Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-26
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Mr.. Walton expects to enter upon his
duties as postmaster on March 2.
The pool craze has firm grip on some
of our young men.
The scarcity of farm help hampers
farming operations
Councilman John NJ. Henderson is
making rapid progress toward recovery Of
his health.
VIM. Evans, who truck ed Jos. Longs
farm last year, will truck for Samuel Hires
this year.
One of the furnaces of the glass works
was closed on Wednesday because of short
age of oil supply.
The First National Bank of this city
has added S.. 600 to its surplus-making
the total $176,OO
VIM. Mosbius, proprietor of the City
Hotel Camden, has purchased the Will
JAMESTOWN Hotel, paying $4,000 cash
therefor.
Patrons of the Red Bank school want
new two-roomed school house. The plans
have been approved by the Township Board
of Education.
Mrs. Joseph Paul will move from
Evergreen Hall to Ogden Heights next
Saturday and Mrs. Louisa Bramhall will
take possession of Evergreen Hail.
Mrs John Pierson underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis at the home of her
father, jeffrey Batten, last Saturday Her
present condition is favorable to recovery.
The terms of Messrs. Livermore, Red
field and Wilson, as members of the Board
of Education, expire on November II,
next, when the annual school election will
be held.
Jos Carr, of Pitman Grove, started for
Missouri last night to buy drove of
horses to sell at Pitman. At his last sale
he sold % head and not a horse was re-
turned.
Because another student of the sixth
grade developed scarlet fever on Tuesday,
the Board of Education closed the fifth and
sixth grade rooms yesterday, and had them
fumigated.
The Foresters, a comparatively new
secret society Of our city, gave their first
annual ball in the Armory last Friday eve
ming. 1t was social and financial success,
the profit being SIS.
Mr.. J. Wood Hannold, of Deptford
township, writes US that he is not candi-
date for Chosen Freebooter, as stated by
one of our correspondents last week, and
has had no idea of being a candidate this
year.
The Supreme Court yesterday set aside
the Judgment of So, 500 obtained against
w. Harrison Livermore and others at the
suit of Sellers & Dix for the issuing of
illegal distress warrants. A. HI. Swack-
hamer represented the defendants, and
Mr.. Meirs, Sellers & Dix.
The regular monthly meeting of the
w. G. T. U. will be held at the house of
Miss Idella Gibson, North Broad street, on
Monday evening, March 2, at eight o'clock.
A full attendance is desired, as matters OF
Importance are to be discussed.
Herbert, oldest son of John G. Ker-
nan, while playing in the old saw mill on
Wednesday, fell through hole in the floor,
distance of fourteen feet, and was badly,
though not dangerously bruised about the
head and shoulders.
We are authorized by S. D. Lodge,
Collector Mantua Twp, to say that the name
of Lizzie Wilson was mistakenly placed in
list of delinquents of Pitman Grove. Mr.
Robert Arnold, Of Philadelphia, paid said
assessment in October last.
"A West Deptford farmer informs us
that the seeds-tomato, egg plant and pep
uer-are not coming up well, if at all. The
seedmen say it is on account of the wet
season last year, seeds not being properly
dried. Most farmers have made second
planting.
Theodore Shubert, of Chews Landing,
met with painful accident last week. He
had drilled a hole in a log and charged it
with powder, intending to split the same.
The charge did not explode, and while dig
cling the powder out it was ignited, filling
his face with powder and seriously injuring
his eyes.
The P. & N. R. & G. and Thompson's
ssGloye fitting'' corsets are all good makes
Taev are long and short waist, deep and
cutaway hip, strait and shaped fronts each
make has a good so cent corset, better ones
Is and 81. Thompson's "Grand Duchess"
for stout figures SIPS, try one and you will
be pleased. We have new tape girdle
called CLEOPATRA so cents. Ask to see
infants and childrens underwaists; an extra
GOOD corded waist for 25 cents, takes the
Mace of the Ferris waiss. The Misses Coz
ems. 172 South Broad street, Woodbury..
list of advertised letters in the post
office for the week ending February %,
1q03 John Burdlin, Mrs. Freda Helmes,
lean Lawrence, James Lapetit, Mrs. Jas.
Lawrence. Charles Lisper, E. L. Maddox,
.Toseph H. Nickel. Mrs. Pattie A. Mines,
r. n. Norton, 2; Fulton G. O'Brien, Ste
phen O'Neil, Lewis Phillips, Chas. Quinsel,
Charles Randolph, Mrs. s. P. Rice, 2; B.
Simpkins, Horace Stevenson, Elwood Smith,
Sarah Turner, James Wilson, Mr. War
sham. Salvador DiGrandio, Giuseppe Pc
tralia. Persons calling for the above letters
please say advertised.
The twelfth anniversary of the dedica-
tion of Kemble M. E. Church was observed
last Sunday. In the morning Pastor Moore
smoke on Methodism in Woodbury., and the
history Of the M. E. Church here. In the
evening on sGideon, the Washington OF
tbe Rible. y The P. O. S. of A. attended
the service in a body. Miss Ida Z. Hirst
oroanlst of Tabernacle M. E. Church, Cam
den. and very proficient pupil OF Prof.. .
Tudor Strang. had charge of the organ.
The recital after the service was hlgnly
appreciated by the crowded house, tne
program consisting of the most classical
musie. Mrs. Groves solos were of the
highest type, and thoroughly enjoyed by
all
Revival services are in progress in the
Thorofare M. E. Church. Rev. George W.
Powell on Thursday night, and on Friday
n;ohf Converts Meeting will be held.
The sermon will be preached by the pastor,
Paw Milton R. Eastlack; the subject will
ha ssWells of Salvation" On Saturday
there will be a ''Men's Meeting to be al,
dressed by Carlton Park, OF Woodbury., ana
on Sunday at 1870 short sermon py sne
Pastor; a reception OF members ana one me
az sva;r,o the subject will be Eternal
~ ard How to Secure It.. by Rev. NJ.
s5''G Fa s.st,I Monday evening, March End,
t Il, Pastor will preach, and on Tuesday the
"a s5e The ,.s Rev. a. S. Pittenger, Of Philadel-
phia, viii fill the pulpit