Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-21
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Immediately after the close of DR.. Geo.
I. G.. Sutton's lecture on Tuesday evening of
flast week, the Swedesboro Centre OF Uni
versity Extension held an informal meeting
and decided to arrange for course of lee
lures next winter and the following execu-
4 tive committee Was elected: John G. Rulon,
DR.. George G. Sutton, Chas. d. Lippincott,
William FL. Mccullough, Dr. Joseph g..
Halsey, Mrs. David T. Brown, Mrs. B. F.
Buzby, Mrs Wesley b. Gill, Mrs. Samuel
| S. Guest, Mrs. Joseph r. Moore. The
executive committee met on Monday and
elected the following officers: President,
William Fl. Mccullough; Secretary, Mrs.
David T Brown; Assistants, Mrs. Samuel
| S. Guest; Treasurer, John G. Rulon. We
are pleased to announce that the committee
has again secured Prof Willis Spragup,
who will deliver six lectures oD Social
Messages of Some Nineteenth Century
Prophets. y The lectures will begin in
October, the exact date not yet decided.
Mr.. Carl Silvers Crispin and Mrs. Con-
stance Ashcraft were quietly married at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. Anna G.
Locke, on Wednesday afternoon of last
week at five O'Clock DIR. Geo. G. Sutton
performed the ceremony in the presence of
the immediate families of the bride and
groom. The groom is an employee in the
Swedesboro National Bank.
Rev. George G. Sutton is spending a few
days at Washington, D c.
Rev. and Mrs. S. F. GaslSill, of Williams
town, have been visiting their children,
Mr.. and Mrs George NJ. Ashton, gere.
Mr.. and Mrs. James s. Hortman were
guests at valentine party given by Mr..
and Mrs. Frank G Justice at Glenside, Pa,
on Thursday evening last.
George Ell. Craft represented Viola Lodge
No. 40, K. of P, at the Grand Lodge al
renton this week. Hugh Mccullough was
also in attendance.
Deputy Grand Master John F. Truitt, Of
Bridgeport, installed the officers of Swedes-
boro Lodge No. %, A. o. U. W. Tuesday
evening.
The ladies of Mrs. B. R. Moffett's class
| in the Methodist Sunday School will hold
a social in the lecture room of the church
on Friday evening, the 22nd.
| Mr.. Edward Mcmahon and Miss Agne;
Costello were quietly married in st. Jos
eph's Church on Tuesday evening of last
week at 8 O'Clock by Rev. Father McCor
ristan. They will reside on Allen street.
Mr.. Benjamin F. McCollister, one of thu
old and we'll known citizens Of Swedeshor0
died of pneumonia on Monday. He was
former resident of Salem county, and served
in the State Assembly from that county il
the year 1S48 Later he removed t.
Swedesboro, where he taught the public
school, then removed to Bridgeport where
be taught school, then back to Swedesbort
where he spent the remainder of his life
For many years he was Identified with tht
affairs in Woolwich township, and held
Offices of trusts, in all of which he was
conscientious and painstakiDg. He Leaves
a wife, one son and two daughters. Hi:
funeral took place on Wednesday at BIZ
late residence at 2 3Oo'clock. His age was
| lightweight years.
i Work at the glass house is being pushed
rapidly and if is said that operations will
begin soon after March 1st. The plant hai
been greatly enlarged and improved il
every way, and will be first class in every
respect. A large number of men and boy
4 will be employed and the question is wher'
will all the people find homes? There ar,
only two or three vacant houses here an(
the question is a serious one.