Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-04
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John aud Abraham Knox were sentenced
to three months in the county jail Friday
by magistrate Paulin for abuse to their
parents and drunkenness.
Lieutenant Mark 4. Bristol, u. s. N.
spent Christmas with his mother here.
The First National Bank Of Glassboro,
has declared a semi-annual dividend Of 8
per cent.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank r. Stranger enter
tanned the members of the Thimble Club
and their husbands at their home Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. Willard Ayres and Miss Elsie Evan
were quietly married at the parsonage Of
the NJ. P. Church Wednesday evening by
the Rev. F, F. Craig. They will reside
here.
Mrs. Nina Daughty was arrested and
held in $3.50 bail Thursday for threatening
to shoot Mrs. Isaac Dolby.
A horse driyen by Mrs. T O. Card be-
came frightened on Main street Thursday
afternoon and ran away. Coming in con-
tact with q fence the wagon was made al
most wreck, but Mrs. Card escaped I'M
injured.
The 7. M. Towle Co. canning factory
which has been in operation here for several
years, has been sold to the Fort Stanwick
Canning Co., of Rome, New York. The
new firm has taken charge and will in a
short time enlarge the factory. w. R.
skinner has been made Watchman.
The High School Alumni held their first
mid-year social at the Academy Monday
evening.
Mr. William F. Epley, Of Hurffyille, and
Miss Ada, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Baby, Of this place, were married at the
parsonage Of the M. E. Church at Hurff-
vile Wednesday evening BY the Rev. F H.
Hail.
Earl Park has completed his course of
study at Phila business college and ac-
cepted position in that city on Friday.
An infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs. c..
Merks died at their home Monday and was
buried at the M. P. Cemetery Wednesday.
Mr.. Merks, father Of the child, is seriously
i'll with pneumonia.
The Citizens Military Band paraded the
streets Christmas Day.
William Chew. aged 83 years, one Of
Glassboro's Oldest residents, visited Cam
den Wednesday, This was Mr.. Chew's
first ride on the cars since they have been
heated by steam, and his first visit to Cam
den since the building Of the terminal.
Glassboro Lodge No. IS. F. and A. NJ,
held their festival of st. John at Associa
tion hall Friday evening. Caterer Tice
served an elaborate supper to oyer $50 in
vited guests. Officers we're elected and DR..
Howard Iszard presented with a jewel. A
short program followed the supper.
While shopping in Phila. one day last
week Mrs. Frank Parterfield was thrown to
the pavement by well dressed young man
who pretended shat the affair was an acct
dent. He assisted Mrs. Parter6eld to gather
her scattered packages and suddenly dis
appeared taking with him purse contain
ing twenty dollars, which she carried in
her hand.
A series of revival meetings were begun
at the M E. Church Sunday evening under
the leadership of Evangelist Barker, Of
Swedesboro,
Rev. W. PoynteIl Kemper, of Gynned
and the Rev. Charles B. Dubell, of st.
Thomas P. E. Church, exchanged pulpits
Sunday when the Rev. Kemper took charge
OF the service at St. Thomas and the Rey.
Dubell at the church of the Messiah Gynned.
While attending patient at Pitman on
Wednesday, horse and carriage belonging
to DIR. NJ. j. Luffbary was stolen. Philip
Nicholson, dryer for the Kook bakery,
found the horse hitched unblanketed as
Mantua about 2. 80 o'clock Thursday morn
ing almost frozen to death. 1t is thought
that the horse was taken by two men who
wished to reach the trolley at Mantua.
Blaine, the three-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Heritage, was seriously burn
ed Wednesday. Mrs Heritage had left the
room in which the child was playing for
moment and on her return found him en-
yeloped in flames. She quickly smothered
the fire, but not before he was badly burn
ed about the face and hands. This is the
third time within few months that the
child has narrowly escaped death. Some
time ago he was the victim Of runaway
accident, and only few weeks later was
pulled from the tracks Of the Pennsylvania
railroad as an express train passed by.