Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
GLAssBORo.


Misse Helen Stanger left Monday for
months visit with NPort Allegheny
Pa, relatives.
Mrs. Cleo. Darrow is visiting Phila
friends.
Rev. F. F. Craig and family spent
the past week at Laurel Springs.
]. Edgar Stanger, of Bridgeton, was
in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Warren E. Stanger entertained
the past week Misses Verna Ballen-
ger and Maude Mills, of Mullica Hill
John Long, formerly of this place
has accepted position as manager
of a mould shop at Peru, Kansas.
Miss Ida Iszard attended the class
day exercises at the State Normal
School, Trenton, the past week.
Frank Annodowne has built a bung-
allow at Beach Haven and with his
family will spend the summer there.
Prof. Davis with his family will
spend the month of August at Ocean
City.
Mrs. Margaret Simmerman is visit
ing DIR, and Mrs. George Simmerman
at Glenside, Pa.
Walter Marshall had his leg broken
at the cement works the past week
Miss Helen Smedley is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Leon Collins, at Pleasant
Vile.
John S. Buck and Eugene Jones
have purchased new automobiles.
Edwin Stiles was injured by falling
from cherry tree Tuesday. No bones
were broken but he was SO badly
bruised that he has since been con-
fined to his bed.
Howard Lodge No. So, X. of p, at
tended in body the morning service
at the Methodist Protestant Church
Sunday
Katarine, wife of Christian Houck
died at her home at Bridgeton Thurs
day evening, June II, aged sixty-three
years The funeral service was held
from her late home Sunday evening
and the interment made at the Meth
odist Protestant cemetery, this place
Monday. Mrs. Houck was for many
years a Glassboro resident and was
at one time a prominent worker in the
Methodist Protestant Church. Mrs
Houck leaves one daughter, Mrs. VIM
Simmerman, of Baltimore, Md. The
sympathy of host of friends goes out
to the bereayed husband.
{ The Alumni of the Glassboro High
School will hold their thirteenth an
snual banquet at the Franklin House
Monday evening, June twenty -eightb,
The pupils of the High School held
their annual picnic at Alcyon Park on
Friday afternoon. 20
An Italian with load of berries on
his way to market narrowly escaped
death at the Union road crossing on
Wednesday evening. The tongue OF
the wagon was struck but the Italian
escaped uninjured.
Mrs. G. Sherwin Moffett, of Atlanta
Georgia, assisted the choir of the M
E. Church Sunday evening with their
special musical service.
Miss Verna Warner, formerly OF
this place, graduated from Alton, ILL.,
High school Friday
William Bell was kicked to death
by a horse at his home at Rancocas
N. j., Tuesday last. Mr.. Bell was a
brother of Mrs. John D. Shute. of this
place.
Considerable excitement was arous-
ed here Wednesday evening when the
report became current that Sam'1 Dare
had murdered his wife at his home
on Church street. Dare had been
drinking heavily for several weeks,
and coming home Wednesday evening
in badly intoxicated condition.
picked up a gun and fired at his wife.
Mrs. Dare rushed from the house and
missed the bullet which entered the
step of the front porch. He was re-
loading the gun when his son seized
it and ran for officer Martin who ar
rested Dare. Justice Paulin commit
ted the man to the Woodbury. Jail with
out. bail. When officer Martin reached
Woodbury. with Dare who seemed per-
fectly willing to be taken, he ESCAPED
and was caught after lively chase.
Dare has been of considerable mis-
ance to the neighborhood in which he
lived and has several times threaten
ed to kill his wife. He was bound over
to keep the peace on May 21st.
Stephen Smedley lost a valuable
dog the past week on the third rail.
The members of the Mite Society of
the Methodist Protestant Church will
hold social in the yard adjoining the
church Friday evening.