Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Only six weeks to shad time.
Next Saturday is st. Valentines Day.
Farmers are getting hot-beds in shape.
The bank statements are advertised
this week.
Grape vine trimmers are sharpening
their tools.
Eggs are now at prices to compete with
the Meat Trust.
The people are wondering will
be postmaster.
George H. Barker, of Pasadena, Cal,
is east on a business trip.
The annual financial report of Logan
township is advertised this week.
The people of the township are giving
some attention to Town Meetings.
There are three candidates for bass
game Warden-Muller, Cunard and dark
horse.
The Clayton Reporter failed to mate
rialize two weeks ago, but has been revived
by Mr.. A. F. jenkins.
Cashier Fl. S. Talman and wife are en-
Toying the salubrious climate of Florida.
They will come back to us about March l..
Andes E. Budd has rented the Wat
kins farm of fifty-five acres adjoining the
farm now occupied by him near Woodbury..
There were forty-three applicants for
teachers certificates at the county examina-
ton in Woodbury. last Friday and Satur-
day.
The excellent Mark B. Lippincott farm
in West Deptford, is yet without tenant.
This is good chance for some enterprising
farmer.
Woodbury. has got to stir herself or she
will soon play second fiddle to the young
giant rising at the junction of Mantua
creek and the Delaware.
The entertainment in Christ Church
Parish House, on Friday night of last week
was decided success, both in entertaining
and financially. They cleared about $50.
List of advertised letters in the post
office for the week ending February 8,
1908 Jake Brown, Miss Katie Walters.
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say advertised.
VIM. c. Fox had an old-time successful
horse sale at Evan last week. In three
hours he sold thirty head. They were a
fine lot, and he expects to have as fine for
his third sale to be announced soon.
-Snellbaker Bros, granite workers, re-
mind our readers that Memorial Day is
only three months distant, and that they
are in a position to serve the public in
preparation for that event.
Edward Elliott, proprietor of the
Williamstown hotel, died last Saturday
His health has been failing for several
wears. the immediate cause of his demise
being dropsy. The funeral and interment
was on Wednesday, the 18th instant
The Bridgeton man who is alleged tt
have drawn $50, 600 in the Mexican lottery
cot one prize out of million blanks
DON'T be induced to invest because Of ont
success. There is but one road to wealth
work-work-work.
While our own business menare pro
hibited by ordinance from placing signs OF
or across the sidewalks without specia
hermit from Council, telephone and tele
graph companies are given the privilege O
planting great poles in the walk that no
only obstruct but are unsightly and more
or less dangerous.
The important question as to who is tt
be our postmaster is said to have beer
settled at conference Of Congressman
Laudenslager, like" Moffett and Millart
F. Dubois, in Camden last Tuesday, bu
the result Of the conference of these Thre'
Wise Men of Paulsboro, Glassboro ant
CLAYTON is as yet great mystery here
Mr.. J. S. FISHER has been awarded tn
contract to build the township road Il
Williamstown. The length Of the road
about two miles, from the Clayton road OF
Main street to the Baptist Church, tn
nrioe being about $4,000. This is town
shin road constructed with State aid. MI
Fisher has also taken from the heirs OF tn
late Smith Tomlin, the contract to com
nlete the CLAYTON Williamson county road
about 81 miles of which are yet to be built
A copy of the Village Herald, Vol III
No. 81, dated Woodbury., Nov. 8, 1881
Joseph Sailor, editor, was placed on GU
table last week. by Mr.. George Eldridge
In size it is about one-half the proportion G
the nresent number of the GLOUCESTER
CouNTY DEMOCRAT. Features OF tn
naner are the annual message OF Governo
peter D. Vro0m, Jr., to the Legislativ
CounciI and General Assembly, and tw
columns of legislative proceedings; col
umn of foreign news, New York lettel
and renort of the Baltimore races. Edite
Sailor was also the postmaster Singular
stato the list of advertised letters wa
e.raater than now. Jesse Smith was Sheriff
Glover. Surrogate. Considerable rex
a. and personal property are advertise
ANU a. nuhIic sale. The editor advertises thu
wood will be received on subscription a.
count. The subscription price Is " P!
wear if paid in advance, and $3.50 II PAL
at the end Of the year