Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-07-11
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nj. e. Rrie and Rev. Stephen M. Lyons.
The special music prepared for the occasion
was fine and the congregation large Sew
eral visiting priests were in attendance.
The history of St. Joseph's church goes
back to the year 184S, when few Irish
Catholics gathered to hold services in an
old house, with Rev. John McDermott,
pastor of st. Mary's church at Salem, as
their spiritual leader. Afterwards the SER
vices were moved around among the homes
OF the scattered people. About the year
1856 the Rev. john McDermott was re-
moved from Salem and Rev. Cornelius
Cannon was placed in charge of Salem
church and its outlying missions. In the
Fall of 1860 Father Cannon began the cree
ton of the first Catholic church in Swedes-
boro, on a plot of ground purchased of the
late Charles P. Shivers, and the church was
dedicated in 1861. In 1870 Father Cannon
was succeeded by Rev. Secondino Pattle, a
Spaniard As time went on the congrega-
ton grew and prospered and it was decided
to ask for resident priest at Swedesboro,
and Rev. Anthony Cassesse was appointed
to the charge. He was an italian by birth,
and although he did not speak the English
language fiuently, the people learned to
love him and found in him pious priest
and a faithful friend. During Father Can
mons term of service the little church
which he built had to be enlarged to meet
the wants of the growing congregation, and
again was enlarged by Father Cassesse until
| it had seating capacity Of about two hum
dred and sixteen persons. Father Anthony
Cassesse died Nov. 26, 1886 and was buried
in st. Joseph's cemetery and near the
church he loved. He was followed by Rev
VIM. p. Treacy, and he in turn was sue
ceeded in February, 1893, by Rev. Walter
7. Leahy, the present incumbent of ST.
Joseph's parish, under whose wise and
careful management the parish has greatly
prospered. In 1898 he caused the church
to be removed to a new site on Broad street.
greatly enlarged and beautified it and built
handsome new rectory beside it, and now
the congregation numbers 1872, with a
Sunday of IS children, and the
parish Of st. Joseph's has church property
valued at $4,000, pre- 3tically free from
debt.
VIM. Rode met with quite a serious acct
dent while unloading coal at his wharf on
Thursday afternoon of last week. He fell
overheard between the boat and wharf and
dislocated his arm at the elbow.
Eighteen children-ten girls and eight
boys received the sacrament of first com
munion on Sunday at st. Joseph's church.
Misses Title Mongan and Florence Ran
Kin spent several days of last week with
Mr. and Mrs. Charles n Batten, on Main
street.
Miss Lizzie Bolton and Smith Hoffman
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bryant, on Broad street.
1.-The funeral of the nine-months-old son
of John Tighe took place on Thursday
afternoon, the 4th, and jnterment was made
at st. Joseph's cemetery.
The remains Of Mrs. Ellen Butcher, wife
of Samuel T. Butcher, who died on the 9th
inst. at the home of her daughter, in Cam
den, were inferred in the Episcopal ceme-
terry on Tuesday.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Bachman, widow of the
late Charles Bachman, died at her home on
Lake Park avenue on Thursday last after a
long and painful illness. Her funeral took
place on Monday with interment in Lake
Park cemetery.
A pretty wedding took place in Trinity
P. E. church on Wednesday, July g. when
Miss Gertrude Barradail Sparks, youngest
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark G. Sparks,
was married to George Andrew Rode.
Rev. Geo. C. Sutton, rector of the church,
performed the ceremony in the presence of
large gathering of relatives and friends
Precisely at 1915 o'clock, and while the
choir sang wedding hymn, the bridal
party entered the church and advanced to
the altar in the following order: Ushers,
bridesmaids, maid of honor, and lastly the
bride, on the arm of her father The bride
was met at the altar by the groom and his
best man, Arthur C. Sparks, brother of
the bride. The bride was given away by
her father. At the conclusion of the i'm
pressive ceremony the happy couple left the
church to the strains OF Lohengrins we'd
ding march, played by Mrs. VIM. R. Cooper
| The bride was attired in lovely gown of
white organdie, en- train, with trimmings
of insertion and ribbon and carried Bride
roses. Miss Laura Ludlow, of Haddon-
| field, was maid of honor, and wore white
organdie and white picture hat. Miss
| Hannah Westcott Sparks, a sister of the
bride, and Miss Clara Louise Rode, sister
of the groom, were bridesmaids, and were
clad in pink organdie and wore white hats
The ushers were M. Augustus Sparks, a
brother of the bride; Henry A. Salisbury
and Walter Earl Moore, of Swedesboro,
and Robert G. Sparks, Of Woodbury.. A
reception followed the wedding, after which
Mr.. and Mrs. Rode left on wedding tour,
which included the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton and Niagara Falls. The wedding gifts
were numerous and handsome, consisting
of fine silver, china, linen, cut glass, an
elegant punch bowl and cups, rocking
chairs, tables, pictures, looking glass, hand
some carving set, taborets, clocks, etc.
The happy couple have the best wishes of
the community for long and happy
welded life.
Old stock sweet potatoes are worth Sc
per barrel, and John p. Justice has had
several barrels to sell at that price.
Twenty-four hundred and sixty-seven
crates of tomatoes were shipped from this
station on Friday of last week
This section was visited last week by a
series of terrible thunder storms, the like
of which have hardly ever been experienced
here During the storm on Tuesday after
noon the farm houses of Lewis M. Shoch
and Frank Wilson were struck, but not set
on fire. At the Wilson house coIored
man was thrown several feet across shed
and considerably burned about the body.
The house was not much injured. The
house Of Louis ShOch was considerably
damaged, weather boards torn off and one
window demolished During the same
storm the dwelling house of VIM. Zane
was struck "a chimney torn down and Mrs.
Zane severely shocked. Her shoe and
stocking were torn and her foot considera-
bly, burned. Two cows belonging to Sam'l
L. Holman were struck and killed. On
Wednesday afternoon the news room,
small building on Main street, was struck
but not much damaged. During the same
storm the barn on the Edith Batten farm,
tenanted by Clark Horner, was struck and
three horses killed. On Friday afternoon
barn on the farm of Walter Heritage
was struck and entirely consumed, and
the house of Wilbert Hendrickson was
struck, but not much damaged.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rode returned from
their wedding trip on Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. B. Zippler and son
Norman, Of Philadelphia, are spending a
month with Mrs. T. w. Dubois.
Supreme Representative w. H. McCul-
Tough is attending special session of the
Supreme Lodge, K. of p, at Chicago this
week
Miss Laura Ludlow, of Haddonfield, has
been visiting A. r. Talman and family.
VIM. S. Smith has position in the West
Jersey railroad Office at Atlantic City.