Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-11
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Hannah r. Peaslee and Ann Fl. Pancoast
were recent visitors at the home Of Florence
Stackhouse at Salem.

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| Hannah =. Peaslee and Ann II. Pancoast
were recent visitors at the home Of Florence
! Stackhouse at Salem
| Benjamin Heritage as delegate from
County Board Of Agriculture attended the
| Annual Meeting Of State horticulture So
ciety at Trenton on Thursday and Friday
OF last week. He reported profitable ses-
/ sions.
| Michael Urban received thirty dollars for
twenty chickens on Thursday ;some weighed
as high as nine pounds each.
| a portion Of the visiting committee Of
Salem Quarterly meeting is expected TO be
| in attendance at the Friend s Meeting here
Ion First day the Fourteenth; all are cor
daily welcomed.
/ The funeral of William G. Warrington on
the afternoon Of the Eighth was largely at
! tended. The deceased was an active bust
ness man, member Of Mickleton Grange
and Clarksboro Jr. Order Of American Me-
chanics, the last mentioned attended the
funeral in body. Mr.. Warrington's par
ents, wife and little son have the sincere
sympathy Of their friends in this commun-
! ity.
/ The following trustees were elected at
| the Annual Meeting Of the Library Associ-
alton: Annie G. Bradshaw, Mary J. Herr
! tage, William Dawson, Mary Owen, Han
nah A. Heritage, Hannah L. Peaslee, Laura
| E. Holmes. A partial organization was eff
footed the same evening, William Dawson,
president; Hannah A. Heritage, vice presi-
dent; Mary Owen secretary; Annie G. Brad
shaw, treasurer; Hannah L. Peaslee and
Laura E. Holmes book committee.
| The program for Young Friends Associ-
alton sheld Seventh day evening the sixth
was Of general interest. Albert Heritage
read from the life Of Isaac T. Hopper, A
paper prepared by Anna ii. Pancoast on
Sir Walter Scott was enjoyed by all. Mary
| j.. Heritage read review of Ivanhoe, Gil
dean Peaslee read an extract from Lady OF
| the Lake. Marshall Pancoast read Carly
les Essay on ssWorkn emphasizing the fact
that no where could we find a typical ex-
ponent Of Carlyle's teaching than Sir Wal
ter Scott, who when nearly sixty assumed
the debts Of his publishing house as moral
obligation and by continuous and untiring
effort paid all even at the expense Of life
itself. Hannah A. Heritage read from
Friends Intelligence 1.-THE Year Eternal'
by Marshall Panooast. one Of our members.
The eommisted ON officers made the follow
ing report; Laura E. Holiness presidents;
Benjamin G. Heritage, vice president; Han
nah L. Peaslee, secretary and treasurer.
Hiram Jones passed away at eight thirty
O'Clock Friday evening, the Fifth in his
eighty sixth year. The deceased was born
in this county May the twenty-eighth eight
teen twenty-one, and spent nearly ali his
life within its limits. In eighteen fifty he
married Anna FL. Williams, Of Cape May
Court House. To them were born seven
children, four sons and three daughters.
Only two survive, daughter, Mrs. Idle
Hoffman and son, Hiram NJ In eighteen
fifty-one when the gold feYern broke out
he went to California where he remained
two years. In eighteen sixty he was cleo
ted steward Of Camden and Gloucester
County Almshouse. In that year the Glou-
cester County Almshouse was built. Mr..
Jones being man Of good executive ability
was chosen steward of the new Almshouse
to which he moved March the twenty-iifth
eighteen sixty-one. and there served his
county as steward for twenty six years.
March eighteen eighty he came to live with
his olny surviving. daughter, Mrs. w. q. Hoff-
man. He was always bright and cheerful
and liked to speak of our little village as
the garden spot of the World. = Christ
mas day he with other friends was a guest
at the home Of County Clerk Frank B.
Ridgway and wife and undoubtedly enjoyed
the occasion as greatly as any present. The
following Wednesday he was stricken with
paralysis as reported in last issue. During
his residence here be was regular attendant
OF the near by Friends Meeting where be
will be much missed from his accustomed
place His funeral was held ID the Friend IS
Meeting House on the morning OF the
eighth, interrnent at ELLINGTON cemetery.