Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-03-19
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The Chosen FreehoIders are meeting
to-day.
Buds are swelling and leaves are put
ting out.
The ground hog evidently did not see
his shadow.
Farmers are planting potatoes and
spotting tomatoes.
Frank P. Dell, Of Washington, n, J.,
was Woodbury. visitor last week.
EFF. Dell, Jr., has the contract to fit
out Goodwill Fire Company in new uni
forms.
-Ex-Sheriff Springer removed to Bridge
port to-day, and carried with him the best
wishes of hoste Of friends here.
-Messrs E. E. Grosscup and J. Frank
Shull of Wenonah, with party from Cam
den, are making tour of Cuba.
DIR. Wallace McGeorge has taken adj
vantage of the Federal bankruptcy act,
and filed voluntary application in bank
ruptcy.
The engagement of Miss Isabella
Jessup only daughter of the late G. c.
Jessup, and Mr.. Leon V. Garron, was an
nounced last Sunday.
Walter Parsons has purchased the
handsome Geitz property on North Broad
street The sale was effected through P.
B. BuFke's agency, for 81, 300.
The borough of Clayton is fortunate
in having private school guided by so
competent an instructress as Miss Ella
Beck, of that township. See adyer.
William Johnston, of High street, has
erected an iron fence of beautiful design
around apd across the front of his resi-
dence, making an exceedingly substantial
and slightly improvement.
H. S. Atwood & Bro, advertise carpets
and furniture This is one of the Oldest
of Philadelphia firms, but has the activity
which young blood infuses into business
Call and see their stock.
Five boys, all claiming Philadelphia
as their home, are serving ten days in the
county Jail for trespassing on the property
of the w. J, and Sea Shore Railroad Com
pany at Glassboro last week.
The NJ E. pastors are all at Confer
enee at Asbury Park this week. Among
the assignments almost sure to be made is
the return of Pastor Moore to the M. Z.
Church, this city, where he is so highly
esteemed.
According to a correspondent to the
tTI
able women and 81 manageable men in
MuIlica Hill. The reputed enterprise of
the men of Mullica Hill will receive rude
Jolt if this inexplicable condition is per-
mitted to exist.
That munifcent charity, the Red Bank
sanitariuTn, is being put in condition to
give better attention, if possible, to the
thousands of poor, heat-opnressed Phila-
delphia the coming Summer than ever
before. Dr. James Hunter, of Newbold,
will be the consulting physician.
A word about corsets. Every lady is
interested in corsets. The Thomson Glove
Fitting Corset is almost household phrase.
The new models for the Spring trade are
yniaue and produce most marvellous and
smart effects in fit and style. For sale by
THE Misses Cozens, 172 South Broad street,
Woodbury., n. j.
Our readers will learn with much pleas
ure that Mr.. ]. Il. Parsons months stay
at Atlantic Cit5 has resulted in great bene-
az to his health Els return to Woodbury.
on Monday last was for the purpose OF
arranging his affairs for an extended stay
at Atlantic City, where he has taken fur
nislged cottage for the summer. Mr.. Pear
son has been staying at the Ghalfonte and
speaks in complimentary terms OF 6ls en-
tertainment there.
The welI-known Camden department
store firm of Toone & HolIinshed has be-
come incorporated under New Jersey laws,
the capital stock being $780, 600, fully
paid. The object of Incorporation IN tins
instance was altogether with view OF
perpetuatiBg the firm rane and business
on lines established and SO successfully
prosecuted for nearly a quarter OF cen
fury by the men whose names form tnf
firm title.
The people of Woodbury. are indebted
to the trustees of Deptford Institute Free
Library for most entertaining and III
structive lecture in the Opera House last
Thursday evening by Prof John Quincy
Adams, whose subject, Down the Rhine
on Ricycle,u was illustrated by stereopti-
con. Those Of us who will never be per
mitted to go down that historic stream
even on foot, must appreciate opportunltle:
of making the journey on an opera chair.
Surely the minds that conceived and the
Iiberality that bestowed the Deptford In
stitute Free Library on our city under sucf
wise provisions builded we'll for this ane
all generations TO come in Woodbury.. W.
me1tion these facts in this connection les
the thoughtful forsightedness of thest
donors to the city be forgotten IN thu
strenuousness of these times, and we forge
amid the hustle of every day affairs t.
render lust tributes of gratitude to thu
builders of our best institution Dept
ford Free Library