Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-23
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Mrs. Julia Nafey is slowly recover
ing from her recent severe illness.
Rev. Isaac G. Bates, of Newark. VIII
preach in the Presbyterian Church an
next Sunday morning and evening.
The meetings of the Christian En-.
deavor Society of the Presbyterian
Church which have been held on Sat
urday evenings, will be held on Sunday.
evenings at $50 o'clock until further
notice.
Rev. Chas Al. Behringer, who has ac-
cepted a call to Trinity Church and
who expected to take charge of his pull
pit on last Sunday, was detained by
sickness but expects to be present on
next Sunday, January 26.
Messrs. Jacob II. EastIack and
George Souder, manufacturers of ce-
ment blocks, are attending the cement
Users Convention at Buffalo, N. Y.
this week.
William H. Hannold, Jr., has been
elected vice-president of the Funeral
Directors Association.
William r. Poinsett's house on Rail-
road avenue, formerly occupied by e.
Il. Vandersloot is now occupied by G..
Fletcher Myers and family. Mr.. Van
dersloot having removed to his prop
erty on Allen street purchased of L.
Allen Denny.
Mrs. Emma Cordelia Gibson, daughter
of the late James L. Plummer, of this
place, died at her home, corner Of Rail
road avenue and Second street on
Tuesday night of last week, aged fifty
eight years. Her funeral took place at
her late home on Friday afternoon and
in accordance with her request, her
remains were taken to Germantown.
on Saturday morning and cremated.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist
Church will hold cake sale in the
church on Saturday, January 25.
The Swedesboro Sewer Company at
its annual meeting elected the follow
ing officers: President, Charles D. Lip
pincott; secretary and treasurer, John
G. Rulon; directors, G. D. Lippincott,
j. G. Rulon, H. w Ridgway, A. B.
Hewes, w. H. Mccullough, Geo. B.
Mitchell, Elmer Ashcraft; superinten-
dent, A. B. Hewes; construction com
mittee, G. D. Lippincott, w. H. McCul-
Tough, John G. Rulon.
Word reached here on Tuesday OF
last week of the sudden death of Sam
uel Ambruster, at his home at Pleas
antville. He was former resident of
this place and highly respected He
was a member of Diamond Council, Jr.
Order United American Mechanics, of
Swedesboro, and his lodge here was
represented by John Gibson and Allen
Headley, at his funeral on Sunday. He
was devoted member of the Pleas
antville Methodist Church and held
several important positions in the
church.
An old-fashioned hog-killing took
place at the home of Stacy Shute, of
Clarksboro on Monday. Fifteen fine
hogs were slaughtered and helpers
were present from Philadelphia, Glass
boro, Woodbury., Wenonah, Mullica
Hill, Swedesboro and Clarksboro Be-
tween thirty-five and forty persons as
sisted with the work, among them be-
ing Mrs. Joseph F. Heritage and Mrs.
Emma Locke, a sister and niece of
Mr.. Shute. Both were from Swedes-
boro. A fine dinner was greatly en-
joyed.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Swedesboro National
Bank held at the banking room on
Tuesday Of last week, the following
directors were elected: /. H. Vanne-
man, John G. Ru1on, John S. Batten,
Samuel B. Gaskill, J. Clark Helms,
William Fl. Wolf. Geo. NJ. Ashton, B.
A. Headley, of Swedesboro; Samuel S.
Conover of Harrisonville The direc-
tors organized by electing /. H. Van
neman, president; John S. Batten, vice
president; G. M. Ashton, cashier; Har-
ry Mayhew, assistant cashier; Howard
D. Ham, clerk; andS C. s. Crispin,
bookkeeper.