Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01


The turnpike company is graTeling
Broadway
The Elwell residence on North
Broadway is being freshly painted.
George Cowan has a position Ia one
of Childs grocery stores in Camden.
Miss Conner, of Delaware, is visiting
her friend Miss verna Pleasanton.
Miss Eva Luffbarry, of Philadelphia,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
George Creekmore, over Sunday
The poor electric light service is the
greatest boon the gas company could
wish.
A number of friends surprised Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Downs on Friday ev-
ening, the second anniversary of their
marriage.
Daniel Levering and Miss Nettie
Smith were married at Aura on Sat
urday afternoon.
Mrs. J. G. Rulon attended tho fun
eral of Mrs. Charles Fox, of Riyerton,
on Monday.
Veteran /. D. Haines attended the
reunion of his regiment, the 97th
Pennsylvania. at West Chester on
Saturday.
John E. Scott moved from Mullica
Hill on Tuesday to the property he re-
Gently purchased of Miss E. E. Rulon.
The carload of fiagstone crossings
has been received and distributed.
John. Skinner has the contract for lay
ing them.
Frank Kelly, of Railroad avenue,
has had a three foot cement retaining
wall built along his high terrace.
Rev. e. A. Griffith preached at New
Sharon Mission near Wenonah, sew
eral nights last week. Thirteen were
converted.
Five cottages are in course Of con-
struction on Snyder ayeni1e and Gel
lars are dug for two more.
Rev. Arthur Downer fell down the
stairway of his barn few days ago,
but escaped with few cuts and
bruises.
Az number of active members OF the
S. c. A. fire patrol came down on Mon
day afternoon, with their better halves
and with the local members enjoyed
an autumnal gathering at their Sum-
NIT Park headquarters.
An enthusiastic bank meeting was
held on Thursday evening and COM
mittees on location, and procuring a
safe were appointed.
The registry board sat at Pitman on
Tuesday and nine additional names
were placed on the roll.
Mrs. Elmer Sayre, of North Broad
way, has been extremely i'll at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Winfield
Strang, of Glassboro, but we are glad
to hear she is improving.
Mrs. Robert Hallenbach, of Allen
town, is visiting her sister, Mrs. JOS.
Lodge. Miss Anna Yohe, of the same
place, spent the weekend with Mrs.
Lodge.
Rev. Joshua Tushingham preached
in the M. E. Church on Sunday. He
will make his residence here rs he
formerly intended and may continue
to serve the M. p congregation.
Mrs Jacob Park has been a great
sufferer from the effects of broken
thigh received in a fall more than
year ago. She went to Philadelphia
hospital several days ago
The Epworth League gave a pump
kin social at the residence of Joseph
Shoemaker, the admission being five
cents or pumpkin. Pumpkins were
scarce, but the pie served was deli
cious.
Harvey Snyder, of Philadelphia, has
bought Allen GARDENERS new property
on South Broadway adjoining Ex-Cor-
oner Dugan's residence. The Snyders
and Dugans were neighbors and close
friends in Philadelphia and wished to
be neighbors still
The Ushers' Union of the M. e.
Church antedated Halloween. and
with their lady friends formed them
selves into band of 'ushers' spooks, =
on Tuesday evening. After promen-
aiding the streets in their ghostIy APP
parel they surprised their comrade
Samuel Thomas, Jr., who was with
them, by accompanying him to his
home and giving him a jolly birthday
celebration, it being the occasion of
the twenty first anniversary of his
(death.)
The Atlantic City Thoroughfare hor-
ror cast a gloom over this community
and brought great personal sorrow to
one family. w. L. Carter and wife, of
701 Cooper street, Camden, lived here
until recently, spent their youth here,
married and remained for a number of
years. His father w. D. Carter, who
is just able to get about the house
after protracted illness with typhoid
fever, is a resident of the town as is
his sister, Mrs Edward Carly Mr..
Carter had position of trust with the
New York Detective Agency and had
been detailed for duty in Chicago. He
and Mrs. Carter came down on Sun
day to take dinner with the family
and left for Atlantic City on the 1.16
P. NJ train meeting the express at
Newfeld. He promised his father he
would try to get down again for a few
minutes before starting for Chicago,
on Tuesday morning. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carter strongly urged their step-moth-
er to accompany them and have a lit
tie outing after weeks of faithful at
tention to her sick husband, hut for
tunately she declined Captain Clark
of Atlantic City, is an uncle of Mrs.
w. L. Carter and assisted in getting
out the dead. He looked upon The face
of a body just recovered and exclaim-
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