Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27
LOCAL BRIEFS.
It was a green Christmas.

lit was a green Christmas.
The bank statements are advertised
this week
We wish our readers a Happy TWEEN
tieth Century.
Horse sales are advertised for the 2sth,
:sgth and 31st insts.
The city of Paterson is threatened with
an epidemic Of small pox.
Mr. and Mrs J. NJ. 7. sitley have gone
TO Philadelphia for the winter
See the advertisement Of the South
Jersey Gas and Electric Company.
The Country Club is going 10 hold
50I] watch meeting, View Year eve.
Emma, wife Of Hezekiah Ware, died
eil Christmas Day, at Mantua, aged about
50 years.
See advertisement Of Dickson Park
lots, located in the Second Ward, Wood
bury. Send for circulars.
Hon J. w Thorn, wife and sister and
two sons, of Trenton, spent Christmas Day
with Arthur Lays family.
There will be Century End reception
at the Country Club New Years eve,
beginning at 80 o'clock.
AppeaIs and Common Please Court
cases viii claim the attention Of the courts
at Woodbury. next Friday.
The employees of the trolley road
presented Superintendent Wilson with
gold watch and chain Tuesday
The bursting of a tank at the Wood
bury Glass Works last Friday, gave a dozen
men an involuntary vacation of few days.
The Sabbath-school of the German
Lutheran church will hold their Christmas
entertainment next Sunday afternoon at
fonr O'Clock. All are invited.
The local merchants, all of whom are
patrons of the DEMOCRATS advertising
columns, report the heaviest holiday bust
ness in the business history of Woodbury.
One of the most enjoyable Christmas
entertainments ever held in the NJ E.
church was that of Christmas night. The
audience filled every portion Of the house.
The Christmas festival of the First
Baptist church will be held in the church
this Thursday evening. The Central Bap-
fist and Presbyterian churches viii hold
their entertainments Friday evening. All
these occasions are enjoyable, and the pub
lic is made welcome.
George, son Of Michael Lev, of Pauls-
bora, who entered the Uncle Sans naval
service as an apprentice about year ago,
Is home on a vaeation-looking well and
hearty. He has visited many of the inn
portant European ports on the Atlantic
and Mediterranean.
The annual meeting of the Woodbury.
Firemen's Relief Association was held on
Saturday evening, Dec 22d. The follow
ing officers were elected: President, Adon
w Cattea; vice president DIR. George
Evans Reading; secretary, Samuel II. Ladd
treasurer, B. W. Cloud; trustee for three
years, George W. Cattell.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the Clerks Office by the s'Wenonall,
Glassboro and Clayton Electric Company, !"
with capital of stock of $50, 600. The
incorporators are Jacob p Shannon, of
Philadelphia Casimir W. and Ernest III. !
Boynton, of Seawaren, of MiddIesex county. /
The main Office will be at Pitman Grove
Samuel Kean has returned from the !
KIendylSe to spend the winter at home, and
will return to start his machinery in the
goId-Iaden sands Of Cape Nome when it /
tllaNs out there. His venture hasn't been
as successful this year rs he expected it to
be. but he has no doubt that next year he
will make up for lost time, and bring home
a wagon load of gold dust and nuggets.
AT the meeting OF the Board of Educa-
tion last Thursday evening, by vote of
three to three, motion to close the public
schools from Monday evening, the 24th, to
January ID, was lost Then a motion to
observe Christmas Day and New Years Day
as holidays was adopted. Hence the pub
lie schools are in session during this week,
about fifty per cent. Of the pupils being in
attendance.
The last Christmas Day Of the nine
teenth century was remarkable for entire
alsense of the winter features No snow.
no ice, no rain-but food of bright sum
shine, almost a July atmosphere. Business
was suspended, and the city was as quiet
almost as OH the Sabbath. We trust our
successors at the close of the twentieth
century, will revive this item, and tell the
readers Of the DEMOCRAT how it was in
Woodbury. on Christmas Day 1900.
'Fhe County School Board Association
met in the Academy, Woodbury., last Satur-
day morning, County Superintendent Ed
ridge, presiding constitution was
adopted and the following elected delegates
TO tile State Convention OF School Boards
that meets in Trenton on the 18th instant.
). u. Carpenter, j. II. Mounce, DR. f. NJ.
Halsey. President EIdridge made an
address III which te gave many interesting
facts as to the economy and advantage Of
consolidating SCHOOLS and transporting
children
Wear Pickwick right-slape clothing
for 1len ard youths Edgar F. Dell & Son,
92a VAIN ssreet, Philadelphia
51-29-19 00-6ms.