Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-01
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Mrs. Robert S. Austin, 81 Philadelphia,
visited her mother, Mrs. Ruth McAllister,
on Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Nicholson 81 pitman
Grove. were Sunday guests Of relatives here
Mr. Taco,, Wara and daughter Estel-
la are spending few days with her sis ter,
Mrs. Wilbert Dslby, at Glassboro, Mr..
Ware was a Memorial Day guest Of Mr..
and Mrs, Dolby
Mrs. Charles a. Reynods Of Camden
spent Tuesday with her mother. Mrs. Re-
becea REYNOLDS.
M. William Croft. Of Germantown. Pa.
visited his brother. Samuel a. Croft. last
week.
=. Is biasnerwlcA, q woodbury.. Visieeu
ms sister, MIS-. LOUISA Emory on Msmotia'
Day. ..,e r.,
marry Taylor, " Saniueh, was iooAshs
up olu ifisIas anu avg uaintahees nelS " "
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oweuesooto'
We noticed DR.. J. T. Cheesman, OF FL
mer and J. Howard Kirkbride, OF Camden,
in town Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chew, OF Pitman
Grove spent Sunday and Memorial Day
with Mrs. Mary E. Hlldebrand and family
Jersey strawberries are being peddlsd
through our streets at four boxes for twenty
five cents.
George LippIncott caught carp which
weighed 49, pounds ID Mitchell's pond,
last week.
Quarterly meeting services were held in
the M. B. Church on last Sunday morning,
Pastor Provost held Love Feast, and
preached.
Ticket Agent Amos Harris, and his wife
left on Monday morning for a vacation Of
ten days which they will spend at Baltl-
more, Washington, Alexandria, Va, and
otner points IN the south.
| Charles LeCrov has sold his cigar store
and barber shop to Fred Schenhinp. Mr..
LeCrov will be associated with his brother
Clement LeCroy il the drug business in
Camden.
A slight fire occurred at the home of
William E. Black, on Railroad ave-, Sum
day afternoon caused by the leaking of the
tank Of gasoline stove. The fire alarm
was sounded and the department. responded
but prompt action on the part of Mr.. Black
and few neighbors had the fire under con-
troll before the tfremen arrived. The walls
of the kitchen were badly blackened and a
few window lights were broken by heat.
The lawn party given by the congregation
OF st. Joseph's Church on the evening Of
Memorial Day was both a social and finan-
cial success, and in spite of the storm which
prevailed the crowds were in attendance.
IN ;n+arast;ng sarv;oa ,gas hold IN q
Tosenh,s churcb Iast sunday eveni,g xvb hen
over forty children were received into the
society Of ssThe Children az Marv ), Rev
Fatber ,,raaed a., Is
sermon "a the little folks and nresentet5
them with the badge If the society The
music was good
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Jehu AsncIals. young farmer near mere,
was stricken WIN apople1y on MONDAY
OF iass week ana mas since oeen 10 criticai
conuitioh.
Inc usual pustie ol preparation began
mere early on Memorial Day and the VaFl-
Gus committees mad their work completed
ana everything IN readiness before the time
LOT the services whlcn were held IN the
academy yard IN the afternoon. All roads
seemed to lead to Swedesboro and every
train brought crowds Of people. A large
platform had been erected in front OF the
academy for the speaker and singers, and
the yard filled mp with seats, and promptly
at ]. 80 o'clock the memorial services began
with a selection by the 12th Reg't band, of
Salem. The choir, under the direction of
DIR. JIG. Halsey, sang America; and prayer
was offered by Rev. Peter Provost. pastor
of the Swedesboro Methodist Church. The
choir then sang The Star Spangled Banner,
and Comrade George Meley, who had charge
Of the program, made short address and
read Lincoln's Gettysburg address, and
then introduced the orator Of the day, Rev.
/ D. Fl. W. Bolton, Of Absecon. DR.. Bolton.
captured his audience at the start, indeed,
he had captured many Of his hearers before
the start, as he is we'll known in Swedes-
boro, and of course great things were ex-
Al.