Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-02-25
LocALIrEMs.

Everybody is using Wenonah Baking
Powder. Have you tried it?
Smoke Bibo's Jumbos sold by all dealers
-Vendues are largely attended and
prices good.
The Board of Education will meet in
the academy tonight
WIN. Hensman will occupy the Almon-
essen Lake farm next year.
Mr. Biddle Reeves, of Denver, COL,
has been in Woodbury. the past week visit
ing friends.
The grocery firm of Jessup & Cans
has been dissolved, Mr.. Jessup continuing
the business.
Mrs. Emma Thompson was treated to
. surprise visit Monday night by large
company of friends
Weather prophet DeVoe predicts
blizzard of great severity on the I'd to 4th
of March, with heavy fall of snow.
--Chas. a. Elwell has sold his farm of
SO acres in Mantua township to Fred.
Eckard, of Phila., price not stated.
Cooper Scott is recovering from the
effects of fail down stairs last Saturday,
the most serious injury being broken arm
Argument for the transfer of the
license of q. E. Won Siege will be made
before Judge Clymer ON Friday, March 5.
Capt. s. B. Marts and wife, of Balti-
more, spent a few days in Woodbury. the
past week, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Capt.
Jas. McElwee.
"A bachelor New York Editor says =
A man who sits down with his knees
tight together looks about as bad as a
woman who DOESN'T
The Democratic County Executive
Committee met last Friday and organized
by electing ]. D Carpenter Chairman, and
ThOs. c. Dilkes, Secretary.
1926 spalding bicycle reduced from
$4,000 to $65 90. A written guarantee
With every machine. Call and see them.
John H Leppee, 1144 south Broad street.
The County Board of Agriculture will
meet ia Patrons Hall, Mullica Hill, next
Monday afternoon at o'clock. Interesting,
as well as instructive, topics will be dis
cussed.
Jonathan D. Cunard, of Almonesson
and one of the leaders in Republican politics
of Deptford township,was appointed Deputy
Sheriff on Tuesday by Sheriff Collins, sue
ceediug Adon w. Cattell, the old Deputy.
= List of advertised letters for the week
ending Feb. %, 1897: M. Beebe, Mrs
Sarah E. Brown, Mrs. Eliza Harris, Mrs.
? Mary Hall, Sullivan johnson, Henry H.
,Mlnks, Mrs C Scott, Mrs. L Taggent,
Garfield Watson.
Judge Clymer, after hearing testimony
yof remonstrauts on the Almonessou license
granted the same last Friday He also
ordered the release of Charles Lee, COM
mitted to jail on suspicion of completely in
J the vandalism at Wenonah school house,
for lack of evidence.
The terms of the following members
of the Board of Chosen Freeholders expire
this Spring: Jas. B. Cooper, East Green
witch EIwood Usinger, Logan; Il. ].
Heudrickson, LIST Ward, Woodbury.; John
w. Jessup, Mantua; John Pierson, Wool
witch J. Wood Hannold, Deptford.
Consult Snelbaker Bros. advertisement
in another column if you are thinking of
any work in the cemetery work line. 7. is
their object to surpass all other years in the
output of cemetery work, and number of
large orders are already placed with them
for spring delivery. 1t is progressive as
well as honorable firm.
The blood hound that was purchased
BY the Mt. Ephriam Protective Company
at the suggestion of detective q, c. Garri-
son. has been named Carry and was
presented with a collar BY its Godfather on
Saturday last. He will be valuable for
chicken thieves and tramps, and Garry
says should have been put on the track of
the Woodbury. thieves, for be has been
successfully tested. He can be procured at
any time, and he is good one, says Carry
-Wenonah was stirred from centre to
circumference last Saturday by the dis
coYery that very respectable family in the
borough was destitute and starving. The
knowledge was gained by visit of Justice
MankiD, to collect the amount of grocery
bill, placed in his hands by merchant of
that town. He found the wife and children
sbiyering with cold, and annotated from
lack of food, and nothing in the house to
eat. When the merchant learned the
situation, be supplied more food at once
and the good people of the town did the
rest. The husband is skilled mechanic,
sober and industrious, and the family would
have persisted before making known their
condition or askipg for food. Work will be
provided him. and the suffsrings Of the
family are at an end.