Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-01
WEST DEPTFoRD.

Courage, yes, l have the courage to en-
counter danger. / have the permission OF
the Thorofare correspondent to write again.
Oh how kind Of her. She will no doubt
excuse me for being timid, knowing the
correspondent was woman and me a
mountaineering man, living in the extreme
corner of the township. know woman
and her lawfully married husband who
quarrel over trifing matters; for instance,
whether the ROSTERS shall have high OF low
combs-whether it shall be a Plymouth
Rock or Wyandotte. He said Wyandotte,
she said Plymouth Rock; but notice the
gray mare is the better horse; the Wyan-
dottes are all gone and the Plymouth Rock,
high comb, is cock of-the-walk. Woman
will have her say and her way, or there
will be trouble even to the rooster in the
farm yard. But I must say honor and
respect the women, that is the reason
stopped at the entrance to Thorofare await
ing permission Of the regular fair cores
pondent. Living SO far from and being quite
a stranger in the capital of West Deptford,
| will not attempt to describe the road or
the improvements, but viii name one right
in the center of the town. There used to
be dilapidated LOT, there when young
man came up from Paulsboro from his
apprenticeship in Cox Bro. Shops. He be-
came owner Of the dilapidated lot, built a
small blacksmith and wheelwright shop
and starting in a small way crept up, little
at time, built more to his shops, kept
going steadily on Took one of his appren-
tice boys, John Parker, for foreman John
is now foreman in the shops. Then the
proprietor built more to the shops; made
one side almost entirely glass for plenty of
light. Let me tell you his name-Harry
A. DeHart. You see his name on wagons
on every road you travel; now the old di-
Iapidated lot is spread over with one of the
greatest blacksmith and wheelwright shops
in South Jersey; pride to the owner, one
of the greatest Improvements to Thor fare
a paying spot to the township, beauty
spot to one side of old Crown Point road.
We presume the ThoiOfare correspondent
knows Harry DeHart; il not will intro
duce him to her as one OF che leading bust
ness men of our beautiful township.
It's robbery to NOW the crab grass off of
the sand fields; pillow it under, 1t makes
good manure 1t is like robbing Peer to-
pay Paul.
Time now to put up your winter sweet
potatoes, don't wait Fill the top ends get
frozen. Don't forget the pumpkins, get
them in
On 49,. -5.se OF Nsssssstss, IS nos 3
got one of It's front feet caught in wire
fence, and its ankle was badly cut Two
months ago another of his horses got cut in
a similar way The last horse hurt was
one he secured to take the place Of the first
one injured.
While c. G. Leon I'd was in Woodbury.
last Saturday with his wife and child, his
horse was taken ill. Dr. Rogers gave med
ical attendance
We see in the Record that Herbert, aged
20, son of ] Cooper Cloud, was buried on
Monday. j. Cooper Cloud at one time
owned and lived on the Cooper farm, now
owned and occupied by VIM. Colby Mr..
Cloud now lives at Lansdown, Pa He was
the only son of the late Benjamin Cloud, of
old Red Band He has sister, Mrs.
Huff, at National Park