Gloucester County Democrat., 1891-09-24
LOCAL ITEMS.

Postmaster Dell is examining the post
offices of the county.
The Gloucester county jail at Wood
bury is without an inmate
-Theo. Laub is painting his store and
residence, Peter Zell being the artist.
j. NJ. Holstein's household goods will
be sold on Wednesday next. See adver.
Charley Brown, of Paulsboro, is Grand
District Deputy of the X. G. E. for this
district.
Last Thursday Barclay Mankin bought
the Stewart house and lot on Hnnter street
for s1,750.
The next seasons camp meeting at Pit
man Grove viii begin on August cd and
close on the 18th.
-Chas. B. Leonard, assignee Of Edward
Bayne, advertises a sale OF personal proper
ty in another column.
John Hampton is painting the fronts
of his stores on Broad street. Godfrey
Young is doing the work
Democratic County Convention in the
Opera House on Saturday afternoon. See
call at the head of this column.
e. P. McGeorge will commence on
Monday next a three years course at
Hahnemann College, Philadelphia.
Joseph L. Franklin Camp, No 8, Sons
of Veterans, will go toswedesboro on Sat
: ufday evening to help organize camp.
Myers Bros. are now the postmasters
in place of Wharton, resigned, at Repaupo.
Their commission was received on Tuesday
Last evening Mayor Walton commit
ted Leonard Banz to Jail for 90 days, for
drunkenness and setting fire to his resi-
dence
City Clerk Mathers makes the follow
ing report of vital statistics for the month
ending Sept. 18th Marriages, /; births
IS; deaths, g.
The ladies of the Mantua NJ E. Church
will hold an oyster tea and festival in the
Sickler residence on the afternoons and
evenings of October I'd and Sd.
-Liveryman Saml r. Budd was award
ed first premium for the best team of road
horses at the Mt. Holly fair last week. He
also distanced the field in the race
We have heard of strawrides, carriage
rides and toboggan slides. but we believe
the latest was that taken by damsel Oh
North Broad street-a wheelbarrow ride.
Bicycle Purchasing Club now forming
at the store of Wilson, Kirkbride & Co.
174 S. Broad St., opp. NJ. E.Church, Wood
bury-s2 per week If
-Theo. Laub of the Central Boot and
Shoe Depot, is prepared for the Fall and
Winter needs of his patrons in his line, and
his prices are always as low as correct busi-
ness methods will allow.
sour Country Cousin, ply first-class
company will be the attraction at the
Opera House tonight. The Company
scenery and play is spoken of very highly
by the press of larger ci ties.
List of advertised letters remaining in
the post Office for the week ending Septem-
Der 19, 1891 VIM. Beebe, R. Bender, Thos.
b. Cross, ]. W. Jackson, Mrs Parker. Wm.
Fenell, Mrs. H. S. Wills Associated Fanci-
ers.
The ladies of the sYn rendered "Zoo-
logical Social" to the honorary members on
Monday evening last. 1t was an enjoyable
occasion, and the honoraries especially en-
joyed the efforts of the ladies in the refresh
ment line
Two cases of fracture of the collar bone
were attended by DR. H. c. Clark last week:
Miss Alice, daughter Of NJ B. Lippincott,
fell ont of hammock with that result and
Clement Wilson on Mullica Hill road, made
misstep in getting out of wagon Both
cases are doing nicely.
The Elmer Times denies that a herd OF
six cattle. in that vicinity infected with
Texas fever, were slaughtered last week.
1dfine tuC iu1Ol ludttOu lltHl the surgeon
in charge, we must insist that the Times
must go away from Elmer to hear Elmer
news, whether it wants to or not
Wednesday morning case OF aggra-
waited assault and battery occurred on
Broad street in front of John NJ Saunders
store. The assalant being Charles Hill
of West Centre street, and the assaiied was
Jacob Pancoast, Of the same street. Com
plant was made before Esquire johnson
who viii have hearing this afternoon.
The annual meeting of the Gloucester
County Sunday School Convention will b,
held in Swedesboro on October sth, 1891
in the NJ. E. Church. Rev. DIR. Chapman
of the Bethany Presbyterian Church DR.
Baker, Of the N. E. Church Of PhiIadel
phia, and Mrs. Barratat, Of Syria. ant
other notabIes will address the convention
The Executive Committee of the GIou
cester County Bible Society will meet il
the Office Of the Secretary, DIR. WalIac,
McGeorge, 40 South Broad street, Wood
bury, on Friday afternoon Of this week a
o'clock, to make arrangements for th,
annual meeting which will be held nex
month. II is proposed to hold this annua
meeting at Glassboro in the NJ. Z. church