DRAWING HIS LAST BEER? - Friends gathered at Ferry's Seafood Restaurant, Gloucester City, last Thursday to toast Joe Walton, a well known
mixologist who officially retired at the end of the day.
Over the course of his 38 year career, Walton has worked in a number of local pubs and taverns in the area. The 66 year old Walton started in the trade in 1951 serving drinks at Brook's Tavern in Brooklawn. Walton also worked in that bar when it was known as Jimmy Penrose's Towne Tavern.
Although he has only two years at Ferry's,he was employed for over 16 
years at Guiseppe's Restaurant in Mt. Ephraim. Joe was also a part owner of the Red Mill Tavern in Gloucester City for a short time and spent several years at the Reading Tavern (now the Doll House) also in Gloucester City Socialable with a good sense of humor, wherever he worked he attracted a clientele with the same characteristics.
Jim Ferry, his last employer said, "Everyone knows Joe and he knew everyone by their first name. To his credit, he could work a 40 foot bar without forgetting what the patron was drinking at the other end. He'll certainly be missed...but if anyone deserves a long and healthy retirement it's Joe Walton." (reprinted from the City News 1/4/90
