Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-01
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Mr. Samuel A. Croft has been quite i'll
and confined to his bed for several days.
He is now improving.
i We are glad to note that Miss Laura A..
i Weatherby is improving quite rapidly after
a long and tedious illness.
Mrs. VIM Rieger is slowly recovering
from her recent severe illness.
The semi-annual meeting of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of
the M. E. church, for Camden District, was
held here on Thursday of last week, and
was well attended and greatly enjoyed by
all who attended. Rev. Dr. Baldwin, of
New York, gave the large audience a rare
| treat in his address of the evening, treating
on China and its inhabitants. He spent
twenty years in missionary work in China,
and treated his subject from personal
experience.
John A. Dix Post, G. A. r. attended
service in the M. E. church on Sunday
evening, and Pastor Ludlow preached an
appropriate sermon. Quarterly meeting
services were held in the morning with
sermon by the pastor. On Tuesday even
ing the first Quarterly Conference for the
year was held, at which time Presiding
Elder Dobbins made his first official visit.
Mrs. B. L. Zane, of Mantua. has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. George W.
Pither.
Miss Alline Kirkbride, Of Camden, has
been spending some time with Mrs. VIM.
Fl. Hannold
Miss Maggie Donald, of Philadelphia,
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Donald.
Mrs. Mary McAvoy, and Mrs. Frank
Parker aud children, have been spending
several days with friends in Camden and
vicinity.
Mr.. L B. Moffett of the Pierce Business
College, Philadelphia and his family, have
been recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B. z.
Moffett
Mr.. Pancoast Roork and other Camden
and HaddoDfield friends, have been visit
ing Rev. w. S. Ludlow and wife.
DIR. and Mrs. John p Cheesman and
daughter, of Elmer, have been the guests
of w. II. Hannold and family.
Mr.. VIM. B. Zippler and family of Phila-
delphia, have been spending few days
with Mrs. T. w. Dubois, mother of Mrs
Zippler.
Miss DoIlie Champion, of Philadelphia,
and Mr.. Alfred Batten, of Woodbury. have
been visiting Wilbert Batten and wife.
County School Superintendent, w. Fl
Eldridge and family, of Williamstown
have been visiting Mrs. Mary Shivers.
Ga Tuesday afternoon of last week, David
Thomas hired a horse of liveryman John
Yourison to 20 to Woodstown, promising to
return that night. In his company was
John Coleburn, a young cOlored man of
this place. The couple not returning as
agreed, Mr.. Yourison concluded that the
horse had been stolen, and set about
recovering his property. The horse which
had been traded twice, was finally re-
covered at Sharptown. Coieburn was
arrested and sent to Woodbury. Jail.
Memorial Day like all those which have
here. We doubt if any town in South
Jersey, takes a greater interest in this
anniversary than the people of Swedesboro
aud vicinity. The day was all that could
be desired; the delightful rain Of the
night previous having laid the dust and
C Ioled the air. At an early hour in the
morning the work of preparation began,
business places and private residences were
decorated with flags and bunting while
several large flags were foated over Main
street Children and young people
solicited flowers which were arranged in
baskets by the ladies in charge of that
part of the work. Meanwhile the Aca-
DENY yard was being put in order, plat
form erected for the speakers and choir
and comfortable seats provided for large
audience expected The Memorial services
Oh, oft o1n
by the Pedricktew band. after which the
tine selected choir sang America follow
ed by prayer by Rev. w. S. Ludlow
" Angels Guard our Comrades Graves was
sang, and Post Commander George Meley
read some interesting statistics regarding
the War of the Rebellion from its begin
ming, and then introduced DR.. John Hand
ley, pastor of the First NJ E church, of
Camden, who read Gen. John A. Logan's
call for the observance of Memorial Day.
also Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg. and
then ia words of burning eloqnence held
his large audience of oyer SIX hundred
people spell-bound while ne revived the
history of the nation aud the causes of the
war. He began by saying that God, the
Great God had made war the means of
keeping the Bible before nations and peo-
pies. He further said, the church was
built upon the moral law, the State upon
the civil law. when civil law and moral
law failed, then revolution followed. The
choir sang The Star Spangled Banner,
aud Rev. Dewitt G. Cobb, of Camden
followed with an equally interesting address,
setting forth the peculiar advantages OF
our country with its Republican form of
goveEnment.its magnificent school system,
etc The line of march was taken to the
various cemeteries of the town, and the
graves of fellow comrades tenderly coYered
with flowers. Details we're sent to the out |
lying cemeteries, aud the graves of soldiers
decorated. In all, nearly one hundred
graves were remembered with floral
tributes, including several graves of
Revolutionary soldiers.
During the parade on Tuesday 3 little |
son of William Spence, while attempting |
to cross the street, was thrown down by |
team, and considerably bruised about the |
head. DR.. Grimshaw attended to tho case
and it is hoped nothing serious will result |