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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31

Miss Lizzie MCGOWAN is home for the
holiday season.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rulon were guests
of Vineland relatives on Sunday.
Joseph Shoemaker moved into his new
house on Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Hess and children are
spending some time with Phila. friends.
Presiding Elder Dobbins preached in the
Methodist Church on Sunday morning.
E. G.. Champion AMI wife are spending
several days with their son, Frank Cham
pion, of Newark.
Mr.and Mrs George Swyler are spending
two weeks with James d. Kelley and
family at their city home.
Recorder Stackhouse and family, Of Cam
den. were Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs.
|. W. Newkirk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Brown, of Clay
ton, ate their Christmas dinner with Allen
Conover and family.
Master Frank Kelly, who delivers the
Evening Bulletin to the satisfaction Of
everyone, received a fine football from the
publishers on Christmas Day.
Mrs. Captain Jackson, of Ocean City, w.
A. Rulon, of Philadelphia, and Mrs Anna
Fries, Of this place, ate Christmas turkey
with J. G. RuIon and family.
Dace SuppIee and Dan lowering were
skating on Honey Brock Lake on Sunday,
and through the ice breaking, took an in
voluntary bath, but were in no danger, as
the lake is very shallow.
Attending the Christmas reunion dinner
at Joseph d. Cars were G.. w. Carr and
wife, DR.. H. H. Carr and wife, Charles
Dilkes and wife, VIM. Huseback and wife,
Mrs Dawson and Miss Mollie Uncles.
Expressman Knisell wears a very broad
smile We extend congratulations to his
bride and himself, and will be glad to
welcome them as permanent residents Of
the town.
Mrs Evelyn Magee, one of Pitman's best
known simmer residents, died at her home
Arch street, near Broad, on Tuesday even
ing Of last week, and was buried so Satur-
day. A large number of Pitman summer
residents were present at the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Fleming, of Cam
den, celebrated the nineteenth anniversary
of their marriage on Christmas Day by
spending the day at their pretty summer
residence on Holly avenue. Just 2 o'clock
as nearly everybody were eating their
Christmas dinner, the fire bell struck three
taps and the Flemming cottage was found
to be mass Of flames inside. Mrs. Flem-
ing was calling in the grove and Mr.. FIem-
ing was taking an after diner siesta, when
he was aroused by a cracking sound and
found the second story ablaze By the time
the firemen arrived on the spot the first
floor was mass of flames. The fire had
gained such Roadway that it was impossible
to save much of the building It is sup
posed the fire originated from detective
aue. Mr.. Fleming will rebuild as soon as
Spring opens.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31
CLARKsBoRo.

Mr.. and Mrs Cyrus Brown, Of Mt. ROYAL
entertained relatives on Saturday and Sun
day.
The Y. w G. T. U. met at the home OF
Clara Hughes on Tuesday evening.
Carlton Higgins, of Long Island City,
spent Saturday with his mother and sister.
The w. c. T. u. will meet on Friday,
Jan LIST, at 2.30 p. M, subject Peace and
Arbitration. y
The Baptist Church at Mt. Royal held
their Christmas exercises on Saturday even
ing TO large audience.
Miss Ethel Eldridge, Of Mt. Royal, has
been visiting relatives at Clayton.
Miss Cecilia Shute is quite sick.
Miss Violet Wilson is visiting relatives
and friends at Camden, Collingswood and
Woodbury..
Edward Holmes has moved into Mrs.
Laura Ridgway's house at Middleton.
A handsome stained glass window has
been put in the German Evangelical Church
by Emanuel Schebel. It is the aim Of the
members to fill all the windows with these
as soon as possible.
Freebooter Charles Wolferth, who has
been confined to his bed about two months,
is able to be about the house again.
Watch-night services will be held in the
M. 2. Church on New Years Eve, to COM
mence at 10 p. m. Rev. Holzer will preach.
Thomas Adams has been on the sick list.
The remaining pen Of hogs at the Glou-
cester County Aims House were killed on
Tuesday be weights Of the ten we're as
follows: 396, 400, $50, 500, 422, 1863, 372,
SIG, 542, 562; total, 4, SIS. 7'
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31
THE NEW YEAR,

