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The South Word Building and Loan Association, organized in May, 1867, meets the second Monday in each month at Willey Hall. The price per share, one dollar ; par value, two hundred dollars. 11. M. Sharp, president ; Samuel C. Newton, Noe- retary ; Thomas Mery weather, treasurer.
The Homestead, organized December 20, 1883, meets the third Monday in ouch month at No. 16 North Third Street. Price per share, one dollar ; par value, two hundred dollars. J. J. Burleigh, president ; Charles 11. Felton, secretary ; 1. T. Derousse, treasurer; J. A. Armstrong, solicitor.
The Tradesmen's Building and Loan Association meets first Saturday in onech month nt C'ontral Hall, Benjamin C. Roove, president ; Joseph U. Nich- olla, secretary ; Augustus Roove, treasurer ; Martin V. Bergen, solicitor.
The Economy, organized January 23, 1882, mogla the fourth Monday in each month at Mann's Hall. The price per share is one dollar ; par value, two hundred dollars. James R. Carson, president ;
D. Somers Risley, secretary : William T. Bailey, treasurer: E. A. Armstrong, solicitor.
The Excelsior Building and Loan Association, or- ganized in July, 1870, meets last Friday in each month at Contral Hall. Par value, two hundred dollars. The price per share is fifty cents, month- ly. D. Somers Risley, president; Edmund May, secretary; Charles Cox, treasurer ; T. J. Middle- ton, solicitor, The number of members is two hundred and fifty.
The Fidelity Building and Loan Association was organized February 16, 1883. Monthly payments are made of fifty cents per share ; par value, two hundred dollars per share. E. O. Hooftich, prosi- dent : Pouroso W. Hirst, vice-president ; William (. Henney, secretary ; T. J. Middleton, solicitor. Meets every second Friday in each month at Con- tral Hall.
The Franklin, organized September 10, 1878, meets the first Saturday in every month at Read's Hall. The price per share is one dollar; par valno, two hundred dollars. James M. Cassa- day, president; E. K. Forfiner, secretary; V. G. Bennett, treasurer. Number of members, four hundred and twenty-five.
The German Centennial Building and Saving Find Association, organized, April 15, 1876, meets at Heilman's Hall on the second Thursday of every month. George Pfeiffer is president ; .. B. Weyll, secretary ; and John Heilman, treasurer. The number of members is four hundred and twenty-five.
The Liberty Park Mutual Homestead, No. 2, or- ganized April 20, 1886, has one hundred and sixty- three members. Its officers aro Godfrey Keebler, president; 11. Fisher, vice-president ; A. Schles- inger, seerotary ; A. Ebener, treasurer ; William S. Casselman, solicitor ; E. A. Armstrong, trustee,
Eur DRUG BUSINESS IN CAMDEN, 1-Many yours ago, when Camden was a village, the only placeto purchase medicino was at the office of Dr. Samuel Harris, who commenced practice about the year 1811. Like many doctor's offices in country vil- lages, his was enlarged to the dimensions of a small storo, enabling him to deal out the many remedies called for by families. Ho first resided in the old- fashioned three-story brick building No. 122 Cooper Street, below Second. He moved thenco into the two-story rough-cast house northeast corner of Second and Cooper Streets. Adjoining the rear of the house, and fronting on Second Street, WAH a one-story frame house, occupied as his office, und No continued until the day of his death, No- vember 27, 18-48.
" By A. W. Tent, M.D.
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The other druggists engaged in business here have been the following :
Freedom S. Shinn, M.D., northwest corner of Second and Plum Streets, fram 1812 or 1813 tu 1821.
Joha Rowan Sickler, M.D., Federal Street, near the ferry, March 25, 1832, to April 14, 1834.
Joseph Kane, M. D., and David Smith, M. D., northwest corner af Third and Plum Streets, May, 1834. Dr. Smith left the firm early in 1835, and in March, of the same year, it was bought by Jamas Roberts, M.D., and Joseph C. De Lacour. Six months afterwards Dr. Roberts left the firm, and Mr. De Lacour moved, October 17, 1869, to the south west corner, apposite.
A. M. & Eleazer Cahan, No. 216 Federal Street, above Second, March, 1839, to Doconiber, 1843.
Gearge Hollingshead, No. 207 Federal Streat, above Second, spring of 1845 ; maved fall of samus year to northeast corner of Third and Plum Streets. Discontinued fall of 1846.
