Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-05-04
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Miss Olive Ware, of Camden, has been
the guest Of her cousin, Mr.. and Mrs. jacob
s. Ware
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Flitcraft enter
tanned on Sunday Harry Metzner, of Phila.
Joseph Foster, Of Camden, was an over
Sunday guest OF Frank TAYLOR and family
in South Swedesboro.
Mark Ware and son John, of Woodbury.,
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Ware
on Sunday.
William Ballinger, who is employed at
Downingtown, Pa, spent Sunday with bis
family here.
Mrs. Albert Meley and children, of Ger
mantown, Pa, have been spending some
time with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Pro-
Vosts at the Methodist parsonage.
The base ball season for Swedesboro
opened on last Saturday, the team playing
with the St. Paul Reserves, of Chester, Pa.
The Swedesboro Cornet Band furnished
music and Mayor W. H. Mccullough threw
the first ball. The score stood 2 to / in
favor Of Swedesboro There was large
attendance and considerable enthusiasm
The game on next Saturday will be with
the Germantown Athletic Club.
The Swedesboro Cornet Band will hold
a strawberry festival in Guests Hall on
Friday and Saturday evenings, May 18th
and 18th
Tomato and sweet potato plants are being
put in the fields
Word arrived on Tuesday morning of the
death, at Pleasantyille, of Mrs. Martha w.
Justice, wife Of Charles W. Justice, Jr.,
and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D.
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was not unexpected, as Mrs. Justice had
been an invalid for the last two years and
lately had failed rapidly. Her funeral
took place at her parents residence here
this afternoon, interment being at Lake
Park cemetery. She leaves husband and
one little daughter, a father and mother,
one sister, Mrs. S.W. Gaskill, of this place,
and one brother, Clarence Lippincott, Of
Denver, Col, beside other relatives and
friends to mourn their loss. Her age was
thir y-two years.
Washington Camp, Patriotic Sons of
America, was instituted here on Tuesday
night of last week with the following
officers. President, Isaac McAllister; Vice
Pres, D. Luther Delp; master of forms. g.
K. Clifford; recording secretary, Warren M.
Knisell; financial secretary, Thomas L.
Nathan McAllister; inspector, Carlton Es-
tilow; guard, Walter Dubois; trustees. NJ.
r. Taylor, Thos. Shoulders, Harry Cottrell.
Mr. and Mrs John NJ Hunter celebrated
the twenty-fifth anniversary of their mar
riage at their pleasant home in So. Swedes-
boro on Saturday afternoon and evening,
and entertained large number OF relatives
and friends. The house was handsomely
decorated, the parlor with palms, ferns
and other large foliage plants, while the
dining room was beautiful in color scheme
Of purple and white. Caterer Chaplain, of
Camden, furnished bountiful refreshments
in his own fne style, which were thoroughly
enjoyed by all Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter re-
ceived number Of handsome presents Of
cut glass, china, silver, ETC., along with the
congratulations and best wishes of their
friends. The Swedesboro guests who were
present were: VIM. G. Hunter and wife,
Irene and Herbert Hunter, Miss Retta G.
Fox, Mayor and Mrs. Wm.H. Mccullough,
Lewis NJ. Shoch and wife, James ]. David
son and wife, Harry Mayhem and wife,
Harry McCollister and wife, George w.
Hannold and wire, Charles B. Decker and
wife, Benezett Decker and wife, Moses Bat
ten and wife, Benjamin P. Lawrence and
wife, Mrs. George w. Pither, Mrs. James
Moore, Mrs. Norah Rulon, Miss Julia
Rainey. There were also present George
Erkston and wife, Rev. Escol Sellers and
Henry Burk, of Phila., Miss Clara Sellers,
of Linfeld, Pa, Frank Allen and wife, Of
Redwood, William NJ. Carter and wife, OF
Woodbury., Mrs. Owen, of Jefferson, beside
others whose names we were unable to OBJ
tain.
There will be a township Sunday y-school
institute held in the Methodist Church
here on Thursday May 11th. State Sec'y,
E. Morris Ferguson and other prominent
workers will be in attendance. There will
be morning and an afternoon session, and
all interested in Sunday school work are
invited.