Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-09-26
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health.
Postmaster r. w. Sickler is in Name
looking after his new potatoes
/ Miss Josephine Whitney returned Mon
day to her studies at Smith College, Mass.
Arthur johnson has accepted position
at the Whitney Glass Works store
Misses Jennie Stiles and Elsie Tomlin,
and Mrs. p. G. Curley attended the Royal
Croft wedding at Philadelphia, Wednesday
evening.
Lewis Peachey, Of Pennsgroye, has moved
his family into the Josiah Lutz property on
Main Street.
j. T. Abbott and wife are visiting Allen
town, Pa, friends.
Earl Leddon will attend Dickinson Col
lege, for which place he left Tuesday
! Mrs. Charles Keebler made public sale
of household goods Saturday.
Harry Marts is building new home on
Broad Street.
| Wild strawberries were found growing
along the tracks OF the West Jersey railroad
near the station the past week.
Mrs Daniel Marcus, Of Sanbento county,
IColifornia, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Charles Krause, after an absense of nineteen
years. Mr.. Marcus is the owner of large
Ianch in California.
Ri The young men Of the high school, Tues
ldaY afternoon. formed an athletic associa-
| ton, and are getting foot ball team in
readiness with Prof. Smith as coacher
| Since the recent fire, the smoke stack on
the sBig House, OF the Whitney Glass
Works is thought to be unsafe, and work
there has been suspended until it can be
rebuilt.
Misses Daisy Luffbary, Bessie Shreye and
Florence Sickler gave party to their friends
at Carnell's Hall, Friday evening. Guests
were present from Woodbury., Pitman, Clay
ton and Glassboro.
264 GIassboro voters have signed petit
tion which has been forwarded to Secretary
of State, Samuel Dickinson, asking that the
voting machines be removed.
C. V. Williams, OF the Children's Home
Societysof New Jersey, was in town the past
| week looking after family of children who
are apparently sadly neglected. No action
has as yet been taken, but the parents have
been warned, and unless the children are
properly taken care Of, steps will be taken
to place them under the homes care.
Special music was rendered at holy servi-
ces at the Methodist Episcopal Church Sum
day. Mr.. Thomas Rival, formerly with
the U. S. Marine band at Washington. d.
| c., rendered cornet solos at both the morn
| ing and evening session, and the choir as
sisted by Mrs. G Sherwin hloffett, soprano,
| of Atlanta, Georgia, rendered special music
| in the evening.
| A number of the friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur McFadden gave them party at
their newly furnished home on Wilmer
street Friday evening and presented them
with handsome table and lamp.
| John Kirchner was painfully burned
while at work at the General Chemical
Company at Camden Tuesday with hydro
| fioric acid. He was taken to Cooper Hos
pital for treatment, and later removed to
his home.
The skating carnival at the rink Saturday
evening, the first of series of entertain
ments to be given by the Volunteer Fire
Company, was grand success. Prizes were
awarded to the wearers of the handsomest
| and most comic costumes William Ell,
Yeanny carried off first prize, an umbrella,
for the handsomest costume.
A sad accident happened at the Fort
Stanwick Canning Factory Tuesday, when
Pauline Polenck, little Italian girl, who
was playing about the factory, caught her
clothes in revolving shaft and had her
arm crushed and almost torn from the SOCK
| ct. The frenzied mother attempted to pull
the child from the shaft and in the excite
ment which followed, several of the womt n
workers tainted. The child was hurried o
the Cooper Hospital, Camden, where the
arm was amputated The authorities are
in no way responsible for the accident, as
children had been forbidden TO enter the
factory.
The Broad street home of John Cake was
struck by lightning during the severe cleo
trical storm OF Tuesday last. The ball
entered the back part of the house tearing
out window and part OF a shed. The
family were sitting in the front part OF the
house and knew nothing of the damage I'M
til the storm had passed The double house
on High street occupied by Charles Smith
and August Rehm was also struck, and the
escape Of Mr.. Rehm, who was standing
within a few feet of the part struck, was
almost miraculous.
The Nj. E. choirs OF Woodbury. and Glass
boro are arranging for two cornerstone in
each town-the first to be given next month
in Woodbury. Prof. John T. Rowen of
this place, will be the organist, and Prof.
A. s. Clark, Of Woodbury., will direct the
singers.
While w. D. Chew has not posted notices
Offering reward for the return of his teeth
which he has mysteriously lost, he is look
ing for information that will lead TO their
present place of eoncealment. MIR. Chew
called on DIR. Heritage Saturday and asked
him if man could swallow his teeth while
asleep without knowing it. The doctor
| told him such thing might happen, but he
ldidn't believe it quite possible. Still Mr..
Chew was sure his terth were in place when
be returned Friday night, but they were
missing when he got up in the morning.
at the home Of Mr.. Westley Morrison
33d and Powelton ave. Philadelphia, We'd