The Monitor-register., 1896-06-05

Miss Ella Rudolph, of Salem, has been
the guest of Swedesboro friends.
Miss Matte Rairdon has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Joseph O'Neal, at Trenton.
E. ]. BIatherick and wife, of Wood.
bury, visited their mother and sister here
last week.
Swedesboro Grange, P. of H., will
celebrate Children's Day on Saturday
evening, June 9th.
Mrs. VIM. H. Eldridge ami sons, of
Williamstown, are visiting her mother.
Mrs. Mary Shivers.
Samuel Sapp, wife and daughter Edna
and Mrs. Mary Vincent, all of Camden,
have Deen visiting VIM. G. Titus and wife.
John K. Clark and wife have been
entertaining Misses Sidney Head and
Marguerite Martindale, of Germantown.
L. B. Moffett, of Pierce's Business Col.
lege, Philadelphia, with his wife add
son, have been the guests of B. R.. Moffett
and wife.
Rev. Geo. w. Watson, Of Trinity
| Church, attended the meeting of the
| C%onvocation of Burlington, held at Salem
on tuesday.
John Moore and wife have gone to
| visit their daughter, Mrs. A. L. Hates,
and their son William, at Ciaremore,
Indian Territory.
Thomas Draper and daughter, Clara,
and Thomas Hurff and wife, of Camden,
spent Saturday and Sunday with j. Harry
Zippler and family.
John H. Zippler and wife, Of Camden,
and VIM. B. Zippler and family, of
| Philadelphia, were over-Sunday guests
of Swedesboro friends.
David Yourinson and Miss Mary Irelan
were married on Wednesday evening of
last week, at the M. E. parsonage, Clarks-
boro, by Rev. VIM. Walton.
DIR. Allan B. Black and Miss Emma
Horner, of Swedesboro, were married at
the Methodist parsonage, Clarksboro, by
Rev. VIM. Walton, on Saturday evening,
May 30th.
Adams, both of this place, were married
on Thursday evening, May %, at the M.
E. parsonage, Clarksboro, by Rev.
VIM. Walton.
Howard Buzby and wife, of Philadel.
phia, spent Saturday and Sunday with l.
Fl. Weatherby and daughters. They
made the distance coming and returning
on their wheels.
Miss Anna Tharp, daughter OF Prof.
John II. Tharp, has gone to visit her
aunt, Mrs. David Cochran, at Elmer.
Miss Tharp has been ar invalid for several
months and 1t is hoped she may be bene-
fitted by the change.
Miss Laura Batten, of Woodbury., q
former resident here, will sail from New
York, on the steamer Berlin, on Satur-
day, for a three months tour in Europe.
Rev. Geo. L. Barker returned home on
Wednesday, from Nebraska, where he
has been engaged for several weeks In
evangelistic services. He was summoned
by telegram to Seneca, Mo-, ard from
there accompanied East the remains of
the wife of Rev. Harry White. who lost
her life in the terrible flood which visited
that place on last Friday night.
Memorial Day services were held on
Saturday afternoon in the Academy yard.
That the people of Swedesboro and
vicinity take a lively interest in the day
was evidenced by the crowds that
thronged the grounds where the cere-
monies were held.
The program opened at 2 O'Clock with
music by the Woodstown Cornet Band,
followed by prayer by Rev. s. F. Gaskill,
and singing "America," by choir. Miss
Clara Batten gave a fine recitation
Addresses were made by REM. Patterson,
of Woodstown, Rev. B. F. Sheppard, OF
Auburn, and Hon. Fl. C.. Loudenslager,
of Paulsboro. The speakers did them
selves and the cause they represented
credit. The speeches breathed the true
spirit of patriotism and love of country,
and glowing tributes were paid to those
who took their lives in their hands and
went forth in their country's defense.
The benediction was pronounced by Rev.
Geo. w. Watson.
VIM. G. Hunter acted as marshal, and
the line of march was taken up, and
John A. Dix Post, the Sons of Veterans,
and citizens, preceded by the Woodstown
Band, proceeded to the several cemeteries
In the following order: To the Methodist
Churchyard. where "a graves were deco.
rated; the Presbyterian fo- 8 graves, the
Lake Park Cemetery for 8 graves, the
St. Joseph's Cemetery for 6 graves, the
Trinity Cemetery for 16 graves, then to
the old Trinity Churchyard, where 9
graves received floral offerings. Seven
graves of soldiers of the war of 1912
were decorated.
The Woodstown Band rendered excel
lent service during the afternoon, as did
also q choir under the direction of Biddle
r. Moffett, as leader.