Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-21

Mrs. c. G. VOORHEES, is visiting friends il
Newark.
Mrs S. F. Comfy is visiting relatives a
| Woodstown.
All. Swack hamer, Esq. and family ar
at Saratoga this week.
Mr.. III. G. Fo tie and family are at At
lantic City for two weeks.
Cbas. E. Heritage and wife are visiting
friends at Millyille.
Miss Mabel Andrews OF Woodstown il
visiting Miss Mary Comley.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. S. Conner are at Had
don Hall, Atlantic City for a month Oh
more.
Leon v. Garron has succeeded Lieut. q
Walter ShiVers as clerk in the Firsl
National Bank.
JOS Y Pierson and wife are in Woodbury.
from N. Y, where he will spsnd portion
Of his vacation.
DIR. W. A. Glover will leave Woodbury.
for Colorado in a few days, and per
manently settle there.
Allen T. Lewis, of Washington d. G., il
spending his vacation with his father-in.
law, Jos. Daniels, of Mantua.
Mrs. Eva G. HAWTHORN and son Howard
are taking their Summer outing at Atlantic
City, where they will remain month.
DIR. G. T. Bennett has not accompanied
his fam ~ on their summer outing, as stated
in an item last week, but is daily in his
Office.
The McGinty Cottage, Cape May, will
again be headquarters for Woodbury. peo-
pie. A lease has been consummated, and for
the next two months it will be occupied by
Woodbury. families
Harry Fitch, Woodbury. boy, member
of the regular army, was with the attacking
forces before Santiago. and his company lost
60 per cent. For thirty-six hours the men
were in the trenches without food or drink.
A very pleasant social occasion took place
at the Country Club Tuesday evening,
when DR.. E. r. Carey. VIM. II. G. Kirk
patrick and VIM. r. Lyman entertained
Mr.. Jeffrey Batten and family and the
guests of Evergreen Hall. A delightful
social evening was spent. Chaplain serVed
the refreshments.
Jos. W. Merritt, who was one of Joseph
J. Summerill's camping party to the East
ern Shore of Maryland last week, was
brought home by James Griscom on Thurs
day evening seriously i'll. His illness de-
veloped typical case of appendicitis
which was overcome, however, without re.
sourse to the knife, and at this writing he
is out of danger. He was attended by DR.
VIM. Brewer
DIR. T. F. Clifford has gone to attend
the New jersey State Dental Association
at Asbury Park, and then he will extend
his trip up through New York State, re.
turning to his practice Monday, July 81
During his absence his Dental Parlors will
be greatly improved by new Brussels
carpet and other adornments Messages
for the doctor can be left at Marshall's
Broad Street Pharmacy.
On Saturday next Mr. r. g. Porter, who
for upwards of twenty years has success
fully conducted the jewelry business here
will leave Woodbury. with the determine.
ton of making his home and continuing
his business in the State of Colorado. His
temporary headquarters will be at Denver
Wood bury can ill afford to loose citizens Of
Mr.. Porter's class. All regret his departure
yet as the Western fever is upon him, we
hope that in that great section he will find
The Los Angeles Daily Times of July 5
contains minute description of gigantic
scheme to divert the Santa Ana River, al
point 3400 feet above the sea-Ievel, into a
horse shoe shaped conduit seven feet high
and IL 900 feet long two-thirds of the length
being through solid granite, for the purpose
of supplying power to operate electrica,
plants throughout Southern California
The power plant is 80 miles from Los Ang
eles and power is to be carried that distances
by wires on poles The scheme is under.
taken by the Edison Electric Com pany
of which our former townsman Geo. Fl
Barker is President, and among the stock.
holders of which are capitalists of National
repute. The engineering skill and enter
prise involved rivals that employed in har.
Messing the power of Niagara Falls.