Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-05-23
SWEDESRORO.

Mrs. Vincent Sharp, of Camden, was
a guest of her sister Mrs George w.
Pither on Tuesday.
Mrs. William A. Sailer and son, of
Roland Park, near Baltimore, are visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Garrison.
1t is said that there is not a vacant
house in Swedesboro and glass blow
|ers who gave up their homes here
when they went elsewhere to work
last fall, now, on returning, find it
difficult to find houses to live in ~
Rev. A. P. Bottsford, of Woodbury.,
occupied the pulpit of the Presbyter-
ian Church on Sunday
The Swedesboro public school will
close on Friday and the commence
ment exercises will be held in the NJ.
e. Church on next Monday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T. Haines, of.
Vine1and, have been guests of Mayor
and Mrs. William r. Stone.
Mrs. Kate Cozens has been enter
tanning her friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
bert Eldridge, of Leesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Topley and
Mr.. Joseph Reistle have been visiting
their father, Mr.. Louis Reistle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Guest have
been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Guest and Mrs. Elizabeth Lecroy, of
Camden
Mr.. Edward Eastlack and Miss Bea-
trice Baxter, of Philadelphia, were
over Sunday guests of his parents.
Capt. and Mrs. William Eastlack.
Mr.. Emil Mampe, of Philadelphia,
will remove his family to Swedesboro,
for the summer and will occupy one
side of William Dilks' double house
on Broad street.
Geo. Eastlack who has been blow
ing glass at Salem Va, brought his
family back to Swedes boro last week.
MIR. Thompson Gill, of East Ave,
who suffered a stroke of apoplexy re-
Gently lis reported considerably inn
proved.
Mrs. Alfred A. Bradshaw who is
suffering with cancer, is very i'll at
this writing.
Miss Martie Rieger has moved into
her new bungalow on Helms Ave.
Mr. Henry Shivler, one of the old
residents of Swedesboro. died at the
Aims House on Tuesday evening of
last week, in his eighty-fifth year. Mr..
Shiyler was native of Swedesboro
and for over forty years one of it's
business men, having store and res
taurant ON Main street. For many
years his was the only restaurant in
the town and he did lucrative busi-
ness with it and a small green house
house, until, as the town grew, other
restaurants crowded in and with the
loss of business, advancing years and
declining health, his means faded
away, until he was left with no sup
port and being the last of his immed-
late family, he had no one to care for
him. His mind became impaired and
he was taken to the county farm just
three weeks before his death. Mr..
Shivler was one of natures noblemen.
sincere and honest to the hearts core,
member of Trinity Episcopal church
and devoted to his church and all it's
interests and never failing in what he
considered to be his duty to his church
and his community He left an ex-
ample worthy of imitation. He estab-
lished a Sunday school at the old Mo-
ravian Church and for about forty
years was it's superintendent, and thru
summers heat and winters cold he
was faithful to his duties there, and
many of the young people who have
gone out from that community have
reason to remember him and his
teachings with gratitude. His funeral
which took place at Trinity Church on