Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-22

GLASSBORO.

GLASSBORO.
| The Rev. ]. r. O'Farrell, of St.
Bridget's Roman Catholic Church, will
sail the coming week for brief visit
to his home in Ireland.
Prof. and Mrs r. M Hartman have
returned to their home at Burlington,
after spending the week here.
Miss Ida Iszard entertained Miss
Jewell Davis, of Trenton, over Sunday.
/ Miss Josephine Whitney has return
ed to Smith College after spending the
Easter holidays here.
Misses Mary Leap and Elsie Allen,
and w. Earl Park attended house
party at Ocean City over Sunday.
Rev. George S. Meseroll preached
his second of series of sermons to
young people at the Methodist Epis-
copal Church Sunday evening, taking
for his subject "A Screw Loose"
Mrs. S. NJ Nichols, wife of Rev. S.
NJ Nichols, formerly of this place, is
seriously i'll at her Camden home.
Miss Leila A. Stanger is recovering
from serious attack of pneumonia.
Rev. Charles Bratten DubelI visited
relatives at Birdsboro, Pa, Wednesday.
At the regular May meeting of the
tion officers will be nominated to be
voted upon at the June meeting.
The engagement of J. Hartley Bow
en- to Miss Florence Hazel Kirkbride.
of Camden, has been announced. Mr..
Bowen, who is a we'll known bank
clerk of Camden, is the son of Prof.
F. w. Bowen, for many years princi-
pal of the public school here.
Tho GIacchnra fro oor,ononu fc
tating the erection of 81, 600 fire
house.
The members of the Industrial Sew
ing Circle entertained their friends at
an oyster supper at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Boulton Friday even
ing in celebration of the third ami
versary of their organization.
Il The improvements to the gas plant
Fare about completed. New machinery
Ehas been installed which almost doub-
I les the capacity of the plant. c0
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Carter enter
tanned the members of the Woman S
Foreign Missionary Society at their
home Wednesday. The usual supper
was served.
Glassboro Lodge of Odd Fellows
No. So, l. O. o. F. will observe the
ninetieth anniversary of American Odd
Fellows, at Association Hall, Wednes-
day evening, April 28th. Rev. B. G..
Lippincott, grand chaplain of the
State, will make the address of the
evening. The members of the lodge
will attend the morning service at the
Methodist Protestant Church April 25.
| The Ushers' Union of the Methodist
Episcopal Church gave an Easter
party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles Wilson, on Broad street on
Wednesday evening. Twenty-Five
members were present.
An aged Italian woman died at her
home on Ellis street Thursday and
was buried from st. Bridget's Roman
Catholic Church Saturday morning.
| The Reading railroad station on
High street was broken into early on
Saturday morning and after thorough
| ly ransacking the place, left with only
fifty cents which they found in a slot
machine in the waiting room. This
is the third time the station has been
robbed, each time with the same fail
| ure to get enough to pay them for
their trouble.
The Glassboro, Pitman and Clayton
! Gas Company will supply Newfeld
with gas. Trenches are now being
dug between Malaga and Newfield by
way of the camp meeting grounds.
Wilbur Haines, for many years a
prominent contractor and builder of
! this place, died at his home at Clay
| ton Wednesday last.
Rev. G. v. Williams, representing
the home for friendless children, of
i Trenton, spoke in the several churches
of the town Sunday.
/ The Song of Hiawatha," a tableaux
which was to have been given in As
sociation Hall Wednesday evening
under the auspices of the Epworth
League of the Methodist Episcopal
| Church, has been postponed indefinite
! ly because of their inability to Sc
cure costumes.
George H. Nevins will discuss
Hard Times, Cause and Cure" at the
Methodist Protestant Church Wednes-
day evening under the auspices of the
] w. G.. T. U. Mr.. Nevins is known as
the walking encyclopedia, and will
without doubt be well worth hearing.