Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Tuesday morning
The Mantua township Democratic eau
aus will be held at Barnsboro at 2 p. M.
next Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. LudIam, Of Cape May
Court House, are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. P. B. Burke, Of High street.
Harry Fish has sold his team Of roam
araught horses to the Public Service Cor
poration, and bought a pair of seal browns
Ora Sharp has purchased Jacob MUIR
phys horse clipping appliances, and is con-
tinuing the clipping business at his stables.
Miss Saddle Shreeves, of Mooristown,
N. J., has been the guest of her cousin,
Miss Clara Pearson, Of Delaware street, for
a few days.
Mrs. Walter Redfeld, who has been
spending several weeks in our city with
relatives, returned to her home in Chicago,
en- Tuesday.
Charles M. Bilderback, Of Wenonah,
has been given a position in the State
Banking department. by Commissioner
Watkins.
-Assemblyman S. S. Swackhamer of
Somerset county, spent last Monday in
this city with his brother Austin H.
swackhamer.
The engine Of the early train from
Salem jumped the track just north Of
6wedesborp Monday, and travel was block
ed for several hours.
The price of gill-net twine has jumped
from $195 to $2.O5 a pound. This will
make the cost of an ordinary shad net $l2
more than formerly.
y 'sl-rnos S,.-s-,-s sunday and Monday
washed out section of the Almonesson
trolley road at Ladner's and prevented
travel over that branch day.
John Kaller, civil war veteran, aged
~ years, was stricken with paralysis last
Friday, bis right side being affected. He
i yet in critical condition.
Benjamin F. Fowler, Of HaddonfeId,
who has for three weeks been very low with
pneumonia, is recovering. Many friends
here will rejoice at this information.
Henry Shomber, Of Clarksboro, moved
TO c. 7. Molony's farm on Tuesday. Albert
Wilson, who trucked the place last year,
has returned to the Wilson homestead.
. F. L. Wilkins estate agency announces
the sale of the DR. William C. Stokes
residence, at G over ard West streets, to
John NJ Gaunt, of German street, for
$1,000
-Hot-beds are in various stages-some
well advanced, Others seeds just coming,
and many not pet made. The next few
weeks will settle who has been wise and
who otherwise.
Thomas G. Wilbraham's horse sale at
Paul's Hotel last Saturday was not big
success. There was good attendance, but
emily seven horses, out If car load of fine
horses, were sold.
The West Deptford Republican caucus
will be held in the Town Hall, in Thorofare,
next Saturday afternoon and a Peoples
caucus in the same place Tuesday evening,
March LIST, at 73O.
AT the New York Bench Show, 'sLulu
NJ" Gordon setter shown by Fred.
Kirby, won the following prizes:-1st No
s voice, LIST Limit, 1st Open, 1st Winners
aaver cup for best setter.
AT the request Of Senator Ferret the
State Librarian has forwarded to the
Gloucester County Historical Society four
teen volumes of the archives of New Jersey,
series Of books of infinitive interest and
value.
-0n Thursday evening, March 3, Wood
bury Council, No. 81, o. u. A M, will
celebrate the tbirty-ifth anniversary of the
granting of the charter OF this council, and
in connection with it hold District Meet
ing, at which time some of the National
and State officers will be present. and make
addresses.
III there is a township collector in this
sounty who has better record than Col
lector Brooks Huff. Of Washington Town
ship, we are sure the readers of the DEMO
Graf would like to have comparison
The duplicate Of that township for 1908
amounted to So, 929 rs, Of which amount
Mr.. Hurff has collected all except three
assessments on real estate amounting to
$l26 80 OF the duplicate Of 1902. 1852. 80
was unsolicited when the report was pub
lished last year, Of that sum Mr.. Huff has
collected all except S29 We will be glad
to publish the name Of the collector Of city