Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-06-26
sWEDESBORO.

Mrs. George M. Ashton spent last week
attending the commencement exercises OF
Pennington Seminary, and visiting relatives
at Trenton.
visiting her grandfather, Mr.. VIM. H.
Hannold.
Mrs. George w. Pither spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Vincent Sharp, in
Camden
Mrs. S. Taylor Rogers and daughter
Mary L. Rogers, are spending week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin OFT, in Elmer.
Mrs. Walter R. Stiles and little daughter,
of Camden, have been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Patterson.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ore has returned from a
visit Of six weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
Howard Spencer, at Centre Grove.
Miss Sarah Moore has been spending six
weeks with relatives at Salem.
Miss Darothy Gwynne, of Salem, is
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John G. Rulon
Mr.. VIM. H. Vannetta, of Camden, spent
Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. George
Scherer.
Mr.. E. L. Worthington, of Newton, Pa,
has been the guest Of his son, Elisha
Worthington, here
Mr.. Charles Sharp, of Medford, has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Mary Cottr ell.
Prof. Houpt Of Somerville, will spend
some time here attending to his business of
tuning and repairing pianos and organs
His work is well and favOrably known in
this vicinity.
Memirako Tribe, No. IS, Imp'd. o. R. M,
will attend service in the M. E. Church on
next Sunday evneing.
Miss Lizzie Bachman, formerly with L.
E. Krause & Co.. of the Paragon store, has
accepted position with the same Company
in their store on Ritner street, Phila.
The M. E. Sunday school and Occur de
Lion Castle, K. G. E., will run their third
annual excursion to Atlantic City on Thurs
day, August Ia.
Mr.. W. J. Manning, of Newark, is visit
ing old friends in this his former home
Master Harold Headley, son of r. A.
Headley, has gone to Wildwood for the
summer.
VIM. Helms has located his merry-go-
round here for three weeks.
Mrs. E. L. Seeley has gone to spend some
time with her daughter at Elmer.
Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds has returned from
visit of considerable length with relatives
in Camden, Bethlehem, Pa, and other
points.
Rev. W. S. Mitchell, pastor Of the NJ. E.
Church, has gone to Saranac Lake, New
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congregation and many friends hope the
change will greatly improve him.
The friends of druggist S. S. Guest are
glad to see him on the street again after his
serious illness, he having had a dangerous
attack of appendicitis
Mrs. Mary Adams is still seriously i'll
with not much improvement.
Mrs. Moses Batten is slowly improving
from severe illness.
Mr. George W. Batten, and son James,
and daughter Emma, of Franklinville, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kinlire, of Phila.,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bryant.
Capt. Edward Eastlack & Sons have COM
menced running their boat Robert E. to
Chester, carrying produce in variety, such
as tomatoes, potatoes, beans, onions, cab
bage, apples, etc. Beginning with next
Monday they will make daily trips, leaving
here at four o'clock p. m.
The Sunday school of the Moravian
Church near here, will celebrate it's 25th
anniversary on next Sunday, of which we
hope to give an account next week
The severe rain storm of last Saturday
did great deal of damage to crops in this
vicinity, washing out whole fields of toma-
toes, citrons, sweet potatoes and corn.
Some farms were damaged to the extent of
hundred or more dollars.
Contractor Charles Nicholson has com
menced operations on the new house he is
to build for j. Frank Faucett, next to his
present home on Main street.
Contractor John Hunter has commenced
the rebuilding of w. H. Hannold & Sons
furniture store.
Our esteemed townsman, Mr.. John Pier
son, calls our attention to an article in the
Philadelphia Inquirer of Monday, which
states that Mrs. Lydia Taylor, of Chester,
Pa, who has just died at the age Of 81
years, had lived in the town in which she
died for over fifty years. Mr.. Pierson in
forms us that he has occupied his present
home over sixty-fve years. He further in
forms us that there is not foot of land in
Swedesboro but has changed hands since he
has lived in his present home, except that.
and the Episcopal Church property, and
only one person living in town who lived
here IS years ago, Mr.. Samuel A. Croft.
Mr.. Pierson is 90 years of age, and was
able to attend the Episcopal Church, of
which he is member on last Sunday