Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-18
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ence, have been visiting Mr.. Johz
Poole and family, at Mickleton.
| Mr. and Mrs. Thomas NJ. McCuI-
guests Of Mayor Mccullough and fam
lily
Editor and Mrs George W. Pitter
entertained, on Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vincent Sharp and children, Katherine
and Earl. of Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah Blake. Of
Gloucester City, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs A. Hearn here
Mrs. James Horner Mrs. John Ger
ner and Mrs. Edward Gibson spent
Saturday with Mrs. F. S. Jester. in
Camden.
Postmaster Howard V. Locke, Bank
Cashier John c. Rulon and George G.
Jones have been making pleasant trip
to Washington, D. G..
John Gallagher, of Freehold. visited
his mother and sister here, last week.
Mrs. George L. Barker entertained
Mrs. Harry Hewitt, of Camden, last
| week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Meley have
been entertaining their son. GeOrge
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ Thompson enter
tanned at tea, on Saturday, Mr.. and
Mrs. James ]. Davidson, James David
son, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Hail.
Miss Gertrude Hall, Mr.. Albertus Dilks
and Mr. Walter Hall.
Harry B. Smith represented Viola
Lodge, X. of p, at the Grand Lodge
at Trenton, this week. Past Grand
| Chancellor William H. Mccullough was
also in attendance.
| Louis P. Mayer, who was confined to
his house over three months with ty-
phoid fever, is now practically helpless
with rheumatism. He has the sympa-
| thy of the community in this added
trouble.
| Former State Senator John Piersoh
is quite i'll at this writing.
Mrs Margaret Shoch, widow of the
late. Captain Lewis Shoch, died at the
home of her son, Lewis M. Shoch,
on last Friday night, aftfS lingering
/ Illness, aged rs years. She IS survived
by five children, Robert Shoeh, Lewis
! NJ. Shoch, Harry B. Shoch, ] M0rt0n
Shoch and Mrs Sumter 3. Leap. SnsN
was well known and highly esteemed
/ in the community, and the sympathies
/ of a host of friends go out to the sons
and only daughter in the loss of one
Of the tenderest and best of mothers,
also to the grandchildren and sisters
and other friends in their sorrow. Her
| funeral took place on Tuesday morn
ing at the home of her son. and inter-
.ment was made in Lake Park Gene
! terry.
ag rra,.r,, N6ofvo1l;c4o,. q uoI14Lnoyvr1
music teacher here, has become mem
4 Der of the Hatch Music Company.
i Eighth and Locust streets, Philadel-
/ phia, where he is occupied every day.
i And announces that he can give music
! lessons to only a limited number of
scholars. Having rented his house in
South Swedesboro to l. H. Weatherby,
i NJ McCollister and family will board
at CIark's Hotel during the season.
! The quarantine has been raised from
4 the house of John McAvoy, on Second
i street: and the other families will be
released as soon as the Board OF
Health deems it safe probably this
4 week. Thorough fumigation will, OF
course, be given all infected premises
i and every precaution taken.
4 At the annual meeting of the Wool
wich Fire Company the following Off
GERS were elected: President, William
i H. Mccullough; vice president, Edgar
H. Dilks; secretary, Hugh McCullough;
i treasurer, George B. Mitchell; trus-
tees. George A. Rode, 3 years; Wilbert
Batten, 2 years; Harry Mayhem, years
chief. George A. Rode; first assistant,
Charles F. Christman; second assist
4 ant. Isaac McAllister. Alexander B.
j toA ,{1ea4s
foreman Of extin guishers, Allen Denny.
with three assistants; foreman OF
plugs, William H. Mccullough, Edgar
H. Dilks; charge of hose cart in lumT
Der yard, W. Fl. Mccullough, Hugh
Mccullough; charge OF hose cart in
! Young's shop, Soulh Swedesboro. J. M.
i, Young, L M. Leap.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Thompson were
: given a complete surprise at their
. home, near here, on Monday evening.
February Sth, it being the thirty-eighth
anniversary of their marriage. The
evening was spent in an enjoyable
manner, both vocal and instrumental
music helping to make it pass pleas
antly. Mrs. Thompson objected strsn-
uously to joining in the games, but her
friends persuaded her. with little tug
ging applied vigorously. and she was
) soon undergoing series of enjoyable
: games, much to her guests delight.
From 10 until IL o'clock a sumptuous
repast was served. The party broke
up at a late hour and the guests de-
parted, wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Thomp-
son many more years of prosperous
married life. Among those present
were: H. NJ Thompson and wife. Geo
M. Hall and wife, Philip Parker and
wife, Eli Cheesman and wife, George
Kesler and wife, Clarence Hendrickson
and wife, Thompson Gill ard wife
Misses Ray Cheesman and Gertrude
Hall, Messrs. Albertus Dilks, Walter
Hall and Clarence Hendrickson.
i Mrs. William III. Cozens has been
--lquits seriously i'll with the grip.
II Francis M. son of John G. and Het.
J tie A. Tighe. died on Tuesday of last
] week, aged seventeen months Funeral