Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25
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Mrs. Annie Walker, of Philadelphia, ha
been visiting old friends here, where sh
formerly lived.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Haines and her grand
daughter, Miss Miriam Haines, Of Camden
have been spending few days with friend
in this vicinity.
Mrs. Robert Austin, Of Philadelphia, ha
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Edward McAllister.
Mrs. Annie Black, Of Camden, has beel
the guest of her daughters and other friend
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel A. Croft, have beer
entertaining their niece, Mrs Marian Skir
vim, of Baltimore.
Mrs. Mary Musgrave has returned to he
home after spending the winter with he
sister, Miss Sarah Vanneman, at Soutf
Swedesboro.
Mrs. Abram Fry and son and daughter
of Glassboro, have been visiting relative.
here.
Mrs. Helen Stratton spent last week witt
her daughter, Mrs. J. ]. Robinson, OF New
York
The Misses Beulah and Frances Locke, O
Philadelphia, spent last week with Mr.. ano
Mrs. John s. Batten.
w Scott Homan and family have gont
to Warsaw, North Carolina, where Mr.
Homan is growing a crop of sweet potatoes
for New York firm. They will not return
home until the last of July
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stiles, of Moores
town, visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stiles
here last week.
Mrs. George Blake and children and
Miss Katie Toole, of Camden, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Toole.
Peach trees are beginning to bloom
There is promise of an abundant crop.
Some of our truckers complain that theiI
tomato beds are looking badly. The
weather conditions have not been favorable
Our milliners have been working night
and day to fill orders. The lateness of the
season has helped to bring on rush.
Charles Vincent and William Spence
have become partners in the painting bust
ness and are giving Samuel Salisbury
residence a handsome coat of paint.
There are good many severe cases Of
lies are suffering with the disease.
The prospects OF trolley road from here
to everywhere seem to be good, now that
our near neighbor-Pa has taken
such business boom and has such lot OF
money to spend.
Viola Lodge, K. of p, will hold a birth
day social on Saturday evening for the
benefit of the Third Degree staff
Diamond Council entertained district
meeting of the Jr. 0. U. A. M. on Thurs
day evening of last week. Delegations
from several towns were present, as was
also State Council Secretary VIM H. Miers,
of Trenton, who explained some matters in
which the Councils of New Jersey are al
the present time much interested.
Capt. Eastlacks sons, William and Clay
ton, are engaged in the shad carrying bust
ness, running their boat from the mouth OF
Raccoon creek to Chester On Monday
they took over 2, 500.
John Loag, who has been for several
years a sufferer with cataract on his eye,
will have an operation performed for its
removal at the Jefferson Hospital on Fri
day His friends hope that the eye may be
saved, as he has been totally blind in one
eye for the last twelve years.
Leonard Zirkenbach has removed from
his farm to his house in the town. His son
John, who recently married, will carry on
the farm.
John A. Dix Post has engaged Rev. w
S. Mitchell, as its speaker on Memorial
Day. The members would like to know
where they can procure band for the
occasion.
Mrs. Helen Stratton and Jacob Madara
have exchanged residences, Mrs. Strattor
now occupying a part of Mrs. Rebecca
Reynolds house, and Mr.. Madara and
family the one on the opposite side of the
street.
Aaron Hurff, one of our old citizens, is
seriously i'll and seems to be failing quite
rapidly.
The plan to remove the bodies from the
Methodist graveyard to Lake Park GENE
terry is meeting with considerable opposi-
ton from some of the lot holders, who are
not favorable to that cemetery as a resting
place for their dead 1t is hoped that
matters can be arranged to the satisfaction
of all.
On Tuesday Of last week Mrs. Rebecca
Reynolds entertained Mrs Chas G. Rey-
nolds, Mrs. F. B. Garrison, Mr. c. G. Rey
nolds, Jr., Masters Frank, Leon, William
and Samuel Reynolds and Miss Emily Vir-
ginia Reynolds, of Camden, and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Titus, of Swedesboro, il
honor of her birthday; and in the evening
she had as her guests the following Swedes
boro friends: Mrs. Geo. Ham, Mrs. Edw
Black Mrs. David Russell, Mrs. William
Hancock, Mrs. Madara, Mrs. Carrie Black
Mrs. Mary Taylor, Mrs. Achsah Worrell
Miss Hattie Ferguson, Anna Black, Amanda
Yourinson, Fannie, Lille and Euphemif
Worrell, Walter Worrell, Howard Ham
Albert Madara. A very pleasant evening
was spent.
The man arrested here last Saturday by
Woodbury. officers and lodged in jail sue
ceeded in victimizing several of our people
At one house he told the woman that hel
husband had sent him for dollar and
half, which she readily gave him, thinking
it was all right. At another house h,
asked for the same amount, but was tolt
by the woman that she had no money fo
him. He collected small sums from 9th
ers. At one house where he applied fo
money, saying the husband had sent him
the said husband sat eating his dinner.