Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-05-06
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Examinations were taken by most
of our second grade pupils this week
and some of our scholars went to
Mullica Hill, where under the super
vision of MIR. Tharp, they underwent
the first grade examinations.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Madciff
and children, Edmund and Dolly, of
Cedar Ridge farm, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles G. Kugler and daughter Helen,
OF "Buttonw wood Lawn" farm. spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Seend
of Village View" farm near here.
Miss Sarah R. Cheesmar, Miss Mary
C. Lippincott and Miss Anna G. Lip
pincott spent part of this week in
Mullica HILL
Miss Eta B. Riley and Mr.. harris
Swigert spent last Wednesday evening
in WoodstOwn.
Mr. and Mrs. William Pimm went
to Camden on Friday last to visit their
son and daughter, Mr.. Isaac Pimm
and Mrs. Stella Fox. Mr.. Pimm came
home on Monday and Mrs. rimm stop
ped at Woodstown to spend a day
with her sister, Mrs. Thompson Du-
Bois. Mrs. Pinm came home on Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Chapman and
daughters Abbie and Naomi are sperd-
ing ten days visiting relatives and
friends in Camden.
Jos. S. Stewart spent Wednesday
and Thursday in Phila
Michael Swigert and son Harris
went to Haddon Heights on Friday to
see Otis Swigert, who met with quite
serious accident while driving the
Childs Grocery Co.'S wagon on We'd
nesday last. An auto ran into the
wagon demolishing it. We are sorry
to state that Otis is seriously hurt, al
though no homes are broken. We all
wish him speedy recovery.
Marks Cheesman, a tenant on the
Lou Gerlaciz farm, on the Swedesbero
road, is the proud renter of the barn
that has been nicely repaired.
Mrs. Lizzie Stealing is very ser
iously i'll at this writing. Mrs. Stead
ing has been in i'll health for some
time and on Thursday suffered re-
lapse and at present is confined to
her couch. We all join in wishing her
a speedy recovery.
Rev. E. F. Baus1nan spent Saturday
last at the home of William Seehousz.
There is a young man in this vicin-
ity who went to see a young girl on
recent Sunday evening, but before
he reached the gate of her home WAS
informed that Miss wasn't at
home Mother and the rest OF the
family couldn't understand why he
disappeared so suddenly, until IN
formed of the fact that he had been
notified OF her absence by a junior
member of the family. Never mind,
Kirk, it is better to be fooled than
stung.
The survivors of the Fifteenth N.
J. Volunteers bought farm at the
Bloody Angle, near Salem Church,
Spottsylvania, where on May 12,1864,
the regiment lost half of it's effective
/ force in the engagement by which
Grant was driving the Confederates
Last year the Legislature appro-
priated $4,000 to pay for a monument
on the field and it will be dedicated
on May IL next. One of the incl
dents of the day will be the return
to Georgia regiment of it's colors
captured in this battle by the Fif-
teenth N. j. This flag was captured
by Sergeant Larson and given the
chaplain, Rev. AlansOn Haines, son
of Ex-Governor Haines, who gave it
| to Colonel Alexander Bacon who
| Wednesday night at Grant Post in
Brooklyn, Col. Bacon delivered the
| flag to committee of survivors of
| the Fifteenth Volunteers in the pres
ence of the post and of a delegation
/ from the New York Confederate
camp. The flag will be taken to
| Spottsyl to be delivered to the
survivirs Of the Georgia regiment.