Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-16
LOCAL BRIEFS.

DR. T. F. Clifford will close his dental
rooms during the month of August
in another column will be found an
advertisement for bids for renovating the
Jail.
james Duffield has had an are light
put in his restaurant adjoining Newton
Hotel
The cellar is being dug for Elmer
Ford's new house at the corner of Glover
and West streets.
There is complaint from housewives
that the gas WOodburians are using is at its
poorest for full purposes.
None of the Hampton properties were
sold at the public sale of Saturday last,
but are held at private sale.
Last Monday Sheriff Jones sold prop
critics of Septimus A. Chew to the COM
plainants IN the action.
Rachel, wife of Ira Wescott, died last
Friday, aged ~ years. The funeral was
from the residence of her son-in-law last
Monday, and the interment was at Bethel
Dennis Blake, agent for the American
Dreging Co., has a few acres of grass in
the Eagle Point Meadows at private sale,
or to be cut on shares. Address at Nat
ional Park.
Cooper Dilks and son, of Gloucester
City, formerly of Mantua have leased from
]. M. Henderson his large store on King
street, Gloucester, and will open a general
provision store.
There will be lawn fete this evening
on the lawn of Jos. Morgan's residence,
1O3 So. Broad street, under the auspices OF
the ladies of the Central Baptist Church.
The public will be welcome.
-Mullica Hill Grange, Patrons of Hus-
brndry, has filed articles of incorporation
in the County Clerks Office, with George
G. Tonkin, George w. F. Gaunt, Jos. w.
Atkinson, D. w. Sithens and Asa Moore as
trustees.
Officers Geitz and McDiyitt found
three suspicious characters in a box car on
Tuesday evening and lodged them in Jail.
Between them there was the munificent
sum of one cent. They will be given
hearing tonight.
Mr.. J. H Nichol, of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, who just as he had COM
pleted handsome residence at the corner
of Cooper street and Poplar Ave, was
transferred to Williamsport, has sold the
property to Rev. E. HI. Durell for So, 500.
The abstract Of rateables as prepared by
the County Board of Assessors last Monday
will be found in another column. The
borough of Wenonah has the highest tax
rate in the county, while Clayton township
has the lowest. The table is very in
teresting one.
The American Mechanics will give
their I'd annual excursion to Woodlyn
Beach on Tuesday, July Dist. Trolley cars
will leave Cooper street at a. M, con-
Meeting with the Steamer Thomas Clyde at
Washington Park Pier. Tickets 50c.; chill
dren 25o. not including trolley fare.
List of advertised letters in the post
Office for the week ending July 10, 1907
Miss Ella Acheson, Edw. Cowell, Mrs.
Mary Greene, a. D. Herman, w. T.
Hoblitzel, Nathaniel johnson, Anna La
Rue, Samuel Lewis, I. T. Perrin, William
Sipley, Leroy Williams, Christ Zank, Mrs.
Marion Wilson. Persons calling for the
above letters will please say advertised.
-Thompson's glove fitting A'Grand
Duchess is perfect corset for stout
figures; sizes up to 80, $1.O0; above 80,
SIPS. The Militant" at $1.00 is all
right for petite figures. Thompson's
Cleopatra" tape girdle is just the thing
for misses and young ladies, 60c. The
Misses Cozens, 172 South Broad Street,
Woodbury..
"A very enjoyable entertainment was
given in the Presbyterian Chapel on Tues
day evening for the benefit Of the Carpet
Fund by Miss Rachel Jessup. The Farce
in two acts entitled sAn Open Secret, I"
performed by nine young ladies, was very
well rendered. The rotations given by
w. J. McCoughan in his witty manner
were enjoyed by all. The music was also
feature Of enjoyment.
Victor, the ten-year-old son Of Coun-
Gilman Kugler, concluded to improve the
vacation season by learning the art and
mysteries Of the farming business, at the
home of Freebooter Joyce, Of West Dept
ford. Last Monday afternoon he was rid
ing on the potato planter with Mr. Joyce,
and busted himself probing the seed and
fertilizer with stick. A potato clogged,
and Victor employed a finger to release it,
with the result that it was caught in the
cruel knives. An ak and a monkey wrench
and fifteen minutes time were required to
release his hand, when he was carried to
DIR. Readings office. The doctor found he
could catch the 4 "a train, so hurried him
to Cooper hospital, where the middle fin
ger of the right hand was amputated at the
knuckle joint. The little fellow stood the
whole ordeal like a soldier.