma Batten spent last week with
friends in Philsda., and on Thursday
attended the commencement exercises of
the Philadelphia Divinity School, which
she enjoyed.
William Cheesman. of Elmer. is visiting
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H..
Hannold.
Mr.. W. E. Black. and party of friends
spent last week at Gettysburg and other
points of interest in the South.
Grand Master Workman, w. II. McCul-
Tough, visited the A. o. U. w. Lodge at
Manasquan sn Monday evening.
Mrs. Sarah Haines and Miss Miriam
Haines, of Camden, have been visiting
friends here.
Miss Maggie Ore, of Mickleton, has
been visiting her parents, MI. and Mrs
Isaac Ore.
Mrs. Bell Bright, of Bridgeport, has
been the guest of Swedesboro friends.
Mr. l H Weatherby was Frustrated by
the heat while working on his farm near
here on Thursday of last week, and was
confined to his room for several days in
consequences.
George OF, of Elmer, has been spending
few days with his uncle, S. Taylor
Rogers.
Postmaster Davidson picked the first
tomato of the season on Saturday. and on
Tuesday shipped four crates to PhiIadel-
phia. William Lawrence shipped crate
on Monday. We believe these to be the
earliest shipments of tomatoes ever made
from this section.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Swedesboro Auxiliary, of the Womans
Foreign Missionary Society of the NJ E.
church was held at the residence of Mrs
w. H. Hannold on Monday evening Miss
Mabel Simmons was elected Recording
Secretary, that office having been left
vacant by the resignation of Mrs. w. E
Black.
The Swedesboro Grange celebrated Chill
dren's Day on Saturday afternoon with a
literary program given by the children,
followed by collation..
The Presbyterian Sunday school observed
Children's Day on Sunday morning, using
the service prepared by the Presbyterian
Board of Publication, and those who took
part acquitted themselves well. Rev j.
81 O'Brien made an address, and collec.
ton was taken for Sundsy-school work.
The Methodist Sunday school held its
Children's Day service on Sunday evening,
rendering the program Peace or War
The several parts were well taken, and the
audience large and appreciative. A eollec-
tlon for the educational fund of the church
was taken. Pastor Ludlow preached a
special sermon in the morning.
At the annual meeting of the Alumni
Association of the Pierce Business College,
Philadelphia, held on Wednesday evening
of last week, Mr. L. B. Moffett, son of B
R. Moffett, of this place, was elected Cor
responding Secretary. Mr.. Moffett is one
of the Faculty of the College.
Thomas E. Turner, aged 80 years, and
we'll known in this vicinity, died at biz
home near HarrisonvilIe, on Monday
Funeral on Thursday, and interment al
Lake Park cemetery.
Miss Drue Cheesman has been suffering
with severe attack of appendicitis. Al
this writing she is somewhat improved.
The improvements ON Broad street ar.
nearly completed, and the street promises
to be one of the & nest IN the town Fences
that have for years encreached on th.
street have been moved back to line, giving
the street uniform width of sixty-siS
feet, grading has been done and large watel
pipes put in where needed. A few fin,
shade trees have sacrificed the loss O
which the people who do not live on thi
street deplore more than do the property
owners who live there the improved con
ditions more than compensate them fol
the loss of the shade.