Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-11-18
LOCAL S.

New England Dinner in the First
Baptist church to-night-35 cents.
Col. G. G Green and family are stop
ping at Hotel Walton for few days.
DIR. L. Anderson, of Hagerstown, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. A. H Swackhamer
Mrs. Henry Cloud and daughter, OF
COL, are in Woodbury. visiting Mr.. Clouds
parents.
Pastor Childrey will preach the ser
mon at the union service in the Presby-
terian church at 1880 on Thanksgiving
day.
The Young Peoples Association of the
Presby berian church will give a Magaz-
inc entertainment in the Chapel Tuesda y
evening Nov 23rd. Admission rs cents.
DIR. T. E. Parker completed his term
as Coroner last Saturday. During the three
years thereof he has viewed forty-five
bodies, forty-three of which have been
identified.
The annual inspection of Company E
VII take place in the Armory tomorrow
evening. These events are interesting to
the public, and the Company is pleased 10
have the people present.
List of ADVERTISED letters for the week
ending Nov. Is. 1897: Mrs. B F. Adams,
Miss Emma Busby, Mrs. T. j. Norman,
Mrs Hettie Wood, Chas Wright Persons
calling for the above letters will please say
advertised
The Woodbury. Branch of the Needle
Work Guild has four hundred garments
for distribution among the needy poor.
The new officers are: Mrs. Asa Colson,
President; Miss A. F. Herbert, Secretary
and Treasurer.
Among new advertisement this week
are John Rambo, Jr. VIM. M. Wilson and
Francis E Springer of personal property,
and Dilkes & Dilkes and Cattell & Dilkes,
timber; Jos L Reeves. meadow land, and
Thos NJ Tice, cattle.
F. B. Ridgway entered upon his second
term as County Clerk ON Monday, hi
bondsmen being E. G. Miller, Chas. Walton,
Aaron Eurff, George MeIey, Edmund Jones,
B. W. Cloud. John A. Brown. Thomas E
Parker, John Rachor, Jr
Fred Kirby has shipped the dogs of
the Woodbury. Kennels TO the Brooklyn
bench show that opens there next Tuesday;
the week following they will be entered
in the Washington, D. c., show, and follow
ing that at Pawtuckett, R l.
-Ex-CouDciIman Buohl left Woodbury.
on Monday for Salem, where he will here
after reside. His resignation will be pre-
scented to Council next Tuesday night,
when successor will probably be chosen
to serve until next Spring We have heard
the names of exCouncilman Bibo, ex-
Councilman Henderson, and ex Councilman
Merritt mentioned in that connection.
The late DR.. c. G. Abbott carried a
death certificate of $1,000 in the Order
Heptosophs, holding his membership in
Provident Conclave of this city. His death
occurred on October 81, and on November
Is, twenty days thereafter, check for the
amount was paid to his widow. This incl
dent is not mentioned because it is unusual
but because promptness in such cases is
commendable.
We direct the attention of our readers
H. 4 ~ ,Ha,n &sol
Insurance Company, of Newark. From
week to week information on the subject OF
life insurance will there be given. The
Prudential covers the field of life insurance
as no other insurance company covers it,
extending the benefits thereof TO ali classes
in the NEST economical manner, and on
most advantageous terms.
Gov. Jones, of Arkansas, who is ex-
officio President of the State University
Trustees, in letter to the President of the
University, forb'ds further playing of the
game of football, because as now played it
is "a brutal SPORT fraught with much
danger to the players, and out of harmony
with a proper educational spstem" The
Georgia legislature has enacted law pro-
hibiting the game in that State.
Through the Efforts of Mr.. and Mrs
w. Harrison Livermore, the matter of is
suing Communication tickets on the trolley tC
the pupils of Woodbury. public schools was
brought to the attention of the trolley
roads management, and system of ticket
books has been adopted by which three
cent fare is made to all children of the
public schools These books are issued on
~ to the school children through the
various teachers.
The Tennyson Floral Musicale, in the
Central Baptist church Monday evening
was most enjoyable event. Mrs. Charles
Walton, Miss Batten, of Swedesboro, Miss
jordan, Miss Meghan, and Pastor Thomp-
son, read selections from Tennyson; and
Mrs. Fl. W. Smith, and Misses Rena and
Edna Budd, Lolita Green, Carrie Smith and
Solome Morgan contributed the musical
features. Prof. Bowmen's graphaphone
gave pleasing variety to the program, and
an auction Of chrysanlhemums, contributed
last Spring by Florist Carrie, and matured
to projection by members of the school
closed the evening The proceeds amounted
to about SIS.
Col. James NJ. Scovel has been induced
to the lecture platform, and recently hal
appeared before several new Jersey
audiences, his topic being based on his OBJ
servations in the dolly Land and on ths
Continent The latest reference to biz
lecture we find in the Bridgeton Daily
Pioneer of Nov. u, which speaks in ths
highest terms of his lecture in the 0pers
House, that city, on the previous evening
The Knights of the Golden Eagle, this city
at their meeting Tuesday evening, ex
tended an invitation 10 Col. Scovel to lee
tnre in Woodbury. under their auspices
and we hope to be able to announce his ac
ceptance in cur next issue, and t.
give date and full particulars of the lecture