Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-04-26

CHARLES w STARR died at his resi-
dence, 95 South Broad street, at eleven
O'Clock last Tuesday evening of apoplexy
He had been at his business place as usual
during the day and evening, spent pleas
ant hour with his family before retiring at
ten o'clock, and at IL Is was dead HIS
wife was awakened by his heavy breathing
at eleven o'clock, and DR.. Campbell was
summoned, bat he never regained conscious
ness. While Mr. Starr had not enjoyed
the best of health during the past year,
yet his healthy look and regular appear
ance at business disarmed the community
as to his condition, and the news of his
death came like thunder peal from a
clear sky.
Charles was the son of joseph Starr, and
was born in Philadelphia, November l !,
1889 When he was yet youth his
father purchased and moved to the now
Joseph Taggart farm ont Delaware street.
He was educated in the Friends brick
school on Delaware street. and the old
Academy at Broad and Centre streets.
He was in the mercantile business
in Philadelphia for a time, but when the
Town Hall, at the corner of Broad and
German streets was built, he opened dry
goods store therein. On the completion of
Green's Block in 1S60-'Sl, he moved there,
and has given close attention to every
detail of his business TO the hour of his
DEATH
He was twice married, his first wife
being Miss Emma R. Terry, sister Of
the late Arthur L. Terry, of this city, who
bore him two sons, Lewis, the present
Prosecutor of the Pleas of this county, and
Arthur L in the mercantile business in
Philadelphia.
His second wife was Miss Fannie Pier
son Rulon, OF Swedesboro, and together on
Friday evening last. surrounded by many
friends. they celebrated their nineteenth
wedding anniversary.
Mr.. Starr participated in all the activities
of the city. For many years he was con-
neeted with the Woodbury. Mutual Loan
and Building Association as Vice Presi-
dent, and was q Director at the time
of his death.
While in no sense an Office seeker, yet he
was ever willing to serve the city, and at
various PERIODS was a member of City
Council; for number of terms was City
Collector and Treasurer, and from 1898 to
to 1899 a member of the Board of
Chosen Freeholders-th last four years OF
his membership Director, aud for three
years and three months ending last June,
was Chief of Friendship Fire Department
of which he had been member since
January 25, 1872.
He was a member and vestryman of
Christ church; a member of Florence Lodge
F. and A. NJ; Mariola Lodge Knights of
Pythias Woodbury. Lodge, No "a, I. o.
F.; United Workmen and Provident
Conceive | o. Heptasophs.
In 1884 his friends prevailed upon him
to become a candidate for Congress, and be
entered the contest for the nomination with
every prospect for success. The ConYention
was held on the pier at Cape May. and his
failure to be the candidate, his friends yet
insist was due to manipulation of the tai
ley lists by the Secretary, rather than
lack of delegates in the Convention.
In private life, in business life and in
public life CHARLES W. STARR was a con-
scientious, high minded citizen. He filed
an important place in this community as
business man and public servant for nearly
30 years. and honored the mercantile pro-
fession by upright, honorable business me-
thods; Official life by painstaking exact
ness and jealous regard for the public
welfare. Hence the great loss which is SO
suddenly precipitated on loving house,
hold is shared in no small measure by the
entire community, and the DEMOCRAT sug-
gests general suspension of business in
Woodbury. next Saturday afternoon as a
mark of respect to the memory of one so
universally esteemed.