Gloucester County Democrat., 1902-12-18
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Mrs. Luther M. Halsey, of Williams
town, and Miss Eliza Watson, of Phila..
have been visiting Mrs. Kate Halsey
Miss Lillian Godfrey, of Whitewater,
Wis, has been visiting relatives and
friends in this vicinity
Mr.. Elisha Worthington, Of the ssPara-
gon Store" /" has been entertaining his
mother, Mrs. Evan Worthington and Miss
Isabella Worthington, Of Newton, Pa
Rev. Daniel Sanderlin, of Phila., has
been visiting old friends here, where he
spent his boyhood days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Wilson, Of Camden,
have been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
R. Gill.
We learn that Edward Cottrell, former
resident here, but now Of Glassboro, is
very i'll with appendicitis.
The friends Of Mrs. A. c. Morris will be
sorry to learn that she is very seriously ill.
Mrs. Nicholas Bachman returned on
Wednesday Of last week from st. Agnes
Hospital, where she underwent a second
operation. She is making fair improve
ment
Charles Rieger and James M. Reed have
purchased of William L. Moore his inter-
est in the hardware business, corner of
Main and Church streets.
Mrs. Benezet Decker has purchased of
G. r. Ogden, of Woodbury., the farm now
occupied by E. H. Black, Jr., for So, 500.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. H. Mccullough en-
tertained on Sunday their son, Thomas
M. Mccullough and wife, and Miss Laura
Timberman, of Glassboro; VIM. H. McCul-
Tough, Sr., of Camden, and Miss Lillian
Godfrey, of Whitewater, Wis.
Mrs. B. L. Zane, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Geo. w. Dither, here
has returned to her home in Camden.
Mr.. Charles J. Butler, of Camden, spoke
in the. revival service in the Methodist
Church on Wednesday evening of last week,
and also gave some excellent selections on
his autoharp. He was the guest of his
friend, Geo. W. Hannold
William L. Moore and family left on
Wednesday for Nowata, Indian Territory.
where they will make their future home.
Mrs. Louis Weber received the sad news
of the sudden death OF her father, Mr..
Adam Frederick Young, at his home near
Bridgeton, on Thursday of last week. She
has the sympathy of friends in this sudden
bereavement.
Miss Mary Young Weatherby, who left
here on Dec. 1st for Los Angeles, CAL, to
meet her affianced husband, Wilbert H.
Guest, reached her destination on the
Sunday morning following The marriage
took place at the home of Thomas Norcross
few hours later and then the happy couple
left for Santa Monte, where they took
steamer for 4SO mile journey to San Fran
cisco, where Mr.. Guest is in business. They
have the best wishes of host of friends in
this vicinity.
The coal situation looks gloomy enough.
Our dealers are entirely out, and the pros
pect OF an early supply is not good Mean
while our people are burning wood which
is still to be had.
If the history of some of the eggs sold at
the grocery stores could be traced back il
would be found that they had served a
term in incubatoIs Incubators are good
things to have on the farm, but when the
added eggs from them find their way into
the hands OF the unsuspecting grocer, and
from there into those of the equally un-
suspecting housekeeper, it becomes a mat
ter that should be looked into especially
at the price at which eggs are now sold
While the storm of the last few days has
been unusually severe, it is matter oi
congratulation and thankfulness, as well
that no serious damage resulted in this
neighborhood.
The various Sunday Schools are rehears
ing for Christmas, the stores are filling W
with Christmas goods, and general air o.
mystery prevails, and by these signs We
know that the most blessed and sweetest
festival of all the year is at hand. The
Master said, "The poor ye have always
with you" Let us remember them with
prayers and potatoes" +" and other substan-
tials, when our own hearts and homes art
glad