Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-02
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mas with William Patton and family, at
Glassboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. R. Moffett were holi-
day guests of their son, L. B. Moffett and
family, in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Batten, Mrs. Linora
Rulon, Mr.. and Mrs. William Rulon,
| Warren Rtlon and Conrad Daley, spent
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Adams, in Philadelphia.
William R. Cooper, of Easton, Pa, was
in town on Saturday.
| Swedesboro Lodge, No. 1877, F. and A.
M, celebrated st. Johns Night, and in
stalled the following officers, on last
Friday evening P. M. Thomas L. Will
son, w. NJ; George Tonkin, S. W.; Frank
P. Shuster, ]. W.; Joseph r. Black,
Treasurer; P. M. John G. Rulon, secre-
tary; P. NJ William H. Mccullough,
Chaplain; Harry Mayhem, S. D.; Charles
H. Brown, J. D.; John Ellis Horner, s.
M. of c.; Carl S. Crispin, ]. NJ. of c.;
George A. Rode, S. S.; Robert H. Rainey,
| J. S.; Biddle r. Moffett, Tyler; P. NJ.
Howard V. Locke, Marshall Trustees
r. Ell. Rainey, one year; H. Y. Locke, P.
NJ, two years; O. L. Guest, P. NJ, three
years.
Dr. and Mrs. w. Grant Simmons, of
Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Vanneman and other
Swedesboro relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chew, of Trenton
spent Christmas with their mother, Mrs.
Mary E. Hildebrand.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dilks, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Dilks, and daughters, Beat
rice and Audrey, and son Bartram, and
William Dilks, Jr., and daughters, Haz-
ell, Mary and Gertrude helped to make
up family party at the home of Mrand
Mrs. John Burr, at Clarksboro, on
Christmas Day
Detective and Mrs. H. G. Garrison, are
at home after spending month with
their children, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Sailor, at Lansdowne, Pa.
Rev. and Mrs. S. F. Gaskill, of Will
Jamestown, and Miss Lizzie Hagerman, of
Trenton, have been holiday guests of
MIR. and Mrs. George M. Ashton.
Clayton Eastlack and family, have
been spending few days with relatives,
at Bridgeton.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. S. Ware and little
daughter Estella, have been spending
few days with Mrs. Wares father, Mr..
Thomas Vanaman, at Forrest Grove.
The Christmas celebration of the Pres
/ byterian Sunday-school was held in the
Church on Christmas eve, and is said to
have been one of the best ever given blythe
school. The music was above the average
and the Rotations we'll selected and we'll
rendered, and the address by Mr.. M J.
Stormzard, of Princeton, was fine effort
and greatly enjoyed. The church was
prettily decorated for the occasion, and
the usual treat of candies was given the
school.
Mr.. Holdcraft, of Princeton, will preach
in the Presbyterian Church next Sunday.
A most pleasant Christmas was spent
at the home of John Van Buren, and
family, when their relatives and friends
joined them to celebrate the day in feast
ing, music, and a good time in general.
Those present, were John Van Buren, and
wife, George Gibson and wife, Charles
Gibson and wife, Harvey McCollister and
wife, Leland Q. Stump and wife, Walter
Henerson and wife, of Glassboro; Chas.
Hendrickson and wife, of Mullica Hill;
George Souder, William Van Buren,, Rena
Picken, Florence McColister, Oscar Van
Buren,, John, Marguerite and Ethel
l-Stumpp; Earl, George and Charles Hen
erickson.
/ The South Jersey Glass works which shut
Edown fer ten DAYS will resume operations
/ on JAM 2nd.
Death, the grim reaper, has been busy IN
our midst since our last writing and two of
our old and highly respected citizens were
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George Meley whom we have mentioned
from time to time as in failing health, died
after an illness OF several months, resulting
from an accident sustained in the early pars
of last summer, and from which he has
been great sufferer. He was born ia Ger
mantown, Pa, but removed with his par
ents to this neighborhood when mere lad.
In his young days he was farmer, then
moved into the town and took up mercan-
tile life, and for number of years has led
the life of retired business man. He was
veteran of the war of TIE Rebellion,
member Of the 10Th New Jersey Vols, and
it was one of the joys OF his life to meet
with his comrades in their annual reunions
and live over again with them the exper-
fences Of army life. He was one of the old
est members OF the Swedesboro Methodist
Church, and has been for years President Of
it's Board OF Trustees. His place in the
community and in the church OF his choice
will be hard to fill. He leaves wife, who
before marriage was Miss Rhoda Pancoast,
of Woodstown. One daughter, Mrs Jos.
Morgan, of Woodstown, and one son, George
Meley, Jr., of Haddon Heights. The funer-
al took place from his late home this morn
ing, and interment made in Lake Park
cemetery. His age was SO years.
The family of Mrs. Sarah p. Lewis re-
ceiyed great shock on Monday morning
when on entering her room it was found
that she had quietly passed away during the
night. She was the widow OF the late Ed
ward E. Lewis and formerly resided at |
Mantua, but for a number of years she has
resided with her only daughter, Mrs. John |
s. Shoemaker, of South Swedesboro. To
her sons and her daughter the sympathy of |