Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19
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Mr.. and Mrs. Chalkley Kirby and son
James, of near Mullica Hill, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Hartman on
Saturday.
Miss Alice Toole is the guest Of her
cousin, Miss Regina Blake, at Camden.
Mrs Samuel A. Croft has been visiting
her son, VIM. A. Sailer, at Lansdale, Pa.
Mrs. B. R. Moffett visited her son, L. B.
Moffett, and family in Philadelphia last
week
Mrs, Edward McCollister has been the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Robert S. Aus
tin, in Philadelphia, and of her sister, Mrs.
William Elliott, in Camden.
Mrs. Amos Jones has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. H. Poinsett at Mullica
Hill
Mrs. George Blake, of Camden, has been
visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs W. H. Mccullough enter
tanned on Sunday taeir son Thomas McCul-
Tough and wife, Of Glassboro, and VIM. H.
Mccullough, Jr., and Miss Anne Ludlow,
of Camden.
Miss Lille Kuhnle was the guest of
Philadelphia friends last week.
Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds entertained Mrs
Charles G. Reynolds and Miss Emma Rey-
nolds, of Camden recently.
Miss Lizzie Cozens visited relatives in
Camden and Philadelphia last week.
Miss Anna Stein has been the guest Of
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Cheeseman.
Mrs. Horace Strickland, OF near the
Floodgates, has been spending few days
with sister, Mrs. James CAM.
An entertainment in aid of the fire bell
fund will be given in Meley's Hall on Fri
day evening. George Rogers, the blind
musician, and Edward ] .O'Keefe, will take
prominent parts in the program which will
be varied and interesting and as the object
of the entertainment appeals strongly to
all, the fire company hope to have the pat
ronage of the community.
The ladies of Trinity Guild will give a
Martha Washington tea in Trinity Chapel,
on Saturday evening Go and get an excel
lent supper for IS cts.
We learn that Louis p. Mayer will occu-
Ply John F. Meley's house on Church street
recently vacated by Mrs. Mary Cottrell,
who has moved to Glassboro.
Rev. Daniel B. Green, of Camden, occu-
pied the pulpit of the M. E. Church both
morning and evening on Sunday, in the
absence of Rev. John S. Heisler, who spent
the day IN Bridgeton. Mr.. Green was
accompanied by Mr. Newkirk also of Cam
den.
Last Sunday was again rainy day,
making, according to the record kept,
eleven stormy Sundays out of the last
thirteen.
w. J. Peall expects to construct sewer
system ON the tract of the Swedesboro Land
Association, which will be entirely indepen-
dent of that of the Sewer Co.
Rev. Walter 7. Leahey was confined to
his house by sickness all of last week with
symptoms bordering on pneumonia. He
conducted a short service on Sunday.
The question of an ice supply for next
summer has caused some uneasiness here,
as most of the houses are still untitled, but
the intense cold Of Tuesday and Wednesday
night has probably settled the question to
the satisfaction of all.
The electric lights went out sudde at
about 8 O'Clock on Saturday evening leav-
ing business places, residences and the streets
in darkness Considerable difficulty was
experienced in locating the broken wire,
but the damage was repaired and the lights
turned on Monday night.
While operating circular saw at the
farm of Louis Schooner, near here, on last
Friday, John Coleburn, colored, had the
thumb of his left hand completely severed
and one finger nearly SO. He was taken to
Cooper Hospital where the wound was
dressed and he returned home on Saturday
morning. There is hope of saying the in
jured finger.
While coming up the creek in his row
boat recently Harry Pomeroy rescued a fine
shepherd dog from floating piece of ice.
The dog awaits an owner.
A good many farmers in this vicinity
have their tomato hotbeds started.