Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-08-13
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Miss Katie Tuohy, Of Woodstown, ar
visiting friends here
Geo. ". Hannold and Geo. NJ. Ashton
spent Monday at Cape May.
Miss Mary Thornton, Of Philadelphia, i
spending some time with her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Costello.
Mr.. Frank Lawrence, of New York,
spending vacation with his parents, Rev
and Mrs. A. Lawrence here.
! Harry T. Ford and family spent owe
Sunday at Atlantic City.
Jacob S. Ware spent Sunday with rela
tives at Glassboro.
B. R. Moffett was amongst the worship
pers at Pitman Grove on Saturday.
Miss Geraldine Buzby is spending som
time with friends at Asbury Park, New
York and Brooklyn.
Editor E. L. Leonard, of the PaulsbOr
Press, was in town last Thursday.
Miss Fayetta Sharp, of Camden, is visit
ing her aunt Mrs. Geo. w. Pither.
T. w. Davidson and Evart M. Fan
spent Sunday at Pitman.
Miss Sarah Parker is spending ten day
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Paulsboro at Bowers Beach, below Fortes
cue.
Mrs Elizabeth Ore and Miss Maggie ORE
have been visiting Elmer Lock at Trenton.
Anthony c. Morris and wife have been
entertaining their parents, Silas Morris and
wife, of Philadelphia
Miss Ethel Kirkbride, of Camden, has
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wife.
Miss Lillian Lock, of Trenton, is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs Elizabeth Ore.
Miss Dorothy Myers has been entertain
ing Miss Norma johnson, of Phila., and
Miss Irene johnson of Camden
Miss Edna Callahan, of Salem, has been
the guest of Mrs. VIM. E. Black.
Conrad Nolte and wife are entertaining
Edward Nolte, wife and son Conrad, and
Henry Nolte and wife, of Phila.
Miss Ella Stewart, of Whitewater, Wis.
is visiting relatives in this vicinity.
John Meley, of this place, and Emanuel
Stratton, of Phila., are the guests of Azar-
iah Stratton and family at Beasley's Point.
Mrs. Ella Gibson has been entertaining
her niece, Marion Oliphant, of Bridgeport.
Miss Helen Sparks, of Camden has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. George A. Rode.
Mrs. Lydia P. Justice has been the guest
of relatives in Phila.
Mr. Lipman, one of the teachers at the
Agricultural School at Woodbine, was in
town on Friday of last week, interviewing
our farmers, and trying to learn the secret
of their success III raising crops, especially
sweet potatoes and tomatoes. He visited
the railroad station and was simply amazed
at the amount of produce shipped.
Miss Beatrice Dilks has gone to spend a
week with her music teacher, Miss Holder
man, at her home near Doylestown, Pa.
Mrs. H. A. Talman is slowly improving
after severe illness.
Sweet potato digging has commenced and
those of fair size are being shipped to mar
ket.
The Sunday school connected with st.
Joseph's Church went on its annual picnic
in Mitchell's woods on Wednesday.
Harry Sparks and wife have moved into
their pretty and convenient new house on
Lake avenue.
The Swedesboro Land Company has con
tracted for five hundred Norway maple tree
which they will put out on their tract this
Fall.
The prospects are that there will b.
several weddings in town in the near future
Rev. A. Lawrence, of the Methods
Church, preached at National Park Oh
Monday morning.
Guest & Guest our enterprising druggist
have left the cramped quarters they hav
occupied for years and are now established
in their new store, corner Of Main and Mil
streets, in the block purchased of Georg
Meley The new store is large and light
handsomely papered and painted. Th
new marble soda fountain with its silve
| trimmings mirrors and electric lights is
thing Of beauty and something to be prou'
of; and indeed when the proprietors hav
everything arranged to their liking it ma
safely be said that there will be no prettie
or better equipped drug store in any countr
town in South jersey. The telephone ez
change has been moved to the store build
ing, with Miss May Whitaker, an experi
enced operator, in charge of the day service
and Miss Amanda Yourison in charge a
night, with Miss Florence Stone as assist
ant in the evening, thus iusuring con
tinuous service which will be appreciated.
Capt. VIM. Shaffer, James ]. Moncriei
| Joseph Horner and Clark Horner, togethe
with party of friends from Barnsboro an
Sewell spent last Wednesday at Anglese
in fishing. Those who were not seasic
had excellent luck, some catching as hig
as sixty pounds of fish. Those who wer
sick didn't think much of the trip.
Seldom does it fall to the lot of wedde
couples to enjoy each Others society for fift
years, but Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Costello
of this place, have had that privilege, an
on last Saturday celebrated the goldel
anniversary of their marriage, surrounds
| by their happy family of nine children ant
twenty-five grandchildren. High mas
was celebrated in St. Joseph's Church a
| 10 o'clock in honor of the occasion, Rev
Walter 7. Leahy being the celebrant. Thu
service was attended by large number O
| relatives and friends, and was the first o
its kind ever held in the parish on a lik
occasion. The altar was resplendent will
lights and flowers, and the music was fin
and we'll rendered. At the close of the ser
vice, the worthy and honored old peopl
received the congratulations and best wishe
of the assembled friends, and later a recep
tion was held at their pleasant home OF
Broad street, where the immediate famil,
of children and grandchildren gathered t.
enjoy the feast of good things provided
and live over again the years spent unde
| the parental roof. Both Mr.. and Mrs
Costello were born in County Mayo, Ire
| land, Mr.. Costello seventy-fiye years ago
and his wife, whose maiden name wa
Mary Greedy, three years later. They spen
their childhood and youth in their nativ
land, and united their fortunes after com
ing to this country They were married il
Phila. Eleven children blessed their union
nine of whom are living, and there ar
| twenty-tw grandchildren. Those presen
at the reception were:-Michael Costello
and wife, John Costello and wife, of Swed
esboro; VIM. Ryan and wife, of Gloucester
Elijah Costello, of Germantown, Pa, VIM
Costello and wife, Of Gloucester; Alexande
Thornton and wife, of Phila.; Michael J
Costello and wife, of Camden; Joseph Cos
tello and wife, of National Park; the Misse
Ella and Agnes Costello and Mrs. Cecil;
Lyons, of Swedesboro; grandchildren Lewi
Anna, Joseph, Mary, Maggie, George, Hor
meta and Cyril Costello, of Swedesboro; thl
Misses Florence and Kathyrne Ryan, O
Gloucester; Lelitia, Rose and Edmund Cos
tello of Gloucester; Miss Mary Thornton
of Phila; Clarence and Harold Costello, O
Camden; Florence, Lillian and Russell
Costello, of National Park; VIM. and Mary
Thompson, Of Phila.; Josephine Thompson
| of Swedesboro. Mr.. and Mrs. Costello ar,