Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-02-16
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Miss Marian Oliphant, Of Bridgeport,
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ella
Gibson.
Miss Ethel Kirkbride of Camden, has
been spending few days with Mr. and
Mrs William H. Hannold, Jr
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S. Austin, of
Philadelphia, have been guests Of Mr..
Edward McAllister and family.
Mrs. Harry Kean, of Salem visited
her sister, Mrs. Clement Flitcraft, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. McCul-
Tough, Jr., of Salem, have been recent
guests of Mayor Mccullough and fam
lily.
Rev. and Mrs. S. F. Gaskill, of Cape
May, have been spending a few days
with their daughter, Mrs. George M.
Ashton
Mrs. Elizabeth Harris. of Port Eliza
beth is spending several weeks with
her daughter, Mrs. Harry Mayhem.
Edward Longacre and family, Of
South Swedesboro, entertained Mrs
William Pidgeon, of Camden, last
week.
Harry B. Wright, and not Benjamin
Wright, as stated in our notes of last
fFsNSiis LAD s3OAC " DS4NS1yE
for the benefit of his health
Mr. and Mrs. Owen L. Guest is now
occupying Councilman Davidson's
house next to the Post Office.
George H. Craft moved his family
from Repaupo to his new home, on
Weatherby avenue, which he purchas-
ed Of Mayor Mccullough
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Chew, of Pit
man Grove, have been spending a few
days with Mrs. Mary e. Hildebrand
and family.
Captain Hudson Gaskill, brother Of
Rev. S. f. Gasl1ill. a former pastor of
the Methodist Church here, and uncle
Of Mrs. George NJ Ashton, died at his
home, at Tuckerton, on Wednesday
night Of last week
Miss Fannie WorreIl, of this place, a
teacher in the Clarksboro public
school, has been i'll for several days
with a severe cold; but did not have
pneumonia, as was reported. She is
improving
The friends Of Miss May Norcross
will be glad to learn that she is able
to be out again after her long and
serious illness.
Mrs. George Saylor is very i'll with
pneumonia at this writing.
The coal men are all busy: but the
man who peddles ice is taking little
vacation
The friends of William L. Moore, a
former well-known resident and bust
ness man here, will regret to hear
that his handsome home at Nowata.
Indian Territory, was recently destroy
ed by fire
A few of our wide-awake truckers
have their tomato beds heating.
That Swedesboro is one of the larg-
est shipping stations for sweet pota-
toes in South Jersey cannot be denied.
and the books show that the shipment
of sweet potatoes alone from January
|. 1904, up to January / 1905, was 49,
ESQ barrels, 44,800 crates, and 1860
hampers. It is estimated that from
$4,000 to 10000 barrels Of last years
crop are still unsold, with prices rang
ing from $3.50 upward
Mrs. Barbara c. Titus, wife of Will
liam c. Titus, of Paulsboro, died on
Thurday of last week, after a linger-
ing and painful illness, aged 80 years.
MIR. and Mrs. Titus were lifelong resi-
dents of Swedesboro, but removed to
Paulsboro three years ago, in order to
be near their children-four of whom
reside there. She leaves six children:
Mrs. Mary Vincent, Mrs Anna L. Col
bourn. VIM f. and Charles M. Titus.
of Paulsboro; Mrs Emma Waters, of
Pedricktown, and F'reeland L. Titus, of
Pennsgrove Mrs Titus had many
warm friends here who will not soon
forget her many kind deeds, her gen
tie ministratiOns in sick rooms, her
goodness to the poor, and her genial
hospitality Her funeral took place
at her late home at Paulsboro, on
Monday, and interment was made in
the Episcopal Cemetery here.
The Woolwich Protective Associa-
ticn at its annual meeting held last
week elected the following officers .
President, Howard V. Locke vice
president, William H. Wolf; secretary,
Charles D. Lippincott; treasurer,
Swedesboro National Bank directors,
Samuel B. Gaskill, Joseph R. Black,
Carlton E. Rulon, William H. Brown,
William H. Borden, James B. Cooper,
Robert H. Rainey. The following new
members were elected: j. Herbert
Brown, B. Oliver Pancoast, William
Rainey William A. Rulon and William
String. During all of the thirty-seven
years since the association was Or
ganized. there has never been horse
stolen from a member
Mrs Elizabeth 7. Rulon, widow Of
Chalkley A. Rulon, died suddenly at
the home of her son-in-law, Henry w.
Ridgway, near, Rulon's Station, on
Monday morning, aged 7G years She
leaves two children, Carlton E. Rulon
and Mrs Ridgway, and several grand
children to mourn her loss. She was
greatly respected in the community,
and dearly loved by those who knew
her intimately. Her funeral will take
place on Thursday morning at her
late home, with interment at Ellington
Cemetery, Clarksboro.
Mr. Edward MeAllister who was Sc
verely injured by a fall recently, is
slowly improving and able to be out
for a few minutes in day.
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