Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-06
SWEDEsBORo.

Memorial Day here was all that could be
desired as regards the perfect day, the
crowds in attendance and the exercises at
the Academy yard The veterans Of the
G. A. r. and the Jr. @. u. A. M. met at
their respective rooms at l O'Clock, and
John A. Dix Post, escorted by Diamond
Council, marched to the place appointed
for the public exercises, where large audi
ence had gathered and where comfortable
seats had been provided. The exercises
consisted of music by the band, singing by
trained choir under the direction Of B. r.
Moffett, prayer by Rev. John Y. Lloyd, a
fine recitation by Miss Kemp, of Philadel-
phia, and most interesting address by
Rev. w. S. Mitchell, pastor of the M. E.
church, who took for his theme Lincoln's
famous address at Gettysburg. At the
conclusion of the exercises in the Academy
yard the procession formed, with VIM. c.
Hunter as marshal, and proceeded to the
six cemeteries Of the town, where the
graves of fallen comrades were tenderlY~
strewn with flowers. The guard of Dia-
mond Council acted as the firing party.
Stokes Horner has purchased of Thomas
Pike his news room and paper route, and
will take possession on Monday next. 1t
is understood the purchase was made for
Mr. Horner's father.
Mrs George Borton and little son George,
of Philadelphia, are spending some time
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William G.
Kirby.
Miss Mary Cossaboom and Miss Alice
Savers, of Bridgeton, spent Memorial Day
with Mr. and Mrs Edward Cotterell.
Miss Louisa Hunter of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with W. III. Mccullough and
family.
Edward and John Cotterell spent Sunday
with friends at Glassboro.
VIM. B. Zippler and family, of Philadel-
phia were Memorial Day guests of Mrs. 7.
w. Dubois.
E. J. Blatherwick, of Woodbury., visited
his sister here on Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. Gill and son, of
West Philadelphia, have been visiting Mrs.
Maggie Adams, Mrs Gill's mother.
Mrs William I'll. Eldridge and sons Of
Williamstown. are the guests OF her mother,
Mrs. Mary Shivers.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Fawcett enter
tanned on Memorial Day. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Powers and son Earl, of Salem; Mr..
and Mrs. Elwood G. Peterson, of Woods
town, and Mrs. George Elkinton, Of Penns-
grove.
Messrs. George Hoepke and Enoch Den
stem, of Paulsboro and Miss Gertrude Wild
man, of Philadelphia, were Memorial Day
guests of the Misses Eva and Pauline
Kaybrick.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Poinsett of Mullica
| Hill, have been the guests of A. M. Jones
and family.
| Mrs. Herbert Sparks and daughter and
Mrs. Watson, of Camden; Miss Sidney
Head, of Atlantic City, and Miss Marguer-
tie Mercantile, of Germantown, spent
Memorial Day with M. G. Sparks and
| family.
Miss Amanda Wilson, of Hammonton, is
spending some time with friends here.
Miss Gertrude Sparks, who is attending
the State Normal School, Trenton, has been
spending short vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Sparks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tomlin, of Miekle-
ton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Steward, of
Clarksboro, spent Memorial Day with Mrs.
Sarah Parker.
A box social was held at the home of
Samuel L. Holman on Wednesday evening
for the benefit of degaee staff of the K. of
P. lodge
w. Scott Homan and his brother Abram,
who are engaged in raising sweet potatoes
at Warsaw, North Carolina for B. G. Clark,
of this place, have returned home for a
short time, having their vines laid up''
and their hurry over for the present. They
will return South in few weeks.
Mrs. Sarah J. Haines and daughter Liz
zie. of Camden. visited Alonzo Patterson
and family last week.
Mrs. Sarah Beckett has been entertaining
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Black, of Sharptown.
! Mr. Mitchell and Miss Ida Egee, of Phil
adelphia, spent Memorial Day with Mr..
and Mrs. Wilmer Egee.
| Mr. and Mrs. James Dougherty and Miss
Mary Stratton were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. E. Black on Memorial Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Batten entertained
on Memorial Day, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Adams and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Knox
and son, of Philadelphia.
| Mrs Sarah Horner, of Camden, spent
Memorial Day with Mrs. David Yourison.
Mr. and Mrs Emanuel Stratton, of Phil
adelphia, have been spending a few days
with relatives here.
Miss Aline Kirkbride, of Camden, is
spending some time with friends here.
| Jacob Ware and wife spent Memorial
Day with relatives in PHILADELPHIA.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gleason, of Lahaska
Pa, have been visiting relatives and friends
in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Wright, of Pauls-
boro, were the guests of David Wright and
family on Sunday.
Freight Agent T. E. Vandersloot left on
Tuesday for a ten-days' trip to Buffalo.
Mrs. Joseph Snyder and daughter, Mrs
Carrie Kenny, and little son, Of Downer,
were visiting VIM. Snyder and wife and
other friends here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Kirkbride, of Cam
den, and Mrs. J. P. Cheesman, of Elmer,
were Memorial Day guests of w. III. Han
mold and family.
Mrs. Kiniry and daughter Marie and
Frank Mullen, of Philadelphia, spent Sun
day with VIM. Rode and family.
1t is rumored that the Woolwich Water
Company has purchased piece of land of
Geo. B. Mitchell, between the mill-dam
and the mill, and will sink an experimental
we'll thereon, and if the water proves salts
factory the pumping station will be located
at that point.
1t seems to be an assured fact now that
we are to have trolley from Swedesboro to
Woodbury., as it is said that the Gloucester
and Salem Turnpike Company has ex-
changed its stock for trolley stock. Among
the directors of the new company are James
J. Davidson and Alfred A. Bradshaw, of
this place.
Mrs. Thomas Worrell expects to build a
house on her lot in South Swedesboro.
A FIRE.
The dwelling house on the farm known
as the Aborn farm, owned by Mrs. John
Shoemaker, and tenanted by Andrew Nor
rison on the road between Swedesboro and
Woodstown, caught fire just after noon to-
day, (June s., and was considerably
damaged. Passengers on the up train from
Salem brought the news of the fire, an alarm
was quickly sounded and the fire company
Immediately responded, but owing to the
distance to be covered, the neighbors had
nearly extinguished the fire before its