Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-08-08
GLASSHnR0
Auto Party Dodged Death at South CLASP
bore Grade Crossing

Auto Party Dodged Death at South CLASP
hore Grade Crossing,
After miraculous escape from being
ground beneath the wheels of an Atlantic
belonging TO Fithian S Simmons, Il proni-
inent Camden undertaken, was struck ut
the Union street crossing on Thursday
afternoon. by the POI North bound express
Millyine and Miss Lizzie j = Stanger of
this place, are suffering from no i'll effects
from their narrowing experience. To req
smith, the chauffeur. the party profanity
owe their lives. Mrs simmons, who Is
spending the summer at Pitman. left that
place in company with Mrs. Reeves anu
smith, &he chauffeur. and ON reachlng
Glasshoro invited Miss Stanger to JOIN
them. and the party started towards Aura.
Everything went smoothly until the>cross-
Ing at South Glassboro was reached
curve hides the railroad tracks from view
ut this point and the crossing, whleh hsis
the reuutadion of being deadly one IS
unguarded by either Waterman. gates or
bells Smith was sending the ear along at
a fair rate of speed. and the rest of the.
party were gaily talking when they came
upon the crossing. The train bore down
on them. Smith grasped the situation IN 4.
moment. and to cross the track meant
death to the occupants Of the car so ne
reversed the car and tried TO back of, but
before he could do so the train was ON
them. James Carey, the motormiin or tne
electric train. saw the automobile about the
train instantly ne reVersed h.s Ro"sl ,,e, aa,e
lsimnien 9M tue M, ,ono FOR the few
~ f4 ~. ~ n ~ - i,at,raan n and the auto-
mobile. with greatly diminished speed but
tI,or. ,.ss ctiii sneed enough when it
struck the automobile to damage II con-
siderably The engine of the machine was
,n';nad Tho stems on one side of the electric
car were carried off clearly ana r;tmlned
INTO fhe machine. After the accident Mrs.
Simmons Notified her husband who was
f,,,.s C-,r1 don
who later came TO Glassboro and had the
auto taken to Noelker Bros garage, aItef
which Mrs summons anu MIS-, neesSs w,
went to Pitinan ana MISS Siahgee 10 hel
The members of the Fire Company are
desirous of purchasing a combination
chemical apparatus. as they claim that a
great deal of unnecessary damage IS uohe
mt fires by water tnat could De sisiueu' ,i ,t ana
should they nave an apparatus " .nis Il sol l
they would perhaps Work 10 y petteIs Hu- ~
vantage. cohiihitee , u seafn ai,,+aS ~ tbs
ls. ntel -, Ia ~ ~ aanra one 'rhe committee
Toihpa"s F',a ,s,st;n ~ tbe close of the regular
,,oet;no sf the eompany on Friday even
.ee',ms y d;st,is.ts af tho town were as
;5s,,aa sHs di 4 nc aon,m;ftee who have already
t,,., =" ~ tnt tai[a M, snbscrintion for
~, 'su ,,obase oSa ~ the annaratns Already
Tug puiIi,'s ,,i's. ,,,,, af manev has heen sub.
qea,.ihod md Is nesting with the general
annroyal of the citizens
-. c,s,.,as padr;,.l is the owner of a
nav Ford antotnobile
,,,,,a 49, ,.,,,,,, On tho nuh,ic fountain has
"a me sls iainp '; 4n ~ ~ tba fot that II was
Queen Iehi9Neu oMinS ~, ~. ~ ;n aoner condition
lshard TO keep tue iaini, ii III P,pp;1ors ,ro,id
is as;,'a Sa,ta, sreitar into tbe fountain aud
~, 4In ,,,antlos o,d ulohes during the
.,sf Year ! large number of mantIes have
bbaen bb broken The Gas Company has in
hstalied a new lamp post at the corner of
Stangers' store which gives as much light
around the fountain as the old one. !, n
pho Rridoetop team which held the Gas
company's ball team to a stand still few
weeks ago in Il fourteen inning battle paid
us another visit on Saturday. and 1t was
indeed n vast difference from the last game
/ niaved as the ssgas boys had walk
aver, and captured the game by the score
of ~ to 2 The visitors used six pitchers
during the game.
The Gls.ssboro Country Club will begin
rehearsals for their annual minstrel show
in 4 few weeks. The performance will be
given in the early Fall.
II Sweet potato growers throughout the
Ncounty are complaining about the stem rot
which is working havoc with their crops.
Some Of the potato fields nave nave pee4 ~ ~
depleted that the crop VIII De re9aseu - n,' 3,
per cent ana growers slsite ela. - en1
continues they Will pe Iorceu 70 stup : a. =
ing sweets as 'he ioss
up Tue p.ons ,,sr,. ~ tho
an = lsalial nag i ppeea ip', " :" Wi,nsar sfreet
"'u -, IL. 49,, ,,,,,.ad ~ fro
An elecIrt t 'sa;. neil nas af tbe Pbiiadelnhia
broad sureet Grosslns p,n or snS rhis IL fbe
Eand heauiIs ~ t,;a dasori1,fon that the
nrst ploseoeavm !, Ia snln aye,. had here I5
''pose sonlp'n, - ts,a ~, so,d;e,s,
one OF tne lealtnle5 ~ % baid n ot f,edden,s
picnic Whien ..4 - ~ ~ Iii no aba sin@ino
nv the Moose ouartette. of woodbury.
i M eaat,,,.,, ~ +be wb;tnav Glass works
ns iaS'pfs ~, .spias Hansa,, ;s heine form
lIdoWn to make room for better improve
uments. 20
S,,,.ss 49, p...t.,n u.,tar D,,nbam
Frank n Porten,field and Harry B.
! Erouse have been elected from the Fire
:, 1'omnanv to attend the 24th annual con-
| vention of the New Jersey Firemen's Re
| lief Association which is to be held at AT
| lantic City next month.
Miss Elmira r Iinpincott. of Woods
1 town has haen elected Nv the Glassboro
Board of Edncation to succeed Miss Reba s ,;
! school.
,rho road FROM fslassbora to Snrinp Lake
has been graded and given a coat of gray