Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-13
LOCAL BRIEFS.

"A slaughter of Christmas trees is in
progress.
The first snow of the season fell Tues
day afternoon.
Capt. James McElwee is with US again
for brief stay.
DIR. Duncan Campbell is en- route home
from California.
Il. Brown & Co. opened new invoice
Of sleds last Monday
Diphtheria has evidently run discourse.
There are no new cases.
Morton Haley and wife, of MiilYille,
spent Sunday IN Woodbury..
Headquarters for buyers Of holiday
goods MarshaIl's drug store.
Alex Golden and family hase gone to
MarysvilIe, Cal, for the winter.
There was baptism in the Central Bap-
fist church last Sunday morning
Marshall, the druggist, exhibits some
rare things designed for holiday gifts.
Jos. S. Taggart moved into the Lavinia
Cloud house, on Centre street, last week.
The 25th N. J. Volunteers are holding
their annual reunion at Bridgeton to-day
Fifteen applicants for membership in
the Country Club were elected last Monday
night.
Herbert and John Twells are home
again after a two months visit across the
Atlantic.
r. A. Pease and wife, of oswego, N.
Y, spent an hour with friends in Woodbury.
last Friday.
VIM C. Fox had real clearance sale
last Thursday, and will soon 90 West for a
new lot of horses.
Mrs. Lieut. Chas W. Barber and FIVE
year-old son arrived in Woodbury. from
Manila Tuesday evening last.
Thomas Wallace, glassblower of this
city, will move to Salem, where he has
secured employment on Jan. ].
STAIRS have big stock of goods from
which Santa Claus may fill his pack to the
delight of both children and adults.
-Laub has the kind of slippers that
Santa Claus selects as gifts for his best
friends-and prices are right, too.
Merritt has line of goods both useful
and ornamental. They have been selected
with exquisite taste, too Drop in and
look them over.
Geo. G. Weatherby, Steward Of the
Aims House and Asylum, who has been i'll
with fever for the past seven weeks, is
reported somewhat better now.
John T. Wick has a variety of goods
Of the useful and ornamental line. And
when 1t comes TO prices, you viii be aston
ished if you have never been there
An acceptable present to friend is a
wears subscription to the GLOUCESTER
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scribe now.
IS J. Fisher, builder of the new county
gravel road from Glassboro to Clayton, is
complimented on the excellence of the job,
not only by the authorities, but by the
abutting property owners.
List of letters remaining in the post
Office for week ending Dec. 10: William
Headley, Ida Kayser, n. J. Miller, Mary
Williams. Persons calling Tor the above
will please say advertised
Eli r. Marsh was last week appointed
postmaster at Wiliiamstown, to succeed
John w. Mcclure, who for the past eight
years has served the people there 50 accept
ably and faithfully in that capacity.
Hilman Maulsbury has successfully
taken the Pennsylvania pharmaceutical
examination and expects his diploma this
week. He is now eligible to the practice
of pharmacy in New jersey, New York and
Pennsylvania.
IS. P Foster, of the Elmer Times, was
last Monday appointed receiver of the Gil
christ Jar Company, glass jar makers, Of
that town. Sam" knows how to wlloop
up a newspaper, and If he can galyanize
the glass industry in Elmer into life again
the people there will be willing to have
him have So, 600 fee thereffom.
"A delightful entertainment was given
IN the casino of the Country Club by club
members last Saturday evening, entitled
the Gibson Pictures The participants
were Misses Matilda Whitall, Lillian Dur.
rell, Bessie Craig, Abbie White, Lillian
Ross, Lille Glover, Leona Scott, Amelia
Kunitz and Margaret Thorpe; Messrs John
b Peddle, McCurdy, Ogden, Leeds, Davis,
jacques and Maxwell. The audience Of
three hundred enjoyed the entire program.
The projected public road from We
n0naI to SeweH is going to be fought al
every step BIZ the people Of Mantua town
ship, who are firmly OF the opinion that
ti1e road IS more Of q private than public
benefit, and the expense will, out Of all
proportion, exceed the benefit The sur
seyors overruled the protest Of The
directors at the meeting last Thursday and
viii lay cut the road When they make
their return to the Court it viii be met by
i cayeat, and then the objectors feel they
viii DO in d position TO make successful
contest The Township Committee at /
meeting last Monday, employed 4. II
swackIalneT, Esq, as counsel,