Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-11-22
sWEDEsBoRO.

Mrs. Edith Norton, Of Camden, is visit
| ing her brother. I. III. Weatherby, and her
sisters, Mrs. Charles Shute and Mrs Samuel
Steward.
Emmanuel Stratton, Of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with John F. Meley and
family.
Miss Nettie Nolte is spending week
with relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Lydia Talman is spending some
time here with her son, A. R. Talman.
Mr.. and Mrs Broadbent, of Philadelphia,
were in town Tuesday.
Miss Matte Batten and little nephew, Of
Woodbury., were calling on friends here
last week
Geo W. Hannold and Rev. w. S. Mitch
ell spent Monday at Elmer, the guests OF
DR.. J. P. Cheesman.
Mrs. L S. stratton has been visiting Mrs.
Annie Wright, in Philadelphia.
Russell Parker moved from his farm to
his house ON Main street, purchased of
Walter R. Shoemaker, on Friday Of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Kille attended the
sessions of the National Grange at Wash
ington, D. G., last week.
Supreme Representative w. II. McCul-
Tough visited the A. o. e. w. Lodge at
Woodstown, Oh Monday evening.
A delegation of Viola Lodge, X. of p,
paid a fraternal visit to the K. Of p. Lodge
at sharptown on Monday evening.
The Junior Epworth League will hold a
social at the home of Milton 2. Myers on
Friday evening. An interesting program
will be given and light refreshments served.
Admission, sc.
There are several fine displays of chrys-
anthemums about town.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the NJ E. church will hold social at
the home of Mrs w II. Hannold, Jr., on
Tuesday evening, Nov. %. Admission, 10c.
Miss Anna C. Weatherby, who recently
suffered dangerous stroke of paralysis,
was taken to the Presbyterian Hospital,
Philadelphia, on Tuesday. She was COM
fortably removed in one Of the hospital
ambu1ances.
Mrs. w r. Poinsett has gone to the
Walters Sanitarium, at Wernersyille, Pa,
for treatment.
Mrs John Estlow is quite i'll and confined
TO her bed
Mrs Elizabeth Fish has gone to live with
her daughter at Haddonfield.
The marriage Of Miss Carrie Kensinger,
of Clayton, and Albert n. Bachman, of
Swedesboro, will take place at st. Joseph's
church on Tuesday, Nov. p.
The marriage of Miss Clara c. Webb, of
Pitman Grove, and James Jessup Moncrief,
of -Swedesboro, took place at the NJ. i.
parsonage, at Auburn, on Thursday last.
Walter X. Shoemaker has rented Elmer
Ashcraft's store, ON Main street, and viii
open with full line of holiday goods on
Dec. /.
The third lecture in the course now rum
ming in the Methodist church will be given
on Thursday evening by John Handley,
d. D., Of Camden. Subject, s'Grit and
Gumption Silver Offering.
sn->o Of our people are earnestly hoping
dat & ,ious ram may fall before winter
weather sets in, as wells and water tanks
are : wing out
Gunners report the poorest season known
for years, and rabbit hunters have pretty
much given up business.
Miss Elizabeth Longacre and Charles S.
Kirby, both Of this place, were married at
the Presbyteriay parsonage, Clarksboro, by
Rev. j. IL. O'Brien, on Nov IA.
Viola Lodge, K. of p, attended service
in body at the NJ E. church last Sunday
evening, and listened to an interesting ser
mon by Pastor Mitchell. Diamond Coun-
Gil, .Jr O. T. A. NJ, Will be the guests of
the same church next Sunday evening.
Owing to the scarcity of homegrown
white potatoes, our grocers are getting their
supply from New York State.
An effort is being made to establish a
University Extension centre here. The
teachers of the public school called meet
ing ON Friday night of last week, and
another meeting is to be held next Friday
evening, at the home of Mrs. DR. Buzby,
with the hope of perfecting the arrange
ments All interested are invited to be
present.
The swedesboro Epworth League has
purchased fifty hymnaIs for use in the
church service.
The infant child of MIR. and Mrs. Walter
Simmerman died on Sunday night and its
funeral took place on Tuesday.
The fire department was called out twice
on Tuesday evening, first to Mitchell's
Mill, where quantity of coal was on fire,
and then to a small fire on Mill street,
where small house had evidently been set
on fire. Both were easily extinguished
Our farmers were well represented at the
Farmers Institute at Mullica Hill last
week.
The unseasonably warm weather is the
subject of general conversation. AT this
writing coal fires are voted nuisance.