West-Jersey pioneer., 1883-11-15

instructed to get the grade of Fremont
and Garfield avenues.
I Robert G. Nichols ESQ.,. deceased at
his residence on East avenue. Thursday
evening last. He had been ill for sew
eral weeks, but his friends thought that
| he would ultimately recover. Early
/ Thursday evening, however, change
was noticed, and in short time his life
was ended Mr.. Nichols was a native of
Brooklyn, N. T., and was born in that
city in 1914. In the year 1916, Mr..
| Nichols, who had had previous expert
ence in the iron business with his father
| at Norristown, Pa, came to Bridgeton.
and assumed the duties of manager of
the Cumberland Nail and Iron Works
and afterwafd became President of the
| Company, which Office he held until
! 1872, when he retired from active bust
ness pursuits. He was President of the
Bridgeton Gas Light Company direc-
tor of the Cumberland National Bank.
East Lake Woolen Manufacturing Com
pany, Cum berland Nail and Iron Works
and Cumberland Fire Insurance Com
pany. As business man he was strict
IN all his transactions, public spirited
man, and patriotic citizen At the time
| of his death he was the senior warden of
st. Andrews Episcopal church and was
one of its Jealous supporters For a
period of years he occupied the position
OF teacher and assistant Superintendent
| in the Sunday school His last illness,
| disease of the liver, confined him to the
house about six weeks, an affliction
which he bore with submissive resigna-
ton. He was married to Miss Harriet
Stanton about the year 1910. He leaves
a wife, and three children, two of whom
are married and living in ST. Paul,
Minnesota. Mr.. Percival Nichols, the
florist, on Broad street, is brother to
the deceased. Claude Nichols, ESQ, Of
Brooklyn, n. Y, is also brother. The
funeral took place Tuesday morning A
large number of people attended, among
them many employees of the Cumber-
land Nail and Iron Works, with whom
Mr.. Nichols was universally respected
The late session of the Cumberland
County Musical Association was COM
plete success. Prof. Palmer, the New
York Conductor, displayed remarkable
skill in handling the Convention. The
Concert Friday evening was one of the
best ever given before a Bridgeton audi
ence. The first selection was a chorus
taken from Mozart's 18th Mass, entitled
Great are. Thy Works" This was well
rendered and showed a marked improve
ment over former concerts in the dis.
tinct enunciation of the words Follow
ing this chorus was a piano duet, "Ojas
Criollos" by Gottschalk, performed by
Miss Bessie Reeves and Rev L. e. Coyle.
Third on the programme Miss S. Belle
Tinker sang ''Poloccca" a song by Per
ELI. The chorus then sung beautiful
Scotch air familiar to every one, ''The
Blue Bells of Scotland. Mrs. Juvia c.
Hull, chose "Caratinan from LINDA d
Chamrnoix," in which to display hel
voice, and when encored sang .Three
Old Maids of Lee" to the intense salts.
faction of her hearers The next selec
ton was composed of two hymn tunes
followed by the Lords Prayer rendered
as a chant. Seventh and last in par
first came Mrs. Hull and Miss Tinker il
a song 'Quis est Homo" from Staba
Matar. Part second was fully up to the
first part of the programme. The frs
was q Lullaby by Mrs Wm E. Potter
Second, chorus entitled Nov tram
DER moss and Fell" three, part song
Twas on bank of daisies sweet:
fourth chorus by Mendelssohn, &C
waited for the Lord" with a quartet,
by Mrs. Hull, Miss Tinker, Mr. Janyiel
and DR.. Palmer: fifth, song entitled
Come where the lilies bloom" by th,
Vineland Quartette, with the sons
"Galilee" as an encore; sixth, duet
What Mountains by Mrs. Hull ano
Tinker and when life is brightest" al
an encore; seventh, sStrike the GYM
balls" rendered in a thrilling manner BY
the chorus accompanied by Mr.. E. c.