Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-03-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.

&C. C. Dempsey has seed potatoes in
stock.
The case of Strouse VS.. Platt is set
down for trial to-day.
There will be strawberry festival at
Westville on March 81.
Postmaster Walton assumed the duties
of his office on the 10 instant.
"A delinquent tax list of $4,000 isn't a
subject for local rejoicing.
The cheerful noise of the robin and
frog are heard in Woodbury..
There are sixteen prisoners in 'Castle
Jones'" and court two months distant.
The proposed enlargement Of the
Presbyterian Church has been postponed
-stGus'' Prehl will make sale of car
riages and wagons on the 10Th instant. See
adver.
Mrs. Emma Blencoe, sister Of Mrs d
P Stranger, is lying very i'll at her home in
Philadelphia.
"A Mr.. Davis of Wing Lane will occupy
the Richard Black farm in Harr son town
ship next year.
There will be an entertainment in the
First Baptist Church on the 10Th instant,
IN AID OF Jne organ Iunu.
Council on Tuesday night provided for
the assessment of $16,s55. The school
budget will come later.
j. H. Wagner, funeral director, has
opened an office at 337 Monmouth street,
Gloucester City.
George D., son of our townsman, Jas.
H. Walkup, died at his home in Philadel-
mia IN Wednesday last
Subscribers who change their post
office address this Spring will please notify
us promptly. In doing so, please give the
old as well as ae'u address.
Rev. Malcolm Taylor will preach in
Christ Church next Sunday at morning and
evening services. Mrs Groves will sing a
solo during the morning service.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Central
Baptist Church will hold pie and cake
sale on Thursday, March 10. The sale will
be held in the new building. Don't forget
the date.
List of advertised letters in the post
office for the week ending March 8, 1908
Mrs. M. T. Harris, Mrs. Mary ID. Lanes,
Miss Hallam Sydner. Persons calling fol
the above letters will please say advertised
Mr.. P. B. Burke has been obliged tc
sever his connection with the Citizens
Mortgage Refunding Company, on account
Of the increase in his own real estate
business. Mr. VIM. Hancock will sue
coed him.
Sheriff Jones ON Monday sold two
properties located in North Woodbury.
belonging to Septimus A. Chew. The frs
was bid in for the complainant, HANNAH
Pancoast, for $780, and the second wa
bought by Isaac I. Haines, complainant
for $500.
The property of Calvin Langley, |
ruuatic, was offered for sale by his guar
dian. DIR. L. NJ Halsey, at the Court Hous'
in Woodbury. on Monday afternoon. The
Aract containing g. "A acres was sold to Mr.
Jenkins, for 1913 per acre. The sale of trac
1. containing 20 acres, was adjourned unit
next Monday.
-Snelbaker Bros, have, among others
orders to place handsome granite monu
ments for Senator S. FL. Stranger in the M
p Cemetery. Glassbor0, and for Eustac
Fooie and Mrs. Nathan Redrow in the NJ
ri Cemetery, Mantua, before Memorla
Dav. They have large force Of workmei
at each of their yards.
The placing of cipher where figur
eioht ought to be, made us say last weel
that Can't. C. B. Platt would assume th
dnties of deputy Sheriff and move to tn
Sheriff,s house on March 10. He will no
move in until the 18th, after ex-Sherii
Springer has departed to his old home Il
Bridgeport.
We have our percale wrappers H. Bus
size 80 to SO, rs cents, 81 and SIPS. Cling
ham aprons is, 20, 25. and 40 cents. Cling
nam by the yard and cents We had
very successful sale of pillow tops, have
few left; if you want one don't delay com
ing: have only enough to last day or two
The Misses Cozens, 172 South Broad street
Woodbury., N. J.
The one hundred and sixteenth CON
munieation OF the Grand Lodge OF the Ere
and Accepted Masons of the jurisdiction {
New Jersey began its sessions in MasOnl
Temple. Trenton, yesterday. The iurisdlt
tion has 178 lodges, and there are 800 deli
gates present The State membership
1880. VIM. E. Speakman, grand ofhct
of Florence Lodge, No. 81, this city,
among those present.
Joseph M. Hunter Sr., whose sale {
personal property appeares in this ISSUE
has resided GU the late Richard Black farl
he now occupies for twenty years, an
during this period no differences hay
occurred to mar pleasant relations betwee
landlord and tenant. He retires at tn
time only because he feels that the moueT
farmers life is too strenuous Tor man
his wears. This is a record OF which
man may well be proud.