Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-02-11
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Miss Merle Black, of Salem, has been
spending few days wish Swedesboro rela-
tlvts
Mrs. Samuel Shute, of Pedrick town, was
Sunday guest of her sister, Mrs. Joseph
Heritage.
Mr. Thomas Weatherby is visiting his
brother, l. H. Weatherby.
William Fl. Mccullough, jr., and family,
of Camden, we're Sunday guess Of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ". II. Mccullough,
| here.
Mrs. William Jones, of Woodbury., spent
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. Mary E
Hildebrand.
| A patriotic service was held in Trinity
Church on Sunday evening commemorative
of the birth of Lincoln; Washington Camp
No. so, P. Q. S. of A attended in body.
| Abram Broom has moved in the house
owned by Mrs. Kane on Broad street.
Mrs. Louisa Emory has sold her building
LOS on Third street to William N. Rieger.
DR.. George W. Bailey distributed souv-
enir cards of pressed flowers from Bethle-
hem TO The teachers and scholars of the
Methodist Sunday-school on Sunday after
noon. They were beautiful and greatly
appreciated.
Mr.. Ernest Hansel, OF Princeton, will
preach in the Presbyterian Church on nexb
Sunday morning aud evening.
The G. E. society held very delightful
social at the home of Miss Anna Black on
Saturday evening
Mrs Ella Austin, wife of Glen Austin, of
New York, who came here recently to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Horace Jones,
died suddenly at the home of her father on
February 9th. Her funeral took place at
Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church on Tuesday.
Francis, the little son of William q.
Rieger, has been very i'll with bronical
pneumonia, but at this writing is slightly
improved. The other members of the family
have been suffering with pink eye.
On last Saturday afternoon young Geo
Starr in strolliDg around in the vicinity of
the stand pipe, thought he had seen enough
came across the Leeds Devil" and not
having any weapon with which to attack SO
formidable an object, he sought the help of
his chum, II. Crispin, who shot the beast,
| which proved TO be raccoon, which weigh
ed nearly fourteen pounds. Mr. coon was
not quite as dead as the boys thought after
he was shot, and put up pretty stiff fight,
but was finally overpowered. The hide
which was quite valuable, was claimed by
Crispin. Us
Mr.. Edward Newshafer and his sister,
Miss Lucetta Newsletter of Barnsboro spenb
part of Sunday at she home of their
friend, Mrs. Mary Hlldebrand, l xSssss
! John Gill and wife have been entertain
ing James Bradley and wife Of Chestertown,
Md.
Pastor Provost will give a talk on ssLin-
coin" at the prayer service on Wednesday
evening. &H
| The service in the Presbyterian Churcn
on Sunday morning was of more shan ordi-
nary interest,". ]. Norman King of Prince
ton took for his subject "Ths Life and
Times OF Lincoln drawing many valuable
! lessons from she life OF the man, who as the
years go by, grows in The hearts and affect
IONS OF the American people, Several of
the orders OF the town attended the service,
which will be remembered with pleasure.
Trinity Guild will give supper in the
chapel on Llncoln's birthday, February IL.
Supper served from 5 30 O'Clock. The
ladies know how to provide and serve sup
pers, and all who palronize them will be
pleased.
DIR. George W. Bailey, Of Philadelphia,
spent Saturday night and Sunday with his
Methodist friends here. On Sunday morn
ing he spoke on World Wide Missions,
principally as connected with the mission
airy work in the Sunday schools. He gave
short account OF the wonderful Worlds
Sunday School Convention held at Jerusa-
lem, and Of later one held at Rome, and
for our own encouragement told us that
plans were being made to hold the next one
in Washington in May, 1910, which he
hoped we could all atlend. In the AFTER
noon be addressed the Sunday school, and
spoke on the lesson for she day, in man.
ner both entertaining and instructive. DR..
Bailey was born and raised within few
miles of Swedesboro, and has many warm
friends in this vicinity, who were glad to
take him by the hand again.