Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-12-21
LOCAL ITEMS.

-RememDer the poor
Pay your debts and forgive your enc
mics
We wish ali our friends and patrons a
Merry Christmas.
The unexpected sometimes happens
in politics.
The Elmer Times issued an elaborate
Christmas number last week.
James Park spent three days with
friends in Cumberland county this week.
Deputy Sheriff Collins took murderer
William J Hough to State Prison yester-
day.
Postmaster Dell arrived home yester-
day from six weeks business trip through
the South.
AT least dozen faithful Republicans
will go around with empty stockings
Christmas morning.
In the deal for House officers, Assem-
blyman Buck will be allowed to name two
door-keepeTs.
The Kemble NJ. E. Sunday school
will hold their Christmas entertainment
on Christmas evening.
-Chas. K. Feltman has opened harness
shop in Danl Mumford's livery stable, and
in an advertisement solicits the patronage
of our readers.
The Banks will be closed next Mon
day, and the post office will be open only
between the hours of and a. M, and
4 80 and 80 m.
Rev W j. Upset, of Philadelphia,
will occupy the pulpit of the Central Bap-
fist church next Sunday. The Christmas
entertainment will be held on Tuesday
evening the Doth inst.
Charles Il. Simmerman addressed a
good sized audience in the Democratic
Club Room last Thursday evening on the
political issues Of the day 1t is the pur-
pose of the club to hold these meetings
each month.
Considerable Christmas shopping is
being done in Woodbury. stores Starr,
Merritt, Marshall, Wick, Schrenek and
Redfeld have made extensive preparations
tor the season, and we Judge are not being
disappointed.
"A citizen in a position to know, said
that he would not be surprised if Wood
burians lost from $50 000 to 100000 in
financial panic in Wall street on Monday.
Russell Sage said it was the greatest panic
IN twenty years, the shrinkage in valde
amounting to the enormous sum of $780,
100000.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending December IS, 1899 Mrs Catherine
Brown, Mrs Alfred Dennis, Miss Louisa
Irwin, Clarence E. Jackson, Virginia
Jefferson, Ida Robinson ~, Mrs Rose
Searpley. Persons calling for the above
letters will please say advertised
An attempt was made Tuesday night
to burglarize Councilman Sithen's or cery
store. The lock Oh rear door was broken,
but chain IRON the door to the casing
held, and the attempt to enter By that way
failed. Mr.. S. was awakened by his dog
barking, and it is probable that this dis
couraged further operations.
Woodbury. Glass Works has put the
furnace in one factory in condition to use
coal, and will begin work therein on Jan.
LIST, and the furnace now using oil will be
discontinued. THIS change Is not
due to any failure Of the oil plant, bat
because the price of oil has recently ad-
vanced to figure which precludes opera
tion of the works with it, at profit.
The Swedesboro Epworth League has
elected officers as follows: President, ]. C..
Dubois Vice President, Mrs Louisa
Emory Mrs Joseph Z. Moore, Miss Mabel
L. Simmons and Mrs. William E. Black !:
Secretary, Albert Madara Treasurer, Miss
LueIetia Meley Superintendent of JUNO
Work, Mrs. Carrie Black
-Provident ConcIave Order of Hepta-
sophs, of Woodbury., has elected officers as
follows Archon, William NJ. Carter Pro
vost, W. T. Redfeld Prelate, Earnest
Redfeld Secretary, George E. Pierson :
Treasurer Charles w. Starr; Finaucier'
John E Estell; Inspector, John w. Thomp
son, Jr.; Warder, Albert E. Card; Senti-
mel. William Fisher; Trustees, W. 81
Livermore, D. I. MatheIs, DR.. Thomas E.
Parker.
AT the annual meeting of the Wood
bury Fifemen's Relief Association held on
December 1S, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President
Adon w Caitell Vice President, T. A.
MatIack Secretary. Samuel H. Ladd
Treasurer, BeIj W Cloud Trustees. Har-
rison j. DUBOIS, Charles Walton, George
w. Cattell.
Christmas music to be rendered at
service IN Christ church on Christmas Day,
10 a. m. TIE Deum,n Dykes Kyrie,'
EIvey Gloria Tibl," sarsum Corda.s
saBcius," Benedictus, I" 8 Gloria in Ex-
cells" Tours, Agnes Die Garrett, .'Nnnce
Dimmittis,' Gregorian, HymDs-"O, come
all ye faithful" Reading II came upon
a midnight clear" Willis; Hark the
herald sing" Mendelssohn.
The writ issued against William Ii.
Hudson, Jr., in the case of Hudson vs.
Collins. directing the Sheriff to ree,f,re the
property to Collins, was on Saturday las.
set aside BY Judge Miller, on motion Of
A. n Swackhamer and the property re.
delivered TO hudson. This decision grove
out Of the Judgment OF non-suit 10 the
cases Of Simpson vs. Collins, aud Hudson
VS.. Collins, tried 10 the Circuit Court last
week.
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