Ellis B. Hall, northeast coruer Third and Plum Streets, spring of 1846 ; March, 1849, baughit by Joseph B. Strafford, M.D. ; afterwards bought by his sons, M. H. & James B., who moved, in spring of 1851, ta 818 South Third Street, thence in spring af 1852 ta southwest cor- ner af Third and Spruce, thence, in June, 1856, ta Gloucester.
Jagres C. Margan, Na. 212 Market Street, above Second, April 8, 1848 ; moved to southwest corner of Second and Market Streets, April, 1849 ; bought by Simon T. Ringel, August, 1861 ; succeeded by Daniel J. Patton, July, 1881, and by the latter's clerk, Charles E. Slaugh, June, 1884.
Jaba E. Cresson, northwest corner Second and Bridge Avenue, April 13, 1848 ; bought by Richard W. Test, October 16th, same year, who moved to Federal Strect, below Second, No. 130, February I, 1853 ; thence to north west corner of Second and Federal Sts., Oct. 23, 1867 ; died Juno 28, 1873 ; succeeded by his son, Alfred W. Test.
- Maier, M. D., Jahn Loper, agent, southeast corner Fifth and Walnut Streets, November, 1850, the latter shortly afterwards be- coming owner ; banght by Sylvester Birdsell, M.D., Navamber, 1851 ; moved to southwest corner of Fourth and Walnut Streets, December, 1857 ; sold to his son, Rudolph W., November 26, 1868 ; resald to the doctor, June 25, 1869 ; bought by Maximillian Wast, April 9, 1871, who sold ta Sam. W. Cochran, May 20, 1875; bought by Chas. W. Green, M.D., Oct. 3, 1879, and sold to J. F. Stock, Ang, 1881.
Thomas S. Rowand, M.D., May, 1852, northwest corcer of Fifth and Federal Streets ; bought by Houry S. Hund, November 27, 1858 ; moved to sauthasat corner, opposite, November, 1860 ; sold ta Albert P. Brown, August 4, 1862.
Joseph C. De Lacour, branch store, George House, manager, south- west corner of Fourth and Pine Streets, January, 1854, the latter be- coming awuer July 1, 1856; died December 9, 1858 ; his clerk, Wm. Dickson, bacoming owner October 1, 1859; bought by Maximillian West May 15, 1861 ; followed by Alexander Macray, M.D., January, 1866 ; Olarence Schallinger, February 26, 1874 ; Canrad G. Hoell, M.D., May 1, 1882; William W. Kaighn, September, 1885.
Joseph Busy, northeast corner Fourth and Chew Streets, summer of 1856 ; closed until June 8, 1857, when it was bought by Augustus G. Laurent, wha moved November 26, 1859, to Chestnut Street, above Fourth, and soon quit the business.
Edmund Franciscus, south west coruer Third and Mickle Streets, fram Navember, 1857, to February, 1858.
Thomas O. Galdsmith, M. D., corner West and Hamilton Strests, in spring of 1861 ; in May, 1865, his san Martin, to whom it belonged, moved it to the sonthi west corner of Second and Vine Streets.
Henry S. Hund, No. 316 Federal Street, September, 1863 ; sold to F. Scoffin, M.D., December, 1861 ; followed by James A. Armstrong, M.D., March 24, 1865 ; Lyndon M. Pratt, M.D., October 17, 1868, wha moved to 334 Federal Strsot Jannary 4, 1860, and discontinnad October, 1883.
Joseph Riley, northeast caraer Fourth and Mount Vernon Streets, October 16, 1865 ; died September 7, 1866; 29th of same month bonght by Robert S. Taylor, M.D., and James M. Ridge, M.D. In July, 1869, Dr. Ridge left the firm aud Dr. Taylor sold to his son, William G., January 1, 1873, who moved to 903 South Fourth Street ; November 27, 1875, removed ta Glassboro'; returned to
Camden and reopened 11tb of following December, at No. 905 South Fourth Street, next door to old location ; died April 8, 1877 ; his father moved stock and fixtures to southeast corner Broadway and Line Streets, June 12, 1877 ; thenco to southeast corner Sixth and Walnut Streets, March, 1881.
J. G. Lindgren, M.D., Henry S. Hund, ageat, southwest corner Third and Line Strests, October 20, 1865 ; bought by Thomas B. Subers, May 17, 1866, who sold to E. C. Yarnell & Ca., early in Sep- tember, 1868 ; an the 23d of the same month bought by William F. Rocha, followed by Dilwyn P. Pancoast, M.D., Angust 10, 1869, who moved to the southeast corner of Fifth and Roydon Streets, Novem- ber 10, 1869 ; tlience to north west corner Fifth and Clinton, March 30, 1872.
Samuel aad Frederick G. Thomas, nortbeast corner Fifth and Pine Streets, June 25, 1886, the latter becoming owaer July 1, 1869.
Thomas E. Anracbe, M.D., northeast corner Fourth and Liberty Streets, May 6, 1868 ; maved to east side of Broadway, abovo Flat- Iron Tavern, March 25, 1869 ; died June 24, 1873.
Jahn A. Mahon, M.D., southeast corner Fillmore and Vanhook Streets, April 1, 1867; thence to southeast corner of Kaighas Point Avenue and Broadway, October, 1867 ; moved to No. 1134 Broad- way, April 8, 1869, followed by Charles A. Baker, M.D., January, 1870; J. Riegel Hansy, M.D., June 28, 1871, who moved to 445 Kaighus Point Avenue, May 8, 1873 ; theuce to No. 451, three doors above, March 27, 1878.
Jamas A. Armstrong, M.D., No. 309 Market Street, December 7, 1868 ; sold to Uriah F. Richards, September 15, 1883.
Gustave A. Cullen and James M. Ridge, M.D., 313 West Strast, belaw Stevens, October, 1869. The latter left the firm February 1, 1871 ; bought by Thomas F. Cullen, M.D., July 17, 1871, Thomas G. Rowand, M. D., being superintendent, becoming propristor May 1, 1874, and maved ta southeast coraer Fifth and Bancon Streste August 19, 1878.
Winfield S. Plauk, No. 340 Kaighus Point Avenue, February 7, 1870, followed by Randul W. Morgan, M.D., October 11, 1872, who moved to coraer af Newton and Kaighu Point Avoaves, August, 1879 ; sald to William W. Miller, August 1, 1883 ; bought by H. Dubois, February 11, 1885.
S. M. Henry, M.D., No. 305 Federal Street, Juus 4, 1870; sold out by sheriff the following 17th af September.
F. Frank Smith, northeast corner Third and Linden Streets, Sep- tombar 27, 1871 ; closed July 17, 1872 ; sold at public sale 13th of August following.
J. Erhman Lehman, southeast corner Eighth and Market Strsets, March 25, 1872.
Emmor II. Lse, northeast corner Third and Linden Streets, Sep- tember 1, 1872 ; moved ta southwest corner Fourth aud Linden Streets, February 4, 1875 ; bought by mortgages, at public sale, Deceniber 15, 1877, and carried on by William C. Goodrich & Ca., who sold to Stanley C. Muschamp, March 1, 1881.
Herman W. Miller, southwest corner Eighth and Mount Vernon Streets, February 10, 1873.
Mrs. Sarah A. Ridge and her son, Marshall M., being manager, No. 304 Mickle Street, December 22, 1873 ; bought by Dowling Benjamin, M.D., July 1, 1879, wha resold to Mrs. Ridge.
William H. Ireland, M.D., his brother, R. Franklin, being mana- ger, northeast corner Second and York Streets, April, 1874 ; sold to George D. Borton, October 26th, same year.
Samuel G. Bagge, southeast coruer Broadway and Walnut Street, July 3, 1874 ; died May 28, 1880, and succeeded by his son, Edward G. Bagge.
Raudal W. Morgan, M.D., branch store an Kaigbn Avonue, be- low Second, No. 132, August 8, 1874; moved to No. 127, nearly ap- posite, August, 1876; bought by Warren S. Thompson, February 28, 1877, who moved to No. 211 Kaighn Avenue, January 12, 1882.
Henry H. Davis, M.D., No. 305 Kaighn Avenue, August 23, 1874 ; moved to northwest corner Third and Kaighn Avenue, Sep- tambar 23, 1875.
William A. Fries, M.D., No. 1134 Broadway, April 28, 1875; dis- continued the following December.
Leonidas II. Street, south west corner Third and Pearl Streets, July 5, 1875.
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Henry S. Hund & Son, Oscar B., at Schweinhagen'e nall, Newton Avenne, below Broadway, August 12, 1875; discontinued February 25,1876.
