Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-09-12
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Mrs. Mary J. Dyke, who was stricken
died on Wednesday afternoon The funeral
was held on Sunday at 100 p M, in the
Berkeley Baptist church, of which she was
husband and four children. The family
have the sympathy of their friends in their
sudden bereavement.
Miss Frances Ford, who has been spend
ing the month of August here with her
parents, returned to Chestnut Hill on Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Samuel Reed is suffering with an
attack of peritonites.
Mrs. Stewart and daughter Miss Elsie,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Friant, all of Camden,
spent Sunday with relatives at Mt. Royal.
Miss Lydia G. Grandfeld was the guest
of friends in Woodstown last week.
Mr. Joseph Owen and daughter, Miss
Crissie, has returned from weeks stay at
the Pan-American Exposition, Niagara,
Toronto and other places of interest.
Mrs. Frank Ford spent part of last week
at Atlantic City.
On Sunday morning next memorial
service in honor OF the late Charles Shoe
maker will be held in ST. Peters church.
J. II. O'Brien and wife returned last
week from an outing at Lake George.
Ralph Walters moved to Mantua last
Friday.
Mrs. DIR. Burk spent Friday with rela-
tiyes here.
Miss Elsie Phiffer is visiting her uncle,
Mr.. George Pullinger, of Swedesboro.
Mrs. Lucy Whitney, of New York, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. VIM. Taggart.
This community was grieved to learn Of
the death of Mr.. Charles Shoemaker, aged
70 years, which occurred on Saturday. For
two weeks past he has been suffering with
paralysis, of which it was hoped he might
recover. He was highly respected and will
be greatly missed in this neighborhood.
For fifty years he has been member of,
and faithful worker of st. Peters church,
and for many years Senior Warden. The
funeral was held on Tuesday morning from
his late residence at Mantua. Interment
in the Berkeley grave yard.
Mrs. Charles Green, ST., returned on
Wednesday from trip to the nAmerican
Exposition, Niagara Falls and Canada
Evening service, which was postponed
during the Summer months, because of the
rector's illness, has been resumed at St.
Peters church.
Mr. Thomas Matlock and family, and
Mr.. Shinn and family, moved to their city
homes last week.
Rev J. Y Burk was the officiating clergy
man at a wedding at Ridley Park on Sat
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ofsUniversity Instructors.
Mr.. Eugene Elliott, of Philadelphia, was
a Sunday guest at'the rectory.
Mrs. Howard A. Miller will resume her
class in musical kindergarten instruction
this week The class meets on Thursday
afternoon of each week until further notice
at the residence of Mr.. T. NJ. Durham.
Miss Laura Butcher, of Philadelphia,
and Miss Belle Hughes, of Jefferson, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Thomas Sharp.
At the annual meeting Of the W. G. T..
T., held on Friday afternoon, the following
officers were elected President, Mrs. Ida
V. Eldridge; Recording Secretary, Nathan
Engle; Corresponding Secretary, Mary
Owen; Treasurer, Hannah A. Heritage;
Vice President from M. E. church, Mrs.
Lidie Hoffman; V. p from Friends meet
ing, Laura Holmes; V. p. from German
church, Mrs. Benseler; V. p. from Baptist
church, Mrs. Clara Hill. The members of
the Executive Committee were united in
proposing the following present to act as
superintendent of departments: Anti
Narcotics, Mary Owen; Franchise and
Christian Citizenship, L. Z. Holmes; Flower
Mission Committee, Elizabeth Heritage,
Clara Reeder, Clara Hill; Literature, Anna
Heritage; Mothers Meetings and Purity,
Hannah A. Heritage; Non Alcoholics in
Medicine, Hannah Shute; Parlor MEETINGS
Committee, Lidie Hoffman, Beulah Hoff-
gelistic Work, l. V. Eldridge; Sunday
school, Beulah Hoffman; Press Committee,
Martha Engle, |. V. Eldridge, Mary Owen;
L. 7. Legion, Clara Reeder; Y. Work,
Mary r. Brown; To distribute literature in
barber shops, Mary Bcnsler; Auditing Com
mittee, Lidie Hoffman and Martha White.
This year the Union has larger member
ship than ever before, and the work for
children and young people has been very
successful.
Mr.. James Hoffman and wife have been
spending week at Ocean Grove.
Mrs. Manahan, of Camden, spent last
week with Mrs. Robert Eldridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith Owen are spend
ing the week at Ocean City.
Mrs. George Locke, of Camden, is visit
ing relatives here.
A telephone is to be put in the Aims
House soon.
Mr. John Kerns has fine crop of sweet
potatoes, digging so baskets from $50 hills
A gloom of sadness was cast over oul
town on Friday last when the news of the
assassination was received, but our hearts
are now cheered by the encouraging reports
received of his recovery. Rev. j. Y. BurI
preached a fine sermon last Sunday morn
ing on anarchism, and prayers were offered
in all our churches for our wounded Presi
dents speedy recovery.