Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-02-09
GLASSBORo.

GLASSBOhO.
William Keebler, of Olean, N. Y. is
visiting relatives here.
John B. Wood, ST., and Mrs. Louise
M. Bender, of Camden, were married
at the Methodist Protestant parson-
age Saturday evening, January %, by
the Rev. F. f. Craig.
G. T. Edwards former agent at
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Station, has accepted position at Eat
ontown
Professor Warren E. Stranger will
give a musicale in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church Saturday evening for the
benefit of the Boys Brigade.
The chimney on the house occupied
by William Brannin and Mrs. Angelo
caught fire early Saturday morning.
The fire company succeeded in extin-
gushing the blaze before any serious
damage was done the property.
Chester Johnson, who was operated
on at the Jefferson Hospital for ap-
pendieitis Thursday, is very much inn
proved the operation being very sue
cessful
There being no bidders present at
the sale of the Recklecomb property
AAoi oody, l1i4io dulilt W III dtbCdlpL
to sell the property at private sale
A holiness convention is being held
in Association Hall under the leader
ship of William FARRELL and three Phil
adelphia evangelists.
T. Leon Barton has been made as
sistant ticket agent at the West Jersey
and S. S. Railroad Station. Mr.. Crow
ley. of Pitman Grove, takes his posi-
ton at the freight station.
A petition for a free rural delivery
route from Glassboro has been filed
by Congressman Loudenslager.
One hundred Workmen were thrown
out of employment at the Whitney
Glass Works Saturday on account of a
scarcity of orders. This leaves the fac
tories idle at night, the first time for a
number of years. The majority of the
men will leave Glassboro the early
part of the week.
Fifty people have protested CONVEX
sion at the revival meetings being
held at the Methodist Protestant
Church.
.The musicale given for the benefit of
the Presbyterian Church, in Associa-
ton Hall, Saturday evening, was large
~ attended. Between twenty-five and
thirty dollars was added to the treas
ury
Committees from the NJ. E. Church
have been canvassing the town for the
past week, inviting the non-church-
goers to attend the revival services
being held there. Eyangelists Arp and
Andrews will close their week of meet
ings Wednesday evening.
AT1-c lido CVoY,a,v. II &C ~ 5,<,,.
position at the A. E. Shute's store.
Miss Lizzie Miller will fill the va
caney. aME
The body of Patrick Irwin. an aged
resident of Evan, was buried in ST
Bridget's Cemetery, Monday
Rev. F. F. Craig is i'll at the parso-
mage, on Main street
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist Protestant
Church held their regular monthly
meeting and supper at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs John Zimmerman We'd
nesday. Over thirty members at
tended
At the inquest held here on Monday
over the body of Washington Moody
it was found that death was due to
fractured skull instead of suffocation
Friday morning, at 2 A. NJ, Officer
Martin discovered a fire in the office
adjoining the livery at Davis Hotel
After turning in an alarm Martin broke
in the door, and found the hostler UNI
conscious, as he supposed, from smoke
He dragged the man out but he died
before physicians could be summoned.
Martin himself was almost overcome.
but recovered quickly. The local fire
company responded to the alarm, and
although the office, a small building.
was burned to the ground. no other
damage was done While the body of
Moody was not even scorched, it was
supposed he died from suffocation, but
an examination showed that his nose
was broken and skull fractured. The
theory now is that the man was muir
dered and the building set afire Little
is known Of the man, who until after
his death was known as Harry Ross.
He came here from Harrisburg, Pa,
eighteen months ago, and took a posi-
ton as hostler at the hotel under the
assumed name. Harrisburg authorities
were notified, and quickly found that
he was the father of Councilman Will
liam Moody The son came on imme-
diately and attended the inquest, TAX
ing the body with him to Harrisburg
for interment. A thorough investiga-
ton will be made. Moody is said to
have disappeared from home five years
ago, and nothing could be learned of
his whereabouts until the authorities,
in trying to locate his relatives, dis
covered the man was living here I'M
der an assumed name.
Mr. E. I. Leap has recovered from
his recent serious Illness.
William Dishert has resigned his
position at the Office of the Whitney
Glass Works.
FLORIDA