Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-04-20
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Wdfu TdfkeT nave returned from Alexandra
Va, where they have been spending the
winter.
The aged mother Of j. F. Barton is still
very i'll at her home on Main street.
Kirby Smith, of Phila., has rented the
Rosenberg homestead.
Rev. A. p Botsford. Stated Clerk of the
West Jersey Presbytery, preached at the
Presbyterian Church Sunday morning.
The Building and Loan Association held
their regular monthly meeting in Associa
ton hall Monday evening
Lillian Council No. 105, D. of L. are
preparing an entertainment to be given in
Association Hall Friday evening, May 10.
The Sunday-school of che NJ. E. Church
have given 100 song books to an Atlantic
City Church.
A number of the friends of Rev and Mrs
F. F. Craig visited the parsonage Wednes-
day afternoon, taking with them chicken
supper.
The dispute over the new organ at the
NJ. E. Church has been settled and the
choir recognized with chorus OF twenty
five voices.
Mr.. Cecil Brown and Miss Charlesanna
Carter, both of this place, were quietly
married at the parsonage Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Cross Keys by the
Rev. H. Fisher. Mr.. ard Mrs. Brown will
reside here.
At the regular meeting of the fire COM
pany it was decided that the new alarm
should be whistle 1t will be purchased
in the near future. and placed at the cold
storage.
The personal property of the late Hugh
Kennedy was sold at public sale Saturday.
Rev. C. c. Souder, of Redwood, will
move to Glassboro in a few days.
John Hunter, who is employed at the
cold storage, had his foot mashed by horse
stepping on it one day last week. A ply
stefan dressed the wound.
Arbor Day was celebrated by the pupils
of the public school Friday.
A colored farm hand employed by Joseph
Adams at South Glassboro, robbed the
house Tuesday morning and escaped Officer
Martin traced the man to Pitman, but has
been unable to find him. 1t is thought
that he went from that place to Elmer.
The 18th annual convention of the c. E.
Society of the NJ P Church of New Jer-
sey will be held at Lake Como, N j., Apr
10Th and Doth. The Glassboro society will
send several delegates.
Miss Ida Iszard, daughter Of Dr. and
Mrs. Howard Iszard. gave party to her
friends at her home on Academy street on
Saturday evening. Among those present
were: Misses Nellie Nichols, Bessie Wilcox
Clara Keebler, Bertha Ledden, Myrtus Tur-
ner, Mary Leap, Leota Turner Messrs
Earl Ledden, Earle Park, Wilbur Haight
William Dishert, Samuel Beckett, Raymond
Shute, Herbert Kleinhenn.
Lester, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
johnson, of this place, who left home if
teen years ago with the intention OF travel
ing around the world, has just been heard
from. For several years after leaving home
his parents heard from him frequently, but
for the past eight years his whereabouts
has been unknown. Several days ago his
mother received letter from him saying
that he was at Alton, ILL.,, and had just
recently come from South America. Mr..
johnson is blacksmith by trade and is ex-
pected home in June.
Mrs. T. Franklin Clifford, OF Camden,
assisted by her sister, Miss Grace P. Hurst,
contraltO, gave an organ recital at the NJ. E.
Church Wednesday evening A silver
offering was taken which amounted to $25
The program consisted of Organ-offertoirie
in D minor, Lott. Evening Star, Wagner;
Voice, Come Unto Me- Covenen; organ,
Spring Song, Memberships Pilgrims Choir
us, Wagner; Gravotte from Mignon1,
Thomas; Voice, A Red, Red Rose, Hastings
A Madrigal, Harris; organ, lie Carellon,
Walstenholme; Variations on an American
Air, Flagler.
A Pentecostal meeting under the dlrec-
ti0n of Rev. George Powell, of Gloucester,
was held at the NJ p Church Saturday
evening.
Twenty-Five members of Prospect Castle
No. 40, K. G. E.. of Pitman Grove, with
Grand Sir Herald Williain Kirby, of Bridge
ton, and District Grand Chief Potter, of
Clayton Castle, visited Volunteer Castle No.
30, of this place, Wednesday evening. and
conferred the second and third degrees on
several candidates. Caterer Tice served the
banquet after the session.
The Citizens Military Band held their
annual fair and festival in Zane's Hall
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings
Crowds attended the festival and it was
great success. The band furnished excel
lent music. The soda fountain which &C.
cupied the center of the hall, and Miss Eu-
gene Doughty who dispensed the famous
Harmon Dilks brandt Of soda was kept
busy during the entire time. The ice
cream and other delicacies of the season
were served by the young ladies of the
town who also decorated the tables. The
fancy work on sale was the finest ever On
sale in Glassboro. This was in charge of
Mrs. II. S. Dufield. One of the features
of Saturday evening was the CHANGING off
Of two handsome sofa pillows and couch.
The couch went to the successful guesser of
the number Of small beans in a quart jar,
and Miss Rose Crammer won it. One pillow
was won by Raymond Shute and the other
by Lewis Crammer
About twenty five of the f.iends OF Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Doughty gave them sur
prise party at their home on High street
Monday evening.
BRIDGEPORT.