Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-10-17
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ford, Of Cedaryille.
William A. Miller and wife, Of Philadel-
phia, were guests last week Of their sisters.
Mrs. j. B. Hunter and Miss Retta G. Fox.
Mrs. Sherman Simmerman and children,
Of Rogers Ford, Pa, have BEEN visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Dilks, and
other relatives here.
Rev. and Mrs. S. Y. Gaskill, of Will
Jamestown, are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
George M. Ashton.
Miss Mary Miller, Of Wilmington, Della
ware, has been spending few days in the
home Of her niece, Mrs. Oliver Grimshaw
Mrs. Jacob S. Ware aad little daughter
Estella, have returned from visit OF
several days with her father, Mr.. Thomas
vanaman, at Forest Grove.
Mrs. w. h. Mccullough, Jr., and son
George, OF Camden, spent little time here
on Monday
Meddick, spent Sunday at Hurfville with
Christian YanMeter and family.
Mrs. Ruth McCollister entertained on
Sunday her sister, Mrs. William Eliot,
Mr.. James Elliott, Miss Ethel Leary and
Miss Lillian Vansciver, Of Camden, and
Mr.. Samuel McCollister, and Mrs. Stephen
McCollster, Of Sharptown.
Mrs. Edward Andorfer and son Charles,
have Joined Mr.. Andorfer in Rochester, N.
Y, where he is blowing glass.
Miss Elsie Upper has been visiting her
friend, Miss Elsie Spence, at Wilmington,
Delaware.
Miss Ella B. Gibson, of this place, and
her sister, Mrs. E. + 0iiphant, OF Bridge.
port, have returned from trip OF ten days
which took in Harrisburg, Altoona, Pitts
burg, Washington, Norfolk, the Exposition,
Old Point Comfort, Newport News, and
other interesting points-traveliDg over a
Thousand miles. They came home delighted
with their trip, one OF the finest Of their
annual sightseeing excursions.
w. H. Mccullough attended the meeting
Of the Odd Fellows Home Association at
Trenton last week
Jesse Halsey, of Princeton Seminary,
will preach in the Presbyterian Church on
next Sunday morning and evening, and al
so make an address at she Rally Day ser
vices in the Swedesboro school in the after
noon. The school will use the service
furnished by the Presbyterian Board Of
Publication, entitled sour Fatherland 2
The first really heavy frost of the season
occurred on Monday night There are still
a good many sweet potatoes in the ground,
and farmers are busy.
Rally Day services were held in the NJ.
E. Church on Sunday. Pastor Provost
preached in the morning, and received nine
persons into the church, seven by letter and
two on profession Of faith. In the after
noon the Sunday school had special pro-
gram OF music by the school and orchestra,
and Rev. ]. B. Whitton, OF Bridgeport,
made an address, subject, "A Man Wanted. =
The crowniDg glory Of the day came in the
evening, when Mr.. Charles g. Trumbull,
Editor Of the Sunday School Times gave an
illustrated address, entitled IA Horseback
ride through the Holy Land The'pictures
thrown on the screen were taken By him.
self while travelling through Bible lands, and
were highly interesting. The church was
crowded.
The second lecture in the University Ex-
tension course now running here, will be
given on Tuesday evening, October %, en-
titled "Oliver Cromwell, Rebellion In the
Name of Law and Conscience y The course
consists of six lectures on Heroes of Lib
erty and Revolution The subject of she
first lecture was ssJoan Of Arc, Religious
Patrlonism in the Middle Ages, y and the
lecturer, Louis Umfrevelle Wilkinson. B.
A. of Cambridge University, England, de.
lighted his audience with his subject and
his manner Of treating it,
Frank Swatatzki, Of this place, and q
party of three Glassboro friends, while en-
ioying trip in his automobile, came near
losing their lives on Sunday afternoon
While crossing the railroad track at Glass
boro, they were struck by the Atlantic City
express, the top torn from the auto, and one
wheel torn off. The machine was wreck,
but the occupants escaped injury other than
being badly shaken up and frightened.
Frank thought it was his last automobile
ride.
Mr.. ]. H. Weatherby was greatly sur
prised on returning home from his farm on
Saturday afternoon to find it in possession oi
relatives and friends from Swedesboro, Mul-
lica Hill and Camden, who informed him
that they had come to help him celebrate
his birthday. He accepted the situation
graciously, and delightful time was en-
ioyed. The friends came well supplied with
good things for the table, and Mr.. Wealth
erby was presented with handsome Morris
rocking char, with the hope that he might
liye many years to enjoy it.
Messrs. Stanton & Lyons liyerman cap.
tured on Friday the man William Bennett,
and recovered the team stolen from them on
Monday, The arrest was made at Bridge
ton. The man was brought to the lookup
here on Friday, and on Saturday Detective
Garrison escorted him TO the Woodbury.
Jail. I.
Seven bids for building the new school
house were opened on Saturday. None Of
them were accepted. 10