Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-04-16
SWEpEsRoRo.

| James Mckelvay celebrated his eighty
third birthday on Wednesday
Palm Sunday was observed in the Epis-
copal and Catholic Churches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cottrell, Of Barne-
gat, are spending some time with relatives
here.
Mrs. Fish is very i'll at her home on Mill
street.
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob S. Ware entertained
on Saturday night and Sunday their sister,
Miss Bertha Vanaman, OF Forest Grove, and
their cousin, Miss Eva Keyes, OF Vineland
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fl. Mccullough,
Jr., and son George, Of Camden, spent Sum
day with Mr.. and Mrs. W. H Mccullough
here.
Mrs. Clayton Eastlack and children re-
turned on Saturday from long visit with
relatives in Bridgeton.
Mrs. Jacob S. Ware and daughter Estella
were guests OF their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Kayano, in Camden, last week.
G. M. Kane of Princeton, will preach in
the Presbyterian Church oD next Sunday
morning aud evening.
The Methodist Sunday school will hold
its Easter service in the church on Sunday
/ evening The program will be mostly
musical.
The Presby terian Sunday school is pre-
pairing for an elaborate Easter service to be
held on Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry McCollister moved
from Swedesboro to their new home in
Woodbury. on Monday. Their friends here
are sorry to part with them, but all wish
fer them much happiness and prosperity in
their new location.
William Crowley, a glassblower. moyed
his family back to BfidgetoD, his former
home, last week.
Mr.. William P. Zane, former resident
of Swedesboro, is lying very i'll with paral-
ysis at his home at Pitman Groye. Him
self and family haye the sympathy Of
Swedesboro relatives and friends. At this
writing he is said to be slightly improved.
Presiding Elder, Rev. ]. Morgan Reed,
preached fine sermon to large congrega-
tion in the Methodist Church on Sunday
morning. In the afternoon he visited the
Old Stone Church at Oak Grove, said to be
the Oldest Methodist Church in New Jersey.
/ Five persons received she rite OF baptism
in the Baptist Church, on Sunday evening.
Others are to be baptized on next Sunday
morning.
4 The rite Of baptism was administered to
several children in Trinity Episcopal Church
on Sunday morning.
4 Eastlack Bros. gasoline boat, The Pion-
eer,u met with serious accident while
coming from Wilmington with a load OF
stone. An obstruction in the river stove a
hole in the boats bottom, and it had to be
taken back to Wilmington for repairs, which
cost several hundred dollars. An entire
new bottom had to be put in. Repairs
have been finished, and the boat is running
again.
Mrs. Joseph F. Heritage attended the
Friends First Day School Union at Miekle-
ton on Saturday and reports large attend
ancesand profitable and enjoyable day..
The Swedesboro Drying Association has
sued season tickets entitling the purchaser
and family to admission to the grounds, also
to the privilege of the track for training
purposes.
The high wind Of Saturday transferred a
good deal of top soil from one farm to
another, and indeed landed it in consider
able quantities in newly cleaned houses, to
the disgust of housewives
Great sympathy is expressed here for the
family, the young wife and children, the
father, mother, and sister Of Albert NJ
Babman, who together with Charles F.
Reidel was sentenced on Saturday to FIVE
years imprisonment in the Eastern Peni-
tentiary, for uttering q forged document
The one mitigating circumstance connected
with the whole dreadful business is that ac-
cording TO a statement privately made by
Bahman he and Reidel did not know shat
they were signing will, only document
(which George B. Sehooiey said needed two
signatures and which they signed to ac-
commodate him as friend, and later when
they realized what they had done and tried
TO get out Of the case Schooley threatened
them until they agreed to stand by him.
most delightful surprise was given
! Mrs. Elizabeth Feisler at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Harry Shoch, on
Saturday afternoon, April 18th, it being
her eighty-second birthday. Her chill
dren agreed to surprise her, and it was a
: grand success, the aged lady not dream
ing that so many relatives and friends
would gather to do her honor on her
J birthday, and she greatly enjoyed the
occasion. She received a number of
J pretty and useful gifts. A delightful
|. social time was enjoyed, to which was
added music, both vocal and instru-
mental, and later table laden with
all the delicacies of the season claimed
! the best efforts OF all present. Those
present were: Mrs. Elizabeth Feisler,
Mrs. Nolte. Mrs. Steadding. Dir. Harry
! shoch and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
NJ. Shoch, Mrs. Pine, Howard shoch,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Craft, Miss Martie
P Rieger, of Swedesboro; Mrs. Annie
Heppard, Leona, Jean and Erwin Hep
pard and Felix Quinn, OF Paulsboro;
Mr.. and Mrs Eli EIdridge, Miss Eleanor
| EIdridge, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Allen, the
Misses Louella, Laura, Maesie and Edith
Allen, Milton Allen, Of Woodbury.; Mr..
| and Mrs Edward Fessler and son Harry,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton and daughter,
Lucy, Of Miekleton.