Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-20
LOCAL BRIEFS.
The night school closed last

The night school closed last week.
The Chosen Freeholders are in session
to-day.
IF. C. White is in Woodbury. for a
few days.
j. D. Armstrong, of Vineland, was in
Woodbury. yesterday.
See adver of Modern Eloquence on
our fourth page.
Madam Mountford will preach in the
NJ E. Church next Sunday night.
j. H. Leppee has employed Thompson
Allen to renovate his house on Jackson st.
Philip Kline, having sold his farm at
Repaupo, moved to Woodbury. last Mon
day.
We thank friends in the various town
ships for promptly forwarding results of the
annual school meetings.
Brooks Bros. are now in the West buy
ing load of horses and expect to have a
sale at their stables about April LIST.
VIM. T. Madara. of Redwood, has
purchased the John D. Clark farm of AZ
acres, at Redwood. Price not stated.
Woodbury. Lodge, No. "a, I. o. o. F.,
will attend divine services in the Presby-
terian Church, this city, on Sunday, April
81.
Telephones are to be installed in our
school houses which the teachers and
pupils can use by dropping a nickel in the
slot.
Bell Dickerson Co.. the new depart
ment store of Atlantic City, have opened a
branch store on the boardwalk of which
A. M. Redfeld, Jr., has the manage
ment.
Joseph N. COMBS barber shop pre-
sents an up-to-date appearance. having
been handsomely papered and decorated
by artist Joseph Gibson
John J. Costello, near Wenonah, has
purchased from the estate of the late Jos.
Powell. Jr., of Mt. Holly, the celebrated
Patchen stallion, 'fSid Foster"
Co. / defeated the Nelson A. G. on Sat-
urday evening in the armory by the score
of Al to 81. Basketball season is drawing
to a close and but three more games are
scheduled.
Prank M. Highley, son of our former
townsman, Jas. E. Highley, will be married
in the Oxford, Phila., Presbyterian Church,
on April 9, to Miss Mary Edith Shapley,
of Philadelphia.
If any of our subscribers change their
residence this Spring they will save them
selves and US much trouble If they VIII
promptly notify US, giving the old as well
as the new address.
John C. Wolferth's address on Tomato
Blight. Its Cause and Remedy" delivered
before the County Board of Agriculture on
March 8 will be found in full on the fourth
gage of this paper.
andrew Marcus will return to Atlantic
City this week, where he has contracts that
reouire his constant attention. His removal
will be only temporary, however, as he will
resume his residence here next Fall
The Young ladies' basket ball team de-
feated the ladies' team OF Commercial High
Sebool. of Phiia. on Tuesday evening by
+be SCORE of % to Z. This is the first game
This team has played and was greatly en-
;oved by an enthusiastic audience.
Mrs. Ellie Watson, a resident of Maple
street. was seriously burned about the arms
and face on Saturday. While building
FIRE in the yard her dress became lgnlted and
inf for the timely aid OF workman nearby
She would have been fatally burned.
We greatly regret to be obliged to re-
So 70 1nhlish a communication from a
zoiohboring town, signed "A Reader OF
We Paner. y Correspondents will favor
1s with their names, not for publication
f,,1t az an evidence of good faith
Two bids for the construction Of the
Gravel road from Clayton to Willlamstown
were opened by committee OF CHOSEN
Freeholders on Wednesday. Smith Iomln
hid S6. 1913. go and S. d. FISHER, 60, 449- 90
THE Committee will recommend that the
contract be awarded to Mr.. TomlIn.
Jacob Tomifn residing near Barnsboro
Lost three horses in twenty-four hours from
, ,JcS poisoning. They had been feed
~, brewers grains and cob meal, and DR.
Pagers. the attending veterinarian, thinks
4bsf tbe trouble was due to the develop
ment Of poison in this food.
On April 3, ex-senator Harlan, o.
Pehnsylvania. will deliver a lecture II
Green's Opera House, under the auspices
ri Deptford Institute Free Library, or
aAIaska.'' Mr.. Harlan has spent TWO
years in Alaska and his discourse will be
hoti, Interesting and instructive.
The stockholders in the new Trus'
and Safe Deposit Company will meet to
Say and elect officers. It is understood
that Hon. D. O. Watkins will be thu
prss;dent and the present board of Direc
80 Of the Farmers and Mechanics Banl
s inc, to twenty-one, viii con
sa;tssss the Board of Directors of the new
institution.
"A civil service examination for thu
selection of three letter carriers and al
additional clerk in the post office was helC
in the Court House yesterday, in charge. 0
Examiner R. W. Joyce. The syamln NINA 81
4be ,sositions. including five colored mel
and two woman, who are seeking the add
f;onal elerkship. The free mail delivery
system will go into effect here about thu
5sf Of June. The result of the examlna
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