Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-16
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Editor and Mrs. Geo W. Pither spent
Sunday with relatives in Camden.
Mrs Louis Weber and little son Christ
ian, and her mother, Mrs. Mary Young
have been spending few days this week
with relatives 10 Philadelphia.
Undertaken Samuel S. Shute and wife, Of
Pedricktown, spent Tuesday in Swedesboro.
Mrs. Robert S. Austin, OF PhiIa, has
beensvisiting her mother, Mrs. Edward Nc
Allister.
Mrs. S. F. Gaskill, of Cape May, and
her sister, Miss Lizzie Hagerman, of Tren-
ton, have been spending few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. M. Ashton.
Miss Katherine Sharp, of Camden, is
spending two weeks with her aunt, Mrs.
Geo. w. Pither.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron H. Hurff, of Allan
tic City, who have been spending some
time here, expect to return home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Ashton, Mr.. and
Mrs B. A. Headley, T. W. Davidson and
B. R. Moffett spent a few days at the Con-
ference at Atlantic City.
Helmuth Gahrs has gone to Baltimore
where he is working at his trade as stone
mason.
Past Supreme Representative VIM. H.
Mccullough attended the Grand Lodge. A..
0. o. w, at Trenton last week.
Deputy Grand Chancellor VIM. Seehousz,
of Harrisonville, visited Viola Lodge, X. OF
p, on last Saturday evening.
The offerings for the different Boards OF
the church will be taken in the Presby-
terrain Church next Sunday morning.
Mr.. Sharpley, of Woodbury., has taken
charge of the Swedesboro gas plant in place
of Albert Titus
1t is said that seed sweet potatoes are
unusually scarce.
Rev. Spencer K. Moore, of Pedricktown,
came up from The Conference on Saturday
evening and occupied the pulpit of the NJ
E. Church on Sunday morning and evening,
preaching two excellent sermons. He was
entertained at the home of his brother in
law, William Denny.
Right Rev. DR.. John Scarborough, Bishop
of Trenton, made his annual visitation
to Trinity Church on Wednesday of this
week and preached at the evening service.
Charles Rieger, Jr., has gone to Ba,ti-
more, where he will work at his trade as
carpenter.
At the Swedesboro Grange Literary on
Wednesday evening of last week the drama
The Valley Farm was presented. Owing
to the storm which prevailed the attend
ance was small, and it was decided to re-
peat the entertainment on Saturday even
ing, March 18th, in Guests Hall silver
offering will be taken at the door The
public is cordially invited to spend pleas
ant evening with the Grange.
The proposition to authorize the Board of
Education of the School District of Wool
witch to purchase suitable lot on which to
build new school house in the Borough Of
Swedesboro, will be submitted to the legal
voters of the district at the annual school
meeting on Tuesday evening, March 81
The Methodist Sunday school has been
provided with new singing books; an or
chestra of ten pieces is being organized and
a new piano for the Sunday-school is prom
ised in the near future.
John LEROY, former we'll known and
highly respected business man of Swedes-
boro, and father of Charles LeCroy, of this
place, died at his home in Camden on Tues
day of last week after a long and painful
4iAhcoH3 e1ECtR oOfCAtN-1ouA tCeEiS lie WAS d
sincere and earnest christian, and was for
several years Superintendent of the Metho-
dist Sunday of Swedesboro. His
funeral took place at the Methodist Church
here on Friday morning, and interment was
made in Lake Park Cemetery
The degree team of Diamond Council No.
IA, Jr. o. Z. A. M, visited Mt Olive
Council, Clarksboro, on last Friday evening
and initiated class of twenty seven. The
team speaks IN the highest terms of the
hospitality of Mt. Olive Council, ard greatly
enjoyed the bountiful supper to which they
were treated.
According to the decree of Bishop Grams
ton and his cabinet, the Swedesboro M. E.
Church will have Rev. Peter Provost for its
pastor during the coming conference year.
Mr.. Provost comes from Williamstown.
Rev. DR.. A. Lawrence goes to Toms River.
Rev. S. F. Gaskill, of Cape May, goes to
Wiliiamstown.