Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-17
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Among the Glassboro people summering
at Pitman are Mr. and Mrs Samuel Luff-
barry, Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Lutz, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Sweeten. Mrs Louisa Stanger,
David Panlin and family, Samuel Beckett
and family.
Milton Apologize is visiting his parents
at Dover, N. J.
Rev. F. F. Craig and son Westley are
spending short vacation at Wildwood.
A party Of fifteen took a fishing trip to
Anglesea Wednesday. Among the party
were: Brazier Westcott, Jacob Bates, Chas.
Chew, John Rebel, David L. Clifford, Cecil
Brown, Harrison Ettgen, Harry G. G.
Shute, J. F. Barton, Samuel Brown, E. G
Thoman.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. W. sickler were over
Sunday visitors at Atlantic City.
The new residence Of G. Edward Shute
on Broad STREET is enclosed.
On the charge of assault and battery on
his wife, George Mick was arrested Tues
day and held in $50 bail. The hail was
furnished and be was released.
Joseph j. Ledden has been exhibiting
tie Fischer pianos at the Changers Picnic
at Alcyon Park the past week.
Dr. Wilbur, of Pittsburg, editor OF the
Sunday School Times, preached at the
Methodist Protestant Church Sunday morn
ing.
R A well is being sunk by the Whitney
Glass Works near their factories for the
purpose Of supplying their engines. ~
The Rectory of St. Thomas Protestant
Episcopal Church is being newly painted,
and other Improvements added.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Sherwin Moffett and
daughter Margaret, are the guests of Chas.
Apologize and family at Downer, N. ].
Charles Pierce IS seriously i'll at his home.
For disorderly conduct and drunkenness,
Frank Curry was arrested by officer Martin
Saturday and given ten days in the county
jail.
During severe electrical storm which
visited Glassboro early Sunday evening, the
barn on the property Of Charles Finger, was
struck by lightning, and despite the prompt
arrival Of the fremen, burned to the
ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Benninger gave an
evening company in honor Of their neice
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Philadelphia, Friday evening.
Miss Hettie Newbern is i'll at her home
on Academy street, suffering with typhoid
fever.
Joseph Ham lost valuable horse Sat
urday evening.
VIM. Heritage is great sufferer at Wills
Eye Hospital, Philadelphia. While at
work in glass works Wednesday afternoon,
a piece of glass from a bottle which was
accidently broken, struck his eye, inf1ict-
ing such serious wound that the physic-
ians have little hope Of saving the sight.
Miss Alma Simmerman and Miss Nellie
Downs returned Monday from a ten days
trip to Niagara Falls.
John Recklecomb, for many years one of
Giassboros most highly respected residents,
died at the National Soldiers Home, at
Hampton, Virginia, Monday last. Mr..
Recklecomb was born in Germany, IS44,
and came to this country when nine years
of age. In 1862, then boy of eighteen, he
enlisted in the Union army, and joined the
Twenty-fourth Regiment, New Jersey Vol
unteeTs. After the expiration of the nine
months for which he enlisted, he re-enlisted
in Company X, Penna. Infantry, and served
TO the end Of the war. He with his brother
George, who were indispensable compan-
ions, resided on a small place at South
Glassboro. The deceased was for many
years sexton of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Of which he was a member. About
one year ago, owing to poor health, the
brothers sold their home and went to the
home where George is now seriously i'll. The
remains were brought to Glassboro We'd
nesday, and the funeral service held at the
Methodist Episcopal Church Friday morn
ing.