Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-10-17
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Arthur Lay is enjoying brief outing
in Maryland.
Miss Elizabeth Allen has been elected
teacher in the Westville school.
Mrs E. J. Frey and son are visiting
relatives in Jersey City this week.
See call for the Democratic City Con-
vention at the head of this column.
Republican Gubernatorial candidate
Murphy will be in Gloucester County next
Monday.
The Lyceum OF the M. E. Church went
on an excursion to the Switchback this
morning.
Miss Florence Eldridge entertained a
few of her friends on Tuesday evening
at crokinole.
-"Gus'' Prehl has contracted with
Thompson Allen to renovate his future
home on Cooper street.
Col. G. G. Green has contracted with
builder Joseph B. Best to build a $40, 900
hotel building near Evergreen Hall.
The annual seven cent entertainment
by the ladies of the Central Baptist Church
will be held on Thursday, Nov. T.
George Koran, a North Woodbury. foot
ballest, broke his collar bone in two places
while at practice last Friday evening.
DIR. George E. Reading celebrated his
thirty-eighth birthday Tuesday evening by
giving an entertainment to large number
of friends.
Mr.. C. 7. Wilkins and his lady friend,
Miss Minnie Fishley, of Philadelphia, were
the guests of his sister, Mrs. G. c. Kugler,
over Sunday.
And now some people are endeavorlng
to make it appear that it is unsafe for
ladies to be on the streets OF Woodbury.
after dark. What next
The contributors of garments for the
Needle Work Guild will please have them
ready for their Directors by the last OF this
month. Miss HERBERT, Sec'y.
John Urban will next week open a
confectionery stock in the store formerly
occupied by Mrs. Burrows, manufacturing
his own goods.
Saturday next being the last day for
paying city taxes without penalty, Collector
Redfield has arranged to be in his office
daily and evenings during this week.
Charles F. Marshall has purchased the
Central Baptist Church lot at the corner of
Curtis avenue and Marshall street, and will
build handsome twin house thereon.
Col. Green is having plans prepared
for ten new houses to be built on Ever
green avenue, and new street extending
north from the present northern terminus of
that avenue.
-Republican Gubernatorial Candidate
Murphy will be in Woodbury. next We'd
nesday and address meeting in the Opera
House. Senator Stokes and other speakers
will accompany him.
DIR. CampbelI's team became frightened
at trolley car while standing in front of
the post office Wednesday morning, and
broke the carriage pole in their effort to get
away. They were controlled, however,
with no other damage.
Augustus Prehl has sold his livery
stable property on Cooper street to S. r.
Budd for $4,000. This purchase includes
the frame building and brick stables, but
not the brick hall building or the carriage
show rooms to the rear.
Harry Ford's bay PAGER REX" and
John Fosters trotter 'Tannhauser" raced
at the stock farm last week for stake of
$50. The race was for the best two heats
in FIVE "Rex' won. Time 2.45, 2.35.
Judge, Robert Martin; starter, III. M. Dry;
timer, VIM. Calverly.
BY vote of as to 20, the proposition
to increase the membership fee to the
Country Club by horizontal increase of
So. so, failed of enactment at the meeting of
last Monday evening. The proposition was
re-introduced and will be better understood
hereafter.
Commander S. P. Comfy, who was
ordered home as a witness in the Schley
Inquiry, but who was not summoned, has
been ordered to re-join his ship, the Ali
ance, at Borbadoes, the most eastern isle of
all the West Indies. He will leave Wood
bury next Monday, and sail from New
York on the 23d.
Paul Badewitz was arrested at Pauls-
boro last Sunday on complaint of the Law
and Order League, charged with maintain
ing disorderly house. He was admitted
to bail in the sum of $1,000, and at hearing
before Justice Pancoast on Monday dis
charged as the charge of habitual gambling
was not sustained by proof.
james Burk, Arthur Lays assistant,
while opening oysters on Tuesday, stuck
an oyster knife into the joint of his right
hand, severing an artery, and blood gushed
forth in stream. He was hurried to DR.:
Readings Office across the street. who
stanched the flow of blood and dressed the
wound.
Helen, DR.. H. C. Clark's little grand
daughter, brought him corroded piece of
medal few days ago which has developed
into rdra aris. To please the child he
took it and scraped it with his knife. Find
ing il was silver he proceeded carefully to
clean it and soon made the discovery that
he had prize. It is Spanish coin, about
the size Of ten cent piece, of the date Of
1743, coined during the reign Of King
Philip V, ruler Of Spain and India Even
the finer lines of the coin are yet clear and
distinct.