Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
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lack, and other Swedesboro relatives.
Mrs. Annie Walker, Of Phila, was in
town Tuesday attending the funeral Of her
friend, Mrs. Bridget Douglas.
Miss Sidney Heald, OF Atlantic City, is
visiting Mrs. George Rode and other friends
here.
Mrs. Howard Spencer and little son Leon,
Of Cedar Grove, are visiting her mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Ore.
Mrs. Clarence Field and little son, of
Black kwood, have been guests OF her parents,
james Irelan and wife.
Mrs. Maggie R. Smith has been enter
tanning her son William, of Atlantic City.
William Ballinger, who is employed in
glasshouse at Downingtown, Pa, spent
Sunday with his family here.
Deputy Grand Master Joseph Hurff, of
Camden, and Benz. L. Roarey, OF Bridgeton,
visited Swedesboro Lodge F. and A. Nj. on
last Friday evening.
Oliver Justice, the anthrax patient at the
Municipal Hospital, is expected home IN a
few days.
The Right Rev. DR.. John Scarborough
Bishop of New Jersey, made his annual
visitation to Trinity Church on Wednesday
of last week and confirmed class of FIVE
Two thunder storms passed over this sec
tion on Sunday night, one in the evening,
and the other just after midnight. Both
were quite severe.
Mrs. Bridget Douglas died at her home
here on last Saturday morning, of pneu-
monia, after an illness Of only four days.
She was woman highly respected in the
town, was kind hearted and motherly, and
helpful in many ways. She leaves one son,
John Douglas, and two daughters, Mrs
Thomas Callahan and Mrs. Godfrey Chard,
90 mourn her loss. Her funeral took place
at her late home on Tuesday morning at 8
o'c'ock with high mass of Requiem at St.
Joseph's Church at 10 o'clock. Interment
was made in st. Joseph's cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ Hall were the
subjects of a surprise party at their home
near Swedesboro on Friday evening of last
week, and were taken as completely un-
awares as they could we'll be- The guests
assembled at 730 o'clock. All were de-
lighted with the way in which the evening
was spent, and exceedingly pleased with
the spreading of the table. Those present
included George III. Hall and wife. Thomas
Lyons and wife, Graves Stump and wife,
Clarence HendricksOn and wife, John Zane
and wife, Irving Starr and wife, Lambert
Dilks and wife, Sumner B. Leap and wife,
H. NJ Thompson and wife, Philip Parker
and wife, Miss Liddie Hendrickson, Misses
Gertrude and Lillian Leap, Joseph Hem
Erickson, Clinton Black. Clarence Hen
Erickson, Jr., Warran Zane. Walter Hail.
Rev. Peter Provost, the newly appointed
pastor of the Swedesboro Methodist Church,
occupied his pulpit on Sunday morning and
preached an excellent sermon.
Rev. A. Lawrence will move his family
to his new charge, Toms River, this week
During his two years of faithful service in
the Methodist Church here be made many
friends who regret to part with him.
The town was considerably startled last
Saturday morning when it was learned that
burglars had been about, and two houses
broken open. Mrs. Emma Warringtons $
house on Main street was entered and S3l
in money and gold watch and chain were
taken from lower room. Entrance was
made through a back window which was
opened by running knife between the
sash and turning the fastening. The house
OF William II. Poinsett, directly across the
street, was entered and s. bill taken from
desk in the sitting room, and aquantiuy of
change from drawer in the kitchen In
this case the thieves entered through the
kitchen door which had been left unlocked.
The watch taken belonged TO Miss May
Warrington and was highly priced as gift
from her father. Moral-Don't leave your
yaluables down stairs, and don't leave your
doors unfastened.
The pretty little drama, The Valley
Farm in four acts, was given by Swedes-
boro Grange No. 5, 2. If H., in Guests
Hall on Saturday evening before an audi
ence which packed the place. The story as
presented was like this: Harold Rutledge,
wealthy young man from New York, came
to the little country village near which the
Valley Farm was situated to spend his
summer vacation. While mingling with
the young people in their games and amuse-
ments he fell violently in love with Hetty,
the pretty daughter Of Silas Holcomb,
owner Of Valley Farm. She returned his
love; they were married, and the innocent
little country blossom was transplanted to
the elegant city home of her husband.
Then trouble began. Mrs. Rutledge, the
fine lady mother of the young man, con-
sidered his wife as far beneath her in the
social scale, and determined to rid the
house of her presence, and calling to her
aid Isabel Carney, guest in her home, the
two laid plot to convince the young wife
that her husband no longer loYed her, es-
pecially as he seemed to be paying Miss
Carney marked attention. This, together
with the insults offered to her father and
aunt when they unexpectedly visited her,
so angered her that she returned to her
fathers home in company with Perry Deane
a friend of her childhood. Then the young
husband saw his mistake and through the
influence OF Perry Deane, sought his wife
and begged her to return to him, promising
to give her home of her own, apart from
his mother OF course she consented and
it is supposed that they lived happily TO-
gether ever afterwardi The cast of char
acters was as follows: Harold Rutledge,
young New Yorker Isaac McIlvaine; Perry
Deane, a son of the soil, Walter Jones;