The we'll balanced American citizen will
do tomorrow what he has done before, and
if life be spared him will do on other New
Year days-begin the year hopefully and
with determination to accomplish better
than he has during the year that is passing
into history. 1t is well at this time to take
an inventory Of our mistakes of the past
if necessary to keep them in memory, paste
a memorandum of them where it will fire.
quently meet the eye, lest in busy mo-
ment we fly the course laid down for our
guidance. Keep mistakes in mind some
how, and guide the human bark by the
compass of experience. In some respects
even the most successful fail; they failed
last year, perhaps many times, and will
probably fail many times this year, but
there is a satisfaction in avoiding the same
pitfalls bridging the chasms into which
we have plunged, and the new year will be
a happy and prosperous one in proportion
as we are successful in this.
But there is something worse than mis-
takes-worse than failure. The individual
who never does anything never makes a
mistake-he never scores failure. He
does nothing that requires either energy,
force or enterprise. Often he does all he
can to bring about the failure of those who
are carrying the burdens, so as to be able
to say, told you so. But there were
more successes than failures last year, and
with proper precaution 1904 will be no ex-
ception. The do-nothings of last year, I'M
less they turn over new leaf, will be the
do-nothings next year. while the strong,
hopeful men and women of 1908, with ranks
filled with new recruits, will be the success
full ones of 1904.
If public officials of township, city and
county profit by the mistakes Of the past
and give to their public duties the best re-
suits of experience Gloucester county may
become the most prosperous in the State,
attracting to her farms and towns and cities
thousands who are seeking the best place in
which to live and work
Among the workers of 1904 the GLoUcEs-
EEg- COUNTY DEMOCRAT proposes to be
numbered, doing from week to week what
is its sphere to do to elevate, encourage and
entertain.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31

The Assessor of the town of Westfeld,
learning that widow had just received
81. 500 from the railroad for the death of
her husband, and placed it in the bank,
listed the amount as personal property, and
she was taxed $3.50. Her friends appealed
and the case is pending. If this Assessor
was just as conscientious in listing the bank
balances Of the wealthy people Of West
field, criticism Of his action will be less
severe, but if he hunted up the widows
mite the pettance received in exchange
for the life Of her husband and let the
powerful go untaxed, he should be treated
coat Of tar and feathers and ridden out
Westfeld on rail-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31

Little or nothing is heard now Of the
price or scarcity Of coal. Look back just
one year. At that time news of the coal
strike was upon every tongue; the citizen
then counted his coal by the piece, now it
is counted by the ton and he awaits breath
lessly the next move Of the financial kings
20 see where we are to be squeezed again.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31

The younger generation of European
scientific men are discovering that they can
obtain in America facilities for research
with unlimited money to supply all their
demands for new laboratories and apparatus
such as cannot be offered them on this side
Of the Atlantic. Already the centre of
gravity of science has begun to travel from
Germany to America, which promises to be
the scientific headquarters of the world ere
the century is out [London Chronicle.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31

Eight hundred theatre goers were burned
and crushed to death in the New Iroquois
Theatre in Chicago last night. Less than
half the audience escaped. The details of
this horror are heart rending.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31

Indications that the coming session of the
Legislature will be busy one, multiply.
The State Federation of Labor has already
furnished several bills that will be intro
duced early in the session, among them
being bills for licensing plumbers and
BARRIERS, Sunday closing and sanitary arrange
ment Of barber shops, to prohibits the use Of
second hand glass bottles, to license sta
tionery engineers, inspection Of boilers; no
person less than 1e, who cannot read and
write the English language, shall be
allowed to work in manufacturing estab-
lishments.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31

