Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-09-03
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Mrs. Mae McCaul and daughter GLADYS,
of Phila., have been speniipg some time
with her aunt, Mrs. Joseph Risler, down
on the farm.
Property owners in our town will be wise
to take stock in the proposed gas lighting
system Property will never increase in
value, but rather depreciate, until we have
some modern, up-to-date Improvements.
So let rs have one modern boom just 90
try, and ! am sure we would all be GLAD to
have gas stoves and the town lighted be-
sides having our homes lighted with gas.
Then local company is worth so much,
too. just think it over.
Rumor has it that the bird party of the
post office robbers at Pedricktown and
Bridgeport last Spring, has been located in
Virginia.
Next Saturday afternoon at p M there
will be a very interesting base ball game
played here between the married and single
men Of our town.
The Sunday. school class Of Mrs. J. F.
Sharp, of Centre Square will hold merry
Widow social on the church lawn on next
Saturday evening. Everybody invited.
merry Widow hats will be the head-ge
of the class of young ladies.
The subject for next Sunday mornings
church service will be "True Happiness !,
The evening subject, 1.-The Cross Of Life. .
Epworth League at p. m. will be led by
service was we'll attended last Sunday.
Mr.. Gus Hahn, of Phila., whom we have
seen in town at this time for number of
years, is missed very much as one Of our
reed bird gunners. We sympa,hize with
them in the loss of their little girl and only
child, who was killed at Frankinyile by
the electric train one day last week.
In this mild September we shall hear the
wedding bells ring, sure and certain.
The Infelds moved from the cottage to
their city home on Monday last. Our cot
tagers are leaving for the summer, and we
shall miss them very much, as our resi-
dental cottagers are fine class OF people.
There will be quite large number of our
pupils from here who will attend Woodbury.
high school this school year.
School opened here on Monday last with
quite a full attendance. Mr.. Given. as
supervising principal, with the following
teachers: Misses Nelson, Jaquett and Rob-
inson.
Mrs Carlton Cummings and family and
Mrs. Wallace McKaeg and family left on
Wednesday last for a two weeks STAY at
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Elizabeth Minnett. OF Camden, is
visiting her brother and family, Joseph S.
Featherer.
Ex-Sheriff Springer and wife are enter
tanning Mrs. Kate Stuart, Of Brooklyn.
Amos Haines and wife are entertaining
their son and family, of Phila.
Harry Springer has an exceptionally fine
bed of tuberoses. The long white spikes
make beautiful showing.
Eli Schmidt has sunfiower near the
barn where he keeps the store team that
has thirty-two flowers on, with stalks four
teen feet high.
Mrs. Emma Gill, principal of Tborofare
school commenced teaching there for the
Fall and Winter term on Monday. She re-
ports full attendance.
Harry Dilkes and wife. of Phila.. who
have been boarding at the s'Tussey House
for the Summer, returned TO their home on
Monday last.
Mrs. j. Eastlack and daughter, of Wash
ington, d. c., are spending some time with
relatives here.
Mrs. Usinger and granddaughter, Eleanor
Allen, paid a visit TO Harrisonville last
week, the guests Of her sister, Mrs. Nathan
| Wilkinson.
! Before hundreds Of cheering admirers she
members of the Ushers Union OF ST. Pauis
Church, of Bridgeport, held their annual
social and athletic meet afternoon and
evening, August 20 Both were a success
IN every way, and the sports brought out
number OF future champions who did not
know their own worth. The first honors
his credit, with Wallace McKaeg close
second with l33 points, and Frank Stanton
and Harry RisIer tie for third place with
| III points The events follow -
Potato Rare Harold Hunt lst Charles Risler
End. George Vickery 3rd.
100 Yards Dssh-lst heat Wallace McKaeg LIST
Albert Dunk End, Louis Folker tie for End; End
Heat Charles Risler lst Frank Stanton End
Harold Hunt Srd; Final, Frank Stanton lst
Wallace McKaeg End. Charles Risler 3rd
Running High Jnmp-Harry Riser LIST, Chas
Risler End. Frank Stanton 3rd
Mile Bicycle Raee-Harry Risler LIST. George
Gutenberg End. Charles Gill 3rd.
Running Broad Jump-Frank Stanton 1st
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440 Yards Race-CharIes Risler LIST Louis Fol
! ker End. Albert Dunk Bird.
Standing Broad Jump-Wallace McKaeg lst
Harold Hunt End, Albert Dunk Bird.
Three-Legged Race-Wallace McKaeg and
| Charles Risler LIST, Harry Ri-er and Louis Fol
ker end, Frank Stanton and Charles Gill Bird.
Point Winners-Charles Riser. l4i@; Wallace
McKaeg. 1879; Harry Risler. 1l15; Frank stan
ton, liz; Harold Hunts Lo is Folker, ~; Geo
Litzenberg 8; Albert Bunk, q Charles Gill, ~
George Vickery, l.
Mt. ROYAL.