Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-03-16
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Mrs Sarah Harvey, who has been spend
ing the Winter in Philadelphia with he
daughter, Mrs Sands, returned home OF
Sunday.
Nathan Batten, of Jefferson. has accepted
a position in the store Of T. T. Haines, and
began work on Tuesday.
Henry Haines is building large veranda
and making some other very desirable i'm
provements to his property.
/ J. K. Sickler has leased the Mt. Royal
hotel, now occupied by Jesse Thompson
and will move next week. Mr.. Thompso
will go to Paulsboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Azael Nichols, of Mickleton
have returned from a very pleasant visit
with relatives in Bridgeport, Conn.
The MckIeton Grange gave the List
| literary of the season last Thursday even
ing, Quite large number were present
and the literary was one of the best held
during the year.
l. 7. Hsines is having a new barn built
Mr.. George Grandfeld is contractor.
Miss Anna Williams entertained the
members of the Junior Epworth League on
last Saturday afternoon.
The South Jersey Grocery Company
closed out the balance of their stock at
auction last Saturday evening. Mr.. c. G.
Hughes opened the store on Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Danham and sons visited
friends at Woodstown last week.
John Heritage has erected green house
on his farm.
Mr.. snd Mrs. George Woferth celebrated
the twenty fifth anniversary of their mar
riage on Wednesday of last week. Relatives
and friends were present from Philadel-
phia, Phoenixvile, Pa, SwedesbOro Pauls-
boro, Wilmington and Mickleton. A
number of valuable presents were received
Mr.. Matilda Dufield spent part of last
week with friend in Swedesboro.
DR.. and Mrs. Bnrk, of Philadelphia,
visited relatives here on Monday.
William Hoffman went TO Trenton last
week to protest against the passage of the
Washington Park License bill.
Miss Sadie Warner, who has been very
sick, improves very slowly.
James Nelson and family are staying
with relatives in Philadelphia. Mr.. Nelson
went to Philadelphia last Sunday week
expecting to return the following day, but
was taken i'll, and has since been too i'll 10
return.
The final meeting of the East Green
wich Auxiliary of the Red Cross Society
was held on Tuesday afternoon, at the
residence of Mr.. Thomas Reeves. This
society was organized last July during the
war between the United States and Spain,
by those who before that war had made
efforts for the relief of starving Cubans, and
some of whom had shared in the soldiers
aid work in the war of the rebellion. Since
its organization three cases containing
pajamas, night-shirts. bandages, towels,
pillow slips, sheets, literature and delica-
cies have been sent away. At a meeting
held January 9th, the Secretary reported
having been 20 the Emergency Headqaar-
tiers 10 Philadelphia and was informed that
there was no further need for camp or
hospital supplies in the North, what they
needed now were supplies for use in Cuba
and Porto Rico, that they were in need of
paiamas instead of the fannelette night
shirts, also that there was a great need of
literature especially tor bound books, as the
society was making an effort to re-establish
a free circulating library in San Juan.
Therefore SINCE this meeting the society
assisted by the Ladies' Guild of st. Peters
church, have been busy cutting and max
ing pajamas. The last case which was
packed on Tuesday, contained twenty-five
pajamas suits, eleven fannelette night
shirts, four muslin night shirts, twenty-five
bandages, thirty-five pillow slips, rolled
bandages and literature. The remand
of material on hand will be sold, and the
money received for it, which will amount
to about $40, will be put in the Savings
Bank.
Mr. Nathan Lippincott, of Philadelphia,
one of the firm of the South Jersey Grocery
Company, gave an oyster supper at Sickler's
Hotel last Monday evening. Those present
were : Messrs Henry Haines, C. C. Hughes.
Thomas Reeves, Joseph Clark, Scott Green,
Harry Mnrphy, William Burning. The
evening was pleasantly spent by all, beside
instrumental music on piano and violin;
there were several solos by Misses Clark
and Murphy, which were thoroughly en-
joyed, especially au original song By hr
Murphy.