Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-22
WENoNAH.

Mrs. ] Ward Heritage is spending a
week in Atlantic City
Robert Mex eighan Of Clayton has purchas-
ed q lot Of George 4. Dilks at the corner Of
Cherry street and Marion ave and expects
to soon build a house there on.
r. G. Ballinger left on Monday morning
for Niagara Falls to attend the Imperial
Council Of the Mystic Shrine.
Edward E. Grosscup and family have
gone to Seaside Park for the Summer
Owners Of dogs do not seem to be COM
plying very rapidly with the dog ordinance
recently passed by Council. The general
opinion seems to be, that the ordinance is
too ridiculous to be taken seriously.
Harry Chew, son of Sylvester Chew, and
formerly Of Wenonah met with serious
accident last Saturday morning. Mr.. Chew
was installing automatic signals on the
Long Island railroad and at the time, was
standing in the middle Of the track giving
instructions to the workmen and did not
notice an approaching train until it was
within few feet of him, when he jumped
and caught his feet in the signal wires
which threw him back on to the track
The locomotive struck him, crushing his
hip, cut off his right heel, tore the muscles
Of his leg and cut him quite badly. Mr..
Chew was taken to the St. Johns Hospital
in Long Island City and the latest report
that his folks have had is that bis condition
is favorable and almost out Of danger.
The ladies' who have been soliciting con-
tributions for a public drinking fountain,
have met with gratifying success, and the
fountain has been ordered and is expected
to arrive within a few days Over one
hundred dollars was raised.
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Stewart arrived
from the west Saturday evening and will
spend some time with his relatives here.
Miss Maud Pierson was elected a teacher
in our public school at the last meeting Of
the trustees, and will succeed Miss Redrow
who has been promoted to fill the vacancy
caused by Miss Jordan's resignation.
John NJ Colbert has arrived at the con-
clusion that his physical powers of 1ocomo-
ton are inadequate to comply with all the
dictates of bis mind and has purchased an
automobile that he may be able to fit
around as bird.
Battery B. Of Camden haye erected tar
get on the west side of the railroad track
near the culverts and will have rife practice
every Saturday afternoon.
Arrangements for the 18th Of July cele-
bration are about completed, and it will be
very much on the order Of last years. cele-
bration. Il is not known positively what
band will furnish the music
Mrs. Annie Atkinson of Philadelphia
has rented the house next to the lookup on
West Jersey ave-, and will open it as a
boarding house on July 1st.
Leon Lewis, young man 81 years OF age
lost his life while bathing in Warmers
Pond about eleven o'clock Sunday morning.
His body was recovered an hour and half
afterwards, by F. w. Benson and Coroner
Wilson and DR.. Stout found that death was
due to heart failure. His companions, Ed.
Johnston and Frank Smith were almost
Frustrated when Lewis did not appear after
going down in the water for the third time,
and could render little assistance as they
had just come out Of the water and were
much fatigued from their long swim.
Lewis was a very popular young man in
Sewell and surrounding towns, being quite
an athlete and base ball player and played
first base for the Wenonah team last Satur-
day afternoon.