Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-05-11
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Mrs. Ruth McAllister was guest OF rela-
tives in Camden and Phila last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Buzby, Mrs. ]
Walker Norton and Miss Edith Norton, of
Camden, have been visiting relatives in
this neighborhood.
Mrs Clayton Eastlack and children are
spending ten days with Mrs. Amanda Lock
in Camden.
Miss May Young is spending week at
Pala, Pa.
Mrs Rebecca Reynolds. who has been
quite i'll, is slowly improving.
Samuel A. Croft is slowly recovering from
a severe illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Maffett spent last
Saturday in New York where they went to
see their son, L. B, Moffett, and family off
on a trip to Cuba and Mexico. Mr.. Moffett
iseonnected with the Peirce business college
in Phila. and his annual vacation of five or
six weeks is being spent in trayel. His
friends here wish for himself rnd family
safe and pleasant trip.
Captain Edward Eastack expects to leave
on Tuesday of next week for Newberne, N.
c.. where he will assist in the dedication of
the monument erected to the Ninth New
Jersey Reg, of which he was a member.
He is member of the monument commit
tee.
Drake & Falkner's Circus will visit
Swedesboro and give an exhibition on
Mayor McCuliough's lot on Broad street on
Tuesday, May 10th. The small people are
delighted at the prospect; but they are not
the only ones who will take in''the show.
The Swedesboro Cornet Band will hold a
strawberry festival on Friday and Saturday
evenings, May 10Th and 18th. The boys
deserve the contenance and help of the
community, and it is hoped that the festi-
val will have liberal patronage. Don't
forget the date, Friday and Saturday even
ings in Guests hall.
We are glad to note that Mrs. S. F. Gas
kill, wife of the pastor of the M. E. Church
at Williamstown, is improving, and it is
thought that she can be brought to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. George M.
Ashton, here sometime this week.
Mrs. Irving Starr has been very i'll with
an attack of heart trouble.
John Coleburn, who has been dangerously
ill with pneumonia, is slowly improving.
The Guild of Trinity Church will hold a
strawberry festival on Saturday evening,
May Doth.
1H6 DdSc Dtttl Sdtllt Ou lftSc todtuludy WIFI
the Germantown A. G. resulted in another
victory for Swedesboro, the score standing
to 4 in favor of the home team.
On last Saturday morning horse at
tached to light covered wagon, in which
were several men going to their work, be-
came frightened on Mill street, and spring
ing suddenly to one side, upset the wagon
in the ditch, tearing off the cover and
throwing the men out in heap. Robert
White, colored, had his leg broken and his
head badly cut and bruised DR.. W. Grant
Simmons gave medical attendance, and the
man will take an enforced vacation of five
or six weeks, which is not pleasant thing
to contemplate just at this busy season of
the year. The other men escaped unhurt.
The graduating exercises of the public
school will be held on May 18th.
No small excitement was created in the
town on Monday morning by the appear
ance of a strange dog on the streets showing
every symptom of rabies. The animal was
noticed early in the morning opposite the
town at what is known as Shiylerville. 1t
was covered with foam and was swapping
and biting at everything in its way. Two
or three dogs were bitten. The dog then
came across the creek into the borough,
passing through Broad street into Main
street which it traversed up and down
several times before doing any damage, and
before the people were aroused to the dam
ger. Finally it made an attack on a little
girl, the daughter of Mulford Taylor, who
was standing in front Of store, throwing
her down and tearing her clothing and
leaving the print of its teeth on her thigh,
but not breaking the skin. Newsdealer r.
A. Acton, who was passing up the street
with his push-cart, saw the child's peril,
and hurried to the rescue, running the dog
down with his cart, thus probably saving
her life. Two or three dogs in the borough
are known to have been bitten, one of which
was Immediately shot and others are being
watched. The mad dog then left town
again and crossed the creek by way Of the
iron bridge but was shot at the toll gate by
David Yourison who had followed it, One
of the dogs bitten at Shivleryille was shot.
We understand that Others are running at
large. The people are aroused and it is safe
to say that not many chances will be taken
with dogs from this time on.