Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-05-19
WENoNAH.

Mrs. Elmer Reyno is spending the week
with relatives in Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j. Dawson are spend
ing the week at Hot Springs, Va.
Miss May Badger, of Camden, was an
oyer-Sunday guest OF Miss Olive Brown.
Miss Lena Meade and Mrs Joseph Camp
bell spent Tuesday with friends in Ceilings
wood.
Mrs. Clement Mattson has been enter
tanning her mother, Mrs. Bassett, of Woods
town, the past few days.
Prof J. II. Lloyd is arranging to move
back to Seaville the latter part of this
month.
The Fire Company have received their
new hose carriage which will enable them
to play three streams of water on any fire.
that may occur in the town, and makes the
third carriage that they NOW have at their
command.
Society was out in force last Monday
evening, the occasion being the reception
of the Monday Club at the home of Mr..
and Mrs DIR. I'll. Lake Gilmour. Dinner
was served at seven o'clock by caterer
Chaplain, after which they were royalty
entertained, instrumental and vocal selec
tions being the principal features. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs E. E. Grosscup,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Sapp, Mr.. and Mrs.
DIR. c. H. Lorenzo, Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Lake
Gilmour, Mr. and Mrs. DIR. Henry Gill
mour, Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. 81. A. Stout, Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Hussey, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Ward Heritage, the Misses Stokes, Mrs. H.
T. Tuft, the Messes Mounce, VIM B.
Munroe, of Wenonah; Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
Hurff, Mrs. Lichtie, Mr.. and Mrs. J. d.
Ferris, M. Wilson, Of Phila.; Mr.. and Mrs
Morgan Hatch, Delair and Mrs. Charles
Broadway, of Wilmington, Del.
A Petition is being circulated by some
of the ladies and extensively signed, asking
Borough Council to haye the drinking foun-
tain, which has not been used for nearly
two years, put in service again, and also
have street signs placed on all the streets.
It is to be regretted that it becomes neces-
sary to get out a petition to have our
usually wide awake Councilmen make
these necessary Improvements, and it is
hoped by all humanitarian that the petition
will bring the desired results, as there is
not "a public place in town where beast
may quench its thirst.
While the ladies are in the improvement
business they might deyise ways and means
for placing few receptacles around town
for waste paper and rubbish to be thrown
into instead Of having it thrown in the
street as at present. There should be one on
the post Office corner If no where else as the
first thing person usually ioes when COM
ing out of the post Office is to throw their
envelopes or Wrappers on the pavement
where there soon become an eye sore until
they are carried by the wind to some other
parts of the town. Mr.. A. d. Harland tells
of a well devised scheme for Kidding the
town of rubbish which was in operation in
a town in Penna Certain of the ladies
having the work in charge would be de
tailed to address the school children and
get them interested and pledge themselves
not to throw any scraps of paper around,
and they also formed roll of merit and
would give small prizes each week to the
children collecting the most pieces of paper,
and the result was the town was as clean as
new pin all the time. Wouldn't Mr. Har-
land be good one to head such a move
ment in this town?
One of the oldest commuters from We
nonah, whose chief characteristic is fault
finding, either with the train crews or
passengers, and whose reputation has be-
come so we'll known to all the regular
riders that they regard his propensity for
kicking as sort of second nature, and
always take advantage Of any opportunity
to retaliate. On one Of the cold mornings
during the first Of the week, new arrival
in our town sat down in seat front of our
renown rider, and as soon as he was COM
fortably settled away the following COLO
guy took place. The rider asked the new
one if he had not forgotten something No,
sir, not that I remember. Yes, you forgot
to close the door. The new rider begged
his pardon, closed the door, took his seat,
and waited reasonable time and turning
to the older one, asked him if he had not
forgotten something. What was it came
the reply You did not thank me for clos
ing the door, and was astonished at being
told that he should have sense enough to do
that without being thanked The new one
then asked him where he had been brought
up at and delivered little lecture to him,
ending up by telling him that manners was
a very necessary attribute to any gentle
man. The old rider had no more to say
that trip.