Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-08-27
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hUcueSbeis ~. IL afc NisietnS ASiatAYSS irtr.
Miss Augusta r. Buck has returned from
a months visit at Glasgow, Kentucky.
Rev. George S. Meseroll is spending a
two weeks vacation at Atlantic City aud
Deerfield, occupied the pulpit of the nj. E.
Church Sunday in his absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Smedley are spend
ing the week at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Meseroll entertained her daughter,
Mrs. Redfield and children, of Freehold, at
the parsonage over Sunday.
Miss Lottie Dishsrt has returned from
Atlantic City and is entertaining Misses
Emma Day and Florence Hannold, Of Cam
den.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Edward Shu5e are spend
ing two weeks vacation at Ocean City,
Md.
Mrs. Harry C. c. shnte is visiting her
parents at Asbury Park.
Prot. w. B. Davis and family have re-
turned from Ocean City where they have
been spending the summer.
Prof Rush, who was recently elected
principal OF she school here, has rented the
house on Academy street recently vacated
by John Saul
Blazier Westcott and William Evan at
tended the State Federation OF Labor at
No AZ, Glass Bottle Blowers Association
The members of the M. E. Church are
preparing for a big rally day service Sun
day, September 18Th.
Mrs. Samuel Brewer has extended inyi-
tations for a party in honor of the ISfh an
nieersary of the birth OF her sister, Miss
Laura Porch, Saturday evening, August %.
The Basket Picnic OF the old veterans
held at the residence of Samuel S. Ledden
Friday last was great success. The at
tendance this year was larger than ever be-
fore, and this event is annually growing
more popular. The Citizens Military Band
furnished music.
An Italian family living in South Glass
boro became engaged in an argument We'd
nesday afternoon, and as result the little
ve-year-old son was badly stabbed in the
back. The child's wounds were dressed at
the office of a physician.
An enthusiastic temperance meeting with
the Rev. j. r. Mason, of Collingswood, as
Wednesday evening.
A large number of Glassboro young peo-
pie attended watermelon party given by
Mr. and Mrs. Frye at their home near
Wenonah Friday evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frye were former Glassboro residents, and
extended general invitation to all their
friends of the town to be their guests
Post master L. w. Sickler held his an
nual picnic at Spring Lake Saturday last.
Guests numbering over two hundred were
present from all parts of the county. The
Harmonic Sexsette and the Schuman Male
Quartette, Of BridgetoD, rendered an inter-
esting program.
Little Franklin Davis, son OF VIM Davis,
proprietor of the Franklin House, who fell
and broke his leg several weeks ago, is still
confined to his bed. The limb was found
TO have been set crooked and the past week
the child was taken to Phila. hospital
where the b0ne was re-broken and set in a
plaster Of Paris cast. c.
Mr. and Mrs John Taylor celebrated the
fftieth anniversary Of their marriage at
their Wilmer street home Saturday evening
when a large number of relatives and
friends assembled to congratulate them on
the happy event. The house and lawn
were beautifully illuminated for the occa-
sion and large number of handsome pres.
ents were received. Mr.. and Mrs Taylor
have resided in Glassboro the greater part
of their married life. Mr.. Taylor was en-
gagged in the glass business for number Of
years and is large property owner here.
He has NOW retired from active business.
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Tas lor-Mrs. Howard Iszard. Mrs. John
Miskelly, Mrs. Howard Conover and Mrs.
Harry S5ackenwalt, all of whom we're pres
ent Saturday evening.
! he annual mid summer meeting of tine
New Jersey horticultural Society was held
as the Repp farm Tuesday last with over
three hundred members in attendance.
Elias Black president of the Society, of
Little Silver, presided and addresses were
made by 81. w. Collingswood, editor of the
Rural Nea0 Yorker; Prof. John B Smith,
State Etmologist, and Morris j Blake, OF
she New Jersey Experimental Station.
Ward, of Newark; Samuel c. DeCow and
Beebe, of Elizabeth, were present. The
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Church served luncheon at noon.
Dallas Mccormick, of this place, was
seriously and perhaps fatally injured when
struck by the engine of freight train be-
tween Finley aud Hustled early Sunday
morning Mr.. Mccormick was in Camden
Saturday night and intended to return on
the last passenger train, bat missed it by
several minutes He told some Of the rail
road men, stating that he should be home
Sunday morning, 80 they let him ride on
the Bridgeton freight He got aboard and
fell asleep and did not awaken until the
train reached Bridgeton. He realized his
position was as trying as when he was in
Camden, so be started TO walk back TO
Glassboro Between Finley and Hustled he
sat down on the track 80 rest and was soon
again fast asleep. The Bridgeton freight
due there at four O'Clock struck him and
threw him of the track. The crew picked
she injured man up, placed him in the car
and took him TO the Bridgeton hospital
where the physician in charge found him