Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-02-25
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Rev. John Radcliffe, of Crozier Sem
mary, will preach in the First Bap-
fist Church, of Mt. Royal on Sunday,
Feb. 2Sth. Come out and hear him.
All welcome.
A number of friends of Miss Jennie
Gould, of Mt. Royal, rendered her a
very pleasant surprise party on Sat
urday evening, Feb Goth, it being the
anniversary of her birth. Guests were
present from Phila., Paulsboro and
Mt. Royal. All present spent very
pleasant evening.
Mrs. Maggie Gildcrist and daughter
Irene, of East Montgomery ave-, Phila
were over-Sunday guests of her sister
Mrs. Charles Hill in Mt. Royal.
Mrs. Edward Duncan who has been
taking care of her father, who has
been very sick at the home of his
daughter in Phila., was home over
Sunday and had her granddaughters,
Misses Alice and Edna Shinn with her
Mrs. Parrish Rodgers and son, of
Phila., have been spending few
days with her mother and sister, Mrs.
Abbie and Miss Sadie Warner.
Miss Bessie Hoffman spent several
days with friends at West Chester, Pa
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Brown were Sun
day and Monday guests of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Shoemaker.
Mrs. J. R. Vannatta and Miss Name
Shute attended the funeral of Mrs
Margaret Ramsey near Wenonah on
Thursday of last week. Interment at
M. E. churchyard at Bellmawr. Mrs
Ramsey although in her 91st year,
had pieced eight bed quilts since last
Christmas year ago.
Carlton Higgins, of Long Island
City, spent Sunday with his sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Eldridge.
Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Vannatta enter
tanned on Sunday and Monday as
guests Misses Ola, Dorothy and Els
ther Reeder, of Phila., and the daugh-
ter and grandchildren, Mrs. S. S. Nor
cross, Edna May and Southland Nor
cross, of Camden.
Mr~and Mrs. Frank Shute entertain
ed on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert
Shute and children, of Camden, Thos.
Sharp and son, of Jefferson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stacy Shute, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred.
Banscher and Miss Lizzie Weber, of
Clarksboro.
Mrs. Herman Lopez was taken SER
iously i'll early this week with appen-
dicitis, but at this writing seems to
be more comfortable.
John Pedrick, while in charge of
the r. F. D. mail wagon in place of
the regular carrier who is sick, stop
ped to get some pennies cut of the
mail box at VIM. Cooks, coming home,
the horse started for home on rum
nt hn hi dor,
age was done to horse, harness or
wagon, as the horse came home and
went in the barn as large doors were
open. Money, letters, keys and postal
cards were strewn along the road,
but all were recovered. 1t is fortu-
nate that nothing more serious hap
pened.
Daniel T. Sweeten, a we'll know
merchant, died at his home in Mt.
Royal last Saturday morning from
complication of diseases. Mr.. Sweet
en- had been to the hospital for several
weeks until a few weeks ago then he
was brought home, and began to grow
worse. He leaves a widow, an aged
father and mother and several broth
ers and sisters to mourn his loss.
These have the sympathy of the whole
community in this great trial. Fun
eral services were held on Wednesday
morning; interment at Eglington.
The Clarksboro Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school, commencing March /,
1909, will put in practice system of
meritorious rewards for faithful at
tendance at Sunday school. The sys-
tenn will be fully explained on Sunday,
Feb. %, by the assistant superinten-
dent, Mr.. James Budd, and every scho-
lar present on that day will be
given a pin to wear.