Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-06-03
SWEDESBORO.

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! few days with her brother, Charles
! @. Shute and family at Mullica It'll.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hawthorn is spend
ing a little time with her niece, Mrs.
Mary Mccullough.
Mrs. Clifford Walters, of Philadel-
! phia, spent a little time with friends
here on Tuesday
MI. and Mrs. Joseph j. Rieger and
children of Bridgeport, We're sunday
guests OF their sister, Miss Martie z.
Rieger.
Mrs. Rebecca Gleason, OF Thorofare
spent Memorial Day with her mother,
and brother here.
Mrs. S. F. Gaskill has been visiting
her sister, Miss Lizzie Hagerman, at
Trenton.
! Rev. S. q. Gaskill preached at At
/ IaRtic City on last Sunday and the
/ Sunday previous.
Miss Matte Headley, of Woodbury.
i spent Memorial Day here.
y. D. Blatherwick, of Woodbury.,
was a guest of his sister, Mrs. Louisa
i Emory, On Memorial Day.
Miss Elsie Headley has been spend
/ ing a few days with friends at Norris
vile, Pa.
Memorial Day the one great day of
hSwedesboro. opened bright and fair,
tand the weather conditions during the
kday were ideal, in delightful contrast
with those of one year ago. The town
Twas early astir and preparations for
| the ceremonies of the afternoon went
actively on. Every train brought Wis
itors and guests were entertained in
NEARLY every home. The services were
/ held on the lawn in the rear of Trim
1 ity Church, and opened with a selec-
| ton by the SWedesboro Cornet band
| followed by prayer by Rev. Chas. A.
LBehringer, and the singing of the
Star Spangled Banner by an excellent
choir under the leadership of Mr.. b.
r. Moffett. Post Commander Wilmer
| Egee gave some statistics regarding
| the soldiers who enlisted in the War
of the Rebellion and read Lincoln's
Gettysburg address. The band rem
dered a selection and the choir beau
tifully sang Scatter Sweet Flowers in
May Time. Rev. Chas. A. Behringer
made the address, taking for his sub
lject 1.-THE Flag in History and Incl
dent" He went back to the early days
of American history and spoke of the
various flags that had represented
ideas and sections until finally by an
act of Congress the grand old stars
and stripes, which we not only recog-
nize but which is recognized by all
the nations of the earth, was adapted
as the nations flag. He paid glow
ling tribute to the flag and the men who
1 fought under it's folds during the war,
and hoped that we of to-day would
hand the grand old emblem down to
FL,
| ter us as fair and unsullied as we re-
ceived it at the hands of those who
went before. The choir sang Free
dom's Banner; the band gave selec-
ton and the exercises closed with the
singing of America. The parade
| formed with Hugh Mccullough as
guards of Washington Camp No. go,
p. @. S. of A. acted as an escort to the
| few remaining members of John A.
Dix Post, the orders and citizens fol-
| lowing and the various cemeteries of
the town were visited and the graves
of comrades streWn with flowers.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Morris, of Bar
negat, spent over Sunday with rela-
tives here
Mr.. Samuel Freese and Mrs Emma
| Lodge, of Camden, were Memorial
Day visitors of Swedesboro relatives
| and friends.
Mrs George Meley entertained on
Memorial Day her son George, of
Camden, and her daughter, Mrs. Jos.
Morgan, of Woodstown.
| Mr.. Benjamin Egee, of Philadelphia,
is visiting his brother. Wilmer Egee,
here.
| Mrs. Frances Holdcraft, of Camden,
is guest of her sister, Mrs. B. R.
Moffett
| Mrs. Jacob S. Ware is visiting rela-
tives and friends at Bridgeton and
Forest Grove.
Howard Ham has sold his residence
on Weatherby avenue to Helmuth
Gahrs. Mr.. Ham will occupy one
half of his double house on Church st.
Allen Headley has rented one-half
| of his double house on Broad street
| to Godfrey Chard, a glass blower.
/ Mrs. William Longacre and little son
| Thompson and Miss Florence Hall
spent oyer-Sunday at Vineland.
Mrs. Ralph Headley is lying very
low with pneumonia at the home of
her father-in-law, Mr.. B. c. Headley.
Great anxiety is felt in her case.
The friends of Miss Lucy A.Welsh,
who is confined to her bed with a
broken hip, will be glad to know that
she is bearing her sufferings with
great fortitude and is as comfortable
as can be expected under the circum-
stances.
The commencement exercises of the
Swedesboro public school were held
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