Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-01-04
SWEDESBORO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Mccullough
have been recent guests of his broth
er, Thomas M. Mccullough and fam
lily. at Glassboro.
Mr.. William H. Longacre is seen
on the street again after being con-
fined to his home with severe Illness.
Mrs. Annie Kirkbride has gone to
spend the winter with her children in
Camden.
The bridge builders have nearly
completed the new steel drawbridge
across Raccoon Creek but it will be
some time before it will be open for
travel. Meanwhile people are being
ferried across the creek. and teams
have to go a long ways around to get
into town. CO
Mr.. and Mrs Amos Hurff have been
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. George
Meley and daughter of Camden
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Black and
daughter, Miss Merle, of Salem, have
been visiting relatives here.
The Misses Fayetta and Kathryn
Sharp, of Camden, visited at the home
of their uncle, Mr.. George w. Pither,
last week.
Mrs. S. Taylor Rogers has gone to
spend two weeks with her son, Leroy
Rogers at Washington, D. G..
Mr.. and Mrs Moses Batten, Mrs.
Linora Rulon, Mr.. and Mrs. William
A. Rulon and Warren Rulon spent
New Years with Miss Emma Adams
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. John Magin, of Bridgeport,
spent part of last week with his
daughter, Mrs. Geo. NJ. Pither.
Miss Anna Stone was taken to DR..
Prices Private Hospital, Philadelphia,
on Friday of last week and was op-
Grated on for appendicitis within a
few hours after her arrival. Her
condition is altogether satisfactory,
and there is every prospect of speedy
recovery.
Miss Bertha Woodruff returned last
week from Philadelphia hospital
where she underwent a serious op-
Grafton recently.
The little daughter of Thomas R.
Rainey, of Woodbury., spent part of
holiday week at the home of her uncle
Clarence Madara here.
Mrs. John Sharp received word
early on Saturday morning of the
death of her grandmother, Mrs. Sar-
ah Boyd, at her home in Philadelphia
after a painful illness. Mrs Boyd
was the mother of Evangelist Clara
Boyd and was herself for many years
noted church worker. She had a
number of friends here who regret to
learn of her death.
Dr.. and Mrs. John Forrest Row
land, of Philadelphia, have been visit
ing their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Cooper, here.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Howell, widow
of Arthur Howell died early on Satur-
day morning aged II years. Thus
another of the old residents of Swed-
esboro has passed away. She was a
good woman and highly respected in
the community. Her funeral took
place at her home on Main street on
Monday afternoon and interment was
made in the Episcopal cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hewes v. Black,
Miss Anna Black and Mrs. James J.
Davidson, Sr., were Christmas guests
of DR.. Stanley Back and family at
Elmer.
Mrs. Kate Cozens, Miss Lizzie Coz
ems and Master William Cozens have
been visiting Mr.. B. B. Weatherby
and family at Millville.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Zippler have
been entertaining their chaldren Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Haines, of Mickle-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Rogers left
for their home in Washington, d. @.
on Monday afternoon. Mrs. Rogers
has been spending month with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Pith-
er, here, and Mr.. Rogers spent va
cation of nearly two weeks here.