Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-15
GLASSRORO.

Norman Astryke of Alexandria, Va.
is spending sometime among relatives
here.
Mrs. Charles Keebler is spending
the month with her sister at Tuckahoe
Eldai Johnson has accepted a posi-
tion with the Adams Express Com
pany.
Albert White, Chris Seibert, Braz-
ier Westcott and David Richards are
attending the annual convention of
the Glass Bottle Blowers Association
at Milwaukee, as delegates from the
Glassboro Branch.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tomlin enter
tanned the members of the Womens
Foreign Missionary Society, at their
High street home Wednesday, after
noon and evening.
A toy balloon, Monday evening, set
fire to an arbor back of the house of
Hiram Sickler on Broad street The
fire was discovered and extinguished
before any serious damage was DONE
The balloon is thought to have come
some distance.
Harry Strang lost a valuable horse
from spinal meningitis the past week
During ball game here Saturday
last, Edward Moncrief, of Clayton,
was run into by player and serious
ly hurt.
A. G. Stewart has purchased the
Wesley Parker property, on Broad
street, and will erect new home
there.
The mould room at the Whntiey
Glass Works has closed down for the
month of July
Miss Rorfha Toddo, ant nrto "a n
party of friends at her home Wednes-
day evening. Her guests were Misses
Foster and Cooper of Bay Head, Miss
McIntire of Pleasantyille, Miss Zane,
Mrs. George Chew and daughters of
Clayton, Miss Ida Iszard, Messrs.
George Marshall, Warren Lutz, Earl
Park, Wilbur Haight, Earl Ledden.
One hour services are being held
at the Methodist Episcopal Church,
for the remainder of the summer.
Mrs. c. Edward Shute is seriously
i'll with typhoid fever. A trained
nurse is in attendance.
Glassboro Lodge of AIasons will
hold their annual picnic at Alcyon
Park, July 21st.
A party of Glassboro boys are camp
ing at Pennsgrove.
The Apostolic Holiness Mission
|; workers are holding their annual
camp meeting at Corey's grove, on the
Pitman Pike. A large tent has been
erected for the meetings with a num-
ber of smaller ones for the visitors
who are staying on the camp grounds.
The meetings will continue for one
week
The ladies of Willard w c. T. u
had a social on the lawn of Robert
Moore and George Benninger Friday
evening. Ice cream, cakes and home
made candy were sold and a neat sum
realized for the union.
Miss Anna Elliot and her mother
left Tuesday for trip to California.
A minstrel troup came over from
Williamstown Friday evening, but
were greeted by such a small aud
fence that they did not give their per-
formance
At the regular meeting of the town
ship committee held Tuesday evening,
the contract for the new paving ordi-
nance was awarded the Glassboro
Paving Company at 1O1a cents per
foot.
Glassboro suffered the loss of one
of its most prominent citizens Thurs
day evening, when Mr. John Taylor
passed away at his home on Wilmer
street. Mr.. Taylor who was 72 years
of age has been i'll for several months
with heart trouble and has been a
great sufferer. For the past few
weeks he had been somewhat better,
however, and his death came as a
shock to his family and friends. For
number of years he was active in
the window glass business, having
been connected prominently with that
industry here several years ago. The
funeral was held from the home Mon
day afternoon. Mr. Taylor leaves a
widow and three daughters, Mrs. How
ard Iszard, Mrs. Howard Conover and
Mrs. Harry Stackenwalt, who have ihe
sympathy of the community in their
loss.
Farmers in this vicinity are feeling
seriously the lack of rain, June 28th
was the date of the last shower, and
the tomato crop and also the potatos
are suffering.
The Golden Eagles Excursion runs
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