Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-01-07
Events Of 1908.

AUGUST.

Woodbury. Heights, shot at chicken
thief at his home. The thief escaped,
but was injured to a certain extent
5-Mrs. George Jordan, of Turner
vile, was putting the top on a glass
jar, when the jar broke and cut her
hand seriously. Albert McFadden
and Charles Dolby, of Glassboro, were
in an automobile and carriage wreck,
both vehicles being demolished but
occupants we're unhurt Robbers car
ried away a quantity of merchandise
from Nute's store at Franklinville.
6-The 14th annual Farmers Picnic
was held at Washington Park. A large
crowd was in attendance. The home
of VIM. G. Allen, of Westville, was de-
stroyed by fire caused by an overhead
ed stove. Loss $4,000 partly covered
by insurance.
Waiter Cattell, Jr., of Classboro.
was instantly killed by lightning His
sister Mabel, Rebecca Turner and
Frank Berger, also occupants of the
same house were quite injured Hugo
Ritter, OF Phila., committed suicide at
Mt. Royal by shooting himself Mrs.
John Lodge and Mrs. Samuel Reeves,
of Paulsboro, were stunned by light
ming which had struck house in
which they were-Wm. Painter, of
Phila., was drowned at PedrickIown
The lad was playing with some other
boys and fell into the creek
8-The reunion of the Adams and
Lock families was held at AIickleton,
in Friends Grove, e,-Thomas Borton,
of Mullica Hill, fell from a ladder
while picking pears and broke {. rib.
"A team of horses belonging to Hen
ry Patrick, of Glassboro, hitched to
large harrow became frightened at a
passing train, ran away and badly in
jured themselvs
4 9-The barn and contents on
the. farm of Jesse Doughten, at Ped
ri0ktown were burned to the ground.
A0-The barns on the Dobbs farm,
near Westville, were struck by light
ming and totally destroyed The fame
was thought to be extinguished but
later in the night broke out anew and
before any one discovered it the barn
was destroyed
14-George Wilson, Jr.. of Glassboro
was struck by hose cart during
fire drill and was picked up uncon-
scious. He was taken care of by a
physician.
Is An explosion of a gasoline stove
partly destroyed the house of Mrs
Mick, of Glassboro.
20 The team of Matthew Kilmeyer,
of Williamstown, was struck by
train at Paulsboro. The horse was
killed, wagon demolished, but Mr. Kill
meyer was uninjured w. Siekler
of Glassboro, gave his annual picnic
Over 200 guests were present. -Hor-
ace Ray, of Westville, was struck by
team and sustained a broken wrist
and injuries to his back He was
taken to Cooper Hospital.
21-Dallas Mccormick, of Glassboro,
was seriously injured at Finley Sta
tion by being struck by a freight en-
gine.
26-William Perry, of Phila., was
killed by a train at South Westsilie-
The Gloucester County Annual Sunday
school Picnic was held at Alcyon Park
29-During horse race at Swedes-
boro one of the contestants, a man of
Vineland, was thrown from his rig
and had a leg broken.-A valuable
horse belonging to H. G.. Green, of
Clarksboro, was kicked by another
horse, breaking its leg, which necessi-
tated killing the animal
SEPTEMBER.
5-The annual Hurff reunion was
held at Alcyon Park-An unknown
man was found in the barn of j. L,
Kuhn, of Pitman, hanging in tho hay
NOW. 1t had evidently been there
for some time.-Wm. Reeves of Pauls-
boro, was shot in the leg by Frank
Lippincott while cunning. He was
hurried to the office of DR. Black who
took him to a hospital.
9LJeremiah Paulin's barn 1t Black
wood was partially destroyed by fire
13-Wm. Lacy, of Redwood and
Benjamin Thorpe, of this CITY. had an
automobile collision at Mantua. No
one was hurt excepting the autcs.-J
L. Jones, of Woodbury. Heights was
killed while attempting to board
moving train at Westville
14-Benjamin England of Pedrick-
town, was thrown from runaway
team and rendered unconscious
19-Thieves entered the store of A.
E. Shute, at South Glassboro, and OBJ
tanned several hundred dollars worth
of merchandise.
20--Chas. 500, of Swedesboro, was
thrown from wagon and dragged for
quite distance, rendering him uncon-
scious, and injuring him quite ser
iously.
22-John Yetter, of North Woodbury.
was found on the railroad track at
Hessian Run Road. 1t is supposed he
was killed by the third rail and later
run over by train.-C. Hurff Wealth
erby and James Moore, of Swedesboro,
were thrown from wagon and SER
iously injured.-Thieves broke into
Childs grocery store at Westville and
carried away $35 from the cash regis
ter
% VIM Carter, of Glassboro, fell
from bicycle and fractured an arm.
26-Wm Smith, OF Mullica Hill,
sprained his ankle and had to so on
crutches for some time The gas
plant at South sGlassboro, was par
TALLY destroyed by fire.
OCTOBER.
THE python that escaped from