Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-30
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day with her sister, Mrs. DIR. Oliphalt
at Bridgeport,
Mr.. I. H. Weatherby and his daugh-
ter. Miss Laura A. Weatherby, were
Sunday guests of relatives in Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs Aaron I'll. Hurff left on
Monday for Atlantic City, where they
will open their house, the "Silverside,"
for the season.
Miss Arvilla Porch, of Camden.
spent Saturday and Sunday as the
guest of the Misses Eva and Pauline
Kaybrick.
Mr.. William Packard, of HorneH, n.
Y, is spending some time with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Pack
ard here.
The Children's Day services in the
Methodist Church, which we're to have
been held on the first Sunday in June.
will be held on the second Sunday in
stead of the first. An entertaining
program is being prepared which will
be given on Sunday evening.
/ Mr.. William Deemer and family, OF
Philadelphia, have become residents
of Swedesboro and moved into their
new home on Helms avenue, on Tues
day.
Little Mabel Weber is very Ill with
pneumonia. A trained nurse is in at
tendance
A public meeting was held on Mon
day evening to make the final prepare
ton for Memorial Day. The meeting
was well attended. w. H. Mccullough
was elected chairman and J. S. Shoe
maker secretary. A general commit
tee of arrangements was elected, also
flower committee of ladies and gen
tlemen. Dr. J. G. Halsey was elected
committee on music. Hugh McCul-
Tough was chosen as marshal. G. D.
Lippincott and Jacob Madara were
made a committee to place flags on
the soldiers graves. It was moved
and carried that an escort of horse
men, under the command of Walter
Moore accompany the parade. Other
committees were elected. w. H. Nc
Cullough was elected as chairman of
exercises, at the Academy yard on
Memorial Day. Exercises to begin at
100 o'clock. Rev. D. B. Harris will be
the speaker and the Swedesboro Cor
net Band will furnish music.
A sad drowning accident here on
last Friday afternoon, cast a gloom
Ter and Herbert Peterson went out in
a light cunning skiff for an afternoon
of fishing and fun on Raccoon creek,
and when not far from the draw
bridge the boat was in some manner
upset and the men were thrown into
the water Peterson chung to the edge
of the boat and drifted with it for
some distance down the stream, but
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condition. Shivler went down and did
not rise again. Both were numbered
with heavy rubber boots. An alarm
was sent out and soon crowd of men
and several boats were on the scene.
and the creek was dragged, but the
body was not recovered until nearly
dark He was the son of the late Will
liam A. Shiyler, was born and brought
up here and was a general favorite.
He leaves a wife and two daughters
besides one sister and brothers to
whom the sympathies of the commun-
ity go out in their sudden and great
loss. His age was thirty-eight years.
His funeral took place at his 1ate<h home
on Tuesday morning, and interment
was made in the Episcopal Cemetery.
DR.. w. Grant Simmons has decided
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Brooklyn, N. Y, having purchased the
property, and succeeded to the prac-
tice of his cousin, DR.. J. j. Ashley, of
No. 956 Green avenue, he having retir-
ed from business. The many friends
and patrons of the Doctor will be sor-
Ty to see him leave Swedesboro, and
the best wishes Of all will go with
himself and wife to their new home
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home of Harry 3. Homan near here on
Friday evening, after a very short i'll
ness, aged sixty-three years. She was
native of Ireland, but had lived here
a number of years and was highly es-
teemed by all who had her acquaint
ance. She leaves three sisters and
one or more brothers. Her funeral
took place at the home of her brother
in-law, Mr.. John Holiday, of Mullica
Hill, on Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Susanna Russell, wife of Mr.
David Russell, died at her home in
South Swedesboro on last Friday
morning in-her sixty-first year. She
had been an intense sufferer from that
dreaded disease, cancer and had been
confined to her home for several
months. She was of an unusually
sweetand amiable disposition and drew
about her hosts of friends. She was a
sincere and earnest Christian. a mem
Der of the Methodist Church and Sun
day School She leaves husband.
three sisters, and two brothers to
mourn her loss. Her funeral took
place on Monday morning. at her late
home and interment was made in Lake
Park Cemetery.
| The Misses Florence and Anna
Stone employed in a telephone office
at Atlantic City, spent Sunday and
Monday with their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Stone here.
| The races set for Memorial Day. by
the Swedesboro Driving Association
have been postponed until Saturday.
| Letter to Joseph B. Best.
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