Gloucester County Democrat., 1900-05-31
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Miss Sidney Heald, of Atlantic City, is
the guest of her friend, Miss Hannah
Sparks.
County School Superintendent VIM. II.
Eidridge and family, of Williamstown, are
visiting Mrs. Mary Shiyers here.
Miss Amanda Wilson is spending a part
of her summer vacation with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Young and Master
Alfred Young, Jr., and Mr.. VIM. McIntise
and Miss Frances @. Young, all of Phila.,
spent Sunday with / H. Weatherby and
family.
Hannah f Lippincott and her aunt are
spending this week st Sea Isle City.
Miss Mabel Batten, one of our public
school teachers. was thrown from a road
cart on Thursday afternoon of last week
and considerably cut and bruised about
the head and face.
Jersey strawberries are in market and
promise to be abundant ere many days.
The house of Mrs Charles Justice. a
widow living in South Swedesboro, was
entered by burglars on Monday night and
two dollars in money and SOLE food taken
The handsome residence of her son, John
P. Justice, on the main street of Swedes-
boro, was also broken into and small
amount of change and food were taken.
An attempt was made or the residence of
William Lawrence, but the falling of a
window sash the cord OF which was broken,
caused such noise that the thieves left in
a hurry. Entrance to the houses was
made by boring through near the middle
of the lower sash, inserting a wire and
turning the fastening. In no case was an
attempt made to enter the sleeping rooms.
Mrs. Lewis Trimnell and children, of
Malaga, are spending some time with her
mother Mrs. Mary E. Black and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Ridgway and Miss
Alice McAllister, of Wenonah, and Mr.. aud
Mrs. Joseph Ayars and child, of Wood bury
were the guests on Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred McAllister.
Master Percy McCollister has been visit
ing his aunt Mrs. Edmund Burk, of Phila.
Mrs. VIM. Longacre has been entertain
ing her parents and other relatives of Vine
land
DR. Harry Justice, of Ohio, has been
spending little time with his mother and
sister here.
Mrs B. G. Clark recently entertained her
friends Mrs. Sarah Dilks, of Atlantic City,
and Mrs. J. McInt, re, of Wissahickon, Pa
A strawberry festival will be held on
Friday and Saturday evenings, June l and
2, in Meley's Hall. Proceeds for the bene-
fit of the M. E. church.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyter-
ian church will hold cake sale at the re-
sidence of Miss Annie G. Weatherby, on
Saturday evening, June I'd.
The continued cold weather has brought
discouragement to the hearts of farmers
They say the conditions are not good for
any crop except the grass crop.
The friends of Mr.. Henry Shiyler will
regret to learn that his wife suffered a
stroke of paralysis on Monday, so severe
that it was at first thought she could not
survive the night At this writing on
Tuesday evening, her condition is little
improved, but is still serious
Mrs. Thomas Kirby is falling quite
rapidly, with no hope of recovery.
Word from Mrs. j ]. Robinson, of New
York, is to the effect that she is in a
dangerous condition from heart failure, the
result of diphtheria. Her mother, Mrs.
Helen Stratton, of this place, is still with
her.
There are still occasional cases of mumps
and grip about town.
A we'll has been dug and shed kitchen
is being erected at the NJ. E. parsonage
Mr.. William Snyder and Miss Cecilia
Medick, both of this place, were quietly
married at the parsonage of 1T Joseph's
church by Rev. Walter 7. Leahy on
Wednesday afternoon of last week.
The members of St. Joseph's church will
hold lawn social on the church grounds
on Wednesday evening, Both, for the
benefit of the church debt
Rev. John z. Lloyd will give lecture
in the M. E. church on Thursday evening.
81, on his recent trip to California a
silver offering will be taken.
Having been laid up with an attack of
the grip. we we're unable to attend the
entertainment given by the pupils of the
public school on Tuesday evening OF last
week, and so can only voice the opinion OF
those who did attend, which was that the
entertainment was a most creditable affair,
and thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
Teachers and pupils are to be congratu-
lated on the success of the years work
and the delightful evening given the
parents aud friends at its close.