Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-13
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Geo. M. Ashton, clerk in the Swedesboro
Bank, IS taking two-weeks vacation part
of which will be spent at Collingswood,
at the home of his father-in-law, Rev S. f.
Gaskill.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Zippler, of Penn
sylvania, have been the guests of John II.
Zippler and family.
| Miss Florence G. Pither has been visiting
friends at Mantua.
Misses Ethel Kirkbride and Mary Pippin,
Of Camden, have been spending few days
with w. H. Hannold, Jr., and family.
Children's Day was celebrated in the
Swedesboro Grange last Saturday afternoon.
The little people furnished delightful
program of music, Rotations etc., followed
by banquet of ice cream, strawberries and
cakes in abundance.
Children's Day was celebrated in the
Presbyterian church last Sunday morning
and in the M. E. Church in the evening.
| The churches were beautifully decorated
with potted plants and cut flowers; the
music was good, and the children and
young people acquitted themselves we'll in
dialogues, Rotations, solos, etc.
The Guild of Trinity church gave a
pleasant 9'fancy work" in Lippincott's hall
last Friday afternoon.
William Cotterell, Of Glassboro, spent
Sunday with his mother here.
Delbert Elkin, of Glassboro, spent Sun
day with David Wright and family.
Mrs E. L. Seley and grandson, Master
Victor Clark, of Wilmington, are spending
some time with S. Taylor Rogers.
William FL. Mccullough, with his fellow
Supreme Representatives, left on Monday
by way of the Black Diamond express for
Buffalo, to attend the Supreme Lodge A. O.
U. w.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ham, of Camden,
spent Sunday with 3. A. Headley and
family.
Lewis Kille and family, of Bridgeport,
were the guests of Joseph r. Moore and
family on Sunday.
Howard Hancock, of Paulsboro, and Miss
Willamette Christman, of this place, were
married at the rectory of st. Peters church,
Clarksboro, by Rev. J. Y. Burk on Tuesday
evening of last week. and went immediate
ly to their ready furnished home in Pauls-
boro.
Rumor says that there are several we'd
dings to take place in this vicinity in the
near future.
Mr. and Mrs F. E. Vandersfoot have
returned from ten-days' trip, which took
in the Buffalo Exposition.
The time for holding the M. E. Sunday
school has been changed from 2. 30 p. m. to
| to 8. Is a. m.
| Considerable excitement has prevailed
| here over two cases of scarlet fever, which
| developed on Church street; one in the
| family of James Toole, the sufferer being
Alice the little daughter of VIM. McAvoy,
the other being Edna, the little daughter
Of Frederick Weber. Both children are
recovering, and it is hoped that there may
be no more cases.
Mrs. George Blake and little daughter
Evelyn, of Camden, spent Tuesday with
| relatives here.
| The Pharo Bros. have the contract fol-
building the water plant and the work will
be pushed as rapidly as possible. The tank
will be located near Hann's saw mill, and
will hold 100000 gallons.
| At the last meeting of the official board
of the M. E. church it was decided to make
extensive improvements to the church
building in the way Of elevating the floor,
putting in steam heat, frescoing the walls,
new carpets, ETC., at an expense of about
| fifteen hundred dollars, all of which is tC
| be provided for before the work is com
menced.
Fleas are running some of the sweet po
tato fields in this section.
Mr. Burlholdt, salesman at the Swedes
boro Glass Works, has rented Mrs. Saral
Beckett's house ON Railroad avenue, and
has removed his family from Brooklyn
Mrs. Beckett will spend month with hel
son WILDER, month with her daughter
Mrs. Harry Black, near Sharptown, and
probably the month of August with hel
BROTHER James J. Davidson, at Wildwood
The building boom is still on here
Robinson Smith is building a house on
Lake avenue, adjoining that of VIM. Mes
singer, and several more are under contrac
and will be built soon. Thompson Allen
of Woodbury., has the contract for Smiths
house, and he is also building B. G. Clark''
hotel, which promises to be an up-to-datt
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