Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-12-13
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Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Boogar, of Los
Angeles, California, have been visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. Sarah Bignell has been entertaining
/ her sister from California.
| Mrs. William Davis, of Philadelphia,
who has been spending some time with her
father and sister here, has returned home
A service of Forty Hours devotions in
ST. Joseph's Church was concluded at noon
on Tuesday.
On last Sunday evening just as the 6.35
train reached the Broad street crossing, a
shot was fired at the train, whether BY ac-
cident or with intent, is not known, and
the bullet just missed priest who was
| coming to assist in the services in st.
Joseph's Church, then passed upward and
out the car roof.
| The Sunday schools are preparing for
their Christmas celebrations.
The feel of Christmas is in the air and
everywhere there are signs shat the blessed
| festival is near at hand. The stores are all
| full Of Christmas goods, and holiday shop
ping commenced early; indeed jeweler
James informs us that he sold quantities of
Christmas gifts in November. No need TO
90 from home for your presents, when there
are so many attractions at home.
On Wednesday Of last week Mrs. Mary
Shiyers, of this place, celebrated her eighty
second birthday, and on that day finished a
handsome silk quilt containing nearly five
| thousand pieces. The quilt is of the pat
| tern known as "State-house Steps, :" and
the steps which form the blocks are con-
siderabIy less than an inch in width. Mrs
Shivers will be remembered as the lady
! who took an automobile ride with Mr..
| John Pierson on his one hundredth birth
| day.
Mr.. Joseph Schmid is slowly recovering
from a stroke of apoplexy, suffered last
week.
| A terrible accIdept occurred at the wharf
on Thursday morning of last week. The
| tug boat GAINESVILLE was lying at the wharf
with boats in tow, when young man, a
deck hand, on one Of the boats, in some
way got his leg tangled in the tow line
| just as the line tiqhtened up, and the flesh
was terribly mangled and cut, and the bone
broken Dr. Oliver Grimshaw was called,
and after dressing his wound, took him to
Cooper Hospital where the leg was ampu-
tated above the knee. The young man
died soon after. His home was in Phila.
| The following officers have been elected
| by Swedesboro Lodge No. %. A. O. O..
| W.: Master Workman, John Fl. Miller;
foreman, Anthony ]. Steelman; overseer,
| Carlton E. Rulon; recorder, Walter R.
Shoemaker; fnancer, Moses Batten re-
ceiver, w. H. Mccullough; guide, B. F.
Rulon; inside watchman, John W. Du-
Bots; outside watchman, William ] Pass
water; representative to Grand Lodge, W.
r. Shoemaker
| The Swedesboro Gas Company held its
annual meeting on Monday afternoon, and
elected she following directors: W s. Con
ner, John G. Rulon, William H. McCul-
Tough, George b. MITCHELL B. P. Law
renee, G. D. Lippinoott, B. A. Headley, I.
Ell. yanneman, George w. Hannold, Alex
| B. Hewes, S. S. Guest, Fl. v. Locke, H.
| W. Eidgway. The Board OF Directors
Iorganized by electing w. S. Conner, Presi-
dent; w. II. Mccullough, vice president;
e. w. Ridgway, secretary; J. O. Rulon,
treasurer; A. B. Hewes, general manager
and superintendent, VIM. Sharpley.