Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-01-03
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Editor and Mrs. George w. Pither enter
tanned at dinner on Saturday evening, Mr..
and Mrs. Vincent Sharp, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Campbell, Master B. Earl Sharp and
Miss Katherine Sharp OF Camden and Mr..
Leroy Rogers Of Washington, D. G.
Mrs. May Boulog of New York has been
visiting her mother, Mrs Rebecca Clement
here.
Mrs. Helen Stratton has gone to spend
the winter with her daughter, Mrs. j. j
Robinson IN New York.
Mrs. Rebecca G.. Clement has gone to
spend sometime with relatives at Washing
ton, d. G.
Swedesboro Lodge No 1877, F. and A. NJ,
celebrated ST. Johns night on last Friday
evening with fine banquet served by
Caterer Chaplain of Camden. One hundred
and six persons, which included members
of the order and their wives, enjoyed the
evening and the feast.
Mrs. Josephine Lippincott, widow of
Frank Lippincott Of this place. suffered she
amputation of her left arm between the
elbow and wrist in the Presby tcrian Hos
pital, Philadelphia, on Thursday OF last
week. Sometime ago she ran splinter IN
her hand and after time blood poisoning
set in with the result as above stated. Her
friends hope for her speedy recovery.
Swedesboro Grange No. 5, P. of H., has
elected the following officers: Worthy Mas
ter, Charles Fl. Brown; Overseer, Albertns
Orr; Lecturer, Rebecca L. Gill; Steward.
John Gibson; Chaplain, Samuel l. Holman;
Treasurer, William Gleason; Secretary,
Caddie ] Gill, Gate Keeper, John Shoe
maker; Pomona, Grace Orr; Flora, Rose
Bahman, Ceres, Hannah Lippincott; Lady
Assistant Steward, Hilda Orr.
Swedesboro added her quota of noise to
the general din, in ushering in the new
year. The four bells in the town did their
best, the locomotive shrieked, guns were
fred, and in fact everything that could
make noise was brought into requisition
until sleepy people finally wished the thing
oyer. On New Years night street par
ade lighted up the town and the Swedes-
boro Cornet Band gave some fine music
while the fantastic costumes and antics
of the mummers caused no end OF fun.
There were numerous telling Transparent
cies in the procession.
Gloucester County Pomona Grange No.
8, P. Of H., will meet at Mullica Hill on
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1907, at $50 a. m. The
program is as follows: Address Of welcome,
Jonathan Iredell, response, Jennie Orr;
music, recitation, Hannah L. Hendrickson;
singing, D. Winfield Sithens; recitation
Martie K. Iredell; music. E.Nettie Crispin
singing, Mullica Hill Grange; discussion
How can the rural population obtain the
police protection they SO badly need? John
Wurst, Mary Low, Annie E. Hoffman, JOS
ephine w. Guest; recitation, Mary Moore;
discussion-The value of an Agricultural
Education, Edmund T. Ridgway, Herbert
T. Borden, Belle Kirby, Beulah Clement.
All patrons are invited to attend. Caddie
J. Gill, Secretary.
Mr.. William d. Norton died at the home
of his daughter Mrs. William Murray here
on Saturday night, after an illness of about
week, aged go years. He was former
resident of Centre Square, where he owned
farm, which he sold, and abont month
ago came to live with Mrs. Murray, his
only child. His funeral will take place on
| Wednesday morning with services and
interment at Centre Square.
! The Swedesboro Methodist Sunday
School has elected the following officers:
Superintendent, Mr.. George NJ. Ashton;
Assistants, George w Hannold, Mrs. F. H.
Bertholf; Secretary, Walter s. Cans; Assis-
tant, Clinton Black; Treasurer, Evart III.
Zane; Librarian, ] Smith Shoemaker ;Assis-
tants, Norris A. Denny, Jerome M. Young;
Chorister, Mrs. Geo. M. Ashton; Assistant
Geo. w. Hannold; Organist, Mrs. Wilbert
Batten; Assistant, Miss Bertha Young;Mis-
sionary Superintendent, Mrs Frank Bach
man; Missionary Secretary, Mrs. NJ H.
Yourison; Missionary Treasurer, Evart M.
Zane Superintendent Primary Department.,
Mrs. Geo. w Hannold Assistant, Mrs Geo.
NJ. Ashton; Superintendent intermediate
Department, George w Hannold Assistant,
Miss Amanda Yourison custodian of books,
Wolter Hail. Secretary of Sunday School
Board, Harry w. Souder; Assistant, Mrs.
Mary H. Yourison.
The Swedesboro Centre of University Ex-
tensions has engaged Leslie Willis Sprague
for course Of six lectures on the Ethics
Of Social Life" The subject will be divi-
ded into the following heads; Jan /, Indl-
vidual Life; Social Aims in Personal Liy-
ing. Jan. s, Marriage and the Home; So
ciety's Interest in Personal Relationship.
Jan. Is, Social; Social Ends in Personal
Developments. Jan. %, Labor and the
Labor Struggle; Society Relations to the
Toilers. Jan. 80, Capital; Social Advan-
tages and Dangers of Wealth. Feb. 5,
Citizenship; Society Demands upon its
Members. Prof. Sprague delivered very
instructive and entertaining lecture here
last winter, and the Swedesboro Centre
feels ready to guarantee perfect satisfaction
to all who may patronize the present
course.