Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-03-21
GLASSBORO.

I utmost capacity on Tuesday evening,
/ the occasion being the celebration of
the 3Sth anniversary of Pocohontas
Council No. as, Jr. O. u. A NJ
The committee in charge deserve great
credit for the most elaborate program
! which was rendered, and which they
1 had arranged for the occasion. The
Auditorium was artistically decorated
with flags of the nation. An orchestra
of fourteen pieces under the direc-
| ton of Dr. e. NJ Duffield and Mrs ;.
j.. Roy Doughty, of this place, and Mr..
| Philip j. Politz, of Philadelphia, were
| the pianists. Rev. DR.. J Morgan
Read, State Council Treasurer, who
was to make the address of the even
! ing was unable to be present, owing to
| the fact that he could not make train
I connections from Asbury Park, where
\ he had been attending the annual con-
| ference. The Pocohontas Guards were
present in full dress uniform and act
! ed as ushers in a very able manner.
| The following program was rendered
and each character won his share of
applause and was repeatedly given
curtain calls: selection, orchestra;
singing. America audience; monolo-
que, Mr.. Robert @. Dawson; Street
Car Etiquette, male quartette; selec-
| ton, orchestra; singing comedian, Mr..
Harry Finnerty; magician, Geo. New
man; Dried Apple Pies" male quar-
tette; The Musical Rube, Mr. Harry
Batchello; selection, orchestra.
The Mite Society of the NJ. P.
Church held its meeting at the home
of Mrs. Sarah Stranger on Friday
evening, and there was large at
tendance. "A special program of reci-
tations, readings and gramophone re-
citals was a feature
Seed white potatoes have been ar
irving in heated cars daily in various
farming centres in So. Jersey. Those
who engaged early paid 81 so a sack,
but now the retail price is 81 rs and,
$500 20
the N. j. Annual Conference of the
M. b. Church which closed at Asbury
Park on Tuesday, made many changes,
among them being Glassboro The
Rev. G. T. Harris, formerly of Mount
Holly, has been appointed to the First
Church here, and the Rev. DR.. j.
Morgan Read who has had a very
successful year with us, has been trans
ferred to the First Church at New
Brunswick
The sale of. personal property of
Joel Doughty which was held on Tues
day afternoon, was largely attended
and articles offered for sale brought a
good price.
The colored people here have organ
|ized The Mount Zion Colored Baptist
|Church." Rev. H. Woodfork, of Bris-
tol, Pa, will be the pastor, and Eliza
beth Hammond will act as church
clerk.
Rev. G. Berkley Griffith, rector of
Trinity Church of Amber, Pa, con-
Quoted the morning services at the
st. Thomas P. E. Church Sunday.
The annual meeting of the Home
Missionary Society of the First NJ. E.
Church was held at the home of J T.
Abbott on High street on Tuesday
evening.
Chas. w. Hoy, general manager of
the New Jersey Gas Company, has
purchased new Winton Six, 1912,
automobile.
John Reible, Glassboros we'll known
and greatest sash man, has fine lettuce
and radishes ready for the Philadel-
phia and New York markets.
Henry Roller, or better known as
Knox, is lying very i'll at the Hahne-
mann Hospital at Philadelphia, suffer-
ing greatly from cancer of the
throat. The attending physician states
that nothing can be done for him.
A few days ago there was report
that all the frogs in the streams and
smeadows had frozen to death during
q int hut ho 1yo
1.-THE job Sunday night around here as
usual 70
Road Supervisor I G.. Souders was
busy the first of the week, scraping
and repairing the roads which were
damaged by the heavy rains of last
week.
w. F. Davis, L. W Sickler, of
this place, and Daniel F. Hendrick-
son, of Woodbury., have. purchased
large tract of land on the Cross Keys
road, which they will clean and set out
in fruit.
This county is flooded with Govern
Ement vegetables and flower seed.
There has always been good supply,
but this year there is a greater supply
than the demand. 20
A. NJ. Seabrook preached at the
First NJ E. Church on Sunday morn
ing. and Rev. John Buck had charge
of the evening services, occasioned by
the fact that the regular pastor was in
attendance at the annual Conference
at Asbury Park.
There is a report that some of the
lglass factories in South Jersey may be
4 operated through July this year, pro-
Evided the furnaces hold out. This
EwouId mean much later start in the
Efall, and many predict that resump-
ftien is not likely until after November
election. ~
Many chicken raisers here are COM
planning over the loss of their chick
ems by rats. The latest victim is
Charles Hera of Union street, who
had thirty choice young chickens kill
ed one day last week. 60
Several Red Men of this place at
tended the fifth anniversary of Itaska