Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-08
SWEDESBORo.

| MIS-. John Zane, OF Gloucester City, has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Taylor
Rev. and Mrs. S. F. Gaskill have been
visiting relatives in Trenton.
Miss Beulah Locke, Of Philadelphia, has
returned home after a pleasant visit with
her friend, Miss Emma Batten.
Mayor and Mrs. w. H. Mccullough en-
tertained over Sunday Thomas M McCul-
Tough and wife, of Glassboro
Mrs Lydia Rhodes and little daughter
Alma. Of Dawson, North Dakota, have
been spending some time with friends in
this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Mitchell have
been enjoying a visit with friends in Boston,
Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Salisbury have been
entertaining Miss Helen Rogers, of Rogers
ford, Penna.
Miss Lizzie Sharp, of Bridgeton, has been
spending few days with Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel A. Croft
Mr. and Mrs. John Zippler have been
entertaining their brother and his wife, Of
Philadelphia.
| Mrs. H. Garrett Miller and little son
Kenneth, of Millville, have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Salisbury and
other relatives here.
Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds has been visiting
her children at Germantown, Penna, and
Camden.
Mrs. j Frank Faucet and Mrs VIM.
R. Stone have been spending week with
their mother and sister at Seaview, At an
tic county.
Mrs Francis Titus and Mrs. Jennie Og-
den and daughter Verna, of Camden, have
been the guests Of Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds,
of Swedesboro.
Miss Jennie Atkinson and Miss Hannah
Cough of Camden, and Mrs. Jennie Tay-
lor, of North Wales, Penna., were over
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John S.
Batten.
Mrs. NJ. G. Sparks, Miss Ida Rode, and
Miss Estella Locke, have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. NJ Augustus Sparks, at Tucker
| ton.
Mr.. Samuel A. Croft has been quite i'll
with rheumatism, and confined mostly to
his house for some time.
Mr.. B. R. Moffett has been quite i'll for
few days, but is improving.
Miss Linda Sholders, who underwent
serious operation in Philadelphia hospital,
is at home with a fair prospect of complete
restoration to health
'Raly Day. will be observed in the
Methodist Sunday school on n xt Sunday.
An interesting program has been prepared,
and 1t is hoped tnat all members and friends
OF the school will be present. Pastor Law
renee will preach a special sermon in the
morning.
| Trinity Episcopal Church had Harvest
| Home" celebration on last Sunday and the
services were highly enjoYed by the large
congregations present, both morning and
evening. The Rector Rev Dr. George G.
Sutton, preached special and appropriate
sermon in the morning, and the music was
excellent. The evening service was Choral
Evensong, with hymns and anthems, finely
rendered. The solists were Miss Lille
| Kuhnle, and Mrs. Alex. B. Hewes. The
church was beautifully decorated with
fruits, grains and vegetables, while pro-
fusion of potted plants and cut flowers filled
the air with fragrance.
The painters brush is busy about the
town, and number of residences are being
greatly improved in appearance thereby,
notably among them being those of VIM.
H. Hannold and Alex B. Hewes on Main
street, and Summers B. Leaps house on
Allen street, and Miss Sarah Beckett's
home on Railroad avenue.
| Joseph II Rulon is about to build for
himself home in South Swedesboro, adj
joining the residence of George String.
Occur de Lion Temple, Ladies of the
Golden Eagle, will give an oyster and
chicken supper in Guests Hall on Saturday
evening, October II.
Several pear trees in town are showing
punches of bloom.
Mrs Mary E. Hildebrand has been pick
ing strawberries right along from the beds
in her garden.
Our railroad station is a busy place, and
sweet potatoes in large quantities are being
shipped, many farmers being afraid to risk
storing them, as they show signs Of rotting.
Prices have gone down.
Charles G.. Shute has purchased the farm
on which he has lived as a tenant for
number of years.
| r. H. Moore has moved from Sumner B.
| Leaps house on Allen street, and now
occupies one-half of William II Browns
double dwelling on Main street, and Super
vising Principal William E. Ayers, occu-
pies the house vacated by Mr. Moore.
Miss Julia Rainev and Miss Sadie Smith
represented the Presbyterian Sunday school
and Mrs. F. II. Bertholf and Mrs. Louisa
Emory were the delegates from the Method
list Sunday-school at the County Sunday
School Convention held at Newbold last
week.
Very substantial and important improve
ments have been commenced at our rail-
road station, of which we shall speak later.
NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSIONS.