Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-15
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MT. j0nn H. BOWen mas Deen spending
some time this week at Atlantic City.
The fair and rain bow tea, which was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Sher-
win Moffett, Friday evening, for the benefit
OF the Presbyterian Church, was largely at
tended and great success.
F. c. Edwards and family have returned
from several weeks visit with Lancaster
friends
Henry Champion attended the 18th ami
versary Of Trinity Lodge No. II, Indepen-
dent Order Of Mechanics at Camden.
The new dynamo at the Whitney Glass
Works is in operation for lighting the store
and offices
Benjamin F. Sweeten has returned from
a southern trip.
A confirmation class is being formed at
St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church
Roy Newbern reached his 18th birthday
Monday and was given a surprise party in
honor Of the event. Those present were:
Bertha Ledden, Elizabeth Skinner, Daisy
Luffbary, Ethel Ledden, Florence Luffbary
Eva Newbern, Fred Tomlin, Wilbur
Haight Herbert Kleinhenn, John Newbern.
The canning factory closed Thursday
after very successful season. Several car
loads of tomatoes were shipped to Seattle.
James Mole, aged SO years, died at his
home near here Sunday, and will be buried
in the Methodist Protestant cemetery to-
day Thursday.
| Mrs. A. j. Proud has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Richman, at Woodbury.
this week
Sunday was observed as jubilee and par
sonage day in the M. E. Church. The par
sonage was given over into the hands of the
trustees, free of debt.
The Citizens Military Band will celebrate
their first anniversary by giving an enter
tainment and banquet in Association Hall
Saturday evening.
The Glassboro basket ball team defeated
the Camden Reserves Saturday evening in
Zanes Hall, by score Of 46 to 81.
Conner johnson has returned from Cicero,
Ind, where he has been working.
A carrier pigeon was picked up on Aca-
deny street Wednesday bearing tag
marked 51273 T. c.
Ralph Haight, a former Glassboro boy, is
quarantined at his home in Philadelphia
with diphtheria
While on visit to a relative in Atlantic
City child of Lawrence Haines was
stricken with scarlet fever.
Election of officers for the ensuing year
took place in the c. E Society of the MP.
Church Wednesday evening the following
were elected:-Pres., ]. H. Zimmerman;
LIST Vice, Jacob Long; I'd Vice, w. D.
Stranger; Rec. Sec'y, William Warner;
Treas, Laura Zimmerman; organist, Elsie
Tomiin; Asst, Mrs. Ell. Walton; reporter,
Rey. F. F. Craig.
Miss Hattie Green was given surprise
party by large number of friends at her
home Saturday evening.
Some time ago the State W. G. T. U.
offered to send a lecturer free to any Union
that added twenty new members to its list.
Glassboro Willard Union succeeded in add
ing not only twenty but sixty new MEM
bers, making their Union the largest in the
county. Wednesday evening the old mem
bers gave dinner to the new members in
which about 100 took part. A short enter
tainment followed the dinner in which the
Rev.,,S. M. Nichols spoke on THE influence
of the pulpit for temperance" A. M. Sea-
brooks on 'sThe press" Mrs. Kleinhenn
for the w. G.. T. o.; Mrs. j. F. Imhoff, for
the Loyal Temperance Legion; Mrs. S. M.
Nichols and Mrs. ~. Jedden sang duet,
and the program was finished with reci-
tation by Miss Fife M. Parker. Nine new
members we're added during the evening.
A. J. Mann has moved into the property
recently vacated by j. H. Zimmerman on
Main street.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Of the
M. P. Church met at the home of William
Warner Friday afternoon. After meeting
a supper was served in which about thirty
members took part. The Mite Society held
a meeting and fair at the same place Friday
evening.
Miss Laura Zimmerman is i'll at her
home on Main street.
Miss Myrtle Keller, of Paulsboro, spent
Sunday with her parents here.
The remains Of Mrs Anna Nile formerly
Of this place, were brought here for burial
Wednesday in the M. P. cemetery.
The school children are preparing for
their Christmas entertainments to be held
Friday, the 23d inst.