Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04
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| Mrs Mitchell, of Baltimore, Md, has
returned home after spending several
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Samuel
Young, here.
Mrs. Robert s. Austin, Of Philadel-
phia, has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Edward McAllister.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wise have been
| spending a few days with their chill
dren at Williamstown
| Detective and Mrs. II. G. Garrison
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam A. Sailer, at Lansdowne, Pa.
Mrs. Ella B. Gibson is spending
some time with relatives at Bridge
port and Germantown
Miss Elsie Painter has been visiting
her cousin, Miss Ella Simmerman, at
Salem.
Mr.. Stanley Black is quite i'll with
pneumonia.
Freeholder Charles Wilson continues
to improve, with every prospect OF
complete recovery.
/ Miss Lizzie Bachman is visiting rel
atives at Millyille.
Mrs. Andrew Sheldon and children,
Clarence and Katie, have been spend
ing some time with relatives at Mill
vile.
Godfrey Chard and Miss Nellie
Douglas, both of this place, were mar
ried in Philadelphia. on Monday of last
week They have set up housekeep-
ing on Church street, and host of
friends wish for them a happy and
prosperous married life.
The smallpox situation is greatly
| improved since our last writing. No
new cases have been reported and it
| is thought there will be no further
trouble. Those who have the disease
are making satisfactory improvement.
The Sparks family have practically
recovered.
The churches were reopened on Sun
day and the welcome sound of the
bells calling the people. to worship had
the effect to quiet alarm and restore
confidence, which perhaps nothing else
could so well have done. The schools
will reopen within a few days, and
every child who has not already been
Yaccinated will have to submit to the
operation or be denied the privilege of
attending. The Board of Health is
making every effort to stamp out the
disease and parents are expected to
cooperate.
Fires at the glass house were block
ed last week while repairs were made
to the cap of the furnace. Work was
resumed on Monday. The company is
rushed with orders and no holidays
are taken unless repairs have to be
made.
And so, according to Mr.. Ground
Hog, we are to shiver on and burn
out our coal for six weeks longer. It
wasn't kind of his hogship after all
we have endured to come out and
promise us month and half more of
the same sort Let us hope that, like
some of the weather prophets, his call
eu1ations may fail, and spring may
open early.
The thermometer registered three
below zero, on Tuesday morning.
The annual meeting of the Holy
Name Society of st. Joseph's Church
resulted in the election of the follow
ing officers: Spiritual director, Rev.
Walter L. Leahy; president, Thomas
Lane; vice president, Charles Rieger:
secretary, Joseph Costello: treasurer,
Peter Muhlbaier.
The borough of Swedesboro has
S576, 104 worth of taxable real estate,
and S295, 100 worth OF taxable personal
property.
Deputy Grand Master c. e. Rulon
and Mayor w. H. Mccullough visited
Bridgeport Lodge, A. o. U. w, on
Tuesday evening Of last week, and in
stalled the officers.
Early on Tuesday morning, the
farm house Of Joseph Mettic, about a
mile from :5wedesboro, was totally de-
stfoyed by fire, together with al IT'S
contents. The family 5areiy escaped
with their lives, being rescued from
the chamber windows by neighbors, as
egress by the stairway was cut off by
the flames We understood that the
house was set on fire by a burning
chimney. The family lost everything
except the garments they had on. The
insurance is small.
Master Clarence Sheldon, Of this
place, who has been visiting in Mill
vile, narrowly escaped drowning, on
Monday OF last week, while skating on
Union Lake. He skated into hole
and was rescued with great difficulty
just as he was slipping under the ice.