Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-10-31
sWEDEsBoRO.

William P. Hildebrand, whom we mem
toned in our notes last week as very low
with typhoid fever, died on Saturday morn
ing, aged 40 years. He leaves wife and
seven children, five daughters and two sons,
to whom he was most loving and affec-
tionate husband and father. He was a
stakeholder in the Swedesboro Glass Works
and the members OF the firm and employees
attended the funeral on Tuesday in body,
the works being closed for the day John
Fl. Willig, son-in-law of Mr.. Hildebrand,
died Sept. 16 of typhoid fever and pecu-
liar circumstance connected with the their
funerals is that Mr.. Wiliig was buried on
the day of President McKinley's funeral
and the funeral Of Mr.. Hildebrand took
place on the day the assassin paid the pen
atty Of his crime.
The friends of Harry Mitchell viii regret
to learn that he is lying very low with
| typhoid fever and not excited to recover.
George Magin is out again after an illness
Of several weeks with fever.
Agnes Costello is quite i'll and confined
to her bed.
There is mild case Of diphtheria in the
! family of Frederick Ernest
| Miss Lizzie Smith, Of Philadelphia, was
an over-Sunday guest of Mrs. b. A. Head
ley.
| Miss Anna Sheldon is visiting at Mill
vile.
Miss Lizzie Tharp, Of Mantua, visited
friends here Sunday.
Miss Florence G. Pither is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Vincent Sharp, of Camden.
! Miss Louise Hunter, of Philadelphia,
has been the guest of w. II. Mccullough
and family.
Mrs. VIM. Packard Of Elmer, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Frederick Weber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Cotterell and son
Wilbert, Thos. Cotterell and Mrs Abram
Fry and daughter Bertha, Of Glassboro,
were over-Sunday guests of relatives.
Miss Hattie Branson, Of Moorest0wn,
spent last week with Mrs. B. A. Headley
Mrs G. Frank Moore and daughter Elsie,
have been recent guests of Mrs. E. J.
Blatherwick, at Woodbury..
Miss Hannah Sparks, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with her parents
Thos. Mccullough, of Glassboro, and
VIM. Mccullough, of Camden spent Sun
day with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Fl. Mccullough.
Mrs. Sophia Mayer and daughter Mary
spent Sunday with friends at Evan.
Mrs. B. A. Jones, of Camden, is visiting
Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds.
Miss Irene Sharp and Walter Campbell,
of Camden, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. w. Pither.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Longacre have been
visiting at Vineland.
Il Miss Laura Ludlow, of Haddonfeld, has
been the guest of A. r. Talman and family.
!; Arthur G. Sparks represented Diamond
Council, Jr. o. q. A. M, at the State
Council at Trenton last week.
Past Templar Ella c. Stone, of Cour de
Lion Temple, No. 25, Ladies of the Golden
Eagle, has been appointed District Deputy
of this district.
The University Extension literary class
has resumed its work for the coming win
, ter. The subject for study will be ''The
Awakening of Modern Europe"
Mrs Helen Stratton celebrated her birth
day on Monday and entertained Mrs. J. ]
Robinson, of New York; Mr.. and Mrs
Owen L. Guest, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry May
| hew and DR.. w. G. Simmons, OF Swedes
boro.
Dr. Oliver Grimshaw and John F. Shoe
maker were the Grand Jurors for Woolwicf
township for the October term of Court.
There are two hundred and sixty-eight
pupils attending the day sessions of The
Academy and eighteen attending the nigh
! school.
The sweet potato crop of 1. H. Wealth
erby this year amounted to 0,000 bushels
} 1t is not often that watermelons in gooi
condition are cut on the last of October
but Mr.. I. H. Weatherby treated his family
and your correspondent to fine one OF
: Monday.
DR.. Arthur W. Spooner's illustrated lee
t ture on the Passion Play on Thursday even
, ing of last week drew crowded house ani
was highly enjoyed by all.
The Trinity Guild will give CHECKER
salad and oyster supper in Lippincott's
D Hall on Halloween.