Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-07
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DIR. Charles Heritage and sister Sara left
Monday for two weeks visit at Boston,
Mass
Miss Julia Ingersoll has accepted a posi-
tion with the Bell Telephone company.
Jeptha 7. Abbott has leased his bowling
alleys to John Geigenheimer.
Wesley Chew is improving his Academy
street home.
The public school will close for the sum
mer vacation Friday.
The Blasius Orchestra Of Phila, has been
engaged to furnish the music for the public
school commencement which will be held
at the Methodist Episcopal Church Wednes-
day evening.
John Taylor picked a strawberry from
his garden the past week which measured
seven inches in circumference and weighed
three ounces.
Rev. J. Feike, pastor Of the German Re-
form Church is seriously i'll and little hopes
are entertained for his recovery. The pull
pit is being filled by students.
Lewis Mulford has sold his High street
property to Mr.. Keough Of the Fort STAN
wick Canning Company and has purchased
home on Broad street.
The old soldiers held their last meeting
of the season Saturday evening.
A force Of men from the Bell Telephone
Company are rebuilding the telephone ex-
change, and installing new switch board.
Miss Myrtle Keller will leave Wednes-
day for two mouths visit with her
brother at Sheffield, Pa.
The foundation has been laid for the new
gas plant and the work Of digging trenches
for the mains began Friday. A machine
is being used for the work which digs four
feet per minute.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will observe Flower Mission Day
Friday, when the ladies will distribute
fruit and flowers among the sick and aged.
The High School Alumni will hold their
reception to the graduates at the school
building Friday evening, June 10Th. A
banquet will follow at Association Hall.
The pupils of the public school held their
annual exhibit at the school building Sat
urday evening.
The Cemetery Association Of the NJ. E.
Church have elected the following officers:
President, Samuel D. Beckett; Sec'y, NC.
Parker. Treas, DR.. Howard Iszard
During the storm Monday evening an
electric light wire was broken on High ST.
which for time threatened to do con-
siderable damage. The electric plant was
notified, and cut the wires before any SER
ious damage was done.
Mrs. Jane Yeager. wife of William Yea
ger, died Tuesday at the German hospital.
Mrs. Yeager had been a great sufferer for
long time and several weeks ago was
taken to the hospital where an operation
was performed, but her condition was such
that she was unable to stand the shock.
The funeral service was held from the resi-
dence of her son, Edward Yeager Friday
afternoon with interment at the Metho-
dist Protestant cemetery. Mrs. Yeager
was for many years a resident Of Glassboro
and leaves host of friends to mourn her
loss.
Miss Sarah Sheldon, of MillYille, and
Mr.. Robert B. Timer, of Philadelphia,
were quietly married at the NJ. E. parson-
age Saturday evening by the Rev. W. PC.
Strickland.
Decoration Day was observed in the
usual quiet way at Glassboro. The old
soldiers, headed by Samuel Ledden, with
the Citizens Military band and Pocohon-
tas Guards visited the several cemeteries
and decorated the graves Of their dead
comrades. The exercises of the day were
held at the M. P. Church when the Rev.
Bolton, of Absecon, delivered most inter-
esting and instructive address. The choir
rendered special music, and recitation
by Miss Myrtle Keller closed the exercises
of the day.