Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-12-12
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Miss Kate Sharp, Of Bridgetou, has been
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. ] Clark Helms.
Mrs. Rebecca G.. Clement. who has been
spending some time with relatives in Wash
ington, D. G., has returned home.
Miss Verna Stratton spent last week with
her friend, Miss Blanche PentoD, of Glou-
cester City.
Mrs. Howard Taylor has returned from
a visit with her daughter, Mrs John Zane,
at Gloucester City.
Mrs. Elizabeth Carrow, OF Camden, has
been visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Batten, Of South
Swedesboro, will remove to Mickleton and
occupy Mrs. Laura Fl. Ridgway's property.
A service of Forty Hours devotion
was opened in st. Joseph's Catholic Church
on Sunday. The congregations have been
large notwithstanding the stormy weather.
Several priests have been in attendance.
James HOFFMAN who has been confined
TO his home for several weeks with serious
illness, is able to be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Pullinger haye
been entertaining their nephew, Clarence
Burkett, of the middle West.
The Misses Marion and Sarah Parker
have been visiting relatives in this neigh
borhood.
The time for holding the Christmas cele-
bration in the Methodist Sunday school has
been changed from the Sunday evening fol-
lowing Christmas to the Sunday evening
before Christmas.
The ten double houses erected by the
n. ~
haye been completed and several of them
are already occupied by those employed in
the works.
The auction sale Of household goods of
I. Allen Denny on Saturday was largely
attended, and prices ranged high. A cabi-
net shaving glass one hundred years old
was among the articles sold. Is once be-
longed to Prof. jennings father. VIM.
Denny was the purchaser.
Miss Rose Bahman, OF this place, who
furnished the music for the State Grange in
session at Atlantic City last week, was in
yited to go to Baltimore to play for the 9th
degree initiation on Friday evening. She
returned home on Saturday and expressed
herself as having had a delightful time.
We regret to state that Mrs. Julia Nafcy
is not improving, having suffered another
stroke OF paralysis on Thursday Of last
week.
Mrs. E. Z. Seeley who has been very i'll
at the home of her daughter, Mrs S. Tay-
lor Rogers, for several months is slowly i'm
proving and is able to sit up part of the
time.
A union meeting of the Daughters of
Liberty was held in the lodge room Of Pride
of Diamond Council on Friday evening.
National Councillor J. Preston Potter, OF
Clayton; National Secretary, William B.
Edkins, of Phila.; State Councillor, Mrs.
Margaret Witt, of Jersey City and Jr. Ex-
Councillor, Mrs. Frances Pullen, of Nights
town, were present and made addresses.
Refreshments were served and delightful
social time was enjoyed. Delegations were
present from Bringeport and Clayton.
The following officers have been elected
by Swedesboro Lodge No. %, A. e.. w.
for the ensuing year. Master Workman,
John FL. Miller; foreman, Anthony j.
Steelman; overseer, Carlton E. Rulon; re-
corder, Walter r. Shoemaker: financier.
Moses Batten; receiver, William H. Nc,
Cullough; guide, B Frank RuIon; inside
watchman, John Dubois, outside watch
man, William j. Passwater; trustees, C. E.
Rulon, A. ] Steelman, B F. Rulon: repre-
sentative, VIM. Fl. Mccullough.
"A CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to express our thanks to our
many neighbors and friends for their kind
assistance and sympathy during our recent
fire. SUMNER B. LEAP AND FAMILY.
The foundations are being laid for the
new $38, 900 school house here. 10
Mr.. Henry Pancoast removed on We'd
nesday from his farm to his handsome
new house on East Avenue.
Mr.. Nicholas Bahman has rebuilt the
farm house, on the homestead farm, now
occupied by his son Albert, and it is now
finely appointed and up-to-date home.
A good audience greeted Miss Ola Bid
we'll at the Methodist Church, on Tuesday
evening. The entertainments was very
we'll received, but few are wondering if
it is just the kind to be given in church
solemnly dedicated.
number OF the relatives and friends of
Miss Anna McCollister gave her a surprise
on last Friday evening, by calling on her
at her home on Broad street. and informing
her that they had come to help celebrate
her birthday. A pleasant evening was
spent and refreshments were served She
received number of nice birthday gifts.
Those present. were: Mrs Ruth McCollister,
Daniel McCollster, William McCollister,
Isaac McCollister and wife, Robers S. Aus
tin and wife, Nathan McCoilister, Ned
McCollister, Masters Stephen and Robert
McCollister, Mrs. Albert Mckinley, Will
lam Barber, William VanBuren, Miss Della
McCollister, Miss May GleesoD, Miss Mary
Anderson, Theodore Mayer.
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