Gloucester County Democrat., 1911-10-19
GLAssBORO.
Tran Alleged Knife Wielder in Swan

and a member of the section gang on
| the West Jersey and Seashore Rail-
road, was probably fatally stabbed
on Monday shortly before noon, at the
| West Jersey and Seashore depot, when
he got into an alteration with two
! other Italians who have been working
at the local canning factory this sea-
son. Ricci's assailants were captured
an hour later. AS soon as the stab
bing occurred the men made their es-
cape, going toward Pitman. Wilbur
! McFadden started in pursuit, and kept
close to them, but the Italians struck
| for the woods, and McFadden lost
sight of them. In the meantime
officer Martin was notified and pro-
cured Geo. Higgins automobile and
with j A. Johnson, Leon Barton,
Samuel Dare, Walter Dunham and
George Morrison, started in pursuit
| When they reached the swamp at Big
Bridges, Martin ordered his men to
surround the swamp, and to not leave
stone unturned. The Italians were
finally sighted by Dare, he giving a
signal to the rest, and were soon
! captured in dense swamp at the
head of Alcyon Park Lake, or near
/ what is known as plank Run" The
men were taken without a struggle
as they had nearly given out, and
were taken to the auto and to the
lookup and were given hearing by
Magistrate Paulin and committed to
Jail without bail, and then to Camden,
where Ricci was taken on Monday at
Cooper's Hospital and they were rec
ognized as his assailants. They were
then brought back to Woodbury. jail.
Ricci's condition is reported serious.
AS we announced in these columns
last week, the first number of the Ly-
ceum Course will be held on Saturday
evening, Oct. 21st, with the Weather.
wax Brothers as the attraction and
will be given in the Masonic Lodge
room at the Auditorium. The quar-
tette has been making tremendous
hit everywhere. In addition to their
music. the Brothers" appear in a
trumpet quartette. Trumpets are very
seldom used in this country and it is
a novelty and treat to hear them.
Unlike most male quartettes there are
two readers in the Weatherwax Com
pany. Lester in Pathos," and Will
lam in Comedy" The quartette is
composed as follows: Asa A., first
tenor; Lloyd IT,, basso; Lester F..
baritone; VIM. W., tenor Every pub
lie spirited citizen of the town should
attend as the entertainment is given
strictly for the benefit of the town,
and should be largely attended
Reports from Lafayette College at
Easton, Pa. are that Frank Kelly,
the star punter of the foot ball team,
a man who has made a record all
over the country by his kicking, is
out of the game with blood clot on
the bone in the upper part of his
leg "Charlie-horse" over it. Every
effort is being made to get him in
shape for the coming game on Sat
uday, but there is a question whether
ne will be able to play or not Kelly
played full back on the Local High
School team two years ago. and is
we'll known in this section. His many
friends here are watching Frank S
playing, and hope to see him in the
lineup on Saturday.
Lewis Boyer and Sons have started
jelly factory on their fruit farm,
at East Glassboro. They make all
Kinds and classes of home made iel-
lies. Now maybe the factory isn't a
sweet place.
Jacob Jones has his new home en-
closed on the Cross Keys road. and
Contractor Ware is pushing the work
on 5. Allen Hams bungalow on
Reading street
Stratton, Glassboro's up to date milk
man, has new wagon on one of his
routes
Several from here took advantage
OF the low rate to Gettysburg on Sat
urday and visited this we'll known
battlefield, and report a fine and in
teresting trip.
Sanford Fox, a messenger for the
Adams Express Company, who has
been boarding with Henry Astle. at
Chestnut Ridge, moved his family to
Pitman on Tuesday.
The sale of John P. Whitney at
Clover Lea farm took place on Satur-
day and was largely attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Smith have
announced the engagement of their
daughter Louise to Ira Trego, of
Camden.
George Benninger has resigned his
position as messenger of the First
I National Bank and has accepted a
position as janitor of the public school
The local Temperance Legion has
over 70 enrolled members although
only two sessions have been held thus
| far. - -
Mrs. E. E. w. Carter who has been
conflned~ to her bed for eleven weeks
as the result of serious illness. is
still in serious condition.
| Chestnuts, hickory nuts and per-
sslmmons are now being gathered in
alarge quantities, and several chestnut
fhunters secured over a bushel apiece
AN the woods between here and Will
Jamestown on Sunday. CO
Mrs. Stephen Smedley has been
elected superintendent of the primary
/ department, and Mrs. E. w. Harvey.
superintendent of the Intermediates
department of the M. P. SUNDAY
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