Gloucester County Democrat., 1902-12-25
sWEDEsBoRo.

L Hurff Weatherby returned ON Monday
morning from trip which took in Cali
fornia, New Mexico and other points West.
L. Louis Moore, of Atlantic City, spent
over-Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph R. Moore, here.
George w. Pither, Jr., spent Sunday
with relatives in Camden.
Mrs. Harry A. Black and little daughter
Marguerite, of Sharptown, have been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Sarah Beckett.
Mrs. Louis Weber and son Christian,
have returned from stay Of ten days with
her mother, Mrs. Frederick Young, near
Bridgeton.
Freeholder Charles Wilson has purchased
the house he now occupies in South Swedes
boro.
Mr.. Charles Merfield, of Camden, and
Misses Kate Widman, and Anna Smith, Of
Phila., spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mr.. George Haybrick and family.
Miss Gertrude Widman, of Phila., is
spending the holidays with her cousins,
Misses Eva and Pauline Haybrick.
Chicken thieves raided the hen roost Of
John Strandes recently, and had the au-
dacity to pick the fowls in the horse stable,
Christmas green's have been hard to get,
and as consequence, some of our churches
are not as lavishly trimmed as usual.
A number of our people attended the
commencement exercises of the Peirce
Business College, Phila., on Friday even
ing of last week. Among them we're: Mr..
and Mrs B. R. Moffett, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
R. Moore and daughters, Reba and Ethel,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Rieger, Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. C. Black, Miss Estella Locke,
Miss Ida Lawrence, Elisha Worthington
and Isaac Bradshaw.
A. Lewis Moore, son of Joseph R. M oore,
of this place, was one of the graduates al
the Pierce College on Friday evening. He
already has fine position in bank al
Atlantic City.
Swedesboro Conclave, No. 455, Improved
Order Heptasophs, has elected the follow
ing officers: Past Arohon, Henry Long;
Archon, John G. Heritage; Provost, Will
bert F. Beckett; Prelate, J. Adam Fred
rick; Secretary, Walter r. Shoemaker,
Financier, VIM. R. Stone; Treasurer, BENZ.
P Lawrence; Inspector, L. P. Mayer
Warder, John G. Wolferth; Sentinel, Ed
ward M. Rulon; Medical Examiner, DIR.
B. F. Buzby; Representative, Henry Long.
Miss Anna Cheesman is quite i'll at this
writing.
Swedesboro Lodge, No. %, A. 0. q. M,
has elected the following officers: Master
Workman, John H. Miller; Overseer, A.
j. Steelman; Foreman, S. Taylor Rogers
Recorder, Walter R. Armstrong; Financier,
Moses Batten; Receiver, VIM. HI. McCul-
Tough; Guide, Carlton E. Rulon; Inside
Watchman, John J. Dupper; Outside
Watchman, VIM. J. Passwater; Trustee,
VIM. H. Brown; Medical Examiners, w.
G. Simmons, Oliver Grimshaw; Represen-
tatives, Frederick W. Weber, and Samuel
NJ. Homan.
The heavy rain storms of Sunday and
Sunday evening, greatly interfered with
the attendance in the churches.
Editor and Mrs. George W. Pither cele-
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
marriage at their pleasant home on Satur-
day afternoon, and entertained party Of
relatives and friends at an elegant dinner.
Their guests were: Mrs. B. L. Zane, Mrs.
Samuel Ewing, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L.
Zane, Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Sharp, Misses
Creme, Lizzie, Anna, Fayetta, Katharine
and Master B. Earl Sharp, Miss Ethel and
Master Harry Zane, of Camden; Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Salisbury, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
H. Cozens, Misses Marie and Lizzie Coz
ems, Master VIM. Cozens, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. H. Mccullough, and Mrs. Louisa
Emory, of Swedesboro. After pleasant
afternoon and evening the guests departed,
leaving behind them as tokens of their
esteem, many useful and pretty gifts, most
ly Of silver, and wishing for Mr.. and Mrs
Pither many added years of happiness and
prosperity.
Rev. w. S. Mitchell pastor of the M. E.
Church, who has been sick nearly year, il
improving quite rapidly, and reasonable
hopes are entertained that he may recover.
The Methodist, Presbyterian and Epis
copal Sunday schools will hold their Christ
mas entertainments on Christmas Eve The
Moravian school of which Mr.. Henry Shiv-
Ter is Saperintendent, will have its enter
tainment on Friday evening. All are max
ing extensive preparations, and the exer
discs promise to be enjoyable.