Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-04-19
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Benz. B. Weatherby, of Millville, has
been visiting his brother, |. 81. Weatherby,
here.
Mrs. Sarah s. Smith is spending two
weeks with her son, Frank Smith, at CO.
hansie, Cumberland County.
VIM. McAYoy and little daughter Alice
and his sister, Mrs Mary Toole, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Mary Tuohy and family at
Woodstown.
Miss Anna Burkel, of Middleton, has
been visiting her friend, Miss Alice Parker.
Mr.. and Mis-. Mayhem Sharp entertained
on Sunday their SONS Joseph and Charles,
and their little granddaughter, Emma
Sharp, all of Salem.
Mrs. Geo. Nj. Ashton has gone to spend
week with her parents. Rev. and Mrs. S. F.
Gaskill, at ColliDgswood.
B. r. Moffett and wife entertained on
Sunday their son, L. B. Moffett and family
of Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts Austin, Of Phila,
have been visiting Mrs. Austin's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McAlIister.
Mrs. Kate Crispin and children, Of Cam
den, have been the guest of her sister, Mrs
B. A. Headley.
Mrs. Lille Robinson, of New York City,
is spending two weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Helen Stratton.
Mr.. J H. Kirkbride and wife, of Cam
den, have been the guests of Mrs. Kirk
brides parents, Mr.. W. II. Hannold and
wife.
Mrs. George Collett, and little daughter
May, of Camden, spent Sunday and Mon
day with Frank Parker and wife.
Wilmer Egee and wife, of Alliance,
Ohio, are visiting relatives and friends
here.
Mrs. Moses Batten has been entertaining
her sons. Stanley and Conrad Daley, of
Philadelphia.
Miss Amanda Wilson, of this place, has
been engaged for another year as one Of the
teachers of the Hammont0n public school,
Miss Florence Wiley, one of our public
school teachers, won the first prize at the
spelling bee in Woodbury. on Thursday
evening of last week.
1t is said that there are five asrirants for
the Swedesboro post Office and every man
hopes to get it.
John A. Dix Post, No. 10, G.. A. r., has
commenced making preparations for Mem
orial Day, and has engaged Rev. w. s.
Mitchell, of the local NJ E. church, and
Benjamin Patterson of Woodstown, as its
speakers.
Work was resumed at the glass house on
Monday. after week of enforced idleness,
owing to the giving out of the furnace
The repairs which have been made will en-
able the firm to operate the works con-
siderably later in the season than usual,
which will be desirable as even then it will
be impossible to fill all the orders on hand,
and large orders have been refused.
The delegates for Woolwich township,
to attend the Republican Congressional
Convention on Wednesday, were Howard
Y. Locke, FL. c. Garrison, John F. MeIey,
VIM. c. Hunter, S. w. Gaskill. State con-
vention, Edgar Shiyers, alternate VIM. c.
Hunter.
The 10Th annual meeting of the Swedes-
boro Loan and Building Association will
be held in Lippincott's Hall on Monday
evening, May 7th
Fine shad, white perch and white cat
fish are being caught in Raccoon Creek.
President W. Fl. Mccullough attended
the meeting of the Investigating COM
mittee of the State Industrial School on
Wednesday.
At the annual meeting of the Trinity P.
E. church parish, held on Easter Tuesday,
the following officers were elected Senior
Warden, Isaac FL. Vanneman Junior War
den, William c. Kirky Vestry, Lawrence
Locke, Chas K. Wolf, John r. Gill, Alex
B. Hewes, Carlton E Rulon, Adrain P.
Locke, j. Frank Faucet, VIM. Rode, Sam'l
B. Gaskill; organist, Miss Mary Warning.
ton sexton, Isaac McAllister delegates to
Diocesan Convention, 1. II. Vanneman,
Chas K. Wolf, Lawrence Locke.
Chas. Chislett is having a neat porch
built on the front Of his hou E, thereby
very much improving its appearance
A gasoline stove on fire in the kitchen
at the home of 8. Will Gaskill, on Allen
street, at about o'clock on Monday even
ing, set the bells to ringing, brought out
the fire department and caused consider
able stir for few minutes. Mr. GaskiIi,
who happened to be in the house, promptly
caught up the blazing stove and threw it
into the yard and few buckets of water
extinguished the fire in the room.
J. Frank Faucet has sold his bakery
business to Albert Molitor, who has taken
possession.
Mrs. B. R. Moffett is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. Fannie Holdcraft, of Camden