Camden Daily Courier, December 24, 1906View transcription
JOTTINGS FROM SOUTH CAMDEN
Budget of Chat from the Lower Section of the City
PERSONAL NOTES OF INTEREST
George Staib, of 1308 Broadway, who recently underwent a delicate operation, is recovering in the Jefferson Hospital.
The William M. Dilmore Club will hold its annual election of officers on Thursday night at its headquarters, Fourth and Kaighn avenue.
The business men of Eighth street, between Line and Kaighn avenue, have donated $50, which will be used as prizes for the New Year associations which pass that way.
Thursday night the Fireside New Year Association will parade over the following route to advertise its ball, which takes place Friday night at Turner Hall: Form on Kaighn avenue, right r[?]ting on Third, to Pine, to Second, to Chestnut, to Front, to Kaighn avenue, to Broadway, to Federal, to Second, to State, to Fourth, to Market, to Second, to Federal, to Haddon avenue, to Benson, to Sixth, to Kaighn avenue, to Broadway, to Walnut, to Fifth, to Spruce, to Fourth, to Kaighn avenue.
Eli Hunt, son of Constable James Hunt, is home to spend the holidays with his parents. He is a member of the crew of the battleship Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert James yesterday had a Christmas family reunion at their home on Broadway. About forty persons participated in the event, which was pronounced by all as an occasion long to be remembered.
Mrs. Matthew Acker, of 806 Pine street, is recovering from an illness of several days.
William Daly, of the battleship Virginia, is home on a furlough for the Christmas holidays.
Kaighn avenue and Broadway business men say they never had such a rush as that of Saturday night. Everyone seemed to be anxious to lay in a store of food and gifts. All sorts of stores were, in many instances, almost depleted of stock. This morning there was comparatively little poultry to be had. Christmas trees and greens had disappeared, too, for on Saturday everything in this line was toted off by men, women and children. All of which shows this era of prosperity is being enjoyed to the limit.
Budget of Chat from the Lower Section of the City
PERSONAL NOTES OF INTEREST
George Staib, of 1308 Broadway, who recently underwent a delicate operation, is recovering in the Jefferson Hospital.
The business men of Eighth street, between Line and Kaighn avenue, have donated $50, which will be used as prizes for the New Year associations which pass that way.
Thursday night the Fireside New Year Association will parade over the following route to advertise its ball, which takes place Friday night at Turner Hall: Form on Kaighn avenue, right r[?]ting on Third, to Pine, to Second, to Chestnut, to Front, to Kaighn avenue, to Broadway, to Federal, to Second, to State, to Fourth, to Market, to Second, to Federal, to Haddon avenue, to Benson, to Sixth, to Kaighn avenue, to Broadway, to Walnut, to Fifth, to Spruce, to Fourth, to Kaighn avenue.
Eli Hunt, son of Constable James Hunt, is home to spend the holidays with his parents. He is a member of the crew of the battleship Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert James yesterday had a Christmas family reunion at their home on Broadway. About forty persons participated in the event, which was pronounced by all as an occasion long to be remembered.
William Daly, of the battleship Virginia, is home on a furlough for the Christmas holidays.
Kaighn avenue and Broadway business men say they never had such a rush as that of Saturday night. Everyone seemed to be anxious to lay in a store of food and gifts. All sorts of stores were, in many instances, almost depleted of stock. This morning there was comparatively little poultry to be had. Christmas trees and greens had disappeared, too, for on Saturday everything in this line was toted off by men, women and children. All of which shows this era of prosperity is being enjoyed to the limit.
