Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-08
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Mrs. JOS Paul has gone west for two
weeks trip.
! The DEMOCRAT goes into 1850 homes
this week.
The First Baptist Church is talking of
putting in pipe organ.
-Thos. Black is in the West buying
load of horses. See adver.
Senator Terrell has been i'll with
severe cold since Christmas Day.
j. E. Pearson, of the Blue Front Mar
ket, is i'll, threatened with pneumonia.
Fire Chief Shivers has undertaken the
task of getting the fire alarm system in
perfect order again.
The trial of Humphries for the murder
of Campbell will begin on the 10Th instant.
President Reading of City Council en-
tertained his colleagues, city officers and
representatives of the press at a banquet at
Newton Hotel New Years night.
AT the annual meeting of the congre-
CATION of Kemble M. E. Church, on Mon
day night, Charles P. Abbott, w. Harry
Borden and Harry A. Fish were elected
trustees.
Nelson w. Sparks celebrated his fifty
fifth birthday at his home on South Broad
street last evening. The presence of many
relatives and friends made the occasion ex-
ceedingly enjoyable.
Green's Hotel at Eighth and Chestnut
streets, Philadelphia, is to be enlarged,
Mahlon W. Newton, the proprietor, having
purchased the Times printing house on the
east side, for SIC, 900.
"A meeting for worship will be held in
Friends Meeting House on Broad street on
First Day, 18th instant, at $50 p. m. A
number of the Yearly Visiting Committee
will be present. All welcome.
Remember the pie and cake sale at the
Central Baptist Church next Saturday.
Home made pies, cake, candy, doughnuts
and hot biscuit lat o'clock). The sale is
given under the auspices Of the Choir.
The banking firm of Drexel, Morgan
& Co., of Philadelphia, made all their en-
ployees cash Christmas presents amounting
to their annual salary, the amounts ranging
from one to five thousand dollars to each
employee.
Miss Lydia G. Pierson, for thirty-six
years teacher Of the second grade, Wood
bury Academy, fell on leaving Childs' gro
Gerry store about $50 this morning and
broke bone in her right wrist, incapacita-
ting her from her duties. Mrs. Samuel
Talman, nee Hemphill, is substituting for
her.
The fame OF John G. Wolferth as a
lecturer on tomato growing has extended
beyond our own county and State over into
MARYLAND, where he is asked to address a
farmers meeting next February. II his
hearers all learn to raise and market such
tomatoes as he does. he will be a benefactor
to consumers generally.
The Constables Of the county held their
first annual banquet at Newton hotel yes
terday afternoon and it proved to be the
banquet of the many Woodbury. is getting
famous for. Before the work of destruction
began the tables were feast for beauty
loving eyes, SO gaily were they decorated
and the feast was varied and delicious.
MAY the Constablss' Association never die
and always be on sound basis.
Following are the new officers of the
Woodbury. Republican Club President,
VIM. H. Dufield; Vice President, Charles
N. Bell. Rec. Sec VIM. H. Albright; Fin.
Sec. J. BOYD Avis; Treas D. Graham
Craig: Trus Richard milford, Victor E..
KueIer and Walter Redfield; Membership
Committee, William G. Pancoast, Chair
Andrews and David o. Watkins.
The State Teachers Association in ses-
= sion at Trenton last week passed resolu-
tion calling on the legislature to refund all
money paid for clerk hire, interest and
other purposes in connection with the re-
tirement fund and to provide for its man
agement by the state Another calls for
compulsory education under certain condi-
tions. Still another asks the Legislature
to fix q minimum standard Of pay for
teachers at $500 and principals at 5000.
Superintendent c. A. Madden, of the
Woodbury. Bottle Works, was treated to a
eurprise New Years evening, it being the
Dist anniversary Of the organization Of
these works and of his Superintendency
He was invited to the session of the Blowers
and after gathering Chas. Marshall arose
and in fitting speech presented Mr.. NJ,
with gold Masonic watch charm, studded
with diamonds, as a memento Of the appre,
citation in which he is held by the Blowers
Though taken by surprise Mr.. Madden made
suitable reply and the pleasant event closed
with an experience meeting Of twenty-one
years labor at glass making in Woodbury.,