Winfield S. Plank, southeast corner Third and Washington Streete, November 16, 1875, followed by John F. Weet, March 17, 1876, and William A. Davis, M.D., January 11, 1877, and moved to northwest corner, opposite, March 18, 1880.
Jerome A. Eldridge, ocrtbwest corner Third and Birch Streeta, March 17, 1876, followed by Thomas A. Hazzard, June 17th, same year, and Samuel C. Burland, M.D., October 14th following, aud on October 5, 1877, it was discontinued.
Dillwyn P. Pancoast, M.D., brauch store southwest corner Sixth and Roydon Streete, June 2, 1876 ; bought by John S. Whitwell, May 1, 1878; died May 1, 1882, and business carried oo by bie widow.
Winfield S. Plauk, No. 421 Kaighn Avenue, July 18, 1876; moved to southwest corner Fifth and Cherry Streets, September 30tb, same year, and returned to first location October 9th ; moved again to northeast corner Broadway and Clinton Streets, February 19, 1877 ; sold to H. Allen Reed, M.D., 19tb of June following, who moved stock and fixtures to the West, March 5, 1878.
Richard S. Justice, southeast corner Fifth and Elm Streets, Augnet 25, 1876.
Richard F. Ireland, southeast corner Third and Chestnut Streete, February 10, 1877 ; moved to No. 224 Main Street, on 15th June fol- lowing, thence to southwest corner Third and Vine Streets, April 5, 1878 ; cold to Jamee A. A. Armstrong, M.D., June 12, 1879, who, resold to R. F. Ireland, June 19, 1880 ; bought by John F. Casner April 18, 1981; succeeded by J. Griffith Howard and Frederick Tifft, February 20, 1882, the latter retiring from the firm April 1, 1885, Mr. Howard afterward selling to Renfrew G. Landie, April 4, 1886.
Winfield S. Plank, No. 601 Walnut Street, June 2, 1877 ; moved October 27th following to north west corner Sixth and Walnut Sts. ; sold to Henry B. Crane, April 18, 1878, who moved stock and fixtures to Elizabeth, N. J.
Maximillian Weet, M.D., No. 213 South Fifth Street, October 3, 1877 ; moved to Philadelphia Auguet 12, 1878.
Richard G. Stevenson, northwest corner Sixth and Market Streets, April 9, 1878.
Samuel W. Caldwell, northeast corner Broadway and Clinton Street, May 1, 1878 ; moved to Philadelphia, May 19, 1879.
Henry O. Cox, M.D., corner Central Avenue and Kossuth Street, May 23, 1879 ; died October 1, 1884 ; sold by the widow, October 16th following, to Elmer S. Westcott, M.D., followed by Henry B. Cox, March 19, 1885, and Charlee W. Allbright, April 1, 1886.
Alonzo D. Nichole, northeast corner Third and Pine Streete, June 26, 1879 ; died August 8, 1882 ; bought by William J. Stoner, August 30th following ; succeeded by J. E. Griffenberg, March 1, 1883, Dow- ling Benjamin, M.D., August, 1883, who moved to southeast corner Tbird and Becket Streets, November 17, 1884.
William H. Braddock, southeast corner Third and Elm Streets, April, 1880 ; moved to southeast corder Third and Birch Streets, January 20, 1886.
George Miller, M.D., No. 213 South Fifth Street, from May to July, 1880.
William Shafer, M.D., northwest corner Fourth and Hamilton Streets, October 2, 1880.
George W. Henry, M.D., northwest corner Eighth and Walunt Streete, November 27, 1880.
N. Davis, southwest corner Broadway and Spruce Street, Novem- ber 16, 1882; moved to northwest corner, opposite, in 1885.
Henry C. Archibald, M.D., corner Broadway and Washington Street, August, 1883 ; sold to James H. F. Milton, M.D., June 13, 1884, who moved from Camden, February 9, 1885.
Edwin R. Smiley, M.D., southeast corner Third and Washington Streets, March, 1884.
Alexander G. Bennett, corner Haddon Avenue and Federal Street, November, 1884 ; bought by Levi B. Hirst, September 29, 1885.
Philip W. Beale, M.D., southeast corner Ninth and Federal Streete, December 3, 1884.
Jamee B. Wood, northeast corner Third and Pine Streets, January 10, 1884; moved to 1126 Broadway, March 17, 1886.
