Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-07-20
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lux DOdb DciOuklnB TO JOIN DCuurleI, on
Timber creek last SATURDAY. SO seriously In
jured thumb that DIR. Hunter found it
necessary to amputate it. Chapman pluck
lily endured the operation, refusing any
anesthetics.
Miss Campbell and Miss Name Hey
wood, of Phila., spent Sunday with John
Harrops.
Quite number of people attended the
lawn party given by the Baptist church on
Saturday night. About $22 was realized
from the sale of clips, refreshments, etc.
Miss Anna Cox, of Phila. is visiting Mrs.
E. Steever
]. W. Pratt is driving well for F. G.
Elliott at National Park.
Mrs. Aaron johnson and daughter, of
Woodbury., speut last Wednesday with
Mrs. Joseph Sitley.
Mrs. j. Kirk has gone to New York to
join her husband who is due there with his
regiment, coming up from the south on a
government transport.
Frank Harper bought horse from Chas.
Richards on Friday. Mr.. Harper intends
building fine barn and making other i'm
proyements on his Highland Ave property.
Mrs. A. Fox left for Pittsburg on satur-
day.
Assistant agent George Barker has rented
one Of Patterson's houses to Geo. Holmes
Mrs. Katharine F. Lare, of Philada., is
visiting Mrs. John Plum.
Mrs Samuel EhreDzeller is spending a
week with Mrs. L. F. Pugh. near Mt Holly.
Mr. L, TapIey and wife, of Glenside, Pa,
were the guests of DIR. Hunter for several
days last week.
Miss Kate Graham, of Lancaster, who
has been visiting Mrs. E. P. Flagg, has
returned home.
John Plum who is spending the season
at Sea Isle City is in town for few days
he reports the fishing to be fine and de-
clares that in few hours last week he
caught rs weak and hake fish.
Jos. W. Pratt, who is now acknowledged
TO be one of the M st successful we'll
drivers in this section of the country, has
Just purchased new and powerful gaso-
line engine for this work It is of the
latest AID most improved type and so co u
pact in construction that it can be trans.
ported much more readily than the old and
heavy steam engine. He hopes by this
latest add tion to his facilities to keep pace
with the most up todate manner of sink
ing deep wells.
Bert butcher, driver for Dempsey &
Sparks was bitten on the hand on Monday
by Newfoundland dog belonging to Mrs.
Dore. Blood was drawn but the wound is
healing nicely.
On invitation of Trinity Lodge o. NJ,
OF Camden, Prosperity Lodge No. So, of
WestYille conferred the third degree on last
Monday night, the full team of some four
teen members doing the work Tor which
they were highly complimented by both
the Grand and Supreme officers who wit
messed it. Later fine collation. was served
to the visitors.
J. Boyd Avis spent Saturday and Sun
day at Deerfeld
No clues have been discovered as to the
identity or whereabouts of the persons who
robbed the Office Of Dempsey & Sparks on
the morning of July l3, completely wreck
ing the safe and carrying away about all its
contents including about sixteen dollars in
in cash.
Miss Fannie Cattell, of PhiIa.. who has
many friends in Westville and vicinity, is
visiting Mrs j. w Pratt.
Howard Blake has the contract for
building the house soon to be erected by
VIM. A. Watson.
A villainous looking pair Of tramps were
begging about town prior to the Dempsey
& Sparks robbery and many people connect
them with it. Their hands were encssed
IN diDgy bandages and they claimed to
have been employed at the powder works
at Carney Point and to have received severe
Injuries at the late explosion.
Lewis and Charles Duncan have returned
home after most enjoyable trip They
visited various points in Delaware, Mary
land and Washington, d. c., and got as far
south as Norfolk where the excessively hot
weather compelled them to give up their
trip to Cuba as it was neither pleasant or
safe. Taxing steamer for Boston where
they had pleasant visit and returned on
the same vessel TO New York. After sight
seeing in the metropolis they enjoyed a
sail up the historic Hudson. From Albany
they went to Niagara Falls and later visit
ed several Canadian cities. They are now
talking of the Paris exposition in 1900 and
seem ready to start at once
Miss Clara Draper who returned home a
Week ago luucH DeneUte0 In health DY
long stay at Atlantic City, left on Thurs
day for Ocean City where she will spend
the remainder of the season.
Miss Mabel Groves. chaperoned by Mrs
Taggert, is making three weeks visit to
Eagles Mere.
The Misses Patterson are spending the
summer at Ocean City. Miss Name Foy
visiting them.
Mrs. Maynard Dalbey and family, Of
Camden, and Mrs. Elmer Beideman and
family, Of Norristown, are visiting Mrs. ].
Powell.
Mrs. Norris and son of Salem, are visit
ing Mrs. Charles Wood
Mr.. John Carpenter and wife, of Wood
bury, spent Sunday with ReY &. ]. Patter-
son.
The annual excursion Of the G. E. So
ciety of the NJ. P church to Atlantic City,
is booked for Wednesday, July rs.
Mrs Albert Aspy and family. Of Mt
Epbrsim, are visiting her brother, William
Hanle, OF Falls Hotel