Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-04-23
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Mrs. Eugene Wilson, Of Barnegat, spent
Easter Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Shute, here.
Miss Lizzie Sharp and Leslie Springer, of
Camden, were Easter guests Of Editor Geo.
w. Pither and family.
Mrs. Sarah Bignell visited her son Saml
Bignell and family at Elmer, over Easter.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Black, of West Philadel-
phia, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Anna
Patterson, and other children here.
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Hill, of Gloucester
City, spent over Easter with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob S. Ware.
Allen Headley made a business trip to
Pleasantyille, last week.
Mrs. Mary E. Hildebrand, and her son
William, and her grandson Clarence Will
lig, spent Easter Sunday and Monday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chew, at Trenton.
Miss Martha Batten, of Woodbury., was
calling on Swedesboro friends on Friday.
Mrs. T. w. Davidson, and her sister, Mrs.
Joseph F. Heritage, spent Friday with
friends at Clayton.
Mrs. Laura Wlllig, and the Misses jose
phine and Kathleen Hildebrand, spent Eas-
Ter Sunday with Mr.. Leonard Compton and
family at Salem.
Miss Lizzie Hagerman, of Trenton, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. S. X. Cas-
kill, here.
William M. Walters spent Easier with
his son, Clarence Walters, IN Phila.
Frank Patterson, of Camden, was calling
on old friends here on Friday.
Mrs. A. E. Zane, of Camden, has come
TO spend some time with her daughter, Mrs.
George w. Pither.
John Toole and family, of Woodbury.,
spent Easter with their mother, Mrs. Mary
Toole.
Bedford Henderson,, OF Swedesboro, and
Miss Florence Parks, Of Bridgeport, were
married at Bridgeton on Saturday evening.
Mr. Henderson is employed in II. x.
Shoemaker's store here
Elder William H. Mccullough attended
the West Jersey Presbytery at Haddonield
on Wednesday.
John L. Winnimore, OF Princeton, will
preach in the Presbyterian Church on next
Sunday morning and evening.
Mr.. G.. NJ. Kane, who has supplied the
Presbyterian pulpit here number of times,
has accepted call to South Amboy, and
will begin his duties there on next Sunday
John A. Dix Post, No. 19, G. A. r.. has
secured Comrade Rev. Francis J. Collier, of
Woodstown, as its Memorial Day speaker.
The Swedesboro cornet band will furnish
music. Il has not yet been decided where
the exercises viii be held.
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fever in town, three rooms of the public
school were closed on Monday at noon.
They will reopen after being thoroughly
fumigated. Seven cases are reported in
town, and number more in the suburbs.
The Easter Festival was observed in all
our churches with appropriate sermons, and
special Easter music in the morning enjoyed
by large congregations. In the Baptist
Church the rite Of baptism was admins
tered to five persons. The evening services
were given up to the Sunday-schools In
the Methodist and Episcopal Churches the
programs were mostly musical, while in
Presbyterian and Baptist schools varied
programs Of music, recitations, etc., were
given. All the churches were beautifully
decorated with Easter lilies and other pot
ted plants and flowers. ST. Joseph's Cath
olic Church had an appropriate celebration
of the day with fine music and large con-
gregations.
The Board .of Education has decided to
extend the school term Of the Swedesboro
and South Swedesboro schools until May
4 20, making the term two weeks longer than
formerly. The other schools of the district
will close on May l5.
Washington Camp, No. 80, P. o. S. of A.
is arranging to celebrate its third anniyer-
sary On Tuesday evening, April %. An
interesting program is being prepared. Rev.
John B. Whitton, of Bridgeport, is expected
to make the address. The Camp has made
fine growth in the three years of its ex-
istence and now numbers about one hun
dred and twenty-five members. Six were
initiated on Monday evening, and more are
to follow soon.
A fine new Lester piano has just been
placed in the home Of Frederick Weber.
Our farmers are worrying little over
their tomato plants, many Of which are
about ready to go in the fields, but the
weather conditions are unfavorable.