Industrial features of the New Year are
the reductions in wages that are being made
all over the country. The full dinner pail
is less in evidence as the days lengthen.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31

Judge Allen B. Endicott, of Atlantic
City, last Tuesday was appointed by Gov
ernor Murphy, Circuit Court Judge to sue
coed the late Judge Nixon. The appoint
ment is generally commended.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31

good for good land and mark
cts also Camden milk route belonging Price, $6
No 49, Two Westvil acres room house, large
P ooo = Aln0s 9 iF''' '1' : very nice farm
good cellar fruit good Price $500 'pS nn's0
.. " IL IL ss g & s sss sss
land good. Price 81 800 - - go cummings
..s No LBS. lss Near Woodbury. las 4
ing to Gloucester ferry Price $4,000
No 1856 Clayton large acres 100 able balance
large tmbpine and cedar 10 cellar
horses good state Cultivation Also oo @ II Su and
water cellar under entire house. Price, $500.
No 1877 Woodbury. acres room house good barn bud
ings all new cellar under entire house fruit grapes pears
Try, leading Wsssvie Price $500 '
No 1873 Bridgeport $50 good heavy SOIL buildings alone
cost fruit Of al kinds will sacrifice this farm at $50
No ss Near Woodbury. acres house with cellar would
make good poultry plant Price, 81, 500.
No 40 Near Mills Az acres tabe land excepting
ps and ~e ana o aoo a5 P all in good
fruit land good Price, $a,soo = '-' 80
No 4s Merchantv acres house. land heavy
dairy farm Win sell or rent Prs
iD S vi kinds ts Near s rs ou1u
5000 per - = = ~ = s'0S ''1'4 '''''
out Ns IA . Near antus $50 good house
adapted for 'and 1 considered ns aa oae the
best farms in this part Of the county Price, So 90
No 145 Clayton house. large barn and other
outbulding all in good order 500 fruit Price, $500
No LAG Mantua 16 light land
on main road. Price, $4,000 "
house. good barn. wharf properly attached nicely laid
out and on good road Price, $1,000.
No 149 Jefferson acres house. large barn. chicken
Pss iss good spring and spring house. place well ui'e
No.
ngs to suit this Price, $4,000
ss s.si,ig E, !, a,a kinds @
suit we'll fruited Price, $4,000; $500 down.
No 49, Near Gaboro town. acres good house
ana Darn land good and level orchard fruit
No 154 Lambs Station, (W R RI % fruit
.nn ~ s,a l55 AT Anonssn e eghtroop
$1,000 $3.50 can stand on mortgage at per cent
house oubuidings Price So 600 " i-1 go
No 1877 seayi 25 acres house. without kitchen
and es@sned cellar large shed three hen
horse market harness buggy boat shed all the farming
This surely neaE UfA AND handy s e cg a
ntc City everything in good shape good for selling Price,
No 158 Bethel 151 farm stone road leading from West
vile TO Glasboro 10 meadow eleyenoom
water at house and barn apple orchard and @ q
fine water running through the place. Price, $4,000.
NO. loS Near woodbury., farm mile Woodbury.
suitable for poultry IT'S peach plum pear
curran bushes 500 goosebery buhes venoom
latest improvements outbulding complete ready
Price $4,000
No 100 Near Woodbury. 46l farm II miles from Woodbury.
and Il miles from Westvi good barn and utbung 10000
first years cutting Price, Will
for 81 60O $500 cash. the balance stand No house
No 161 Tuneryile "a acres house. good
buildings consisting pears peaches apples cherries and grapes
miles from Grenloch Station. Price, $4,000.
No 1862 HILL IS acres house. some fruit
Price, $1,000
No 1ea So acres good barn. good
road Price, $4,000.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31

