Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-05-24
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Miss Lille Knhnle is spending ten days
with her grandparents, Capt. and Mrs. Jas.
Somerss at Seaview.
Mrs. Jacob Guest, of Windsor, is visiting
relatives in this neighborhood.
]. G. Dubois and wife have been spend
| ing a few days with William b. Zippler
and family in Philadelphia
Mr.. Mayhem Spark, of Salem, spent
Sunday with his parents here.
Mrs Rebecca Reynolds is visiting her
children in Camden.
Editor and Mrs. G. w. Pither, and
Master Clifford Pither, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Pither's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. T..
Zane, at Mantua
Mrs William A. Sailer and little daugh-
ter Isabel, of Philadelphia, have been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. FL. C.
Garrison here.
Miss Bessie sooy, of Philadelphia, has
been the guest of her friend. Miss Geral-
dine Buzby.
Mrs. james W Clark and children, of
Wilmington, Delaware visited her sister,
Mrs. S. Taylor Rogers, here last week.
| Several persons from this place attended
the Penteacostal Convention at Bridgepo
on Monday.
Jersey strawberries are beginning to
ripen.
The heavy rains of last week were of
| great benefit to the farmers, and no doubt
saved the grass crop.
Mrs. Helen Stratton was called to New
York on Tuesday by the serious illness OF
her daughter, Mrs. ]. j. Robinson.
Mrs. Harry Mayhem is spending some
time with her sick mother at Port Eliza
beth.
Mrs. William Il. Cczens, who has been
very ill, suffering with large carbuncle
on the back of her neck, is considerably
improved at this writing, and hopes to be
about soon.
Mrs. Mary E Black has been at the home
of her sister, Mrs John F. Meley, here
during the last week suffering with large
abscess in her left hand. resulting from
felon on her finger. At one time blood
poison was feared, but the condition of the
hand is improved, and Mrs. Black hopes to
return TO her own home soon.
Mrs Thomas Kirby, who has been very
i'll at the home of her sister in Camden,
was brought home n Saturday. Her
condition has not changed for the better,
and considerable anxiety is felt by her
family and friends.
Rev. W. S. Mitchells illustrated lecture
on Africa on Thursday night of last week,
was very well received, and he was greet ted
by crowded house. He expects to give
other lectures during the summer under
the auspices of the Epworth League.
Rev. John T. Lloyd led the Epworth
League devotional service on Sunday even
ing, and spoke very interestingly on the
topic of the evening, "The power of
temperate life.n
The heavy rain of last week flooded
several cellars here.
The work of arranging for Memorial
Day is being pushed forward. A meeting
of John A. Dix Post, together with the
citizens, was held on Tuesday evening, in
which various committees were elected to
take charge of the arrangements. The day
promises to be of more than the usual
interest. Rev. W. S. Mitchell of this
place, and Benjamin Patterson, of Woods
town, will be the speakers. The Woods
town band will furnish music The exer-
cises will be held in the Academy yard
and begin promptly at 1.30 o'clock
The Swedesboro public school will give
an Entertainment in Meley's Hall on
Friday evening, 18th inst, for the benefit
of the school library fund. Reserved seats
twenty five cents-general admission, fif-
teen cents. School children. ten cents.