Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-13
LOCAL BRIEFS.

See adj of the Cape May excursion.
John R. Wick has silver dollar of
1879.
-Thorofare Grange will take in a new
class next Monday evening
Atwood Holston has bought Eva AL
lens new house on High street.
The cellar is being dug for Mr.. BAG
cheus' new house on High street.
Charles E. .vonStege is home from
Cooper Hospital, and is greatly improved
in health.
City Clerk Estell's pocket was relieved
of $13 at the Grange Picnic last Thursday,
by pickpockets.
Woodbury., or any other Jersey town,
is a very comfortable watering place these
August days.
The many friends of George W, Cattell
will be glad to know that he is much i'm
proved in health, and expects to be out in
few weeks.
-Samuel Hires, on the Frease farm, out
Cooper street, has big crop of peaches,
the largest and finest we have seen this
year.
The biggist thing in the county next
week will be the Farmers Picnic at Wash
ington Park. See advertisement, also rail-
roed notice. of special trains.
M. F. Catten has purchased from Mrs.
Lupton the valuable properties at the
corner of Broad and German streets, and
already made considerable repairs.
"A new and additional lear is being built
in the big factory Of Woodbury. Bottle
Works, which means that these works are
planning for big years business next
blast.
The explosion of gasoline stove at
the residence of Lawrence Tyler, corner of
German and Franklin streets, last Monday,
brought the firemen out, but danger was
averted by neighbors before the firemen
arrived.
In beginning repairs to the house oc-
cupied by Samuel Coombs, at Mantua, on
Monday, workmen discovered on the roof
evidence that the house had been struck by
lightning. 1t was not before known that
the house had been struck.
IF. L. Wilkins estate agency announces
the sale of the property 10S Hunter street
from H w Leeds to Mrs. I. c. Buzby.
Also, property of John Kahler on Davis
street to Clement E. Anderson. Prices not
public.
WIN. NOldu, d VI
Heights, came home from market Wednes-
day morning, and while ungearing his
horses, one of them ran and was not
caught until it reached Broad and Centre
streets, this city.
Even mosquitoes are becoming dan
gerous, as the death of John Columbus, a
trolley motorman, at Cooper Hospital on
Tuesday is ascribed to mosquito bites. He
was a resident of Gloucester, and is sur
vived by wife and four children.
George Reed, on the John G. Whitall
farm at Thorofare, had two hundred and
forty-eight baskets of citron in market last
Monday morning, and about one hundred
and fifty baskets each morning since.
Prime stock is worth rs cents per basket.
Wilson T. Fitzgerald has sold the
balance of his River farm to Dr. Strittmatter.
This sale gives the Doctor the entire farm,
which is reported one of the best farms in
the county. This last purchase comprised
25 acres and buildings, and the price paid
was 1000.
The County Board of Elections or
ganized last Friday by electing George E.
Pierson Chairman, and Thomas @. Dilkes,
Secretary. The DEMOCRAT, Constitution,
Paulsboro Press, Glassboro Enterprise New
field Item and Swedesboro Nelos were desig-
mated to publish election notices.
At 3.15 O'Clock Tuesday morning, the
packing house of DuPont's powder works
at PENIS Grove, that contained 5000
pounds of smokeless powder, was blown
up. CARRYING the building far out in the
river. No lives were lost. The explo-
sion cannot be accounted for.
Belts, bags and beads in these colors,
red, blue and white. Look in our window,
it will tell you a whole lot, but just this
we will tell you The so cent bag is a
good seller with apartments for smelling
salts, mirror, and coin purse. The other
prices are 25 cents, rs cents, and Sl.O0.
Terms cash. The Misses Cozens, 172 South
Broad street.
The annual meeting of the Woodbury.
and Mullica Hill Turnpike Co., was held
at Telford Inn last Thursday, when the
old officers were reelected. The vacancy
in the Board of Directors created by the
death Of James D. Hoffman, was filled by
the election of J. D. Carpenter.
The Board Of Assessors estimate At
lantic City's ratables as follows: Land,
S33, 536, 800; buildings, 81, 211, 40; per
sonal, So, 500, $50; total, $4S, $40, $40; ex-
emptions, 81, 425, $50; net total, SAG, 917,
600, against 1923, 28s, 900 last year. This is
the largest property increase Of any city il
the state.
While Edw. Keegan was delivering {
load of feed in the first ward on Monday
morning the large gray horse belonging tt
Harry Fish became frightened at hasl
of lightning and dashed down Broad st
In turning down Oak street the wagon wa
demolished and Keegan was quite serevell
bruised by being entangled in the debris
The horse was also thrown but escaped IN
jury.
stops the Cough and works or