Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-18
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Samuel Warren's horse ran away at
Alcyon Park, Thursday. Sam was thrown
from the wagon but not injured.
Glassboro persons were numerous at the
Grange picnic. Several exhibits of our
folks won prizes for best showing.
Robert Hughes is spending some time
down east Robert recently returned
from across the Atlantic ocean. He is out
to see the world.
Liveryman Strang lost valuable horse
Thursday night. The horse, Harry was
one Of those driven to his hack, and Strang
feels the loss considerably.
The Glassboro Athletics defeated the
strong Bridgeton Athletics ON the latter's
grounds, Thursday afternoon. Dare pitched
for Glassboro, and held them down well.
Score-5 to 2.
Rev. Charles DnBell, Of the st. James
Protestant Church, Philadelphia, has ac-
cepted call to become rector of the st.
Thomas Church, Glassboro. Rev. DuBell
will take up the work of the parish in
September.
The midsummer meeting of Glassboro
Forest, No. 1, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, was
held in Association Hall Saturday evening.
Nine candidates were initiated, and ban
quet served at the close. A callthumpian
band from Pitman furnished the music.
Men were begging money for the benefit
of the family Of Engineer Doughty, as they
said, Thursday morning. They were col
Letting it under false pretences. One was
arrested at Pitman Grove upon charge OF
Charles Repp, of this place. The Doughty
family is not in needy circumstances.
Two boys were brought here Sunday
afternoon and placed in the lookup for
stealing watermelons from the patch of Jas.
Ledden, near Aura. 1t is said that they
were committed to remain at the State Re
form School until twenty -one years of age.
The funeral services of George w. Har-
bert, Sr., the aged constable, were held in
the Methodist Protestant Church Monday
morning. The church was we'll filed with
mourners who gathered to pay their last
respect to Mr.. Harbert.
Itseems that more Glassboro people have
attended the services at Pitman Grove this
season than ever before. Many hundreds
witnessed the Sunday meetings.
The third base ball team played the Pit
man second team at Alcyon Park last week,
and were defeated by a close score. This
was the second game of series between the
two mines, each having won one. The de-
Gliding game will be played next week at
Pitman.
Officer Martin received message from
Pitman Grove Tuesday morning to arrest
four Italians who were gathering rags here.
He caught them near the Methodist Protes-
tont Church and looked over their goods
tho of,a ho,,
from Linwood Clark He found the brass
and took them before Magistrate Paulin
who committed them to Woodbury.. Their
ages were II, 10, II and Is years.
B. F. Sweeten, Of this place, who is So
Journlng at Pitman Grove during the camp
meeting, entertained the following at his
cottage last week: Hon. Thomas NJ Fer
rell, of Glassboro; Dr. Georgs II. West, of
Philadelphia; Captain Eli Walls, of the Red
Star Tug, AChurchman," and George d.
Lane and family, Of Camden.
w. Bert Davis and wife who were recent
ly married, gave the young men of the town
a set-out Monday evening. Ice cream, cake
and other eatables were in abundance to
which all did justice. The serenaders had
considerable music along with them and
kept things lively for time
The Glassboro base ball team was de-
feated twice last week. The Clayton COM
bination of hired players did the trick
Wednesday afternoon in the presence of
one thousand persons mostly Glassboro
rooters. The game was fast and interest
ing throughout, ending with the score 81
to 5.
Woodbury. played like ancient Roman
warriors Thursday afternoon, and they
slapped mud on Glassboro's face to the
tune Of to 2. Why not try them both
once more?