Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-03-15
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| The Worlds Fair GIassblowers, under
the management of Professor ]. P. Lee,
have engaged the Town Hall for the week,
commencing March 20. These are the men
who worked in Libbps factory during the
Worlds Fair. While they do not expect
to put up glass furnace in the Town Hall,
they will do what is known as lamp work
and grinding. That is they will take rough
pieces Of glass and over an alcohol lamp,
with the use of blow pipe fashion them
into souvenirs which will be distributed
free to the audience. They will also hold
voting contests and award prizes to the
handsomest young lady, the ugliest man.
and to the first couple who becomes en-
gagged after their appearance in town.
Popular prices will prevail the bill says.
John Vohman, assistant agent of the
Atlantic City Railroad here, has purchased
lot from Burdsall Sickler and will COM
mence the erection of handsome residence
Contractor Eldridge will do the work, and
the honse will be built on the same plans
as the one put up by Albertus Simmermon
last Summer.
The Bodine Glass Works are enlarging
the factory building number 2, and they
will shortly begin the erection of coal
trestle.
Hammond Ireland has torn out the
partition in his store and thrown 1t into one
large room. He has also moved the
entrance into the middle of the store and
put large plate glass widow on each side
of it. He has just about completed a
second story addition to the same building,
and when he gets in his telephone aud
electric lights, he will have one of the
finest stores in town.
Our travelling photograph gallery in
leaving town last week ran off the side of
the road, and the gallery fell over on its
side, wrecking part of the apparatus in
side.
The Delaware and Atlantic Telephone
system will establish pay system at Gross
Keys Both the credit for this and for
bringing the line through that place is due
to II. B. Garwood, who had a long strug-
gle with the Company before he could
induce them to do this. The original
intention was to build the line direct from
Glassboro to Williamstown.
A lot Of new books will be added to the
library of the free reading room.
The Presbyterian Sunday school have
added about eighty new books to their
library.
The Registry of voters in Monroe town
ship all told, numbered 672.
Morgan Lutz and Oscar Souders are
building telephone line to connect their
residences.
The election for school trustees will be
held on next Tuesday. The three retiring
members are NJ III Chew, E. F. Evans and
Eli r. Marsh. Both Mr. Marsh and Mr..
Evans will not be candidates again, and il
is possible that Mr.. Chew will not be a
candidate. At this writing the only
1 candidates in the field are William Smith
! and Morgan Lutz.
The election for road oyerseer in the
three districts WIS held on Thursday.
Miss Lord, Of WiIliamspOrt, is visiting
/ Miss Sadie johnson.
Miss Katie Sirang. Of Magnolia, and Miss
| Elliot, of Atlantic City, are visiting Mrs.
Elliot at the Washington House.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mclaughlin, Of
Tnrnerviile, was held ia the Presbyterian
church here on Tuesday.
Mr.. Hammond ireland is making extern
sive improvements to his store here.
The Delaware and Atlantic Telephone
Company are going to build telephone
| line direct from Camden TO this place
through Blackwood and Cross Keys. a
public pay station viii be put ID II Ctoae
! Keys.