Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-12-14
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Read Toone & Holinshed's new adver-
tisement.
-Laub adyerlises Christmas slippers and
a large stock of all kinds of footwear.
The city advertise for bids for placing
a heating plant in the new fire house.
john R. Wick advertises new bargains
in clothing, furniture, and various spe-
calfies.
Read Atwood's advertisement on our
Fourth page. They have desirable srti-
cIes in furniture for Christmas gifts.
Capt James McElwee was home from
sea over Sunday. He was probably on the
Atlantic during the gale Monday night and
Tuesday.
-Dsptford Institute book circulation is
now fifteen hundred books per month, an
increase of nearly two hundred and fifty
over last year
&C. 7. Molony, sales agent for the New
York Manure Company, informs US that
his sales are $50 carloads ahead of this
period last year
Walter Parsons. farmer near Wood
burg, was thrown from a fractions horse
last Saturday on Broad street, and sus-
tanned scalp wound.
The twenty fifth annual meeting of
the State Horticultural Society will be held
in the State House, Trenton, on Thursday
and Friday, January 4 aud 5
The Lake Side Land Company, of
Swedesboro, will offer forty-fve building
lots at public sale on Saturday. the 23d
inst. See advertisement in another col
umn.
The following were elected officers of
the Republican Club last Tuesday night
E. C. Leeds, President; Geo. z Carroll, v.
P; ]. Boyd Avis, Sec'y; H. Fl. CLARK,
Treas.
The Clayton public schools are closed
on account of the prevalence of diphtheria
DIR. Frank Fisher contracted the disease
from one of his patients but is now copVa-
lescent
-Chas W. ElkintOn's store at Mullica
Hill was burglarized last Monday night
1t is difficult to locate the extent of the
burglaries. AS yet only three watches and
chains are missed.
"A whole square of buildings at Glou-
cester City, fronting on the turnpike, were
burned early last Sunday morning. DaYid
Young and wife, an aged couple persisted
in the flames, also four horses. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Secretary Gibbony, of the Philadel-
phia Law and Order Society, last Monday
presented bill for So. 100 to the Camden
County Freeholders, for costs in obtaining
evidence against Camden liquor sellers
Law and order came high in Camden.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending December IL, 1899: Kate Clement,
VIM. NJ. Field, Chas. r. Flynn, John s.
darris, Mrs K Lyman, Mrs. w. Newman,
Captain Snyder. Mrs. Margrit Yonglan,
Charlie II. Wright. Persons calling for
the above letters will please say advertised
James z Fowler, painter who has
made his home in this vicinity for years,
was found dead at National Park on Sat
urday. He had been drinking heavily
early in the morning, and was seen to take
a large dose of Jamaica ginger. A couple
hours later he was found dead. Coroner
Hunter took charge of the case. The
deceased was a veteran of the Civil War.
-On December 10, meeting of dele
gates from each county will be held in the
State House, Trenton, for the purpose of
organizing a State Association of School
Trustees. The delegates will consist of
the County Superintendent and two Trus-
tees from each county. Governor VOor-
bees and other prominent citizens are
expected TO address the meeting.
The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Mullica Hill Building and
Loan Association will be held in M. F.
Parker's Hall, Mullica Hill, on Tuesday
evening January ID, Eext, when a new
series of stock, the twenty-fifth, will be
issued. The officers of the Association are
Amos Gardner, President; Z. L. Stratton.
Secretary; r Benz yet, Treasurer, who will
give information to those interested.
The skeleton of man was found in
Ladd's woods last Saturday by Samuel
Ellis, of Westville. He notified Coroner
Hunter who took charge of it, In the
remnants of clothing over it was found
gold watch and chain, pen knife, bunch
of keys, match safe, and card on which
Philadelphia, Pa was discernable. The
head, except the lower jaw, was missing,
and from The teeth the man is thought to
have been from thirty five TO forty years
old. The body had evidently been there
over year 1t is impossible to tell how
tine man came 10 his death. The author
tiles are investigating the case as best they
can.
On Monday afternoon last late Sheriff
William Collins sold three pieces of Glon.
cester county real estate, as follows: The
old William Ladow carriage shops in
Harrisonyiile. to the compliments in the
action, the Mnliica Hill Loan and Build.
ing Association, for $500 No. 2, tract Of
about twenty acres Of land in West Dept.
ford township, the property of Howard G.
Budd, was sold to Albert Woodeth, fol-
SIG No. 3, a twenty five acre farm ID
East Greenwich township, the property o.
Michael HulsiDger, was sold subject to {
mortgage Of 5000 and nine months interest
and was bought by John Keller, the com
plainant, for 500
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