J. Howard Griffith opened a branch store northwest corner Front and Peno Streets, September 5, 1885, taking charge in person after selling the store at Third and Vine Streets, April 5, 1886.
Coorad S. Hoel, M.D., No. 204 Federal Street, October 22, 1885.
William S. Dcininger, north west corner Sixth and Berkley Streets, July, 1886.
RICHARD W. TEST, the son of Joseph D. and Ann D. Test, was born in Greenwich, Cumber- land County, N. J., on the 2d of January, 1812. During early life he engaged in labor on the farm, and at a later date, preferring a business career, be- came familiar, by a thorough preparatory course, with that of a druggist. He established himself in Philadelphia, and in May, 1848, removing to Camden, purchased the drug-store of Dr. John E. Presson, in October of the same year. From this store, which was located on the corner of Second Street and Bridge Avenue, he removed, in Febru- ary, 1853, to Federal Street, below Second Street, and in October, 1867, took possession of the north- west corner of Second and Federal Streets, which stand his son, Alfred W., his successor, now occu- pies. Mr. Test was one of the earliest druggists in Camden, and enjoyed an enviable reputation as a business man. Aside from various building asso- ciations, in which he was both director and stock- holder, he rarely engaged in enterprises apart from the management of his store. A Whig, and later a Republican, in politics, he was not a politician, and never sought or held office. His religious associations were with the Society of Friends. Mr. Test was twice married-first, to Mary W. Lippin- cott, and second to her sister, Elizabeth, daughters of Isaac and Sarah Lippincott. Of his thirteen children, six survive. Mr. Test died June 28, 1873.
WINFIELD S. PLANK, who was prominently iden- tified with the drug business of Camden and other- wise connected with the history of the city, was born in 1848 in Chester County, Pa .; was educated in the schools of his neighborhood and the Phila- delphia College of Pharmacy, from which he grad- uated. In the year 1869 he married Ella, daughter of James and Margaret Duff, of Philadelphia, and removed to Camden. In February, 1870, he opened a drug store at No. 340 Kaighn Avenue and be- tween that time and 1878 he established several different drug stores in the city, selling them when advantageous offers were made for the locations and business. He also purchased a piece of land at the southwest corner of Broadway and Ferry Ave- nue upon which he erected the store and dwelling- house now occupied by Dr. Donges, dividing the remaining portion into building lots, upon which permanent improvements have since been made. Having attained considerable local prominence,
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owing to the deep interest evinced in the material improvement of South Camden, Mr. Plank, in. 1875, was elected upon the Republican ticket to re- present the Eighth Ward in the City Council. After a residence of nearly ten years in the city of Cam- den, during which time he contributed greatly to the city's growth, he removed to Philadelphia in 1879 and opened a drug store at the corner of Jasper and Huntington Streets, where he died August 23, 1880, leaving a wife and one child, Chester, sur- viving him.
OLD MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS .- One of the earliest military organizations of this vicinity was the Camden Blues. John Porter was captain of the company ; Benjamin Shreve was first lieutenant. Captain John Porter was a popular man and was constable for many years. He lived in the old brick house on the north side of Arch Street above Second. He died in 1825, and Wm. Newton be- came captain of the "Blues," and was succeeded by Captain Samuel Fisher. Under Porter the company mustered a full hundred men, but after his death its numbers decreased, and about 1838 it disbanded. The uniform was blue jacket and pants, hats with white plumes tipped with red.
The Woodbury Blues, at one time commanded by the late Judge Philip J. Grey, wore a similar uniform, the plume, however, being red tipped with white. Richard W. Howell, Esq., was also captain of this company.
The Union Blues, called the "Squankum" Blues, had their headquarters at Blackwood.
For seventeen years Camden was without any military company, when, November 23, 1855, the Camden Light Artillery was organized with a muster-roll of forty men. The following was the roster of officers :
Captain, Isaac W. Mickle; First Lieutenant, James W. H. Stick- ney ; Second Lieutenant, Jesse E. Huston ; Third Lieutenant, Joseph J. Bender ; First Sergeant, Ephraim C. Ware; Second Sergeant, Richard H. Lee ; Third Sergeant, John R. Cunningham ; Fourth Sergeant, Samuel H. Carlee; Quartermaster, James M. Cassady ; First Corporal, Philip M. Armington ; Second Corporal, William W. Sheed ; Third Corporal, Remington Ackley ; Fourth Corporal, James B. Shielde.
