Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-01-18
GLASSBORO.


with very serious accident on Thurs
day afternoon about $50. Mr. Wood,
in company with his brother Charles
and Walter Driscoll, was hauling a
load of hay. Mr.. Wood was driving,
when the horse slipped on the ice,
causing the wagon to stop suddenly
and breaking the standard. The sud-
den jolt threw Mr.. Wood from the
wagon to the hard, frozen ground,
breaking both arms at the wrist and
| fracturing his left leg, besides other
! injuries. Dr. Luffbary was called and
after attending to his injuries, had
him taken TO St. Joseph's Hospital,
Philadelphia, on the 708 train. Mr..
! Wood passed away on Tuesday after
noon about 4.15 after suffering great
| ly. He was but young man, and his
death is most sad, being cut off in the
| prime of life. He is survived by his
/ father and mother, two sisters and
| three brothers to whom the sympa-
| thy of the town is extended. The re-
mains were brought home on We'd
nesday from the hospital. Due notice
of the funeral will be given.
Glassboro is to be given real
treat on Friday evening, the 18th,
when the Ants, singing orchestra,
will render one Of their famous con-
certs. The Citizens committee was
indeed fortunate in securing these
ladies for the next attraction of the
Lyceum Course. Ralph Dunbar is the
organizer of the company which fact
alone ought to insure good audience.
They render most varied program of
vocal and instrumental music, includ-
ing both grand and light opera, class
les and popular music, ,choruses, solos,
duets and quartetteS. Nothing of this
character has ever been heard in
Glassboro. The entertainment will be
held in the Masonic Lodge Room at
the Auditorium.
Services in the First NJ. E. Church
were held in the basement on Sunday.
Owing to the intense cold weather, the
sexton could not heat the upper part
properly to hold services.
The local High School put another
star in their crown on Friday even
ing by defeating the fast Phila. Trades
School basket ball team. AT the end
ing of the first half the score stood %
to in favor of the HighSchool. In
the second half the Trades School boys
took a squirt and scored repeatedly,
but were unable to overtake the lead
of the local boys. The feature of the
game was the fast playing of Kem-
merer and Abbott for High and Skyes
for Trades School. The final score
was 43 to "a.
The Mock Trial which was held on
Monday evening at the close of the
session of Pocohontas Council Jr. O..
U. A. NJ. was great success. Prom
inent members of the Council acted
the different characters to perfection,
and won much applause from the
large audience present.
Messrs. Oscar Wilmott and Frank
Donahue will give New Years dance
[, on the Gath at the Auditorium. The
advance sale of tickets is very heavy
and a large crowd is expected.
Miss Bartha Ledden, prominent
: teacher in the public schools here,
has been quite sick at the home of
her parents on State street.
Mrs. Bethinia Walton, widow of
the late Samuel Walton, moved to
will make her future home.
Benjamin Miller has purchased the
property of Charles Dolby on the Will
Jamestown road Mr.. Dolby expects
to go West for the benefit of his health
\ Owing to the sleet on the Third
aRail" on Monday morning the electric
Ntrain due here at 1901 from Atlantic
NCity, was hauled to Camden by an
$engine.
Many sleighs were out the first of
1.-THE week, their occupants enjoying
lthis pleasure in the warmer tempera-
\ ture. Many large parties were made
! up for the evenings also.
7. Allen Ham has taken charge of
his new home on Reading street.
The farm hands of the late John
Repp estate are using all known
means to have their gardens in an ex-
ira tillable shape next Spring. They
all feel sure of winning the Repp
garden prize. The bookkeeper of the
firm says the name of the 1912 winner
is Marshall, and that means him.
Mr. Ritchie, of Broad street, who
has been sick since early fall, is not
so well and is a great sufferer with
Bright's disease.
Rev. B. C. ,Lippincott. a former
pastor at the First NJ. e. Church here,
and very prominent minister of the
New Jersey Conference, is reported
very i'll at his home at Ocean Grove.
| Ice from eight to ten inches in
thickness is being gathered from the
ponds in this vicinity.
Internal Revenue Collector Isaac
Moffett attended the funeral of the
late Francis F. Patterson Sr., on
Tuesday at Camden and acted as one
of the pall-bearers.
/ R. Herbert Helm has resigned his
position at the machine shop at the
Whitney Glass Works and has entered
the local High School.
/ A large class of probationers has
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