Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-09-14
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guest Of engineer Frank Parker and family
on Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Beckett has been entertaining
her daughter, Mrs. Harry Black and child
rem Of Sharptown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Weber and son Chris
tian spent part of last week with relatives
in West Philadelphia.
Mrs Sarah Young has been entertaining
her sister, Mrs. Emily Crawford Of Wood
lyme
Mrs. Alonzo Patterson has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Walter Stiles in Cam
den.
Mrs. Harry McCollister and son Percy,
have been spending two weeks at Atlantic
City.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. vandersloot have
been entertaining their sister, Mrs NJ. O.
Smith Of Hanover Pa, and Mrs. F. E.
Vandersloot Of Herndon, Va.
| Mrs. Ruth McAllister, has been enter
tanning her daughter, Mrs Robert S. Aus
| tin, of Philadelphia and her nephew, Al
bertus Elliot of Camden
| Miss Lizzie Spellisy and her sister of
near Bridgeport, have been guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Fl. Rieger.
The Misses Stella and Anna Laughlin of
Philadelphia have been visiting Miss Elsie
Moore.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. vanneman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex B. Hewes, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Gill, Mrs. Sarah Parker, Mrs. Amos Hurff
and Mrs. John R. Gill have gone on one of
Cooks personally conducted tours through
! the West.
| Mr.. jeffrey Mathis and family will be-
come residents Of Swedesboro and will oc-
cupy one-half Of the Nafcy house corner of
second and Church streets Mr. Mathis
will be employed at the glass works
| Editor Geo. W. Pither and son, Clifford
spent Sunday and Monday with Joseph Z.
Haines and family at Seayiew, Atlantic
County.
Fire Chief, George A. Rode, Hugh Me-
Cullough, Harry Sparks, and Wilbert Bat
ten have been attending the convention OF
the State Firemen's Relief Association at
Atlantic City this week. Messrs Rode,
Sparks and Batten were accompanied by
their wives.
Rally Day will be observed in the Meth
odist church and Sunday school on the last
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The town was thrown into considerable
excitement on Sunday afternoon when it
was found that man had just been drown
ed in Raccoon creek, or ditch leading into
it. William Emswiler, a laborer employed
by Freebooter Charles Wilson. and several
other men were recreating on the creek
bank, playing cards and enjoying the con-
tents OF sundry bottles. when EmswiIer
suddenly started up. saving he would take
little sail. A small life car. used for the
purpose Of keeping fish alive was living
close to shore. One report is that he step
ped on the little craft and pushed it out
from shore, and that it hoated from under
him, throwing him into the water. Another
eye witness says that he pushed the little
boat out from shore and waded after it I'M
It'll the water was nearly up to his neck,
when he then threw himself over on his
back and began to float. He was an expert
swimmer and able to take care Of himself
in the water, and his companions thought
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