Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-10-03
sWEpEsBoRO.

VIM. B. Zippler and family, of Philadel
phia, have been visiting their mother, Mrs
T. W. Dubois.
Mrs. George Rode will spend part O
this week with old school friends at Tren
ton. She will also attend the State Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hilderbrand spent
Saturday night and Sunday with theil
daughter, Mrs. Lena Willig, near Clarks
boro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Lodge and Walter
FL. Mullen, of Paulsboro, have been recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Souder.
Miss Beulah Locke, of Bethlehem, Pa,
has been spending a week with John S.
Batten and family.
The harvest home supper given by the
M. E. church on Wednesday evening OF
last week was great financial success and
something over $3.50 was cleared and added
to the improvement fund of the church.
William Lloyd, while driving on the
road between here and Mullica Hill on
Saturday. found lady's coat which the
owner can have by calling on him and
proving property.
The fine weather of the last week has
been appreciated by the farmers, who are
marketing their sweet potatoes at q lively
rate. Prices are low.
Judge Arson S. Taylor and wife, Of
Washington, D. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
D. Lodge, of Mantua; Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Eastlack, Of Harrisonville, and Mrs. Fannie
Holdcraft, of Camden, were the guests of
Mr.. and. Mrs. B. R. Moffett ON Tuesday.
Evangelist Geo. L. Barker has purchased
home for himself and family in Camden
and will occupy it in the near future.
]. J. Davidson and family are settled in
Mrs Sarah Beckett's house, on Railroad
avenue, for the winter Mrs. Beckett will
board with them.
Ephraim Waters, a former prominent
business man of South Swedesboro, died on
Wednesday Of last week Of pneumonia after
an illness of three days, in the I'D year of
his age. His funeral took place at the
residence of his son-in-law, G.. F. Moore,
on Saturday, and interment was made at
Woodstown.
w. Fl. Mccullough was delegate to the
Republican Convention at Trenton on
Thursday last.
VIM. Fl. Hannold, Jr., who has been i'll
for several weeks of typhoid fever at the
home of his brother-in-law, Dr. John P.
Cheesman, at Elmer, is now improving
rapidly and is expected home soon.
James Morrison and William Conoyer are
erecting coy homes for themselves on Park
avenue and Albert Titus is building on East
avenue. Several other houses are under
contract.
J. Wilson Hera & Son, of Glassboro, are
moving George Halls dwelling house off
the foundation and Mr.. Hall will erect an
up-to-date home for himself on the site.
We understand that the Heras also have a
contract to move a building located on
Main street.
The Methodist church, which has been
undergoing extensive repairs and improve
ments, was re-opened for service on Sunday.
The walls have been beautifully frescoed,
the floor elevated, steam heat introduced
and handsome velvet carpet laid, at a
total expense of 81, 800. The re-opening
services were of an interesting character.
Presiding Elder Rev. George L. Dobbins,
of Camden, preached in the morning; a
Sunday school rally was held in the after
noon and an address was made by Rev.
Geo. H. Neal, Jr., of Heightstown, who
also preached in the evening. Over six
hundred dollars was raised during the day
and the church is again free from debt
The Swedesboro Sewer Co. met on Mon
day evening and adopted constitution and
bylaws and elected the following officers
Chas. D. Lippincott, VIM. Fl. Mccullough,
VIM. L. Moore, John G. Rulon, A. B.
Hewes, Geo. B. Mitchell, Harry McCollister.
c. D. Lippincott was elected President,
VIM. Fl. Mccullough, Vice President; VIM.
1. Moore, Secretary, and John G. Rulon,
Treasurer. The capital stock of the COM
pany has been placed at $1,000, of which
sixty-seven shares at $25 per share have
already been subscribed. The work of
constructing the sewer will begin as soon as
the necessary arrangements can be made.