Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-01-04
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GlaSSD0fO Lodge H and A. M. NO.
S5 on Thursday night happily cele-
brated st. Johns night, the ladies be-
ing present with the members to en-
joy the really delightful occasion.
Z There was large number of people
present and everyone thoroughly en-
joyed the occasion. Nothing was left
undone by the committee in charge of
arrangements that could in any way
add to the agreeableness of the oc-
casion or the pleasure of the guests.
A duet was rendered by Rev Earl and
Miss Bertha Ledden. Prayer was Of
fered by the chaplain, Rev. Charles
! b. Dubell, and two entertainers from
Philadelphia assisted in the exercises.
The Past Masters jewel was present
! ed to Warren F.. Focer, the presenta-
tion being made by Rev. J. Morgan
Read in very impressive address,
which was feelingly responded to by
the recipient and the evenings func-
tion came to an end.
Samuel S. Luffbary who for thirty
seven years, has been superintendent
of the M e. Sunday school, was on
Sunday presented with hundred dol
lars in gold by members of the
school, and T. C. Allen his assist
ant, for many years, was presented
with beautiful bible, the presenta-
tion being made by Jos. j. Ledden.
Reviving old hopes and desires and
firing the veins of manhood with the
spirit of new resolves, the New Year
was greeted with that hilarious ac-
! clamation with which man is wont to
/ welcome the coming of another twelve
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time. Even the sdrizzling rain that
fell on Sunday night and the unruffied
calm of Sunday evening did not
prevent many of our towns people
from holding gay house parties as the
hand of the clock dial began to move
4 towards midnight Church bells,
! whistles and the cracking of revolvers
gave the old year a good send off and
royal welcome to the New Year.
William D. Dick has purchased the
Frank Ware property at Chestnut
Ridge and moved his family there on
Tuesday
A large crowd of Glassboro folks
/ were in Philadelphia on Monday and
witnessed the annual New Years
parade.
! The Fire Company will hold it's an
nual election of officers on Friday
night.
Special revival services are being
held in the First NJ. E. Church which
began on Monday evening. Rev j
Morgan Read, the pastor, has announc-
! ed partial list of subjects upon
which he will preach; among them
are: rs Man a Spiritual Being?'
Does the Grave End All?s rs There
a He'll ?"'What is Change of Hearth"
and What is the Sin Against the Holy
! Ghost?'
The New Jersey Fruit and Produce
Company has set out over 800 acres
of fruit trees in East Glassboro and
within the past Is months has cleared
! over 500 acres of woodland.
II Owing to the recent heavy rains,
sthe roads and streets here are in an
unusually bad condition and Super
lvisor of highways I. C. Souder has
ia force of men putting them in better
shape. 40
Hiawatha Tribe No. 81 I. o. r.. NJ.
had "a heap big time" on Monday
evening, the occasion being a big in
itiation. The tribe recently captured
a lot of pale faces, and they were
shown the way of the Red Men. An
initiatory team from Vineland did the
/ floor work and it was done in great
style. A feast of venison and other
/ good things was served at the close
of the session.
! Rev. ]. Morgan Read gave his lee
ture on JEFF Davis" on Friday even
i ing at the First Church, and it was
! largely attended. silver Offering
/ was taken at the door, the proceeds
going for the benefit of the Sunday
school,
Eighteen prominent residents of
Pitman narrowly escaped a terrible
! death on Thursday night when a South
bound electric express train grazed
i the horses of the bus in which they
were riding. The men are members
of Glassboro Lodge No. So f and A.
NJ. and came here to attend the annual
st. Johns Day banquet of the lodge,
Ihey were returning home and short
distance from the Glassboro road
crossing of the railroad, stopped to LET
! one OF the party alight. Had it not
been for this, the bus probably would
have been directly on the track when
the train whirled past, for it was
neither seen nor heard 1t was so
close to the horses that they reared to
avoid it.
Thus far none of the ponds or lakes
an this section have been frozen over
band the owners of ice houses are be-
looming worried. For two months
Fthey have had their houses in shape
for filing. 90
/ All freight business of the railroads
was discontinued here on Monday
! REDWOOD.
/ The Ladies Aid meets this Thurs