Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-20
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| Cox Bros sale of wagons and carriages
was success They had lots of bidders
and sold about seventeen hundred dollars
worth Of goods at fair prices This is an
indication that the farmers have more conf
dence than year ago as well as more
money.
Thomas Bates has moved from his house
on Delaware street to Fritz Keepers house
opposite Armstrong; livery stables
C.N Eastlack, of Redwood, was in town
Monday visiting his sisters Mrs Jester and
Turner Of this place.
Rev. Mr.. Mcintyre, of Gloucester City M.
E. church, preached morning and evening
here to large congregations, who were very
much pleased with his sermon.
The Eli Allen farm at Gibbstown was
sold Saturday last to German from Penn
sylvania, who proposes to keep a dairy farm
on it. Price, $4,000.
Mr. Tomlinson has started his son Frank
in the pool room business in Cox's brick
store on Broad street. Some of our resi-
dents think we would be better without
such an enterprise in our town.
Our town was somewhat excited Satur-
day morning last when a drowned man was
found in the creek below the r. r bridge.
Coroner Gaskill was notified and on his
arrival found the mans throat cut and other
marks OF violence on his head and should
ers. He sent for Prosecutor Starr and II
e. Garrison Drs. Laws and Reading held
postmortem examination on the body on
Sunday. While they were doing so two
men came from Camden and one identified
him as his uncle, who had disappeared
from his home in Camden, leaving his
clothing on State Street bridge. He was
also recognized by man who had worked
for the deceased. They said his name was
ST. Pierre Jerred, who had been engaged in
the installment business in Camden and
was So years old. Coroner Gaskill empan-
ened jury of six men Monday aud had
them view the body and then adjourned
the inquest until Wednesday morning at
8 O'Clock in Laws Hall The body will
be buried 10 Harleigh cemetery, Camden,
Thursday.
l. J. Cowwgill went to Trenton Monday
to attend to his position of Door Keeper in
the Senate. Mr.. Cowgirl hes been sick with
rheumatism but has recovered sufficiently
to attend to his duties there.
A representative of the Philadelphia
Record was in town Monday looking after
the interests of that very popular daily
newspaper here.
Burglars are again at work in our town
They entered Hon. H &C Loudenslapers resi-
dence on Beacon avenue, Monday night,
by door, Ransacked the house from top
to bottom, even into Mrs. LIS room. They
secured some money. box of segars and
made large bundle of Mr. L Is clothing
tied in bran bag, opened the front door
and parlor window. 1t is supposed they
aroused Mrs. L., who arose and touched
the burglar alarm. Not knowing there
was any one around she again retired and
found the house open on arising in the
morning, the bundle of valuabes in the
hall and everything in disorder A man,
who works for them was sleeping ia an
other part Of the house and heard nothing
of it until called by Mrs. L. in the morning.
W.J.Adamson thinks some one was try.
ing to gain an entrance to his house on
Broad street and called out the window but
could see no one.
The /. P. Thomas Phosphate works are
running night and day now getting ready
for the spring trade. MIR. S. D Scars has
been made Superintendent under the new
management The prospects for the works
are bright for busy and permanent bust
ness
R A. Jester has some fine prunes this
week, and Toe ID; apricots, he; evap
apples lie Middleton's coffee with check
Csc; good coffee, -; 2 lbs, Csc; coffee
cakes, ginger snaps and crackers, &c. ID.
Last Sunday Rev Groves W. Drew, pas
tor of the Baptist church, was again in his
place and preached. He preached the pre-
Vious Sunday in the Spruce Street Baptist
church, Philadelphia, for Rev A. Lincoln
Moore, D. D., again on Tuesday evening,
Wednesday he preached at Wyoming Ave
nue church, Rev Jas French, D d., pastor;
on Thursday night at OF yer church, Rev B.
F. Leipsner, PHI. D pastor Next Sunday
the lantern services will be very interesting,
when Mr.. Drew will present the Trial and
Crucifxion OF Christ
"a thing of beauty is a joy forever" so
says Oily then looks at his new barometer
and tells you how the weather will e to-