Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
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Rev. j. ]. Davies, of Mullica Hill, was
in town Tuesday
Mr.. B. B. Weatherby, Of Melville, visited
his brother, I. H. Weatherby, here on Mon
day.
Mrs Moses Batten entertained her son,
Stanley Daley, and her aunt, Mrs. Emma
Trotter, and cousin, Miss Mary Trotter, OF
Phila. on Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Richardson and children, Mrs.
Carman Richardson and children, OF New
Bridge, were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. IL.
Mccullough on Sunday.
Miss Sallie Moore is spending ten days
with her sister, Miss Jennie Moore, at Mt
Holly.
Mrs. Emma Huber, Of Pennsgrove, is
some time with her niece, Mrs. j. F. Eau
cett.
Mrs Louisa Emory was the guest Of her
brother +. J. Blatherwick, at Woodbury.,
on Monday.
Rev. S. F. Gaskill spent part Of last
week with his daughter, Mrs. Geo. M. Ash
ton He and his wife returned to their
home at Collingswood on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Smith, of Phila.,
have been visiting their mother, Mrs.
Maggie r. Smith.
George Hoepke, of Co. X, 2sth U. S. ",
who recently returned from the Philippines
spent Wednesday of last week with the
Misses Eva and Pauline Kaybrick.
VIM. II. Cozens and family entertained
Mrs A. H. Manderback, of Hurffville, last
week.
Samuel Shute of Pedricktown, was call
ing on relatives here on Tuesday.
J. Sherman Simmerman has removed his
family to Royersford, Pa.
Theodore Mayer had small cancer re-
moved from his lip at Hahnemann Hospital
on Tuesday of last week.
The engine at the power house became
disabled on Sunday night and as a conse-
quence the electric lights were not turned
on until very late on Monday evening.
Occur de Lion Castle and the Ladies'
Temple K G. E. attended service in the
Presbyterian church on Sunday morning
and listened to an interesting sermon by
Rev. J. H. O'Brien.
The lecture delivered in the M. E. church
by Rev. E. J. Kulp, on Thursday evening
of last week, was Of high order, and was
listened to with delighted attention. The
subject was: "The Reign of Humanity.
The commencement exercises of the
Swedesboro Academy will be held in Meley
Hall on Friday evening, May oath. The
teachers and pupils are preparing to give an
evening of most pleasant entertainment to
the patrons and friends of the school. The
following will be graduated: Misses Laura
and Dora Lippincott, Carrie Headley,
Messrs. Ralph Headley, Walter Worrell
and Louis Moore. General admission to
the exercises will be Csc, reserved seats,
35c.
The weather continues windy and cold,
and hard on young plants. A light frost
occurred on Tuesday morning.
Frank Barber of this town, is one of the
prospective heirs to an estate which lies il
the Bank Of England awaiting New Jersey
claimants, and which seven years age
amounted to one hundred and eighty mil
lion dollars Considerably more than a
century ago Charles Barber, a native Of
Salem county, when young man II years
of age, left his native land to seek home
and fortune in Australia. He became I'M
mensely rich, but with declining years
came longing for his New Jersey home
and kindred and he resolved to return and
die among his own people. He accordingly
left Australia and went to England, where
he deposited in the Bank of England the
nucleus of the fortune which in over a hun
dred years has grown into the hundreds Of
millions. After depositing his vast wealth
he prepared to return to America, but was
taken i'll and died in England. His
only brother, Acquilla Barber, remained
in New Jersey and reared a large family
One son, Acquilla, named after him, lived
many years at Swedesboro and was buried
in the Episcopal cemetery. Frank Barber,
of Swedesboro, is the son of the late James
Stratton Barber, a descendant of Acquilla
Barber, only brother of Charles Barber,
who left his fortune in the Bank of Eng.
land. Interested parties have been work
ing on the case for years, but new interest
has lately developed, with the prospect that
in the near future the grand nephews and
nieces scattered through Salem and other
South Jersey counties will come into pos
session of their vast property. Frank
Barber is a poor man with a large family,
and the prospect of few million dollars,
more or less, is pleasant to contemplate.
His friends here hope his golden dreams
may be realized.
The dog poisoner is still on his rounds,
and many pet dogs and cats have slept their
last sleep.
Mrs. B. L. Zane is spending some time
with her daughter, Mrs. Geo. W. Pither.
On Monday afternoon George Earl Helms
ley, the five-months-old son of Bascomh
Helmsley, colored, was strangled to death
by a radish which Edgar, three-year-old
brother, thrust down his throat. The fran
tic mother ran with her baby in her arms
to the doctor, but when she reached him
life was extinct Coroner VIM Miller was
called and held view and rendered YER
dict in accordance with the above facts.
The funeral was held on Wednesday after
noon.
The Camden District Epworth League
will hold a Pentecostal convention in the
M. E. church here on Wednesday afternoon
and evening, May %. Rev. Chas j. Fow-
Ter, of the New Hampshire Conference and
President of the National Association for
the Promotion of Holiness, will preach both
afternoon and evening. DR.. H. L. Gilmour
will have charge of the music in the even
ing.