Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-02-14
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Mr. and Mrs. Walker Norton, of Cam
den, have been spending few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel T. Steward and other
relatives in this neighborhood.
Mrs J. H Kirkbride, of Camden, has
been visiting her father, w. H. Hannold
Miss Florence G. Pither, who has been
spending several weeks with her aunt, Mrs.
Vincent Sharp in Camden, has returned
home.
Frank Reynolds, of Camden, spent Sun
day with his grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca
Reynolds.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Austin, of Phila-
delphia, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Edward McAllister, parents of Mrs. Austin.
Mrs W. H. Mccullough is still quite i'll
and confined to her room.
Aaron H. Hurff has rented large board
ing house at Atlantic City and will open it
at the beginning of the season.
B. A. Headly has filled his large ice
house with ten inch ice of as fine a quality
as was ever gathered here.
Hundreds of tons of excellent ice are be-
ing shipped by cars from this place to
Salem.
w lnllClO CtIuUUOn Will UtCOlIC d lCSIQCl1b
of Swedesboro and will occupy George G.
Jones' house ON Broad street.
We understand that Abram Fry has with
drawn from the glass company and will
remove to Glassboro.
Sumner B. Leap has rented and will oc-
cupy the Lawrence Locke farm. Mr.. Locke
and his family removing to the Davidson
property where the post Office will remain.
Frank Robbins is suffering with very
sore hand, the result of deep scratch with
rusty nail and afterward cutting with a
sharp knife in the wound made by the nail.
Mrs. Henry Sharp has been visiting Rev.
and Mrs. w. S. Ludlow at Tuckerton.
Diamond Council attended a district
meeting of the Councils of Gloucester Co.
Jr. Order United American Mechanics at
Glassboro on Monday evening.
patriotic service will be held in the
Presbyterian church on next Sunday morn
ing in honor of Washington's birthday
Miss Emma Adams, of Philadelphia, has
been spending a few days with her sister,
Mrs. Moses Batten.
The clear, bracing weather of the last
few days has had a marked effect ON the
grip, which has prevailed here, and which
physicians say is on the wane.
Mrs Michael Purtill has been confined
to her home for several weeks with a severe
attack Of grip. The whole family has been
afflicted with the disease.
The revival services which have been held
for six weeks in the NJ E. church have
closed.
Mr.. David Russell has bought the Joseph
S. Harris property in South Swedesboro
now occupied by Mrs. Richardson. Mrs
Richardson will remove to her farm now
occupied by Michael Purtill in the Spring.
The mill pond is just now furnishing ex-
cellent skating which is being enjoyed by
both old and young.
John Kirby, who enlisted from here
several months ago, has landed at Manila.
He declares that he has already had enough
of soldering and is ready to come home.
He is member of Co. /. Twentieth Inf
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Taylor Rogers are re-
ceiving very interesting letters from their
son, Leroy, who has an important position
in the U. S. Signal Corps at Manila A
copy of the Manila Times under date of
Dec. rs, 1900, contains an interesting his
tory Of Company F. 42d Infantry in which
mention is several times made of Captain
Edmund Dubois, of Woodbury., and an
account given of his being severely wounded
on Feb. 4th and his subsequent removal to
the United States, and return to duty on
Nov. 18th.