Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-11-07
LOCAL BRIEFS.

There is case Of smallpox in Bridgeton.
S. r. Budd bought a handsome road
ster of Tice yesterday.
See advertisement of the Wenonah
Cemetery Association.
Sewer construction has closed Della
ware street to wagon traffic.
The distressing news comes from Clay
ton that John M. Plum is seriously ill.
-Snelbaker Bros. furnished all the cut
stone for the new church at National Park.
Dark room methods don't carry the
Third Ward, even backed with $1,000 pot.
1t looks as if yesterday marked the
''Barn's" exit from Third Ward politics.
Mr.. Rutherford made a mistake in
becoming citizen of Woodbury. so late in
life.
AS a prophet, chairman Andrews is a
failure He put Gloucester down in cool
1000.
Greenwich, with 81 votes is the ban
ner Prohibition township in the county, if
not the State.
The daughter of Edw. Devlin, living
on Green street, has entirely recovered
from QlpnGnerlh.
-Harnessmaker Knisell has large stock
of robes and blankets, which he is selling
at bottom prices.
Samuel Locke, of National Park, has
sold his store business to DR.. Grummell, OF
Camden, and left for Denver.
The West Jersey Mari and Transports
tion Company have something interesting
to say to our farmer readers this week.
The annual New England dinner by
the Ladies' Aid of the First Baptist Church
will be served Thursday evening, Nov. IA.
VIM. ]. Osborne, collector for the
Prudential Insurance Company, is near
deaths door with typhoid pneumonia, as
we go to press.
The public schools of the county are
closed until next Monday while the teach
ers are attending the Institute at Atlantic
City.
The license applications held under
advisement by Judge Jessup last week,
were all refused at the Fridays session OF
Court.
The Republicans of the Third Ward
took their heads out of the party collar
long enough to give the machine there a
black eye.
The First Ward is climbing the Demo
cratic ladder at rapid rate. The highest
rung of the ladder was reached last Tues
day.
The annual Seven Cent entertainment
by the Central Baptist Church will be held
tonight. A tempting menu will be an
Interesting feature.
James Boyle, residing on Red Bank
avenue, near the river front, has a castor
oil bean plant that measures Is feet and T
inches in height, and is considered by the
old residents thereabout to be the largest
ever grown in the State.
Rev. George R. Wendell will give ar
illustrated lecture at the meeting OF Wood
hurv Council, No. 81, O. U. A. M, this
evening. Mr.. Wendell is a member OF the
Order and an interesting and profitable talk
on its principles may be expected.
IT is understood that Steward Wealth
erby has consented to withdraw his declina
ton to again be candidate for Steward, il
requested by the Board to do so. The name
Of John B. Clayton, of Woodbury., is men
toned in connection with the office.
Joseph Clement, Woodbury's oldest cit
lien. aged SO, went to the German Hospital
Philadelphia, on the 9Th inst, to undergo
the operation of amputation OF the hand Oh
which was a cancer, which was successfully
dome on the 9Th. As we go to press, We
learn that Mr.. Clement is doing nicely.
lydia B., wife of ex-Mayor Joshua B
Dawson, died at her husbands home
Glover street, yesterday, after a brief i'll,
ness ef paralysis of the brain. She is sur
yived by her husband, son Ralph, and two
daughters, Mrs. w. II. Borden, OF this
CITY. and Mrs. Frank Lippincott, of Sharp
town.
William o. Williams, the greater part
al the last twenty years clerk of Newton's
Hotel. died at his home, at Swarthmore
Pa. last Sunday, of paralysis. Mr.. Will
liams had a host of friends in this county
who will bear him in pleasant remembrance
as an honorable, upright man and true
friend. The interment was at Eglington
yesterday.
AT the last reunion Of the Twelfth
Regiment N. ]. V. l., it was decided that
measures be taken looking to the organiza.
t;ou Of an Auxiliary to the association, tC
be made up from the children, both male
.nd female, OF its membership, in order
thai the organization may be continued,
ssteY lbs original membership shall have
finished its work.
List Of letters remaining in the post
office for week ending Nov. 5: Mrs. Hannah
r, Allen. Mrs. NJ. E. Gable, Uta Hammond,
charles jess, Josiah johnson, Della Martin,
Mrs. r. L. Matlock, Miss Annie Quarrels,
Rachel Ramsey, Chas. Simmerman, Philip
Weisenborn. In calling for the above
please say advertised.
A rally meeting Of the Young Peoples
soeieli.s Of the churches Of Woodbury. ant
vicinity, win be held at the First Baptis
Church. Woodbury., Friday evening, Nov
8. Pastor Moore, Of the NJ. 3. Church, an'
Pastor Martin, Of Newbold, will maxi
addresses. A social hour at close of services
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