Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-15
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LOCAL ITEMS.
Have you tried Wenonah" Baking
Powder yet ? If not, why not
Frank VOORHEES, Is spending Easter
week at home.
Thieves took the communion service
from Vineland church last Monday night
Harry V. Rogers arrived home from a
sojourn at Hot Springs on Tuesday evening
-Zac. Richards, near Paulsboro, cut
three punches of fine asparagus last Mon
day, April 18th.
-Assemblyman Watkins passed the
Councillors examination at Trenton last
Saturday.
The public will regret to know of the
serious illness of Mr.. Eli johnson, near
Westville, of heart disease.
The Blasius Band will tender a benefit
to c. G. Umba in the town hall on Tues
day evening, April Goth.
-Sanitarians advise thorough cleaning
of cellars and places where dirt is likely to
congregate. at this season.
Mr.. w. q. Borden is seriously ill with
typhoid fever. This morning there seems
to be an improvement in his condition.
Rev. j. A. Cakes sermon at Bethel
M. E. church, Hurffville. last Sunday
morning, was reproduced in last Mondays
Ledger.
Typhoid fever is epidemic at Lambert
vile. Out of thirty cases reported up to
last Sunday, eleven have already proved
fatal
John E. Estell was on Tuesday evening
elected Financier Of Provident Conclave
Heptasophs, to succeed the late William
Milligan.
Pupils of the public schools have Or
dered large crayon portrait of the late
Prof. Milligan, to be placed in the Centre
street Academy.
-Wanamaker & Brown, the favorite
clothing house for Gloucester county peo-
pie, make their arst Spring announcement
in our columns this week.
The Constitution says that dollar was
picked up in the post Office last week. This
would have been sure harbinger of re-
: turning prosperity, if the owner hadn't ap-
peared.
NJ ccaooar c;+har Of not car;~cx.
Arkansas, who purchased the Bowers
Beach resort last Fall, has arrived East,and
will open the place for the season on May
st.
Gov. Griggs has appointed April 30th
to be observed as Arbor Day. Teachers
should begin at once to have their pupils
learn appropriate songs and recitations for
the observance of the day.
Major Hilton will lecture in the We
nonah Presbyterian church on Monday
evening, April 49, at o'clock. under the
auspices of the W. C. T. U. from the sub
feet Am Ny Brothers Keeper"
Landlord Davis, of Paul's Hotel, has
commenced the erection of an addition to
his hotel which will contain billiard tables
and shuttle board and barber shop. Thos.
H. Andrews will do the carpenter work,
-Snelbaker Bros, have Just completed
q handsome granite monument and lot en-
closure for John Ernest, of Mullica Hill.
This firm has several big orders to fill by
Memorial Day in various parts of the
county.
AT meeting of representatives of the
various churches of this city in the NJ. E.
church on Tuesday evening, to consider
the subject of Sabbath dissertation in the
city. it was determined that the churches
seek TO overcome such by moral suasion.
w. M. Carter, agent for Richmau
Coles Of WoodstOwn, has sold tract of
timber at Robana station, two miles west
of wilIiamstown, to Geo. A. Ware, who
will at once erect steam saw n ill on the
tract and convert the timber into lumber.
-Eveline, the fve-year-old daughter of
Thomas Tyler, on German street. stepped
ON q needle on Tuesday with the result
that it penetrated the ball of her foot and
broke. DIR. W. A. Glover was called, and
after placing the child under influence of
ether, found piece an inch from the skin.
-Tice advertises large sale of cattle at
Mullica Hill; and c. C. Mount. a sale of
lots and personal property at Westville i;
Sarah S, Prickett, executrix, personal pro-
persy at HurffSiIle; and Daniel Thackara
a sale of lots at Westville. All are fully
described in our advertising columns.
The Woodbury. Paint and Powder
Club have fixed the date for their presen-
ia ion OF the opera DR.. Syntax" in Green's
Opera House, on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, May II and IL. Seats will be
placed on sale at the box Office on Satur-
day, April "a, at O'Clock p. m.
Mrs. Mary DAYS., wife of William E.
Davis, former residents of this city, died at
her home in Baltimore on Thursday last.
The funeral was held from the residence of
3. W. Garrigues on Sunday. The deceased
was sister of Mr.. Samuel Snyder and Mrs.
D. w. Garrigues Of this city.
Ion Friday last, Elwood P. leopard,
Jr.. Woodbury. boy, who is engineer at
University of Pennsylvania hospital, got
his left hand in the machinery, and part of
, the thumb and first fnger. and all the
index finger were left in the machine. The
best surgical aid being right at hand, the
wounded member was properly and skill
fully dressed. Mr.. leopard is cheerful
under his misfortune, and does not think
the injury will interfere with his work.