Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-06-18
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Miss Ella Citizens, who has been spend
ing some time with her sister near Boston,
has returned to Swedesboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Mitchell, who
have been visiting DR.. and Mrs. w. G.
Simmons, ia Brooklyn, have returned.
Mrs. Sarah Parker has gone to spend
some time with her daughter, Mrs. Aaron
III. Hurff, at Atlantic City.
Miss Edith Norton. Of Camden, is spend
ing vacation with relatives in this neigh
borh0od.
Druggist and Mrs. S. S. Guest have been
spending few days at Atlantic City.
| Walter L. Campbell, of Camden, spent
Saturday with his uncle, Geo. W. Pither,
and enjoyed days fishing.
Mrs. John K. Adams, Miss Florence G.
Pither and Mr.. and Mrs. S. Russell Parker
and twin daughters, Mary and Sarah, made
carriage trip to Vineland on Saturday,
returning home on Sunday evening. They
greatly enjoyed the visit with old friends
of Mrs. Adams.
Mrs. George Boggs, of Bloomsbury, Pa,
has been visiting friends IN this, the home
of her childhood. She will be remembered
as Miss Hannah Thompson, eldest daughter
Of the late Joshua Thompson, Esq
William H. Mccullough, Jr., and fam
lily, of Camden. were Sunday guests OF his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Mccullough.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Headley have been
making trip in their touring car through
parts Of New York State,
Mr.. and Mrs. William R. Cooper, Of
Easton, Pa, spent Sunday night with de.
tectiYe and Mrs. H. G. Garrison here, en-
route to Woodstown to attend the funeral
of Mrs. DR.. Miller, sister Of Mr.. Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Weber enter.
tanned on Saturday evening and Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Berkeley, of Phila.,
Mrs. Berkeley is sister of Mr.. Weber.
We are glad to make favorable mention
of another Of our Swedesboro girls. Miss
Florence Gertrude Hall, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hall was graduated from
Drexel's Institute on Thursday Of last
week, after two years course in water col
ors, designing and dressmaklng. She grad
mated with honors, and has the congratula-
tions of friends.
j. U. s. Toms of Princeton will preach in
the Presbyterian Church on next Sunday
morning and evening.
A Sunday-school was organized on last
Sunday at the ''Old Stonen Church at Oak
Grove, near Swedesboro, with John Fish as
superintendent. This is the oldest Metho-
dist Church in New jersey, having been
built in 1898. Regular church services have
not been held there for many years, al
though Sundav-school has been maintain
ed there at different times The school on
Sunday opened with thirty-two members,
and others are to come in. ~
Mis-. Annie Zane fell in the yard of a
neighbor on Monday and fractured her
right arm. DR.. Vernon E. DeGrof1t at
tended to the injured arm which her friends
hope may be soon restored.
A large oak tree on the farm of Mrs. Jos.
F. Heritage, near Swedesboro, was struck
by lightning and shattered during the Sc
we're storm of Monday afternoon.
Harry w. souder attended the National
convention Of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. Funeral
Benefit Association, at Richmond, Va, last
week.
Eastlack Bros. haye commenced running
their gasoline barge to Chester with truck,
the runs this week being on Monday,
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next Monday, regular daily trips will be
made. They inform us that they will cart
truck to each and every commission man IN
Chester.
Chiidren's Day services were held in the
Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning,
and in the Baptist Church in the evening
Both churches were well attended, and the
usual programs of music, ROTATIONS, etc !,
were given. There were pretty floral dec
orations.
The community received shock on Mon
day afternoon when word was received that
Frank BalliDger, a farmer near Mullica
Hill, had been struck by lightning, and
instantly killed. He was well known here
having married the daughter of Charles G.
Shute, and great sympathy is expressed for
the wife and three little children in their
sudden and great affection.
At meeting Of the West Jersey Presby-
terry, held at Ocean City on Thursday, j. U,
is. Toms, a graduate of Princeton Univer-
sity, passed successful examination and
received a license to preach, and he accepted
a call to the Swedesboro Presbyterian
Church. An adjourned meeting OF Presby-
terry will be held at Swedesboro on Thurs
day evening, July I'd, to ordain Mr.. Toms
and install him as pastor Of the swedesboro
church.
As far as we have been informed MaItin
Schorn, farmer near Swedesboro, is the
first to pick ripe tomatoes in this neigh
borhood. He picked some on Tuesday; more
on Wednesday, and expects to begin pick
| ing for market early next week.
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