Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-14
GLASSBORO.

While David Wilmont was making
a purchase at Dilks' drug store on
Saturday evening horse hitched to
a runabout containing his wife and
small child became frightened and
ran away Both the mother and
child were thrown out, but with the
exception of few bruises neither
was seriously injured. The wagon
was demolished.
"Old Home Day. will be celebrated
at the NJ. E. Church, AIonroeyille, on
Saturday, September 10Th and it IS
expected that former Monroeville res
idents who now live here will attend
the occasion.
4 The new concrete bridge at Plank
run, between here and Richwoods is
finished and was opened to the public
last week In the survey it was
found that the old bridge was several
feet out of line, and the. new bridge
was put in proper place. II the pub
lie road is Strengthened it will cut H.
to five front yards of the properties
along the route. George Nicholson,
a we'll known farmer, who lives nea
will be most affected, the new llle
putting his house almost in the street.
Henry Rudolph has had large
oak tree taken out in front OF his
home on North Broad street; it was
four feet and over at the butt AMI
cut four big logs.
John P. Whitney has sold TWEEN
acres more of land that adjoins The
chestnut Ridge Estate to the Estates
and they will at once improve 1T and
sell it in building lots. GO
Prominent residents are advocating
the plan of having tclean-up day
and the movement is meeting with
general approval.
The twenty-fifth reunion and the
fiftieth anniversary of the 9th Regi-
ment New Jersey Volunteers, Will be
held in the rooms of Wilkes Post G.
A. r., Trenton, on October 14th.
When this regiment left South Jersey
for the battlefield there were IL
men. Two hundred veterans are still,
living.
Last Sunday was observed as Our
Country's Day. at the First NJ. e.
Church. Rev DR.. Kynette, one OF
the ablest preachers in the NJ.
preached in the morning.
The evening service was in charge OF
the ladies. Mrs. Albert Repp presid-
ing. Mrs ] . Morgan Read and Mrs
A. NJ. Seabrook spoke and spec al
music was rendered. The pastor de-
livered the principal address on Our
Country and its Needs.
Arrangements are being made for
the semi-annual meeting of the South
Jersey Local Preachers Association,
which will be held at Aura on Satur
day and Sunday, October Is and 10.
An Italian laborer while working
near the third rail at the station here
on Monday afternoon, accidentally
fell against it and the electric cur
rent burned him about the head and
face. James Weston, a signalman,
who was working nearby pulled him
from the track and, with the hep OF
others, resuscitated the man.
The Willard w. CT U. have elect
ed the following officers: President,
Mrs. Charles Chew; vice president,
Mrs. L.. d. Stultz, Mrs William L.
Park; Secretary, Mrs. Emma A.
Moore; Treasurer, Mrs. Albert ReDp.
Dr. Chas. A. Heritage returned
home on Monday after months stay
at Camp Greenleaf, Moorehead Lake.
Sugar Island, Maine.
Daniel Groves a Jackie" of the y. !
s. S. Mississippi, is enjoying a fur
Tough with his parents here, and his
many friends are glad to see him.
J. Leon Barton, Walter L. Durham
A. A. Weisner and E. Stultz Pierce
are attending the convention of the
Firemen's Relief Association at At
lantic City. to-day.