Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-07-20
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Miss Nellie Woodruff, of Bridgeton is
visiting her sister Mrs W. S. Ludlow at
the NJ E parsonage.
Miss Bessie Taylor, of Washington. D. G
is spending week with her aunt Mrs B
r Moffett.
Miss Alice Toole is visiting her uncle
undertaken George Blake at Camden.
Miss Helen Parker is visiting her friend
Rosa Ridgway.
| Rev w. s Ludlow visited his mother at
Bfidesboro last week and returned on FRI
day quite i'll and was unable to occupy his
pulpit on Sunday. AT this writing be Is
improving.
DR.. Charles Reiher, OF philadelphia, is
visiting Mr.. VIM. Rode and family.
Miss Ida Egee, of Philadelphia, is the
guest OF w. h Hannold and family.
Miss Rose and Mr.. Walter stratton, of
Paulsboro are visiting their aunt Mrs Geo
w Bannold.
Mrs Geo. Ii. Barker is entertaining her
friend Miss Bessie Bayis OF Great Bridge,
Va.
Mis- Irene shute, of Jefferson, has been
visiting Owen l.. Guest.
Miss Mary Rulon has been visiting her
sister, Mrs Robert Gwy npe, Of Salem
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Nolte, of PhiIa !,
are visiting Conrad Nolte and family.
Assessor Samuel Avis announces the tax
rate for Woolwich township as follows !:
County. 46c; road, 16c; township, Sc !;
State school, 30c; district school, 18c
A locomotive wheel tire has been secured
from the w J and Seashore r r. com
pauy TO be used as a fire alarm by the
Woolwich Fire Department.
Evangelist Barker occupied the pulpit of
the NJ E. church on Sunday.
The N. E Sunday School will go to
National Park on Thursday of this week.
Mr.. VIM. McIntire, of Phila spent Sun
day with l. Fl. Weatherby and family.
Samuel VanDyke, of Phila.. has been
spending several DAYS with Henry Shiyler.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM Longacre are visiting
at Vineland.
Joseph Cantrall, returned on Saturday
from the Pennsy lvania Hospital where he
underwent an operation three weeks pre-
viOus
Over twenty Thousand crates of tomatoes
were shipped from this station last week,
besides large quantities by boat. On
Monday last, eight thousand crates were
shipped from here, being the largest ship
ment ever made in one day. Prices As to
SOC per crate
David Mccullough returned home on
Saturday from the Hahnemann Hospital
where he was operated on for appendicitis
two weeks before The onerafion was
complete success and the young man has
every promise OF being restored to perfect
health.
The railroad bridge just above the station
was set on fire by cIndeEs from the loco
motive OF the North bound train on Toes
day morning. Fortunately it was discov-
cred before and serious damage was done,
one timber only being burned through
Nj. Harry W Souder, of this place, and
Miss Linda Mullen, of Panlsboro were
married at the parsonage of the NJ. E
church, Paulshoro by Rev. S L. GaskIli, on
Wednesday evening 18th inst.
On Saturday afternoon while VIM. Rode's
truck steamer the " Theresa was lying al
Pier Is, North wharves in the Delaware,
suddenly there was terrific explosion and
Immediately the the boat was in fumes.
The deck and pilot house were destroyed
and over on Thousand new truck baskets
were burned. The loss amounted to over
$500. The cause of the fire is something
of mystery, bnt it is supposed that the
vapor from a gasoline tank which was
being filed, was fred by the careless light
ing OF a match. The boat is at Paulsboro
undergoing repairs