Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-05-10
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Mrs, DR. John P. Cheesman, of Elmer, is
spending week With her parents, Dir. and
Mrs. w. H. HaDnold.
Ms. Wm. Fl. Eldridge, Of Williams
town, is visiting her mother, Mrs Mary
Shivers.
MIS-. Geo. W. Pither spent Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. Vincent Sharp, in Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs Moses Batten were the
guests Of the formers sister at MuIlica Hill
on Sunday.
Miss Maggie Ore, Of Mickleton is spend
ing little time with her parents here.
Clarence Norton and William Chard
paid flying visit to their uncle, Joseph
Wright, at Mickleton on Sunday.
Miss Hannah Sharp is spending week
at Salem.
Thomas Mccullough arrived home on
Saturday night after month spent in
travelling and visiting in the west.
Mr.. William Croft, Of Germantown, Pa,
has been visiting his brother, Samuel A
Croft here.
Mr.. and Mrs Michael Costello enter
tanned their son William and daughter,
Mics Maggie, of Phila., on Sunday
Miss Lulu Kuhule has been elected to
teach in the public school at Westville the
coming school year.
Mumps have broken out in several fam
lilies in the town and good many children
are kept from school,
The first thunder storm Of the season
occurred on Thursday afternoon of last
week, accompanied by considerable wind
and some hail A large poplar tree near
the railroad station was struck and con-
sideTably shattered. A cOplous rain fell,
which was greatly needed.
A spelling bee will be held in Lippin-
colts Hall on Thursday evening, 10Th inst.
Admission 10c. Proceeds for the purchase
of chairs.
Mrs. Howard Spencer and son Leon, OF
Centre Grove, have been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Ore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Norton and son
George, and Mr.. and Mrs. Chard spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Norton.
Pride of Diamond No. IA, Daughters Of
Liberty, will hold a strawberry festival in
Meley's Hall on Friday and Saturday even
ings, May II and II.
Mr.. Benjamin Andorfer has removed
from MilIville to this place, and will occupy
one-half of Geo. M. Ashton's double house
which has recently been removed to a new
site and put in complete order Wesley
Swain will occupy the other half
Several of our people are eating radishee
out of their own gardens.
Michael Killion, former resident here
died suddenly at Pennsgrove on Wednes.
day of last week. His funeral took place
at St. Josephs church and interment was
made in st. Joseph's cemetery here on Sat.
urday morning.
Miss Eva Huber, former resident here
and lady well and fayorably known in
this community, was one of the nurses
recently graduated from the Pennsylvania
Hospitals training school. Miss Huber
enters upon her chosen career with the
highest recommendations, and her many
friends wish for her the largest measure O.
success.
Word from Leroy Rogers, member o.
the U S. signal corps, now 10 Manila, is tt
the effect that his detail reached the Phil
iDpines on March 18th, having left Sar
Francisco on Feb. 18th, on the transport
Sherman, making the quickest trip or
record. His friends will be glad to know
that he is well and happy.
Word has been received here that G.
Wilmer Brown, who went to Denver, Col
for his health year ago, is in a very
dangerous condition, having had a return
of the hemorrhages which Frustrated him
several weeks ago.
The twenty ninth annual meeting of ths
Swedesboro Loan and Building Association
was held on Monday evening and the fol
lowing officers were elected President
John Moore; Secretary Samuel Avis; Treas.
I. II. Vanneman; Directors, ". II. McCul
Tough, G. d. Lippincott, S. S. Guest, j. F.
Faucet, Geo. B. Mitchell, John Fl. Miller
Geo. M. Ashton. About forty new shares
of stock were taken.
The tomato fields are looking we'll. and
several farmers have fruit of good sizs
''set on"
President Mccullough visited the State
Industrial School on Wednesday.