Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-03-25
GLASSBORO.

| The choir of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church are preparing an elaborate
| musical program for Easter.
| Mrs. G. Edward Shute has returned
home after two months stay with
| New York relatives.
| Rev. Hubert Wells, of Wilmington
Del, preached at st. Thomas Protes-
tant Episcopal Church Thursday even
| ing.
Mrs. Joseph Knisell was given a
post card shower by friends on her
| 10th birthday last Wednesday
Bertha McFadden is very sick with
bronchial pneumonia.
George Gobel, of Newark, addressed
the Socialists of this town Thursday
evening in Association Hall.
Henry M. Proud is among the many
sick about town.
Rev. Samuel Weatherby, one time
pastor of the Methodist Church here,
was an over Sunday visitor at the
home of Mr.. Thomas G. Allen.
| The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union held patriotic social at the
home of Mrs. Charles Repp Wednes-
day evening. The silver offering is
| for the benefit of the Union.
Mr.. Elwood Rowen, of Streator, Ill,
was in town this week. This was
Mr.. Rowen's first trip to his home
town in several years.
The four months old child of Mr..
and Mrs. William Ledden was buried
last Sunday afternoon after a short
! illness.
| Mr.. Louis Peachy has moved his fam
! lily to his farm at Pedricktown for the
season.
William G. Lutz is very sick with
| typhoid pnemonia. William Nc
Laughlin, of Phila., is looking after
the business.
| The Daughters of Liberty added $54
to their paraphernalia fund as the re-
suit of pot-pie supper held last
week.
Miss Bessie Shreeve, popular
young lady, entertained about fifty
young friends Friday evening to cele-
brate her birthday.
| At the Ciceronian Literary Society
meetings the mock trial is still going
on. The case seems difficult to set
| tie. Three new members were admit
| ted to the society at the last meeting.
A temperance rally is being prepar-
ed for Sunday, March 2Sth. Miss
Rhena Masher, of Westfield, N. Y,
will address two meetings in the af-
| ternoon and evening.
Mrs. Eliza Moore, daughter of Mrs.
| Thomas Young, died at the home of
Mrs. Young here Monday morning of
consumption. The funeral was held
| Friday morning from st. Bridgets Ro-
man Catholic Church.
The school property here is now
| free from debt, the last bond being
recently paid off, While Glassboro
now has one of the best buildings in
the county, more room is badly need
ed, as a small building on New street
| is being used for one of the lower
grades.
Rev. George S. Messeroll, the re-
turned pastor of the NJ. e. Church, was
given a reception by the members OF
the congregation Wednesday evening
at Association Hail. A supper was
served at six o'clock and an entertain
ment followed in the evening in
which the church orchestra, choir and
Miss Ida Lloyd took part. Jacob F
Imhof presented Mrs. Messeroll with
a handsome bouquet of flowers.
The financial report of our schools
shows total receipts, $17,140.11; ex-
penditures, $14,055.35, leaving bal
ance on hand March 1st of $3,085.76.
The Glassboro Cement Block Com
pany has leased the South Glassboro
glass works for three years and are
preparing to open up in the near fu-
ture. They are fitting up with en-
gines, power mixers and all the latest
and best machinery for the manufac-
ture of cement blocks of all kinds
They will also sell cement, crushed
rock, ETC., and do alb kinds of cement
work.