Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-01
GLASSBORO.

Mr. and Mrs. stephen Smedley.
Earl LeLdcn has been spending q
short vacation home from Dickinson
College.
William H. Mccullough, of Swedes-
boro, who died at his home there Sun
day. was the father of Thomas McCul-
Tough of this place.
Rev. +. F.. Craig is suffering with
pleurisy and unable to attend to his
duties.
Rev. Samuel Ham. of Camden, adj
dressed meeting of young people at
the NJ. P. Church Wednesday evening.
Byron M. Seabrook manager of the
Glassboro High School base ball team,
has arranged schedule of games
with Some of the strongest teams in
this vicinity for the coming season.
There is almost an epidemic of SER
iods chest and lung trouble in town,
and number Of pneumonia cases.
Miss Leila Stanger is quite sick with
pneumonia at the home of her sister,
Mrs. James McFadden. Bertha, the
daughter of Mrs. McFadden, is slowly
recovering from the same disease
A male quartette consisting of Wes-
| ley Chew, Richard Doughty, John Cake
and Frank Stanger went to Pitman
to sing Sunday afternoon at mems
meeting conducted by D. Clarence
Gibboney.
Thomas H. Connolly has resigned
as bookkeeper at the Whitney Glass
Works, where he has been employed
for several years. Michael Dliscoll
will take his place. Mr.. Connolly will
return tc his old home at Quebec
Harry c. G. Shute and G. Edward
Shute are down III Maryland where
C. Edward Shhte is one of the direc-
tors of a large land syndicate, which
is developing some eastern shore
property.
The High School minstrels went to
Mullica Hill Saturday night and gave
performance at the Town Hall for
the 5enefit of the Athletic Association.
A number OF students from here hired
bus and went over. The young men
who took part were entertained at
1.-THE homes of young people there. ~
Miss Rhena Masher, B. S., of West
field, N. Y, general secretary of the
Y. w. G. T. U. of the United States,
addressed two mass meetings at the
Methodist Churches here Sunday af-
ternoon and evening on temperance
topics.
The fire company went to Fitman
Grove Saturday evening to join in a
parade and what was known as Book
Night festivities with the tiremen at
that place.
Mrs. Charles Sink, of Newark, is
here caring for her mother, Mrs Job
Hendiickson, who is quite ILL.,
Joseph Bowers has moved into his
High street property and George
Scott has taken the Abbott homestead
vacated by Mr.. Bowers.
John NJ Johnson and Miss Sara
Young, both OF Bunker Hill, were mar
ried here Saturday evening by Rev.
]. NJ. Hunting at the Presbyterian
manse
Samuel Warrick has sold twenty
acres of land on the Williamstown
road co Philadelphia party who will
erect a residence there soon.
A. Ferrari, who was for many years
chemist at the Whitney Glass Works,
and who now makes his home at
Hartford, Conn, is spending some
time in town looking after trouble
some tank at the works.
Mrs. Charles Repp entertained the
mebers of Willard Wonan's Christian
Temperance Union at a patriotic So
cial at her home last Wednesday
evening.
The Ladies' Auxiliary are preparing
for an entertainment to be given April
18th for the benefit of the fire COM
pany.
The new house which Charles Dolby
is building on the Williamstown road
is almost finished ard will soon be
ready TO be occupied.
Rev. Ezra Somers, who died at At
lantic City last Wednesday had many
friends who learn with great sorrow
of his death.
Aimee G. Brill, wife of Walter Brill
died at her home in Ph1fatelphia last
Thursday. Mr.. Brill was q Glass
boro man, and recently went to Phila.
to engage in business Mrs. Brill was
20 years of age. The funeral was held
Monday, interment at Greenwood Gem
etery.
Mrs. Ella Proud, wife of Harry NJ.
Proud, died Sunday afternoon of pneu-
monia at her home here. Two weeks
ago Mr. Proud was taken with the
disease and while nursing him Mrs
Proud was stricken and from the first
til death came Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock. She was for many years
an active worker at the Methodist
Episcopal Church and large circle
of friends will sincerely mourn her
loss. The funeral was held Wednes-
day afternoon. Mr.. Proud is improy-
ing and is expected to recover but is
unable to leave his bed. He was car
ried to the room just before his wife
died Mrs. Proud was conscious and
was resigned and happy until the end.
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rEDRICKTOWN.
At the parsonage last Friday even
ing the new pastor of the M. E.Church
Rev. o. S. Duffield and wife, who come
| to us from Wenonah, were given a
public reception by members of the
| church and congregation. Dinner