u6ub OIHClhlS, audmSSo anu 1OfSlSu, db-.
tended his reception.
Senior Bunau-Varilla has received news
that Great Britain has reorganized the re-
public of Panama, and Minister Quesada of
Cuba has informed the State Department
that Cuba has done the same
President Roosevelt and Secretaries Root
and Shaw favor the issue Of bonds to raise
the money to pay for the friar's land in the
Philippines. They have practically de-
termined to authorize an issue Of 81, 600, 600
per cent Philippine bonds, redeemable
after ten and within thirty years. They
are to be offered for sale early in January
and it is believed that ready market for
them will be found in this country An
act of the last Congress authorizes such an
issue, and the bonds will be accepted bv
the government as security for the deposit
Of public funds, which will put them prac-
tically on par with United States bonds
Governor Taft has informed the War De-
partment that the contract for the purchase
Of the lands has been signed and that it
stipulates payment within six months.
The friars viii leave the Philippines and
many American priests win take their place.
It is believed that this viii do much to
settle the religious difficulties in the islands.
Hear Admiral Evans, commanding the
Asiatic feet, has been ordered by the Navy
Department. to proceed at once from Homo
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-22
PADUCAH JUNCTION.

Porter Matthews is very sick at.
his home this week.
Ed Hamblett, of Paducah, visited
friends here Monday
Several passed through here Sat
urday on their way to the reunion.
Abe Miller passed through here
Saturday on his way to Union City.
Rev. Vaughn delivered an excel
lent sermon at Shady Grove Sum
day.
Ben Morris and Miss Anna Belle
Cutler visited Miss Mary Cheathan1
Sunday.
George Hardy, of St. Louis, Is
visiting friends and relatives here
this week.
Bob Cheatham and wife spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Cheatham.
Messrs. Annette Wilson and Har-
vey Brown attended the carnival at
Paducah Thursday.
WILD FLOWER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-22
Correspondents Picnic.
Time and Place Have Been Fixed,
Samburg, Saturday, June 8.
CORRESPONDENTS INVITED

As published in this paper May arrangements will be made
for The Commercial picnic and outing Samburg Refoo Lake.
Saturday Every correspondents cordially
and urgently Samburg the of Friday
June supper Tents will be provided for ALL but quarters will
the ladies the hotel they prefer it. Those who
hand Friday evening will please meet early pos
sbe Saturday morning. that may have plenty of time for
fishing boating The propeors of The Commercial will have
commisary and cook and the great literary lights of the staff will
entertain you Let Captain Jack A. w. A. Sin Twer Snowdrop
Jane Sockwad Boot Jack Hobo Peggy Short Uno
Wild Rose Ivy Brown Eyes, Pansy Wild Flower Wild Rose, Zip
Snort Old CULVER Rose Bud and all those who have recently
Joined ranks tee that they will ayeas welcome those who
have been with longer Of shall expect you ALL but
must forget old friends Stray j. Bird Uncle Bad
Kuss Sylvan, Violet Ruby, Jim Russ O. c, Bdad the
Shuhte Topsy Gypsy Old Ru Aunt Dmah and last but
Bareyco have not completed the ROLL invitation
ALL and we hope you will not dappont Please acknow
receipt this invitation and notify you your coming
We will expect you and hope have pleasant OCCASION
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-22
Program For Decoration Day.

Following is the program f r
decoration day of the Confederate
graves to take place June 8, at the
courthouse, beginning promptly at
10 o'clock.
Opened by prayer.
Welcome address, by Mr.. Lexie
Parks.
Response.
Song, "Bonnie Blue Flag" by
thirteen girls.
Recitation by Vaughn Davis.
Song, "Dixie," by thirteen girls,
led by Miss Woody and Miss Davis.
Recitation, by Kate Morris.
Presenting the crosses of honor,
by Col. Tansil.
Dinner.
House called to order at 100
o'clock.
Short speeches.
March to Confederate cemetery.
Memorial services by pastors of
all the churches.
Decoration.
Dismissal by prayer.
Come everyone and bring a well
filled basket, so the old soldiers can
enjoy the day.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-22
SOUTH SIDE.