The secretary was Wm. J. Miller and the treas- urer Martin E. Harmstead. The armory was in the Starr building, on Bridge Avenue below Second Street. The Light Artillery was a "crack" com- pany, their uniform being very showy, with "shakos " that gave them a formidable appearance. Captain Mickle had seen service in Mexico. Ephraim C. Ware succeeded in command of the company ; when the Civil War broke out thirty out of the thirty-six entered the service under their old commander.
The Washington Grays were organized in 1857 through the efforts of Richard H. Lee, Samuel H. Carles, John R. Cunningham (of the artillery), John Y. Hoagland, Andrew Fenton and others. Their headquarters were in the Starr building. Theodore W. Baker was their first captain, fol- lowed by Wm. B. Hatch and E. Price Hunt, the latter commanding when the news from Fort Sumter and the call for troops reached them. Of the muster-roll of fifty, forty-six responded, and in two days Captain Hunt, with Lieutenants R. H. Lee, Theodore W. Zimmerman and Charles N. Pelouze, with over a hundred men, encamped at Trenton as Company F, Fourth Regiment.
The Stockton Cadets, Captain Edmund G. Jack- son, and the Camden Zouaves, Captain John R. Cunningham, were both organized within a few months of the beginning of the war, but they were not behind the older companies in responding to their country's call, and in less than a week these four companies were mustered in the Fourth Regiment-the Cadets as Company A, and the Zouaves as Company G.
At the expiration of the three months' service all entered the Sixth Regiment for three years and their deeds fill pages of the records of the war.
CEMETERIES.
THE CAMDEN CEMETERY was founded in 1836 by the " township of Camden," and governed by trustees elected annually at its town-meetings. When originally laid out it contained only three acres adjoining Newton (Friends,) Cemetery, be- tween and near the junction of Mount Ephraim and Haddon Avenues. It was enlarged in 1864 and again in 1868, and a much greater addition made in 1876. The receiving vault is large ard the chapel presents a neat and comfortable appear- ance. The two fronts have beautiful and sub- stantial fences and gateways and the trees and shrubbery, as well as the avenues, show the great care and attention bestowed upon them. A por- tion of the ground is laid out into family burial- lots, and the remainder is for city purposes-that is, the burial of strangers and the poor. The city ground for the poor is separate and free of charges. There have been nine thousand four hundred and seventy-seven interments made in this cemetery.
The board of trustees for the year 1886-87 are as follows :
William C. Husted, president ; Harrie Graffen, treasurer ; F. W. Armetrong, secretary ; Executive Cooimittee, James H. Arming- ton, Christian Wentz, James Ayres; Auditors, R. W. Kerswell, Johu Blowe, J. P. Varney ; Members, James H. Armingtoo, Christian Wentz, James Ayres, William C. Husted, F. W. Armstrong, Harrie Graffen, R. W. Kerewell, J. P. Varney, Johu Blowe ; Superintend- ent of Cemetery, Nathan A. Carter.
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The office of the company is at No. 6 South Third Street.
EVERGREEN CEMETERY is situated on a gently- sloping knoll bordering on Mount Ephraim Ave- nue, and near Ferry Avenue, and on the main road from Camden to Haddonfield, and is beautifully laid out, with broad avenues, ornamental shrub- bery and inclosed on all sides in a substantial manner. The vaults are ample and a beautiful Gothic chapel is located in the centre of the grounds and by the main drive. On the northeast, the grounds adjoin the Camden Cemetery and on the north extend to Spruce Street.
The company was incorporated on February 20, 1848, with Benjamin A. Hammell, William J. Hatch, Richard W. Howell, Joseph J. Hatch and Benjamin Browning as corporators. The charter limited them to the purchase of eighty-five acres of ground on the Mount Ephraim road, in New- ton township, and thirty-two acres were purchased from the estate of Isaac Cooper. W. J. Hatch was the first president and held the position until his death, in 1856. He was succeeded by Charles Sloan and he by Cooper Browning, who died in 1875, when Thomas A. Wilson was elected presi- dent. Benjamin Browning was elected as secretary, a position he held until his death, in 1861. He was succeeded by Mrs. Catherine Hatch, who re- signed in 1881; since that time William Stiles has been the secretary. B. A. Hammell was the first treasurer and continued as such until his death, in 1873. Mrs. Hatch was then made treasurer.
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