Gloucester County Democrat., 1902-05-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.


tised.
The West Jersey Grove Camp Meeting
will open in August.
Mrs E. J. Frey and son are visiting
friends in Morris county.
Woodbury. school children are going
through the examination period.
The Central Baptist choir are arrang-
ing for an excursion to Atlantic City in
July.
There was snow in Pennsylvania Tues
day night, and the chill of it was in the air
in Woodbury..
The local branch of the Red Cross So
ciety has forwarded $50 for the relief of the
Martinique sufferers.
The wholesale price of anthracite coal
has reached $10.25 per ton, and there are
only few tons in sight.
Mrs. J. ]. Summerill is entertaining
her mother, Mrs. Charles w. Shippers, of
North East, Maryland.
John G. Hurff, of Sewell, had a straw
berry picking bee on Wednesday. His
berries are prize winners.
Judge Jessup has twenty-one license
applications for consideration, four of
which are from Glassboro.
"A new corporation, The Active Min
ing Company, has filed articles. Robert S.
Clymer is the local representative.
The city water main sprang leak on
High street on Monday. Examination
showed that the cause was imperfect
caulking.
just to think, one of our dignifed
citizens has been operating a speak-easy
right on Laurel street, and has escaped
detection until now.
A sale of homemade baking, ice cream
and aprons, will be held in the Central
Baptist Church, Saturday, June7. Proceeds
for Young Peoples Fund.
Rev. A. L. Urban, for six years Rector
of Christ Church of this city, preached his
farewell sermon last Sunday, and has gone
to his new field at Royersford, Pa.
The Haddonfield Baptist Church is
seeking pastor, and rumor credits them
with having designs on Pastor Wendell, of
the First Baptist Church, this city.
A Court of Forresters was organized
here last Tuesday evening. If there is any
thing in the secret society line that is not
represented here, we would like to know it.
Farmers are looking for an early and
abundant tomato yield. About Swedes-
boro the first setting is abundant, and
many tomatoes are now as large as wal
nuts.
The Interstate Telephone Company
may erect poles in the borough of Elmer
by paving an annual rental of fifty cents
for each pole. There is to be no cheap
talking in Elmer.
The old First National Bank, with its
capitol of $100, 600 and surplus of S165, 600,
announces a new departure. Hereafter
interest at the rate of 3 per cent per an
mum will be paid on certificates of deposit.
Under the recent annual adjustment
of salaries, the compensation of the Wood
bury postmaster is increased from 81, 200
to So, 300, Swedesboro from $1,500 to
81, 700, and Woodstown from 81, 600 to
$1,700.
Its not exactly news to mention the
refreshing rain of Monday night and Tues
dav. but it would be little less than a
crime to let such good thing pass into
history without favorable mention, and a
word of gratitude.
The Country Club has arranged an
interesting program for Memorial Day.
There will be golf at 1890 a. M, and 2 p.
m. Tennis at 2.30, base ball between the
Country Club and Westville-Newbold
teams at g. 80, and an informal dance from
s to II, p. m.
Our farmers are not greatly worried
about the seventeen-year lOcusts. One Of
our best and most observing agriculturalists
said to the writer last week that these
insects might do slight damage to young
trees, but there were so many chances that
they would not that the talk of fear of
their visit was mere speculation.
Two months ago two colored boys
ouarreled over a game of marbles; one
rushed home. secured his fathers revolver
and deliberately shot his playmate. He
was arrested and bound over to court. The
Grand Inquest has adjourned and no in
dictment is found. The question arises,
will the next person who arouses this young
vagabonds ire, escape with his life?
-s'The people can tell more people Of their
wants through the DEMOCRATS advertising
columns than any other avenue in this county.
If you want to buy sell anything, try it"
Apropos to the above from our last issue,
T.. Brown & Co., state they have increased
their sales three fold since beginning adj
yertising this spring, and they credit the
DEMOCRAT with its share in this desirable
result.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending May 26, 1902: Jane Atrall, VIM.
Allen, George II. Brown, George Collins,
VIM. Cattell, Jno. Collins, 2; Mrs. VIM.
Dilks, George Greyson, Miss S. B. Geaimes,
Willie Jones' Mrs Chas or John Kerns,
II. P. S. Morgan, Edward Marshall, Mrs
Harriet Savoy, Mrs. Wright, Miss Sophia
Ward. Persons calling for the above letters
will please say advertised.
1t will be remembered that Hon. J. j.
navidson made an exnerimental shipment