Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-06-06
sWEDEsBoRo.

! Mrs. Elizabeth Carrow, Of Camden, ha.
been visiting relatives here.
Miss Ella KlocE, Of Phila., was calling
on friends here on Saturday.
Mrs. Evangeline Batten, Of Woodbury.,
was visitor here on Memorial Day.
Henry Weahherby, Of Millville, has been
a guest Of relatives here.
Mrs. Annie 4. Zane has been spending a
few days with her son, Frank Zane, in
Brooklyn, n. Y
Mrs. Robert S. Austin, OF Phila.. has
been spending a few days with her mother,
Mrs. Ruth McCollister.
Mr.. and Mrs. George OFT, of Elmer, were
Memorial Day visitors Of S. Taylor Rogers
and family.
Miss Retta G. Fox spent Memorial Day
with her sister, Mrs Samuel Hiiiman, OF
Cape May.
Mrs. G. Frank Moore and daughter Elsie
spent part OF last week with friends Of
Tioga, Pa.
Detective and Mrs. H. G. Garrison haYe
been entertaining their daughters, Mrs.
William r. Cooper, Of Easton, Pa. and
Mrs. William Sailer, Of Lansdowne, Pa
Rev. Edward Dillon, Of Woodbury., will
occupy the pulpit Of the Presbyterian
Church on next Sunday morning.
The Children's Day exercises in the Pres
byterian Church which were to have been
held on next Sunday, haye been postponed
until the third Sunday in June.
Mr.. James Mcdowell, oply brother Of
Mrs. William II mccullough OF this place,
died at the home Of his son Das in Cam
den, on Sunday morning. His funeral took
place at the Presbyterian Church here on
Wednesday morning, with interment in
Lake Park Cemetery. He was we'll known
here and highly esteemed
DIR. John P. Cheesman and wife, of Ell
mer, DIR. Walter Cheesman and wife, OF
Philadelphia, DR.. G. w. Thomas and wife,
of Woodstown, and Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Kirkbride, Of Camden, were guests Of VIM.
H. FL pnold on Memorial Day.
Mr. Fhomas Brick and his sister, Miss
Lizzie Brick, Of Woodstown, were guests
of G. Frank Moore and family on Mem
oral Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Turner and
daughter Mollie, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
ent Turner and son Douglas, of Paulsboro,
Miss Katie Easslack, Of Mickleton, and
John Gibson, wife and daughter Elmira,
and Maggie Dennis, Of Swedesb0ro, were
guests of Mrs. Edward H. Eastlack Mem
orial Day.
Capt. and Mrs. William Eastlack were
called to Clayton on Thursday afternoon OF
last week by the sudden illness of Mrs.
Levi Bower, mother Of Mrs. Eastlack. She
was strickn with apoplexy on Thursday,
and died on Friday morning, Her funeral
took place on Monday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bower were former residents here and were
greatly respected.
Mrs. Sherman Simmerman aud son john,
Eof Rogers Ford, haYe been visiting her par
tents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Dilks. Gg
Memorial Day, the one great day here,
dawned bright ard beautiful, a truly ideal
day, and the various committees appointed
to look after the arrangements for the day,
were early to work. The usual enthusiasm
prevailed and a more than usual crowd was
present in the afternoon, The exercises
began promptly as /. 80 o'clock in the Acad-
envy yard, with music by the Swedeshoro
cornet band, led by Prof. Jonathan Null
ford of Bridgeton. Prayer was offered by
Rev. Peter Provost, pastor Of the Metho-
dist Church. The choir and audience sang
"America.'' Little Miss Ethel Shock re-
cited beautifully The One Armed Soldier"
followed by music by the band and singing
ssThe Star Spangled Banner Chairman
William II. Mccullough read aLincoln's
Gettysburg Address, " followed by music by
the band. The train on which the speaker,
Rev. d. B. Harris, Of Pitman, was expect
ed was nearly an hour late, and while the
people were waiting Rev. DR.. F. J. Collier,
pastor Of the Presbyterian Church at
Woodstown, was called to the platform and
made fine impromptu address which filed
in admirably until the arrival Of the Rev.
d. B. Harris Mr.. Harris is a favorlte here,
having made the Memorial Day address
fourteen years ago, land then nine years ago.
He gave one Of his heart-to-heart talks, and
having been soldier himself, he under
stood the situation in the perilous times OF
the Sixties. His address was one OF the
best ever delivered here. The procession
was then formed and the various cemeteries
visited, and the graves OF fallen comrades
strewn with flowers. John A. Dix Post
decorated 1852 graves of comrades in the
various cemeteries of Swedesboro and with
in radius Of five or six miles,
The Swedesboro Glass Works has pur-
chased of B. A. Headley thirteen building
lots on Broad street back of the works, and
houses will be erected at once for the men
employed