Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-06-03
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1 dlQ Cutlul I'll, Vi fAt1dilttt, Gd., arg flSlJ-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. George Moffett.
| G. Edward Shute spent the past
week at Fenwick Island, Del.
Mr.. John X. Morrison and Miss
Mary Candy, both OF this place, were
united in marriage by the Rev. j r..
OFarrell Saturday, May 18th, 1909.
Mrs. Michael Stackenwalt who has
been seriously i'll at a Philadelphia
hospital, is improving rapidly and ex-
poets to return to her home the COM
ing week.
Prof. William Smith and Miss
Electa Chew have been elected teach
ers in the public school There are
Istill three vacancies in the High school
and one in the Grammar school to
be filed.
Miss Clara Elmer celebrated her
sixteenth birthday at her home Mon
day evening by entertaining party
of friends. Guests were present from
Mullica Hill, Pitman and Glassboro.
Aceto Pasquale, alias Charles Ross,
was committed to Jail Saturday morn
ing charged with attacking his board
ing mistress, Mrs. Louisa DeSanta,
with a dirk knife. He was held under
$500 bail for court.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rogers enter
tanned party of friends at their State
State street home Saturday evening
Stacy Carton, for several years
manager of the Whitney meat market,
was struck by a dray in Philadelphia
Friday last and seriously injured.
Miss M. l.. Angelo entertained Mrs.
Anna e. Wells, of Newark, over Sun
day.
A patriotic service was held at the
Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday
evening with the following program:
Music, Sunday school orchestra; sing
ing, choir; recitation, Mrs. Warren E.
Stranger; singing, male chorus. Rev.
George S. Meseroll, the pastor, deliver
ed short address. Pocohontas Coun-
Gil Jr., O. u. A. NJ attended the SER
vice in body.
The first commencement of the
Glassboro High School will be held at
THE Methodist Episcopal Church We'd
nesday evening, June 9th. The fol-
lowing program has been prepared 4
Simple Avew, Glassboro orchestra;
Professional, Prof. ]. F. Rowen; In
vocation, Rev. George S. Meseroll;
Salutatory Grafton, "A defense of
American poetry Miss Iva L. Collins;
Grafton, "A plea for the aesthetic"
Miss Ruth E. Lodge; selection, or
chestra; Grafton, THE child labor
problem" Miss Maude Mills; grafton,
THE Legacy of Luther" Miss Anna
K. Alderman; valedictory grafton,
Political parties. their rise and de-
velopment," William j Mcclure; mu-
sic, Fair Luna" ladies trio; address
to graduates, Hon. Edward C. Stokes;
presentation of diplomas, County Sup
erintendent D. T. Steelman; benedic-
tioE, Rev. G. B. Dubell,
Clifford Rulon was given a hearing
before Justice Paulin Wednesday
charged with assaulting Saml Thomp-
son, of Cross Keys. On the evening
of March fifteenth Samuel Thompson
who lives in a cabin near Cross Keys,
was called to his door by a knock and
on opening the door was thrown to the
floor by two men who threw a bag
over his head, beat him into almost
Inconsistencies and then ranSacked
his home in search of money which
he was supposed to have hidden there.
Thompson states that earlier in the
day Rulon called at his home to sell
a horse. They became engaged in an
, argument during which Thompson dis
played a roll of money which he car
ried. After thinking the matter over
he feared for his money and hid it in
an old tree for the night 1t was this
precaution that saved his money Ru-
Ion was held in $500 bail to answer
at court. Bail was furnished and he
was released. Thompson lost the
sight of one eye from the beating.
Mrs. B. Parkside, of Philadelphia,
delivered temperance lecture at the
Methodist Episcopal Church Wednes-
! day evening.
Rev. Charles B. Dubell will address
the graduates of the Wenonah Mill
tary Academy at their commence
ment Wednesday morning, June 9th.
The Rev. Holmes F. Gravatta, of the
First M. E. Church, Camden deliver
ed am address on Mckinley at the
Methodist Episcopal Church Friday
evening before a large audience.
Memorial Day was celebrated in
Glassboro with their usual parade,
headed by the old veterans with the
band, the several lodges of the town.
the f1remen and the school children
in line Each cemetery was visited
and the graves of the veterans decor
ated The par ade disbanded at the
Methodist Protestant Church where
the exercises were held Rev. De-
Witt Cobb, of Bridgeton, delivered the
address.
And the Man Left Mantua.
Cam" Martel pulled his gun on a
Glassboro man who came to that town
Saturday night to boOSe I'D and get