Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-08-23
LOCAL BRIEFS,

day Ass' 'Ha season comes - 4sA' 9''u'-
There is no complaint of drought this
week.
Many of our Summer wanderers are
coming home.
Tice advertises a. sale of horses, cows,
etc, at Mt Ephraim.
1.-The Malaga camp meeting is in pro-
gress with big attendance.
out for the erayon portrait
schemer. He's said to be around.
Mr.. Charles G. Jessup has been APP
pointed administrator Of the estate Of the
late A. S. Barber.
One Of liveryman Mumfori's horses
broke a leg in the stable last Saturday
which necessitated taking its life.
The Democratic Congressional Conven-
ton will be held in the City of Salem on
Wednesday, September 10, at II O'Clock, m
With twenty three prisoners in Wood
bury iail-the greatest number in many
yea1s-nobody viii deny that the criminal
business is prospecting.
Lewis Smith, electrician, stepson of
John G.. Herman, of the Columbia Hotel,
was severely burned about the face and
hands last Saturday by fouled electric
wire
VIM. S. Shirley, a First Ward boy, in
the employ Of Smith, Kline & Co., chem
lists, of Philadelphia, had his right hand
badly lacerated in the machinery on Tues
day The injury was dressed at st. Mary Is
hospital.
For the benefit of the Improvement
Fund Glass, No. 5, Of the First Baptist
church Sunday-school, have arranged for an
entertainment of rare excellence Friday
evening this week, in the lecture room Of
the church.
Councilman Sithens at last has the
satisfaction of seeing his efforts to have the
arc light at Broad and Centre streets re-
: moved to cast its rays into West Centre
street, as well as East Centre crowned
with success
AN unknown man dropped dead on the
streets of Mantua last Friday evening
The remains were removed to Budd 5
morgue, and on Tuesday were inferred
in Strangers burial ground, He was of
J. Irish birth, and a stranger in that section.
Pursuant TO law, County superintend-
ent of Schools VIM. H. EEdridge has invited
the members of the Boards of Education of
the various townships, boroughs and city of
Woodbury. to meet in the Academy, Wood
) bury. on Thursday morning next, Aug. 80,
At 10 O'Clock
"a market gardner writes in an ex-
change that he uses cayenne pepper for
cabbage worms and finds it a success. He
puts pepper in common pepper box Of
large size and sprinkles his cabbage when
ever they require it. He puts small nail
in the box to keep the pepper dust stirred
up.
The Supply Committee Of the Board Of
Education on Monday evening awarded the
contract TO furnish coal to the various
school houses to Charles Walton for S.. 16
per ION, and the Property Committee
awarded the contract to lay concrete pave
ment and curb, reset curb and gutter. and
relay brick pavement, at the Academy on
Center st. to Dan'l L. Pine, for 1924. SO.
Milton w Buzby and William NJ
Carter have been appointed administrators
G. T. A, Of the estate OF Job S. Haines
deceased. William Carter proposes to
establish branch office at Mickleton and
viii be at the Office late OF Job s. Haines on
"Wednesday Of each week for the transaction
OF business pertaining to the settlement Of
said estate and sueh other business in his
line as may be presented