Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-09
NEWBoLD


The neighbors Club was entertained las
week by DR.. and Mrs. James Hunter
Prizes were won by Mrs Baxter and Mr.
Dore, Mrs Richmond and Mr.. Walter An
ders0n.
The house on Summit avenue, bein,
built by Mrs. Elwood Mount, is rapidly
nearing completion.
A general celebration of the tenth ami
versary Of the settlement Of Newbold il
being agitated. The first building lot wal
sold in May, 1888.
The Birthday Party held at the Baptis
church last Thursday night, was greatly
enjoyed by large audience. A social fol
lowed the musicale and dainty refresh
ments were served by the ladies of the
committee.
Prosperity Lodge, No. 35, L o. NJ, was
ushered into existence Friday night al
at Stanley's Hall. a fine membership il
evident from the large number who have
Joined it and the interest displayed on all
sides.
Mrs. Eepke, of Woodbury., spend Mon.
day with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Harper
Mr.. George Beasley, of Camden, formerly
of Newbold, spent Sunday among his old
| friends here
An interesting souvenir of the late wal
and much priced by its owner, is copy o.
The Daily Citizen, of Vicksburg, Miss.
dated July 2. 1868. Yellow with age
stained and creased, it has now been care
fully framed between two glasses, the rea-
son for which being apparent when one
turns to the reverse side and discovers a
curious pattern of queer shaped yellow
leaves and wonderfully grotesque green
roses covering the entire Sheet It is one
of the famous wall paper editions" of the
South, which coming to the end of its sup
plies and cut of from new stores was forced
to use its wits and find substitutes
As specimen of the journalism of the
day and locality it is intensely interesting
and carries one back to the atmosphere
that breathed upon it then, surcharged
with suspense and sorrow and the wild ex-
citement of the SIEGE We learn that "Mls.
Cisco was instantly killed by shell in
Jackson road on Monday that Grants
forces did little firing on Tuesday after
noon;" and Porter's men are kept toler-
ably busy sharp-shooting. HThe report is
being circulated that numerous persons
have bread stuffs secreted and are doing it
out at exhorbitant prices, while rumor
has just reached us that parties in our
city have been and are now selling -four at
five dollars per pound, molasses at ten dol
lars per gallon, and corn at ten dollars per
bushelo
Then our editor ascends to the clouds as,
speaking of the death of Lieut. Col. G., he
concludes with may the soft south winds
murmur sweet requiems DER his names,
and the twilight deWs fall gently like an
angels tear-drop and moisten his turfy
bed !" only to fall to earth again with a
dull thud, when, in the next paragraph he
calls another editor "pink -nosed, slab
sided and toad eating"
But the interest mainly centres upon the
end paragraphs of the second and fourth
Qast) columns-"of Julyn indeed. "On
dit. That the great Ulysses-the Yankee
Generalissimo, surnamed Grant, has ex-
pressed his intention of dining in Vicks-
burg on Saturday next, and celebrating the
18th of July by grand dinner and soforth. y
When asked if he would invite Gen. 10.
johnson to join he said: mo! for fear
there would be a row at the table," Ulys-
ses must get into the city before he dimes
in it. The way to cook a rabbit is first
catch the rabbit etc. At the end of this
sheet we find this: NOTE. July 4th
1868. = Two days brings about great
changes. The banner of the Union floats
over Vicksburg. Gen. Grant has caught
the rabbit he has dined in Vicksburg, and
he did bring his dinner with him. The
Citizen lives to see it. For the last time il
appears on wall paper No more will it
eulogse the luxury of mule meat and
fricassed kitten, urge Southern warriors to
such diet never more" This is the last wall
paper edition, and is, excepting this note
from the types as we found them. It will
be valuable hereafter as curiosity"