Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-05-02
GLASSRORO

The home of our local fire laddies
was the scene of great merriment on
Thursday night, the occasion being
the reception to the members of Pit
man Fire Company No. L. About 80
members from Pitman were present
and enjoyed the evening along with
other invited guests. A very inter-
esting program was rendered consist
ing of readings, vocal and instrumen-
tai selections A Dutch Supper" was
served at the close of the entertain
ment, to which all did justice. Prom
inent among the visitors were Mayor
Michaels, of Pitman; Fire Chief Lord
of Pitman; A. H. Moses, one of the
Oldest fire fighters of the State and
member of the Philadelphia Fire De-
partment, and Major Shiyers, of
Woodbury..
Mr. and Mrs Brazier Wescott, Jr.,
of State street, are receiving congrat-
ulations over the arrival of twins (boy
and girl) which arrived Monday. AL
so at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.
B. Krouse, of South Main street the
stork paid a visit and left bouncing
baby boy.
William E. Carney will embark in
the ice cream manufacturing business
in connection with his restaurant;
building will be erected at the rear
of Mr.. Carney's residence, and the
work of building the plant will be
started as soon as possible.
A beautiful monument has been
erected over the grave of the late j.
S. Duffield at the M. P. Cemetery.
The road from Glassboro to Malaga
q has been made into a boulevard and
/ is one of the finest stretches of gravel
road to be found in the State; on Sun
1 days automobile travel on this road
averages about fifty machines an
I hour, according to those who have ta-
ken the pains to count.
George Flowers, an engineer on the
Pennsgrove branch of the West Jer-
sey and Seashore Railroad, who died
suddenly on Friday was well known
here among the railroad employees.
Hiawatha Tribe of Red Men will
hold an old fashioned strawberry fes-
tival at the Auditorium on May 10th
and 11th, and give a cabinet gas range
a couch and a rocking chair to the
person holding the lucky number.
An epidemic of mumps has struck
this place and many school children
are confined to their homes.
Asparagus is being shipped in fair
quantities from many South Jersey
points. Small truckers in this vicin-
ity have been cutting as high as 81
punches day.
George Candy, Clayton's blind Octo-
genarian, who is seriously i'll, at his
home with a complication of diseases,
is the father of former post master
John Candy, and is well known here.
Several young folks from here at
tended the annual ball of the Clover
Club in Union Lake Park Casino, Mill
Vile on Friday evening.
The mock marriage which was CIV
en- a few weeks ago by the members
of the Ushers' Union of the First M .
E. Church was repeated last night at
the church parsonage and was largely
attended A wedding breakfast was
one of the features of the evening.
J.. f. Imhoff has purchased new
seven passenger automobile.
A large congregation was present at
the First M. E. Church on Sunday
evening listened to very able SER
mon by the pastor, his subject being
.sThe New Birth.
Oliver Flower and Chas. F. Repp
attended Prohibition convention held
at Trenton on Thursday.
The Ushers' Union of the First M /.
e. Church has selected the following
officers: President, Albert BOulton /;
vice president, John A. Fisler; secre-
tary H. Warren Lutz; treasurer
Thomas Annadown; head usher, Chas.
Richards; reporter, Meredith Abbott.
The w. c.. T. U. gave reception
to the Y. w. C.. T.. U. at Willard
Hall on Academy street on Saturday
evening.
crate of English pheasants has
been liberated ON the Synnott tract
between here and Downer.
Though reports have been to the eff
feet that the extreme cold weather has
injured the peach crop in South Jer-
sey. there seems to be plenty of live
buds with present prospect OF a good
yield.
Gloucester County farmer has fig
4 a,red out that it costs $50 an acre to
I grow white potatoes, and from this II
can be estimated what the thousands
4 of acres planted in this section means
IN the outlay of money.
Earl Prickett, who sustained dis
located shoulder and badly cut head
from fall off of roof, of ware
shed at the Whitney Glass Works one
day last week, is doing as we'll as can
be expected at this period
Work has been resumed on the new
PRESBYTERIAN Church at Chestnut
Il Ridge Estate. Owing to a misunder-
4 standing with the contractors work on
4 the edifice has been at a standstill
since last fail,
The many friends Of B Frank Zane
win be glad to learn of his recovery
aron his recent Illness of a general