Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-14
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Mrs. Vincent Sharp and children, Of Cam
den, have been spending few days with
her sister, Mrs Geo. W. Pither
Co. School Superintendent William H..
Eldridge and wife, of Williamstown, have
been guests of Mrs. Mary Shivers, mother
Of the latter.
Mr.. Albert Neff and Miss Ida Tacy, of
West Phila., spent Sunday with Mrs. Sarah
Young, aunt Of Miss Tacy.
Miss Anna Tharp, of Mantua, is visiting
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Williams, of Phila.,
spent Sunday with their friend, Mrs. Mag
gle R. Smith.
Mrs. Walter Simmerman and daughter
are spending some time with relatives at
Absecon.
Mrs. Charles Justice and little daughter
Henrietta, of Pleasantville, are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D.
Lippincott.
Miss Zura Miller, of Paulsboro, is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Geo. w. Hannold.
Miss Amanda Wilson, of Hammonton, is
spending some time with relatives and
friends here.
Miss Sadie M. Smith is spending the
remainder of her school vacation with
relatives and friends in Phila.
Mrs. James Clark and children, of Will
mington, Del, are the guests of her sister,
Mrs s. Taylor Rogers.
Mrs. Walter r. Stiles, of Camden, and
her friend, Miss Maud Conover, of Wash
ington, D. c., have been the guests Of Mr..
an A Dokt
Miss Margaret Vandersloot is spending
some time with relatives at Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. c. Hunter and chill
dren, Herbert and Irene, are spending two
weeks at Cape May.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Chard have been
spending week at Atlantic City.
Emanuel Stratton, of PhiIa., spent last
week here, the guest of John F. Meley and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Patterson are enter
tanning their little niece, Marion Haines, OF
Camden.
Miss Florence G. Pither has returned
home after spending several weeks with
relatives and friends in Camden.
Mrs. B. R. Moffett, who has been sick
several weeks, is not much improved.
Mrs. Hannah Brown is seriously i'll at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. B. P.
Lawrence.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Batten of Phila.,
are spending some time with relatives and
4 friends here.
Miss Alice Toole has been entertaining
her cousin, Miss Helen Blake, of Camden.
Mrs. Edward Eastlack and daughter,
Mrs. John Gibson, are spending week
with relatives at Seaview, Atlantic Co.
Miss Elsie Painter is visiting her cousin,
Miss Alice Simmerman, at Salem.
Jacob S. Ware spent Sunday with his
fasher-in-law, Thomas Vanneman, at Mon
roeville.
Mrs. B. L. Zane has returned to her
home in Camden after a visit of several
weeks with relatives here and in Salem
county.
Mrs. VIM. Winters is quite seriously i'll.
Mrs Thomas Pike is on the sick list.
Charles Scull, who died last week at
Woodbury., was well known here, having
served long term here as night engineer
at the glassworks He was highly respected
by all who knew him.
At the last regular meeting of Council
an ordinance was introduced and passed
first reading granting to A. M. Worstall
and his associates franchise to locate and
operate gas plant in Swedesboro.
The furnace at the glassworks is being
rebuilt, and the firm expects to be ready to
begin work on Sept. LIST.
4 y The downpour Of rain on Sunday after
noon amounted almost to cloudburst-
Estreets were flooded and numerous cellars
had water supply not at all desirable. A
i few washouts in the town and along the
railroad resulted, but nothing in any way
serious, for which we are thankful. ST.
Swithen has proved himself this year to be
a much more reliable prophet than some OF
the more modern Ones We have had rain
and rain and rain.
Abram Frye, of Glassboro, a member of
4 the Swedesboro Glass Co., will return to
lot of John F. Meley on Church street, on
which he will erect for himself a home.
Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds and Mrs. Helen
Stratton have returned from Pitman Grove,
where they have been attending the camp
meeting.
Heavy shipments of produce are still be-
ing made from this depot, with prices good
and shippers correspondingly happy. Many
farmer in this vicinity. will swing clear oil
debt this year on account of enormous crops
and excellent prices.
The early tomato crop is nearly all
gathered, but the later varieties are coming
on and cantaloupes, watermelons, white
and sweet potatoes, apples ETC., are being
shipped in quantities.