Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-26
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oyer Sunday their son, E. B. Moffett, and
family OF Phila.
Charles Shropshire and wife, OF Sea
Bright, have been spending several days
with John s. Batten and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Black and Mr.. and
Mrs. B. A. Headley attended the Abbott
Clifford wedding at Glassboro on Wednesday
evening of last week.
Miss Florence G. Pither is spending some
time with her aunt. Mrs. Vincent Sharp in
Camden.
Mrs. B. L. Zane, who has been spending
several months with her daughter, Mrs. G J.
w. Pither, has returned to her home in
Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton E. RuIon and Miss
Emma and May Batten, OF Swedesboro,
and Mr.. Richard Borton aud wife and Mr.
VIM. VanLeer and wife, of Camden, have
been spending few days at the Delaware
Water Gap. They greatly enjoyed the
grand scenery and the lovely tinted autumn
foliage
John Ennis, well known resident of
Swedesboro, died at the home of his son,
Joseph Ennis in Camden last week. He
had been in failing health several months.
Nathan McAllister has left Swedesboro
and is engaged on one Of the Reading Co. s
sea-going tugs running East and South. He
writes home that be is delighted with his
occupation.
Deputy Grand Chancellor William See
houze, of HarrisonYille, paid an official
visit to Viola Lodge No. 40, K of P. on
last Saturday evening at which time the de-
gree team worked the second rank.
I. Hurf Weatherby has just finished dig
ging his crop of thirty-thre thousand bas-
kets Of sweet potatoes, which he has stored
for higher prices.
Martin L. Spence has left Swedesboro and
is engaged in the painting and paper hang
ing business in Wilmington, Del. He will
sell his house and lot here.
A basket ball club has been organized
here. The boys are practicing faithfully
land will play game with Glassboro club
on Saturday evening, Nov. 4, il Guests
Hall
Jerome NJ. Young has bought the James
Aborn farm near here, consisting Of 100
acres for $40 per acre.
Miss Rebecca Ford is having her house
on Main street converted into a double
dwelling. Contractor Hunter is doing the
work.
John Dubois has broken ground for a
new house on Mill street adjoining the one
he now occupies.
Blanche, the little daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Mavhew Robinson, of So. Swedesboro,
met with an accidens on Wednesday morn
ing of last week which came near being,
very serious. While running and playing
in the academy yard she was tripped by a
rope which some careless lads threw sud
denly across her path, and she fell, striking
on her head She went into school but
presently complained of pain in her head,
and asking to be excused went to the house
Of friend nearby, where she fell uncon
scious, and remained in that condition sey-
eral hours She Is since improving with
prospect of permanent recovery.
Samuel Locke, of Virginia, accompanied
by his son, made visit to his old home
here last week, and greatly enjoyed calling
on old friends, noticaebly among them be-
ing Uncle john Pierson, now within a
few days of his Tooth year. Mr. Locke was
the son Of Charles X. Locke, who is remem-
bered by our old residents.
A supposed mad dog was shot here We'd
nesday morning. 1t was at first noticed in
South Swedesboro and shot, the shot break
ing its leg, but it continued on down Main
street and into Railroad ave. where it was
finally killed in the yard Of Geo. B, Mitch
ell. 1t is said to have bitten ten dogs.
While John P. Haines, farmer near
here, was attending the Grange meeting on
last Wednesday night his valuable horse
which was left hitched in front of a store
became frightened and broke away, rum
ming down Main street and into Glen Echo
ave. where it plunged head first into a
trench being dug lolay water main, break
ing its neck.
The D. W. Robertson's Projectoscope
entertainments given here on Tuesday even
ing was frst-class in every way. Guests
Hall was packed with more than 500 peo-
pie. The moving pictures were of the fin
est, and the Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
Church put into it's treasury $47 as its share
Of the proceeds. This is the third appear
ance of the company here.
Hon. J. J. Davidson is candidate for
Mayor of Swedesboro on an Independents
ticket. Political independence is rampant
here this year, and Mr.. Davidson has many
out-spokeD supporters.
William Conover has sold his house on
Park ave-, to M. Augusta Sparks, and has
purchased of Harry r. Shoemaker, lot on
Broad street, on which he expects to built
He paid for his lot. three hundred and fifty
dollars. Property in Swedesboro is rapidly
advancing.