Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.

-Kemble M. E. Church expect to have
a note burning Sunday morning, Dec. %.
The trolley road is preparing for snow
breakers by purchasing powerful sweepers.
Prosecutor Starts home was bright
ened last week by the arrival of a little boy
and girl.
"A. S. Marshall has an exceedingly fine
line of goods designed for holiday gifts.
Go and see him.
The GLOUCESTER COUNTY DEMOCRAT
was the only paper in the county that
published the Presidents annual message
to Congress.
default Of security to pay Anna z.
Budd 81. so weekly for the support of her
child, Charles Redrow was last week COM
mitted to jail.
John E. Holmes, boarder at Green
Castle boarding house, became mentally
deranged last Thursday, and was sent to
the State Hospital.
Mrs. Amy Horsfall, of Camden, aged
IS years, who came down to spend Thanks
giving at d. L. Pines, and was taken i'll,
died here on Thursday last.
1t is desired that all members of the
Epworth League of Kemble NJ. E. Church
be present this evening to assist in the
election of officers for the ensuing year.
John Miller has moved from the former
Peter F. Locke farm, Near Repaupo, to the
Dilkes, now Green farm, near Woodbury..
Al. Harker will move to the Locke farm.
IS. R. Budd has purchased a promising
black mare, Al years old, of VIM. Hague,
of Philadelphia, sired by Joe Patchen,
record, 2015. He expects her to show
great speed.
John G. Whitall has quite collection
of old coins including half cents OF Ameri-
can coinage from 1894 to 1851; cents from
1894 to 1851; silver dollar, Of 1901; a New
Jersey cent, 1871, and copper piece of 1866.
DON'T forget the Festival of Days be-
ginning this afternoon in the Central Bap-
fist Church at which an opportunity will
be offered to buy Christmas gifts, ice cream,
pies, cakes, candies, palms etc. The Festival
will continue through this evening and
tomorrow afternoon and evening.
The case of VIM. Lord, against R. S.
Clymer and Sadie Y. Lord, executors of the
estate of Mary G. Lord, and the attach
ment suit of Edw. Lord against VIM.
Lord, were tried before Judge Jessup last
Friday and Saturday. Prosecutor Starr
TeDr6SeQUcU w Ill. ,duu 1NSuACiu
the executors. Decision was reser we'd.
Co. l of this city, has organized bas-
ket-ball team and expects to play each Sat
urday evening in the armory, Green's
Block. The team consists of BERT Dop-
son and w. Eldridge, forwards; John
Sagirs and Weseott, guards; Beath, centre !;
H. Eldridge and Umba, subs. The adj
mission has been placed at 10 cents.
According to the report of the State
Board of Health, deaths by cancer were
unusually large in this State last year.
The figures follow: OF the 3444 cases of
diphtheria, 296 cases of scarlet fever and
ga cases of typhoid there were only 613
DEATHS while from cancer the deaths total
1901. There were 225 cases of smallpox
in the State last year, and this malady only
resulted fatally in five instances.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany having transferred the district Office
from Woodbury. to Atlantic City, Su-
perintendent G. G. Wignall yesterday
moved TO that place, and the branch Office
here is placed in charge of assistant super
intendent John Prentice. Mr.. Wignall
has made many friends here who will re-
greet his removal from the city.
The will of Alfred W. Garfield who
died at Morristown in 1871, provided that
the sum of S., 600 be expended to build a
monument to his memory. His widow
thought the money could be put to better
use. and erected a monument that cost
1925. Chancellor Stevenson has just con-
firmed her judgment and ordered that the
entire sum go to the heirs-in-law and next
of kin.
py Tho will Of Nre Emma Palmer who
died at Innspruck, Austria, who was sister
in-law of Col. James M. Scovel admitted to
probate at Camden on Monday, she devises
500 to the Board of Education for the pur-
pose of buying maps or other articles which
may be needed to equip the I. X. Mulford
School in South Camden. The remainder
of her estate is bequeathed to her nephews
and sdeces. The executor named in the
will is Ed ward Dudley, a member of the
Camden Bar.
The State Grange, al lSs Last meeting,
appointed committee to visit the various
counties and choose place for holding the
next State session, which will be three days
the FIRST week in December. Woodbury.
will be the first place visited, and as Glou-
,cester county is strong factor IN the
Grange. this city will naturally have a
Interference if adequate accommodations can
be secured. Our hotel facilities are certainly
as good as in Trenton, and our Court House,
while not as elegant as the Assembly
chamber. vet is comfortable place
for mesting, and not inelegant, while
Green's Opera House and PrehI's Hall art
commodious and pleasant places for large
gatherings. We feel sure that the Grang
ers can be nicely accommodated and hand
.somelv entertained in Woodbury..