Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-11-14
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Mrs. Charles Yourison and son Vernon,
returned home ON Sunday after visit of
several days with relatives at Franklinville. |
Mrs. 7. W. Dubois is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. VIM. B. Zippler in Phila.
Mrs J. H. Kirkbride, of Camden, has
been visiting her father, Mr.. w. FL. Han
mold.
Mrs. Vincent Sharp, of Camden, spent
Thursday of last week with her sister, Mrs.
George w. Pither.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Shute, of Pedrick-
town, were calling on friends here last
week.
Mrs. Howard Spencer and son Leon, of
Centre Grove, are the guests of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Ore.
Mrs Martha Dubois, of Bridgeton, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Sarah S. Smith, here.
Mrs VIM Richardson and children, of
New Bridge, have been the guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs w. III. Mccullough.
Mrs Sarah Parker, who has been seriously
i'll, is slowly improving.
Miss Agnes Costello is still quite i'll and
confined to her bed.
The wife of Rev. w. S. Mitchell has been
quite i'll for several weeks.
It is said that Mrs. Sue Smith, of Mick
Teton, will begin the erection of her new
new house here Immediately.
Growers and dealers who are in posi-
tion to know, say that sweet potatoes will
be worth 81 per barrel later in the season.
They are said to be keeping WE'LL
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Schmid moved from
their farm to their home in Swedesboro on
Tuesday.
The NJ E. Sunday-school is about to
purchase new carpet for the lecture room
Of the church.
| The third lecture in the course now run
ing in the M. E. Church, will be given on
| Monday evening next by Rev. NJ Z. Sny-
der. Subject: Ten Thousand miles through
our country, with fifty stereoptican illus
trations. Silver offering.
Sewer pipes have been distributed through
the streets, and the prospect is that work
will begin soon.
| A light rain fell here on Tuesday, the
| first that visited this section for several
weeks.
Miss Lucretia Meley was elected to rep
resent the Swedesboro auxiliary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, of
Camden District at its annual meeting at
Gloucester City on Wednesday,
Mr.. Frank Hildebrand and his sister,
Miss Emma Hildebrand, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with friends at Franklin
vile.
Landlord B. c. Clark spent last week at
Fortesque, the guest of Captain H. Garri-
son, and enjoyed the duck shooting in the
Delaware bay.
A number Of the Catholics Of this neigh
borhood, drove over to Mullica Hill on
Sunday to attend the first service in the
new church there.
Mrs. l. H. Vanneman and B. r. Moffett
are fitting up bath rooms in their residences.
The executors sale of the property of the
Late Aaron Hurff on Saturday, attracted
considerable attention. Mr.. Hurff's resi-
dence on Main street was sold to his own
son, Freeman Hurff, for So, 100. The
louble dwelling on Broad street, was sold
to VIM. Dilks, for 81, 800. A small house
on Broad street, occupied for nearly twenty
years, by Edward McAllister, was sold tc
Edward Mcmahon, for $3.50, and Miss Mary
T0ole was the purchaser Of house or
Church street, for which she paid $3.50
Five shares of Swedesboro Bank stock were
sold by Freeman Hurff, for 1904 per share
Former State Senator, John Pierson
celebrated the ninety-sixth anniversary Of
his birth here to-day. Mr.. Pierson
''Uncle John" as he is Familiarity called by
both old aud young, was born in Batten
town, or what is now called South Swedes
boro, on Nov. 10, 1905, and has lived all O
his eventful life in his native town. He
served three years term as State Senator
being elected in 1861, the year that Lincoln
was made President. He served his county
as Freebooter for 35 years, where his excel
lent judgment did good service. He wal
a charter member of Osceola Lodge, 1. O.
o. F., organized here in 1913. He is still
in good health, reads the daily papers, and
takes an active interest in all the questions
of the day. He went to the polls on cleo
tion day, and voted FOR the seventy fftI
time at fall election, and always in hi
native town.