The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-07-16

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Richard 5. Starr, Of salem, spent part of
last week among the yachts off Riverton.
Rev. ]. s. Gaskill, presiding elder Of this
district, has removed with his family to
Pitman Grove.
Prof. Adam Geibel, of Philadelphia, the
noted composer and musician, was in town
yesterday.
d. Harris Smith, of the .Soath Jersey
num-, spent Sunday in Cape May, the mecca
Of South Jersey politicians,
DIR. J.. T. IIalsey, Of swedesboro. at
tended the meeting of the Society of the
Ciucinnati, at Freehold, last week.
A eablegram has been received from
Rev. II. J. Hamilton and Mr.. Shute, who
left Mulliea Hill a few weeks ago, stating
they have arrived in Scotland.
Claude Girard, formerly Of EIdridge's
Hill, and Miss Margaret c. Young, both Of
Philadelphia, were married in Camden
by Justice Schmitz last week.
Aaron Pancoast, of San Antonio, Texas,
brother Of JAS. c. Pancoast, of our Bor-
ough, is expected to arrive in Woodstown
to-day, his first visit here for twenty years.
Joseph Miller and wife, of Salem, are
participating in a knights Of Pythias ex-
cursion to Niagara Falls and Canada. Nh.
Miller is Past Grand Chancellor of the
Order.
Joseph L. llaines, son of Charles +.
TIaines, of Micklcton, and JOS. Roe, son of
Hon. Jos. B. Roe, of Deptford township,
were among the graduates of the Friends
Central School, of Philadelphia, last week.
Clarence V. Bitter, of the firm of j. NJ.
Bitter & Son, %tailors, of Salem, has taken
the agency for the summer Tor Petit &
Bro, of Philadelphia, manufacturers of
iron railing and fencing. Mr.. B.. was in
Woodstown yesterday.
While at Atlantic City on Sunday we
were pleased to form the acquaintance of
W. II. Fredericks, of Camden, son of ex-
Sheriff Fredericks. Mr.. Fredericks is
special correspondent of the Camden Daily
Gou35cg, a position which he fills very ably.
obituary.
Thomas d. Broadway, a native of this
county, but for many years the proprietor
of the Delaware City Hotel, died on We'd
nesday of last week, and was buried in the
Episcopal cemetery at Salem on Friday.
He was in his 18th year.
Mrs. Mary Burt, of Salem, widow of
Rev. John Burt, and mother OF Rev. Rob
ert ]. Burtt, who formerly occupied the
pulpit of the Woodstown Presbyterian
Church, died at her home in Salem on
Friday last at the advanced age of ninety
four years. She was buried on Monday.
Mrs. Susan l.. Huffman, who has been
a great sufferer for a long time past from a
cancer, died at her house in Woodstown
yesterday morning. She was the widow
of Howell b. Huffman and was i'll her
I'D year. Funeral services viii be held at
her late residence tomorrow afternoon at
, o'clock. Interment at Sharptown.
The funeral of samuel Allen, Of Bridge
ton, took place on Saturday morning. In
terment was made in 0livet Cemetery.
The deceased was we'll known in Salem,
Gloucester and Cumberland counties, lhv-
ING been engaged in store business at Harri-
s~onville, and for several years at Dare
town. He had resided at Bridgeton for
about a year.
Sarah Matlack, wife OF Richard Mat
lack, of Eldridge's Hill, died IN Sunday
evening last after Il protracted Illness, ac-
companied by extreme suffering which was
borne with great patience and resignation.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday
morning. interment being in the Friends
cemetery, at Woodstown. Mrs. Matlack
was about IS years of age, and with her
husband had resided in their pleasant
home, at E~ldridge's Hin, for nearly, if not
quite, fifty years; a kind friend and neigh
Dor, beloved and respected by all.
Rev. 5. :. Beliville, of the New Jersey
Conference, stationed at Winslow, Camden
county, was stricken with paralysis on
Thursday Of last week and lied on Satur-
day last. He was 20 years Of age. Mr..
B~cllville was transferred to this confer
encc some years ago from Kentucky, where
he was engaged in ministerial work iii the
stormy days preceding and during the war,
and passed through some exciting eXper-
fences, being a staunch Union nan His
first charge in this conference was at
Auburn, in this county, where he was
much liked.