Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-08
sWEDESBORO.

Miss Mary Price, Of Phila., has been
spending q few days with her aunt, Mrs.
Wilmer Egee.
Miss Lenora Hillman, Of Cape May, is
the guest Of her aunt, Miss Retta G. Fox.
William Miller, son of Councilman VIM.
A. Miller, of Phila., has been visiting his
cousins, Herbert and Irene Hunter.
Mrs Walter R. Stiles and daughter
Eleanore, of Camden, are spending a few
days with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo
Patterson.
Mr.. and Mrs Roberts, Austin, Of PhiIa,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Austin's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McCollister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Hannold and son
Leland and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ Ashton
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Z. B.
Moffett in Phila.
Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds has been spend
ing few days with her son, Charles G.
Reynolds, in Camden, and her son, Frank
lin Reynolds at Lansdale, Pa.
Mrs. J. J. Robinson, of New York, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Owen L. Guest.
Mrs. Ellen Harrison, of Port Elizabeth
is spending some time with her daughter
Mrs. Harry Mayhem.
Mrs. Mary Shivers has been visiting heI
daughter, Mrs. VIM. H. Eldridge, al
Williamstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Barrows, of Ooean
City, have been recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Adrain P. Locke.
Charles Nicholson has removed his family
to Camden. I. H. Weatherby and daugh
Aorrx IL fha Eocfa x7a
Gated by Mr.. Nicholson.
Otto Rode has removed his family tt
Phila. as a matter of business convenience
Mr. and Mrs. J. Clark Helms have be
come residents here and are occupying thei
handsome house on Main street.
James Horner has purchased of the Lake
side Land Co. their house on East ave. ant
has taken possession.
Isaac Shoemaker has removed from Soutl
Swedesboro to the house on Main ST. lately
vacated by S. Russell Parker, Mr.. Parke
having removed to Broad street.
| The Swedesboro National Bank has de
clared semi-annual dividend of per cent
| A quiet wedding took place at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pike OF
New Years Day. when their daughter, Mis-
Rebecca D. Pike, was married to Mr.. ALDER
G. G. Haas, of Phila. DR.. Geo. c. Sutton
performed the ceremony.
The week of prayer is being observed il
the local Presbyterian Church, with service
on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings
Coal dealer W. R. Poinsett received tire
large cars of coal on Saturday, but ever,
pound was engaged before it came, so thai
those who had no order placed were lef
out. 1t sold for SO per ton.
John Kirby, who has been in the u S
service in the Philippines for two years
returned home on Tuesday of last week
glad to get once more on his native soil.
A freight wreck on the w. J. & S. R. r
| just above Swedesboro, at what is known a
the stone road crossing on last Friday even
ing at about o'clock, resulted in consider
aole loss to the railroad company, but for
tunately all the crew escaped. The engi
neer undertook to make flying drill t
allow the cars to run down the grade aheal
of the engine, but the switch did not NOV
quickly enough, and the whole heavy trail
followed the engine on the siding, and tina
and loaded car already on the siding wer
pushed over the end and landed in the sof
mud in a field. The engine was almost
tor Harry Hewitt jumped for his life an
escaped, but Geo. Ludlam, engineer, an
William Scott, fireman, were not so fortu
nate, being caught in the debris and some
what injured.