All, Barleycorn, it is better to be
born lucky than rich.
Mrs. Goodwin was the guest of
Mrs. Everett Sunday afternoon.
Misses Maggie and Missile Harris
were in town Tuesday shopping.
Mr.. John Love and wife and little
son spent Wednesday in South Side.
w. E. Webster returned home
Sunday, from weeks stay near
Hickman.
Mrs. Maude Wready spent Tues
day night the guest of Mrs. W. E.
Webster.
John Hutchinson, OF Glass, spent
Saturday night at the home of his
uncle, W. S. Jackson.
Miss Nora Jackson returned home
Saturday, after two weeks visit
to relatives near Glass.
Mrs. James Everett and Miss
Belle HARRISON spent a very pleas
ant day at Troy Saturday.
Mrs. Dora Coats and Mrs. Maude
Rulings and children spent Monday
night with Mrs. W. S. Jackson.
J. M. Cole attended services at
Antioch Sunday and took dinner at
the hospitable home of Joe Caldwell.
]. NJ. Cole informs us that Col. J.
M. Coulter has two and half acres
OF cabbage plants ready to set out.
Andrew Williams, of Number
Ten, spent Sunday night with w. S.
Jackson, and left Monday night to
take in the sights at New Orleans.
Gypsy.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-22

suits me all 0. K. The place where
we have long wished to visit, the
grand Reelfoot, as it is called,
where so many people visit and tell
of its wonderful pleasures and his
tory which one never tires listen
ing to; and now as such a golden
opportunity has fnttered before us
surely we are not going to let it
pass, no not one of us. / nope to
meet one and all of our family there.
John, hope you will be at your post
and point .Old Rnsti' eat to lis.
Quite number of Northside ac-
copied the invitation and attended
ch1ldren's day at Mt. Zion, "Topsy'
included. A more jolly, merry day,
a more interesting program, finer
dinner is yet to come. The solo
rendered by Miss Davis and reci-
tatlon by Miss Wallace added much
to it's interest. All the children
who took part in it, the names we
fail to learn, did exceedingly well.
The solo sung by Miss Katie Rob
erts was so sweet but sad, and was
sung in such a touching way that
brought tears to the eyes of many.
At 11.30 o'clock, one by one the
older ladies left the room, and the
remaining crowd looked about in
anxiety. Bro. Wynne, Mt. Zion
preacher, seemed to be the first one
to catch on to the racket. He wh1s-
pered: "Those good people have
gone to prepare dinner, and in a
very short while Superintendent S.
c. Debow announced dinner and all
were invited to help themselves.
After dinner all were again gather
ed in the church where the remain
ing program was carried out, fol-
lowed by interesting talks from the
following preachers: Revs. Book,
Mccoy, Vaughn, Wynne and Shell
burne. This ended the days services
and all returned to their homes.
ToPsY.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-22

here Sunday on a visit 10 his very
best.
Mr.. Joe Caldwell and wife, oil
Fremont, visited their son, Arthur,
last week.
Mrs. George Calhoun and daugh.
ter, Miss Mollie, were in the city
shopping this week.
Mrs. Ellen Reeves (nee Crock
ett), of the Ebenezer vicinity, visited
relatives here this week.
Mrs. John Cunningham, who has
been visiting her daughter in North
Union City, is now at home.
ALIVE Ross, of the industrious
young farmers of Number Ten,
was here this week on business.
Polk Beard, OF Obion, one of the
we'll known dealers in live stock,
was here this week on business.
"Violet," "Old Rusti" said did
you know that the majority of
handsome young men were ''sorter"
on her style.
]. M. Caldwell has six bushels of
those fine peach blow Irish pota-
toes, purchased from Jack Norred,
of Number Ten. These are the
largest Irish potatoes grown and
will yield abundantly.
Who has better fencing than Wat
Cherry? Where his fine garden
now is was overfowed and full of
stumps and considered not worth
much, but after being improved
has made a good garden. So much
for for the man of brains.
Well, "Violet," we knew the
Captain was as spry as a cricket,
but we had never dreamed of such
thing as him being so fashion
able as to don gold glasses to add
to his appearance. He can now
see better than we can to count the
brick in Butler Caldwells chimney,
as you say, quarter of a mile
away. That is getting there sure,
sure. Now, the Captain is good
locker and a high stopper, and
should set up to some good looking
widow.
AUNT DINAH.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-22
NUMBER ONE.

