Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-11-08
RETURNING TRAINS.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
Joshua S. Joyce found purse on the
street early yesterday morning.
Considerable personal property is adj
vertised at public sale in this issue.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence smallwood died suddenly last
Monday.
Judge Howard Carrow is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Harry Firth, on cunning trip
at Blackwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Krimm celebrated
the tenth anniversary of their marriage
Monday evening.
The annual Farmers Institute of this
county, will be held at Mullica Hill on
November IA and Is.
"A Woodbury. housekeeper killed a
mud wasp yesterday. She says they are
not due until next June.
The sale of real estate by Jos. T.
Sickler, advertised to take place last Satur-
day, was adjourned to next Saturday.
-JeweIer H. H. Thoman has removed to
1S5 So. Broad street, and the property has
been put in excellent condition for his
business.
"A young son of Frank Lee Merchant,
colored, has been missing from home for
several days. 1t is thought he went away
with white boy.
Amy, the eldest daughter Of Robert
Duffieid, living on Green street, fell and
fractured one of the bones IN her left arm
o. 94.sl..g afternoon.
The gunners have been exercising
their dogs and themselves the past week
some of them got rabbits and occasionally a
quail, but they are the lucky ones.
VIM. G. Carter, farmer near Wood
bury, has had two horses die recently under
suspicious circumstances Last week he
found Paris green in the manager of a third
horse.
Judge Jessup last Friday granted a
wholesale license to Hendrickson's dis
tillery and refused Henry Witeraft's APP
plication for license at the Hoffman house.
near Paulsboro.
Mrs. Richard Taylor, of Redwood,
who was injured at her home last week. is
now much improved. The idea of robbery
IS exploded, as the money supposed to be
missing has been recovered.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
OF Miss Katie Weidemyer, Of Woodbury..
and Mr.. Andrew M. Redfeld, Jr., of Allan
tie City, in the Central Baptist church, on
Thursday evening, 22d inst.
The Farmers Club of Deptford town
ship will hold their annual oyster supper at
Plum's Hotel, Westville, on Thursday even
ing, November Is, 1900, at 7.30 O'Clock.
All old members and friends are invited.
-Wilbert Brinkley, a colored man of
this city, started out Tuesday night to do
up every white man he met. He met his
match at the Court House corner. and is
now in jail nursing badly bruised body.
Some Pennsylvania gunners have had
painful experiences getting their game
across the painful to the pocket
book and shocking to their nervous system.
IL is now lawful to take Jersey game to
Philadelphia.
Mrs. M. NJ. Dowd, of Boston. will
establish select school culture, dancing
and department class here soon. She will also
establish high grade select school as soon
as arrangements can be perfected Mrs.
Dowd is well known by some of our
citizens.
Our county teachers returned from
the Atlantic City Institute last evening,
and report it the most interesting and in
structiye session OF the kind ever held in
the State. There is general regret that
County Superintendent Eldridge was pre-
vented by illness from attending the Insti-
tute.
The Primary class of the Central Bap-
fist Sunday-school viii hold their annual
seyen-cent entertainment on Thursday
evening, Nov. Is, at eight o'clock. Re
treatments, consisting of ice cream and
cake, fruit and candy, will be served for
the small fee of seven cents. Go and help
the little folks
Outbreaks of diphtheria in Camden,
Elizabeth, Piainfield and elsewhere in this
State will serve to recall attention to the
theory that the disease is spread by the
burning Of leaves. Physicians and health
authorities always expeeta large increase
In diphthera cases at this season of The
year. Whether this is due to atmospheric
conditions, to decaying vegetation or t.
the acrid smoke from burning leaves is {
question that remains to be decided
The dead body Of Howard Anderson,
young colored man who resided with hi
parents near Wenonah, was found along thu
tracks Of the West jersey Railroad las
Sunday morning, near the German stree
crossing He was evidently struck by one
Of the night trains, as he was seen near tn,
Court House about u o'clock Coroner
Hunter held an inquest and verdict 0
accidental death was rendered. The funera
was from Budd's morgue Monday after
noon.
The Epworth League Of the Kembll
HI f. church will hold eantata this even
ing Thursday entitled ssThe Peppery Pa
or One night at singing school. BY reques
ssGrandmass Birthday viii be repeated
This entertainment is in charge Of tn
church choir and viii be an excellent re
production Of an old fashioned singing
school All are cordially invited to COM
out and by yonr presence help along goee
cause Admission 25e. for adults, 15c. 70
chiIdreDs.
While Mrs A. II. Swackhamer wa
preparing some flowers for winter on election
day she heard strange sound near he
head, and an object struck the house an
dropped to the ground near her hand. O.
picking it up, she was surprised to find
rife bullet Examination Of the hous
showed that the ball bad struck the wal
not . foot above her head Had she bee,
erect, the results are not pleasant to con
template When it is remembered tia
tie modern rife carries a bullet s, 900 yards
one s. warra in uttering warning t
owners of til afns against discbargin
them nsar d. Iyenin the open country