Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-27
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Peaches are s1.75 per basket.

Peaches are $1.75 per basket.
w. ]. Peall is recovering from an
attack of typhoid fever.
1t costs from S. to 1856 to inter an
oath on the streets of Salem.
DR.. Grant Simmons, of Swedesboro, is
the new physician to the Aims House.
Il. Hampton Williams was badly burn
ed about the head and face last week by a
lamp.
The last week in August started off
very hot and sultry-quite contrast 10
the beginning Of the month.
Ernest Redfeld and Theodore S. Bur-
rows are candidates for the Republican
nomination for City Treasurer.
The County Board Of Elections will
be held on Friday afternoon next, to con-
firm lists of Boards of Registry and Elec-
ton.
H. A. DeHart, the Thorofare wagon
maker, took orders amounting to over $500
at the Farmers Picnic at Washington Park
on the 18th inst
-On Monday last Sheriff Jones sold the
Mary E. Chew property in Deptfold town
ship, to the complainants, the Excelsior
Building and Loan Association, for So, 500
-''Gus'' Prehl is prepared to show car
riages as well by night as by day, having
put a complete system Of electric lights in
his warerooms, making them lighter than
day light.
Fifteen members of Thorofare Grange,
on invitation, visited Burpee's seed trial
farm near Doylestown, Pa, on Tuesday,
and aside from the heat, had a profitable
and enjoyable trip.
Peaches will be the greatest luxury
this year. Delaware, where the usual
crop is 5000, 900 baskets, yield will not be
more than 500, 600 this year. In this State
the crop will not exceed 30 per cent. Of the
usual yield.
The open season for reed birds, rail
bird and mud hens opens on Tuesd ay next
September first. The birds are said to be
plentiful this year, and owing to the season
opening on September first, the birds will
be in better condition and more plentiful.
Professor Frey, supervising principal
of the Woodbury. public schools, will be in
his Office at the Academy during the week
beginning September LIST. from 8 a. m. to
12m. The principal will be pleased to see
parents or pupils who desire an interview
about next years school work.
List of advertised letters in the post
office for the week ending Aug. A, 1907
Mr.. Charles Bruner, Mrs. Sarah Everly,
Mr.. C. Hassenforder, Mr.. Salome Lummis,
Mr.. Frank Mattsom, Mr. Josiah Reed, Mr..
Theodore Rhodes, Miss Susie Savish,
Plummer Scott, Giabor Visanyi, Mrs E.
Wenes. Persons calling for the above
letters will please say advertised.
w. Harrison Livermore has been a
great sufferer the past week from mystic
rious injury on his right hand. At first
pain in his right arm was ascribed to &C.
cute rheumatism, but close inspection Of the
hand revealed slight puncture Of the skin
that the physician believed was the bite Of
some insect. Mr.. L. yet suffers great pain,
but feels that there is decided improve
ment.
Our August clean up sale of summer
dress goods. The cent lawns are cents.
The 7, and 10 cent lawns are cents, good
assortment The white goods for waits were
121, is, IS, 80 and so cents, now 10, 123,
10, 80 and 800. 1t will pay you to take
advantage Of these low prices. Terms cash.
The Misses Cozens, III South Broad street,
Woodbury..
"A wagon belonging to G. NJ. Hannold,
Of Paulsboro, containing about three tons
of ice, was stuck about three and one-hall
Monday morning. The front wheels sank
10 the hubs in the soft ground where the
sewer trench had been. After half Of the
ice had been removed and boards wedged
under the wheels the wagon was pulled
ont but not until one harness had been
badly broken.
On Saturday last the steamship San
Jacinto broke from the ways and took q
premature plunge into the Delaware river
from the Delaware RIVER Iron Steamship
building COmpany's yard at Chester. The
tsshoe'' would not hold the weight of the
steamer, and in breaking, allowed the boat
to glide swiftly into the water. If the Sal
Jaeinto proves to be as fast getting over thu
water as she was getting into it she will b.
q great craft.
AT a session held at one p. m. las
Tuesday the Board OF Education elected
Miss Anna T. Wilkins, of Colorado, to tn
vacancy in Woodbury's corps of teachers
Miss Wilkins is a daughter of the lat
Thomas Wilkins, of Washington town
ship, who moved to Colorado for hi
health when Miss Anna was two year
old. She was graduated from the COLORADO
Normal School five years ago, and ha
successfully taught in Colorado higl
schools for FIVE years. Our teaching forc
is now complete, and the school building
ready for the opening on September 8.
The proposed amendments to the stat
constitution are printed complete in til
advertising columns Of the GL0UCEsTEl
COUNTY DEMOCRAT, and every voter shout
read them carefully in order to be able
vote intelligently at the special election
be held next month. The official ballc
will contain the amendments in full.
You are in favor of all the amendments
vote the ticket as printed, without change
if you desire to vote against any partlculs
amendment, write the word against o
the margin of the ballot opposite suc
amendment; il you do not desire to voi
far or against any particular amendmen
draw line or lines through such ameni
.nart. ,nsa aifhar black ink or led nenc