He says the next will be something
in the surrey line.
Miss Allie Newton spent Sunday
with Miss Allena Chambers.
Miss Willie Hardy was the guest
of Miss Myrtle Clark Sunday.
Miss Ida May Key visited her
uncle, ]. D. Kennedy, Monday,
Ask Will Samons how he enjoyed
his nap on the harrow last week.
Mrs. Joe Chambers visited the
family of Mr.. M, P. Chambers Sun
day.
Miss Varra Campbell was the
guest of Miss Mary Eta Demyers
Sunday.
Mr.. w. M. Bruce and wife spent
Sunday with Mr.. Henderson White
and wife.
Clarence Ferguson spent Satur-
day and Sunday with his uncle, J..
w. Samons.
Mr.. ]. w. Samons and wife visit
ed relatives in Oak Dale neigbor-
hood Sunday.
Miss Elva Bondurant is spending
the week with Mr.. Mayors and wife,
west of Jordan.
Wonder what Paul Ethridge will
eat next. A barbed-w1re fence
though, guess.
D. NJ. Chambers and Marvin De-
Myers went to see W. D. Shaw Sun
day on business.
Mr.. Marvin Inman and wife, of
Fulton, visited Mr.. ]. p. DeMyer
and wife Sunday.
Mr.. Wess Ethridge and Miss An
ma Claxton attended church at Har-
ris Sunday night.
w. D. Shaw returned to his log
camp near Hickman, after brief
visit to home folks.
r. A. Ferguson, of Number Six
teen, was IN this vicinity Sunday,
looking for sorghum mill.
Mr.. Henry Dahnke and wife, of
Union City, were guests of Mr.. B.
F. Chambers Sunday evening.
Lon Green, a very substantial
young farmer of this vicinity, has
purchased a new stick seat buggy.
Frank Samons and Hugh Cham
bers attended the entertainment at
Shady Grove Saturday night of
last week.
The entertainment given by Miss
Hettie Campbell last Friday night
was very much enjoyed by all who
attended.
Mr.. Otha Hammond and Miss
Hettie Campbell visited relatives
and friends in Pilot Oak, KyY Sat
urday and Sunday.
The people of this vicinity are
having very bad luck with their
turkeys suppose Mr.. Leonard
Chambers is still chasing them.
TEAFUS AND JAYFUs.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-22
PROTEMUS.

Miss Sanders visited friends in
Crystal one day this week.
Mr.. jim Cleek and family were in
sgthe city shopping recently.
Holland Bitt1ck, of Rives, was
here on, business this week.
Ben Beckham, of Union City,
-rwas here last week on business.
Henry Kayser, of Elbridge, was
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-22
SDrH0 Ailments.

There is an aching and tired feeling
the liver. bowels and kidneys become
sluggish and inactive, the digestion
impaired, with little or no appetite,
no ambition for anything, and a feel
ing that the whole body and mind
needs toning up. The trouble is, that
during winter, there has been an accu-
mutation of waste matter in the
system. Herbine will remove it,
secure to the secretions right exit,
and by its tonic effect, fully restore
the wasted tissues and give strength in
place of weakness. SOC at
NaiLEinQ's DRUG Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-22
HALF RATES TO AsHvILLE, N. c.

Account meeting of American So
ciety of Civil Engineers, Southern Stu
dent Conference Y. M. G. A., and An
nual Conference Y. w. G. A., Ashville,
June S-22, Mobila & Ohio coupon ticket
agents will sell tickets at one fare
plus % cents for the round trip. Ask
agents for particulars.