Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-10-24
sWEpEsHoRo.

PIsu hepp, utIt.
Mrs. Clarence Nixon aud little daughter
have been visiting relatives at Ocean City
and Vineland.
| Mr.. and Mrss Jacob S Ware and daugh-
ter Estella, spent over Sunday with rela-
| tives in Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B Smith, Of Allan
tic City, are visiting ther mother, Mrs.
Maggie Smith, here
George NJ Ashton and wife, and J Clark
Helms and wife, have heen making pleas
ure trip to New York
Mrs. Lizzie Norton and Mrs Peoples, Of
Chester, Pa, and Mrs Ada Tnssey, Of
Gibbstown, were visiting friends here last
week.
Miss Florence Rieger, Of Bridgeport, has
been spending few days with her aunt
Miss Marte r Rieger, here.
Mrs. John Zane. Of Gloucester City, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Taylor.
Chandler Bacon. and wife, of Philadel-
phia, spent over Sunday with relatives
| here.
The Misses Gertrude and Lillian Leap
Walter Shivler. and Clinton Holten, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Fox, at
| Westville.
/ Editor and Mrs. George w. Pither have
been entertaining Walter Campbell and
wife, Miss Lizzie Sharp and Fayetta and
Katherine Sharp, OF Camden.
| Henry Weatherby, wife and children, Of
Millyille, haye been visiting relatives here.
The trustees OF the Presby terian Church
are considering the question of lighting the
ichurch with gas.
| Miss Mary Homan has gone Ito spend
some time withrelatiyes in Camden.
Joseph Costello and wife have been visit
| ing relatives in Camden.
/ The borough tax rate is one dollar and
ffty-seyen cents this year. A considerable
advance over last year.
Mr.. Asa Ferry will preach in the Pres
byterian Church on next Sunday morning
aud evening.
Mrs. Howard Taylor has been seriously
i'll, but at this writing is slightly i'm
proved.
The Woolwich Board of Education has
AgiYen the contTacs for building the new
stone school house at Swedesboro to the
i Phoenix Wood Working Company, Of
I Pb@nixville, Pa, at $29, ,397 The build
4 ing is to be completed by June Is, '08, al
II lowance to be made for delays occasioned
By stormy weather. The New York Blower
| Company will install the heating and ven
| tilating pant at CONTRACTS price of $499S
The completed building is to cost $3s, ,000,
and is to built according to plans furnished
| by architect Charles r. Peddle The school
site is one of the finest in the country being
IN the center of the town, ,and haYing added
to it the property Of the late John Pierson,
adjoining. cn
The Woman S Foreign Missionary Society
gave a most enjoyable social in the lecture
room of the Methodist Church on Friday
Ieyening An interesting program of music,
duets, solos, selections by the orchestra.
etc., together with several fine recitations
given by Miss Young of SwedesboIo, and
Miss Lizzie Sharp, OF Camden, followed by
a social hour, in which refreshments were
served, made an evening to be remembered
with pleasure.
John, the only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sher-
nah SimmermaD, of Rogers Ford. Penna.,
died Of diptheria at the home of his uncle
John Burr, OF Clark>boro, on Tuesday
morning, after an illness of less than thee
days. Mr.. and Mrs Simmerman we're
former residents of Swedesboro. and have
the sympathy Of a large circle Of friends in
their sudden and sad bereavement.
Interesting Rally Day services were held
in the Presbyterian Sunday school on Sun
day afternoon. The church was prettily
decorated with flowers; there was special
music and an address by Mr.. Jesse Halsey
on his travels last summer in England,
i France, Germany, Italy and Greece, COM
pairing the conditions Of the children OF
those countries with those of America. The
service used was that furnished by the
Presbyterian Board Of Publications, en-
titled nOur Fatherland. y
Mr.. William Fox and Miss Anna
Creeden, both OF Swedesboro, were married
IN ST Joseph's Catholic Church here on
Wednesday morning.
County School Superintendent steelman
visited our schools on Wednesday.
A balloon supposed to be one of those en-
gagged in the international contest passed
directly over SwedesborO on Wednesday
morning at about 8 o'clock, travelling in a
south-easterlY direction. With field glass
several men could easily be distinguished.
The balloon was travelling steadily and
could be seen + ,r over an hour
Miss Josephine Hiidebrand was remem-
hered by her friends on last Thursday it
being her sixteenth birthday, with sixty
one pretty post cards.
/ Mrs. Samuel Curlott entertained on Sun
day. her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paine, of
Millville.
Mrs. E. NJ Dufield of Glassboro, has
heen spending week with Mrs. William
Dill, here.
Candidate Fort spent last Sunday in At
lantic City and his henchman from South