Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-02-27
LOCAL BRIEFS.

H. A. Fish has bought new team.
East Woodbury. was without gas Tues
day night.
County Collector Pierson carries a
sprained wrist, the result of fall.
The Central Baptist Church Melted $40
by their annual supper last Thursday night
South Jersey window glass blowers are
on strike for an increase of Is per cent. IN
wages.
A meeting to re-organize the Grange
will be held at Thorofare next Monday
evening.
"A six months old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Storms died suddenly last Sat
urday.
Capt. Ed Dubois application for a
pension has been granted, the amount being
$50 per month.
B. N. Gibson and his workmen are
painting Joseph Clements farm house in
Deptford township.
Over hundred horses were killed in
Newark and Jersey City last week by
misplaced electric wires.
Stanley Twells slipped on the pave
ment near his home on Monday and broke
his left arm at the wrist.
Fred johnson, formerly engineer at
the Woodbury. Gas Works, has secured
similar position at League Island.
The Paulsboro bank deposits now
amount to $4,000, and the banks stock is
in demand at $110-$10 above par.
Lawyers Swackhamer Avis and Rogers
attended the testimonial banquet to former
Justice Depue at Trenton last Saturday.
of the Bell Building for the purpose OF
manufacturing clothing for the wholesale
trade.
The basement of the West End school
building being flooded Wednesday morn
ing school was dismissed until the water
subside.
At the recent session of the Grand
Lodge. K, of P, George E. Pierson was
appointed chairman of the committee on
Phythian history.
Lieutenant C. W. Barber spent few
days with his parents in Woodbury. last
week, preparatory to accompanying his
command to the Philippines.
Frances B. Davis passed the Counsel
Tors examination at Trenton last Monday,
being one of twenty-five successful appli-
cants out of a class of forty-ive.
Mrs. Dan'l F. Hendrickson is home
from the hospital much improved in health,
while Miss Merriam, his daughter, is fully
recovered from the operation for appendi-
citis.
The Woodbury. girls basket ball team
will play their first public game on the 14th
instant. Tickets can be obtained from the
members of the teams. No admissions
will be sold at the door.
The West Deptford Board of Educa-
t;on will ask an appropriation to enlarge
the Newbold school house, which, though
practically new, is already inadequate to
the needs of the district.
The Directors of the Paulsboro Trac-
tion Company will meet next Monday for
the purpose of accepting or rejecting the
franchise ordinance passed by the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders last Thursday.
Grain and feed dealer H. A. Fish has
,+ a ,nisfortune in the loss of team of
.5ronght horses. for which he recently re-
fnsed 5000. A few days inactivity and
liberal feeding caused the fatal illness.
ON Monday last Sheriff Springer sold
the Howard P. Curry property in Franklin
township to Leaning Matlack, trustee, for
$3.50: also the Raymond h. Warren prop.
erty in Wenonah, to Mary A Tyson, OF
Phila., for $500.
Since our last issue we have learned OF
other candidates for Republican honors
this Fall. VIM. K. Robson, OF Wood
bnrv. and VIM. H. Mccullough, of Swedes-
boro. are in the race for Senator, and Z.
W. wilkins, of Thorofare, for County
Clerk.
The Presbyterian Aid Society, at its
.nnual meeting on Monday, elected these
following officers: President Mrs. 7. p
parlar. Vice Presidents, Mrs. HI. v.
Rogers. Mrs. G. W. Cattell and Mrs. F. R.
Ke1worthy: Secretary, Mrs c. r. Evans;
Treasurer, Mrs. F. c. Carr.
The Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph
md Telephone Company having utilized
a. ,ronertv of Rufus w. Smith, OF Elmer,
e. their nurposes without his consent, he
,,ro,,gbt suit to GUST them, and Judge Reed
hoe Given decision sustaining him. Cor
s,o-a3;ons have good many privileges, but
+ ia not vet legal for them to take private
nronerty without compensation
THE Republicans of Deptford town
have made these nominations;
sI,p Committee, Joseph Noblitt; Con-
.totla Z D. Cunard; Justice Of the Peace,
S q r Hagenbush; Commissioners Of Ap-
,e.i 7 Gunther and Joseph F. Sitley
Surveyors of Highways, R. c. Beidemar
and Frank Hendrickson.
warren Atkinson's fertilizer adver-
+;s.,snt is an object lesson in crop growing
that cannot fail to impress the farmers who
s e,, an,h;tious to be up head. Aside from
its value as an advertisement, many read
a A., who never saw Gloucester county
1 1000 field. will get an idea of the pro
fuctiyeness of our soil when properly
treated.