Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-01
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1l0Is anu MTS. warren n. SbdngeE Will
give a pupils recital at Association Hall ON
Saturday evening, June 10.
The new fire alarm has been purchased
and placed at the Repp cold storage. Thurs
day evening it was tested and proved to be
very satisfactory.
The Mite Society of the III. P. Church
will hold poverty social at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tomlin on High ST.
Friday evening
Miss Darsy Smith has been spending
several days with her sister, Mrs. Henry
Bodine at Williamstown.
A fire broke out in one Of the factories Of
the Whitney glassworks Monday afternoon,
causing considerable excitement but little
damage.
Thomas +. Ferrells has accepted D sition
with the American Bridge Co. at Ambridge,
Pa
Samuel H. Thomas, Frank Homan and
Charles M. Wilson took the examination
held at Woodbury. Saturday last for the
rural free delivery mail carriers.
The third of a series OF organ recitals will
be given at the M. e. Church Friday even
ing. The Estey organ company, Of Phila.
will furnish the talent.
Mrs. Chases Apologize. of Dover, N. ]. !,
Els visiting Mr. and Mrs. Vim. Yenney
Rev. Sanford NJ. Nichols delivered the
Decoration Day Grafton at Pennsgrove on
Tuesday morning.
Misses Myrtus and Leota Turner enter
tanned a number of friends at their home
Saturday evening.
Ono ~ 4l,a a,,,x,l ,,aa., - :, 49,. Ir-.4
Co., playing Uncle Toms Cabin here Satur-
day, was badly burned by an explosion Of
gasoline while at work late Saturday after
noon. He was taken to a hospital where
he is said to be in serious condition.
The fourth annual banquet Of the Never
Work Gang club Of Glassboro's most
prominent young men, was held at Asso-
citation Hall Friday evening. After the
literary program, caterer Parker served sup
per to seventy-fye invited guests. The re-
mainder of the evening was spent in games
and dancing.
An interesting debate on the subject re-
solved, That the Chinese should come to
America on the same conditions as all other
migrants, was held at meeting of POGO
hontas Council No. 4S, Jr. O. II. A. M,
Monday evening. Samuel Beckett, Frank
Holman and Marshall Campbell spoke in
the affirmative; DR.. E. M. Dufield, VIM.
Clement and VIM. Yenney, in the negative.
The judges, DR.. Howard Iszard, Elijah
Ledden and Howard Moore, decided in favor
of the affirmative.
A horse belonging to butcher J. C. Dilks
became frightened at an automobile on
Main street Wednesday afternoon and threw
a son OF Mr.. Dilks, who was driving, to the
ground The horse was caught before any
serious damage was done.
Miss Lon B. Adams took her pupils to
the geological garden and other places of
interest in Phila. on Saturday.
Mrs. Lucy Trenchard has recently had
electric lights installed in her store and
residence, and will open the store in short
time.
Rev. S. NJ. Nichols, pastor Of the M. e.
Church, preached TO a large audience Sun
day evening, taking for his text Women y
Charles W. Chew, member Of the
Memorial Day committee Of Calvary Post
NO. 80, Of Pennsylvania decorated the Nc
Clelland monument at the corner of Broad
and Filbert streets, Phila., Monday.
Miss Edna Beckett entertained the choir
of the M. E, Church at her home Monday
evening.
A mad dog running down High street
Thursday afternoon, just as the employees
of the Whitney glassworks were leaving
work, caused no little excitement. Several
men followed the dog with guns ana
succeeded in killing it on Main street. but
not before it had bitten several valuable
animals. The dog is said to have come
from Woodbury..
As some of the old soldiers were return
ing to their homes in Pitman Grove from
this place where they had been attending
memorial services at the NJ. E. Church Sun
day morning, they had a narrow escape
from being thrown out of the bus. Near
st. Thomas p. E. Church the driver turned
to let a carriage pass and the top became
entangled in on oyer-hanging limb, and
when the bus moved on it was without
top. The horse to carriage containing two
men, which was passing at the time, became
frightened and both men were thrown to
the ground. Joseph Lodge, of Pitman,
was slightly bruised.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Brown were given a
surprise party by large number Of friends
at their home at South Glassboro, Friday
evening.
The Citizens Military Band furnished
music for the Decoration Day celebration at
Hurffville Tuesday morning.
Decoration Day at Glassboro was cele-
brated in the usual quiet way. In the
afternoon parade, consisting of the old
soldiers, secret organizations Of the town,
Citizens Military Band and the boys bri-
gade, formed at the school building and
visited the cemeteries, where old soldiers
graves were decorated The exercises
which consisted of the following were held
at the NJ E. Church. Singing, America;
prayer, Rev. Charles B. Dubell; singing,
choir; grafton, Rev. Robert Watt, D. d., Of
Smyrna, Del; anthem, choir; benediction,
Rev. F F. Craig.
The Presby terrain Church was packed to
its utmost capacity Saturday evening, the
occasion being musical and literary enter
tainment for the benefit OF the church.