Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-11-24
Register of Vendues.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Edgar wrigley, Carpet weaver, Barnsbor,

II ne ice plant mas smut down LOT the
Winter
Col 6. G. Green proposes to renovate
M F. Engle's business place.
Col D. B Murphy will inspect Com
pany f on Saturday evening, December 10.
John Rachor, Jr., of Manasquap, was
calling on Woodbury. friends last Monday
evening.
The New England Dinner last Thurs
day night netted the First Baptist church
the neat sum of $50.
The Young Peoples Association of the
Presbyterian church distributed good cheer
to many homes this morning.
The Mite Society of the Sewel Baptist
church, will hold Clipping Social in the
church on Thursday evening, December 1st.
The banks are closed to-day, and the
post Office is open only between the hours
of s and a. m and T. 30 and 5 80 O'Clock
.. NJ.
The annual reunion of the survivors of
the Twenty Fourth Regiment New Jersey
Volunteers will be held in VIneland on
December 10
Thanksgiving services will he held in
the NJ K church at 10 80 a. m. Rev. l. NJ
Thompson { f the Central Baptist church
wall preach.
Thieves are operating at PitmaD
Grove. 1t is wise to expect that they will
move on" as soon as Pitman warns up,
and seek fertile fields elsewhere. Be pre-
pared for them!
Mrs. G. Walter Shiyess has accom-
panied her husband to the South, and is
now enjoying the delights of South Caro-
lima Winter, at Greenville, near which the
Fourth n. J. Regiment is encamped.
The Gloucester County Public School
Teachers Association will meet in the
Academy, Woodbury., on Saturday week,
December Sd. Only one session will be
held, in the forenoon.
AT Thomas Tice's sales of cows at Mt
Ephraim on Thursday last, the animals
went for the high dollar. Every one of the
Il was sold, the highest price being $40
and the lowest price $37 an average price
of $51.2s.
Wise policy would seem to dictate
that our County Fathers let the matter of
the erection of County Lunatic Asylum
rest until they learn how to exact the con-
tract stipulations in the construction of
stone roads,
List of advertised letters for the week
ending Nov p, 1898: Mrs Berthe Boggs,
Samuel Goldie, Mrs. G R. Imler, Horace
Lively, Dan McKinnon. Miss Emma Rulon,
C. NJ Woodward. Persons calling for the
above letters will please say advertised.
Mr.. and Mrs. West Jessup celebrated
the tenth anniversary of their marriage at
their home on Holroyd Place on Tuesday
evening by a family gathering. The COM
paDy composed of relatives, numbered
thirty five, and the occasion was an enjoy
able one
We have replaced our old steam engine
with a new Webster gas engine purchased
of Joseph W. Pratt, of Westville The
change, however, will not be discovered in
the substance of the DEMOCRAT; it will
simply enable us to more expeditIously
and pleasantly serve our customers.
We clip the following complimentary
notice of one of our citizens from the Boston
Commercial: Green's Hotel, Philadelphia
is conducted in business like manner by
it's proprietor Mr.. M. w. Newton, who
through his untiring energy, has made it
one of the best known and most successful
hotels in the country"
Mr. N T. Lewis of Lewis & Sons
clothiers, 1884 Arch street Philadelphia, was
in Woodbury. on Tuesday, calling on his
friends and customers Lewis & Sons is
one of the most extensive custom tailor
establishments 10 Philadelphia, reliable and
obliging, and up t6-date IN all things per
tanning to their business.
"A home talent entertainment for the
benefit of public school library at Mantua
Grove school house, will be held in the
school house on Saturday evening, Nov
Is Doors open at Z o'clock, commence at
Z 80 sharp. Admission Is and 10 cents. If
rainy it will be postponed to Saturday
evening following, December 3 All
invited
The membership of the Woodbury.
Democratic Association is climbing to very
respectable proportions. The first annual
meeting win be held on Thursday evening
next, and those who have not yet joined
are earnestly requested to do SO, and assist
in the election of officers for the ensuing
year. The meeting place is second floor OF
Prehl's building, at 7.3O p. m.
Music appropriate to the Thanksgiy-
ing season will be rendered bv the choir OF
the Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning and evening. The following
anthems will be sung :" Blessing, Glory,
Wisdom" Berthold Tours. ." Ye Shall
Go Out With JOY" j Barnby. B." Re-
cessional" DeKoven. The words of this
anthem were written by Rudyard Kipling
for the Queens Jubilee. All are cordially
invited.
The quarterly meeting of the Grand
Lodge Finance Committee, K. of p, was
held in the Office of the G and Keeper of
Records and Seal, George E. Pierson, on
Monday evening last. There were present
Err Vessels aud J. w. Laws of the Com
mittee, of Jersey City, accompanied by
Grand Chancellor, Cobb, of Trenton, and
d W. Messler of Someryille, and G. v. c.,
s. T. Champion of Atlantic Highlands and
G. p, CoDger, OF New Brunswick.
An electric motor wagon ran through
Woodbury. on Tuesday. It was four
wheel, one seated affair, with bicycle tires.
A man and lady occupied it with several
large sample cases such as are carried by
notion drummers 1t was going at about a
six mile an hour pace and jet OF steam
came out about the centre of the hind axle.
The man guided it from one side of the
trolley tracks to the other, and seemed to
be az entirely at home as the best of us
would behind a pair of throughly broken
high steppers The natives stared as the
aneer continuance passed.
AT meeting of the Woodbury. Sunday
School Teachers Primary Union, the fol,
lowing officers were elected: President.
MIS-. II. ". Rogers; Vice Presidents, Mrs.
! I,p. Gilmour, Mrs. A. Lay Secretary and
Treasurer, Miss N Gardiner. This Union
vas organized ID 1894 1t was at that time
intended especially to give help to Primary
teachers bat the character of the Union has
changed 50 as to include Primary. Interme-
5iste and Junior work. Each Friday the
. ssssion is held at Is p. m. in the Central
Raut.st church the lesson is taught for
he following Sunday; helpful discussions
IA conducted and questions of practical
Interest to all grades are considered. a
cordial invitation is given to al teachers
- II apy persons who are interested IN
o. p:,,Is stndv. The usual meeting will be
hsld Friday p. m. of this week.