Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-14
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Mrs. J. II. Kirkbride, Of Carmen, has
been spending . little time at the home Of
her brother, VIM Fl. Hannold, Jr.
Mrs Rebecca Reynolds il spending some
time with her son, Charles G. Reynolds, in
Camden
Mrs. james ". skirvin, Of baltimore,
and Mrs. William Colesbury, Of Philadel-
phia, spent Tuesdey here
Joseph Mcmahon and Daniel Block left
on Tuesday for Florida, where ii is said
they will remain through the Winter
Mrs. Catherine Wolfe has sold her prop
erty here and has gone to reside with her
daughter at West Chester, Pa.
A service Of 'sFosty Hours devotion has
Just been held in St. Joseph's Catholic
Church. The congregations were large
William H. Hannoid, OF the firm Of w.
II. Mannold Il Sons, met with very pain
full and serious accident on last Saturday
morning. He arose about o'elock as was
his custom, and while preparing to 90 to
the barn to care for his horses he opened
the wrong door in the dining room in she
dark and plunged down the cellar stairs.
breaking his left arm and badly cutting il,
breaking the little finger on his right hand
ard his nose, cutting bis head and other
wise bruising and iniaring himself 10 a
terrible manner. He IS eighty years Of age
and considerable anxiety is felt ID his case
although at this writing he is doing as we'll
as can be expected.
The Methodist Sunday-school will give
the cantata "Santa's Success in Guests
Hall on Friday evening, Dec. %.
On all sides we hear the exclamation,
What lovely weather. and some are be-
ginning to fear that we sha have a green
Christmas. While out for a short walk
last Friday, we found dandelion blossom
We gathered up the bright little thing and
Thought of the dear little girl who when
she found the FIRST blossom of the Spring,
ran to her mother saying ous Of the fullness
OF her grateful little soul, See mama, God
has given us one dandelion.' And so we
thought on this December day, God has
given us one dandelion, and we were CRATE
full.
Mrs. Quaekenbush, wife of Lieutenant
Gerrit VanSchalch Quackenbush, who has
lately returned from the Philippine ISL
| ands, was present at the last meeting of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society held
tkp WIG holAC VI COcS pA IT, uuOUl . anu
gave an interesting account OF She manners
and customs Of the people Of those far-away
islands.
[ The repairs at the glass house have been
completed and work will be resumed this
Isweek.
Miss Laura A. Weasherby entertained a
large party as cards at her home here on
Wednesday evening of last week Dainty
refreshments were served, and the evening
was greatly enjoyed by all present Among
the guests were: Mr.. and Mrs J. c. Rulon
Mr.. and Mrs B. f. Lawrence, Mr. and
Mrs. Alex B. Hewes, Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
E. Guest, Mr. and Mrs S. S, Guest, Mr.
and Mrs. George b Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs
Aaron Huff, Mr.. and Mrs Amos Hurff,
DR. and Mrs. Ruby. DR. and Mrs Sim
mons, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Gaskill, Mr. and
Mrs Harry Mayhem, Mr.. aud Mrs. Wesley
Gill, Mrs. Anna Locke, Mrs B G. CLARK,
Mrs. Ella Gibson, Mrs. Mary McCoilister,
Mrs. John Gill, Misses Mary Rulon, Emma
Batten, Ella Taggart, Maria Locke, May
Warrington. Messrs. Howard Y. Locke,
Harry Hurff, Wilbert and Harry Steward,
of Swedesboro; Miss Bertha Moore, Of
Woodbury., and Miss Mabel Brown, Of
Mulllca Hill.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Methodist Church has sent to the
Methodist Hospital, Phia, box contain
ing forty-three jars of canned fruit and
eighteen glasses of jelly.