Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-03-14
GLASSBORO.
Rifle Seriously Wounds Boy.

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Anthony Amadia, a 12-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Aust Amadia, Of
Ellie ST., was seriously injured by the
| accidental discharge of a % short
rifle on Friday morning He and an
older brother were playing with the
rifle, which they had been unable to
shoot. Suddenly the rifle went off
and Anthony fell to the ground with
blood streaming from his face The
shot had passed through one cheek
| and neck, missing the juguar vein by
about half an inch. STATIONS milk
wagon which was near was pressed
into service, and he was hurried to
i the office of DR.. Duffield, where his
wounds were dressed. He was later
taken to Cooper Hospital, Camden,
where he is doing very nicely.
The funeral of Walter H. Zane, Jr.,
who died last Tuesday of Bright's dis
ease was held on Friday afternoon,
/ the services being held at the home of
his son, B. F. Zane, and were in
charge of the Rev. DR.. L.. d. Stutz,
of the Methodist Protestant Church.
The funeral was largely attended and
| besides the members of the family
and friends there were representa-
tives from Beck's Band Battery, of the
28th Regiment Penna Volunteers;
GlassbOro Lodge No. 85, F. and A.
NJ, Glassboro Lodge No. So, 1. O. o.
r. and Pocohontas Council No. 4S Jr.
10. U. A. NJ. There were many beau
tiful floral tributes. He is survived
by his widow and three children by
his first wife: Lenadore Zane, of
] Stockton, CAL, Mrs. Virginia L. Will
bur of Pittsburgh, Pa. and B. F. Zane
of this place; also one sister, Mrs.
John Newbern, of Springfield, Ill. and
three grandchildren, Mrs. Alice NJ.
Wheeler, of Stockton, CAL, Walter H.
Jr., and B. Allen Zane of this place.
A. A. Weisner has resigned the
agency of the Metropolitan Insurance
Company and has accepted a position
as salesman with the Glassboro Mar
BILE and Granite Works.
Rev. j. Morgan Read pastor of the
First NJ E. Church left on Monday
for Asbury Park to attend the annual
session of the N. j. Conference.
Pocohontas Council No. 48 Jr. o.
4 U. A. NJ will celebrate it's 26th an
! niversary on next Tuesday evening at
the Auditorium. A very fine program
LOO OCCh I'll dllSCu lHSIuuiuS lulGc
i vaudeville teams by artists from Phil
/ adelphia. the Glassboro quartette,
Robert @. Dawson and speaking by
Rev. J. Morgan Read, the State Coun-
Gil Treasurer, and few other State
officers.
A large crowd of young folks are
Expected to attend the skating party
(which is to be held at the Auditorium
ion Saturday evening. The Auditor
lium band will be present and render
music for the occasion.
Three parents have been arrested
here and fined for not sending their
children to school. Truant Officer
VIM. Martin made the complaint, and
he is backed by the Board of Educa-
ton. Other arrests will follow if ne
cessary.
4 The membership contest teams of
Pocohontas Council No. 4S, Jr o. u.
a. NJ. held its turkey supper at Car
ney's Auditorium Cafe on Tuesday
evening, the losing side of course
paying for the feast. Forty-seven
icovers were laid for the winning team
and new members. A good social
evening was spent and all who were
present were highly pleased with the
fine supper which Caterer Carney SER
we'd.
/ About five years ago, Mrs. Job
Hendrickson, of this place, ran a small
piece of glass in her right foot. Ever
since she has been bothered more or
less with it, and during the past four
weeks it became extremely painful.
On Friday the tiny piece of glass came
out of the bottom of her foot.
The members of the Y w. G.. r.
U. held Temperance Spelling Bee
in their Hall on Academy Street on
Monday night and a large attendance
was present and good time is re-
ported.
Many poultry dealers in this vicinity
are remarking over the extraordinary
size of hens eggs this winter. One
chicken raiser has a hen that has laid
five double yolked eggs recently, the
last one measuring 8 Ia inches long
and 1-2 inches around the middle.
The Red Men of South Jersey will
hold a big district meeting here on
, Monday evening, March 25th, and a
: large band of Indians is expected also
a heap big time. =
Lillian Council No. los D. of l.. OF
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this place, now has membership OF
over eighty in good standing and is
worth nearly $1,000.
The Pitman Fire Company No. l
!, has accepted an invitation of Rev. G..
B. Dubell to attend church service
tonight at the st. Thomas p. b.
Church. The members of the Glass
boro Company will also attend. The
sermon will be preached by the Rev.
Harold Morse, Of Grace Church, Mer-
= chantville.
Mrs. Chas. Timberman and two chill
+ dren, of Brockwayyille, Pa, arrived
here on Sunday to pay visit to her
, parents Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas S. Sou
der, of Main street. Mr.. Timberman
will arrive here in few days and
: then he and Mrs. Timberman will go
to Baltimore, Nd, where Mr.. T. has
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