Gloucester County Democrat., 1911-11-09
GLAsSBORO.

| Samuel d. Walton, who for the past
five years has been foreman at the
Enterprise office, died at his home on
Academy street on Sunday morning..
after brief Hines OF double pned-
monia, and was buried on Wednesday.
Funeral services were held at the St.
Thomas P. E. Church and were in
charge of the Rev. Charles Bratten
Dubell. Besides his widow, Mr.. Wal
ton leaves two small children. Mr..
Walton was musician of no mean
ability and had gained quite repu-
tation as an orchestra leader. He was
35 years old.
The news of the death of John Nell
son who died on Monday at the home
of F. H. Haight, in Philadelphia,
was received here with much regret.
Mr.. Nelson was life long resident of
this place. He was member of the
First M. E. Church for long time,
and for over half century MEM
Der of Glassboro Lodge of Odd Eel
lows His funeral was held to-day,
services being conducted in the NJ. e.
Church and interment being made at
the M. E. Cemetery. Mr.. Nelson
was ~ years old.
The funeral of Mrs. Louisa NJ.
Flohr, widow of the late John A.
Flohr, who died on Thursday after an
illness of about three weeks was held
on Monday in the German Reformed
Church at 2 o'clock and was largely
attended. Mrs. Flohr was a lady of
high esteem, and was one of the best
of German families here. She was
lady who always took great pride in
her home and it was one of her chief
delights to have her children come
home every summer. She was n
years old and leaves seven children,
viz: G.. j. Flohr, of Allentown, Pa. !;
Gottleib, of Newark, Ohio; Chris, of
Terre Haute, Ind, John, of Philadel-
phia; George, of Kane, Pa; Mrs
Baumgarten, of Atlantic City, and
Mrs. Mary Schmidt, at home.
Harry DEM returned from week S
cunning trip to the Rio Grande, on
Monday.
Mrs. Gebhard moved on Tuesday
from the Johnson property on Aca-
deny street to the E. S. Adams prop
erty on Main street.
A large delegation from the local
High School will go to Philadelphia
Saturday to witness the annual foot
ball game between Penn and Lafayette
and will whoop things UP for Laf-
ayette, and for Kelly, the big Lafay-
cite guard, who played on the local
team two years ago.
The second of the Lyceum Course
of entertainments was given in the
Masonic Lodge room at the Auditor
ium on Friday evening. The attrac-
ton was John F. Chambers, imper-
senator. There was a well packed
house and he was repeatedly encored.
Mr.. Chambers held his audience for
over an hour passing from one selec-
ton to another and delivering them
in such a manner as to hold all in
rapture. The Interpretation of "A
Grand Army Man" was especially fine.
Jacob F. Imhoff, executor of the
estate of Albertus Senor, of Cross
Keys, sold the property at public sale
for SITS.
Rally Day services were held at the
Union NJ. E. Church at Camden and
Rev. J.. Morgan Read was the speaker
at the evening service.
The Rural Letter Carriers Asso-
citation of Gloucester County has a
committee at work trying to devise
some plan by which patrons can be
induced to buy stamps and place them
on their letters rather than deposit
the pennies in the box.
The canning season has closed here,
land the Italians who have been work
ling at the Fort Stanwix canning fac
Atory, returned to their homes on Fri
day and Saturday. c~e
The funeral of j. l.. Pease, a prom
inent resident of Cross Keys, and we'll
known in Glassboro, was held Sunday.
Beginning on Monday evening of
this week, anniversary week is being
observed in the M. P. Church. For
mer pastors are present and making
addresses.
Rev. j Morgan Read left on Tues
day for Denver, where he will attend
a meeting of the general committee of
Home Missions and Church Extension
of the M. E. Church.
Quite number of persons from
here have been attending the annual
flower show of the Penna. Horticul-
tural Society which is being held in
Horticultural Hall at PhiIa. this week.
j. Wilson Hera is moving a large
building at Pitman for the Rev. W.
Y. Peterson
John Reible was on cunning trip
in the deer woods near Woodbine yes
terday.
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JEEEETSON