Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-12-30
LOCAL S.

Francis Parker Association on New Years.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c.
McGinnis, died suddenly of marasmus last
week.
-Csl. G. G. Green g laboratory will have
full force of employees at work next
Monday.
The annual meeting of the coDgrega-
ton of the Methodist church will be held
on Monday evening next.
-FARMERs Monday will be Geo. NJ
Wells day at Woodbury. hereafter, instead
OF Thursday.
County Collector Barber has received
So, S37.S4 the amount due this county from
the State on the stone road account.
Sheriff Collins on Wednesday sold the
Lydia Burt property in Greenwich town
ship, TO SslIie +. Allen, complainant, for
$3.50
The skating has been splendid on
Lake Martha since last Friday, and many
Woodburians have gone there to enjoy the
sport.
-MerchaatC W. Starr reports an active
holiday trade. He adYertises literally, and
is up-to.date in buying and in his busi-
ness methods
"A Council of the Jr. o. q. A. M. will
be instituted at Clarksboro on January IS,
next, by Roland E Packer and Calvin
Scott Weatherby.
Winter weather developed very sud-
denly last Thursday, and there was just
enough ice and sleet to modify the green
ness of Christmas.
John D. Shute, Esq, assignee of Philip
G. Bondens, sold the farm near Mantua
last Wednesday to Mr. Charles G. Jessup
of Woodbury., for 81 ,720
New Years Eve select dance is to be
given IN Hunts Hall, Woodstown, under
the management of VIM. II. Andrews,
Alvah Bushnell, Jr., I'D Warren Shinn.
Miss Louella Ridgway. one of the Ac-
ademy teachers, rendered her resignation
to the Board of Education last Saturday,
to take effect on January H. or earlier if
convenient.
The directors of the Farmers and Nc
chauics Bank. at the annual meeting on
January IS, will elect Vice President VIM.
S. Conner to the Presidency of the institu-
tion to succeed Jos L. Reeves, decd.
Prof. Geo. L. Maris, principal of George
School, will deliver an address before the
annual meeting of the Upper Greenwich
Library Association, to be held in Mickle-
ton Hall, Jan. list at 2 80 o'clock p. m.
-Bergen's glass works at Pnia. have
banked their fires for two or three weeks );
those at 0 ean and Port Allegheny, n. Y,
and WiIliamslown, this county. were
banked last Friday and will resume on
January 81
The open season for rabbits and quail
closes at dark Saturday night We believe
there is an impression that the season
closes on Friday night, but we make the
correction on the authority of Warden
Wescott
"A grand musical concert will be given
at Noblits Opera House, Wenonah, on Sat
u'day evening, January Sth, 1898, for the
benefit of Wenonah Jr O. q A. NJ enter
tainment fund General admission 15c
reserve seats 25 cents.
- List of advertised letters for the week
ending December 27; 1897: Mrs. Martha
Adams, Mrs. NJ. Costello, Miss Clara Draper,
Mrs. Lizzie Major, Joseph Reynolds, Oscar
Willie. Persons calling for the above
letters will please say advertised
Geo. Evans Reading, as administrator,
has sold he following real estate OF Thos.
Crag, Jr:No, house and lot on Park Ave,
to Enos W. Craig, for 5000 No, two lots
Oh Chestnut street, to Elizabeth s. Hill, for
$3.50; No 3, house and lot on Dickerson
street, to Morgan Dickersou, for 500.
John Rachor Jr, of this city has pur
chased from John q. Dawson, the present
proprietor, the Squan House, Manesquan,
Monmouth County, and will take possess
ion of same on the 9th of next month
Wednesday Of next week. There will be
general regret that Mr. Rachor has sought
other fields, but all will wish him happi-
ness aud prosperity in his new home.
-Blasius & Sons teams have been kept
busy the mast two weeks delivering pianos
from the factory here TO the sales rooms at
Eleventh and Chrstnut streets Sales Of
their celebrated instruments haveS been
numerously large, and this firm must have
received large share of the holiday sales
in their lire, as the high class of their
jus ruments deserve. The Biasius piano
ranks With The highest in ell that goes TO
make perfect piano.
Good viii Fire Company paid off the
$500 mortgage on their house at the meet
ing oa Tuesday evening adopted reso-
lutious Of thanks to friends who aided in
their birthday party. and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, George Evans
Reading Vice. President, Johu z. ?. Fou-
Ter; Recording Secretary, Geo. K. Carroll !;
Financial Secretary, Howard s. DAVIS !;
Treasurer. T. A. Matlock Foreman. Vim.
sharpisy Police Captain, John Riehl
Trustee, John r. P. Fowler.