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

ago, is now Tree OF ueob
Cox Bros. had q successful sale at
Paulsboro last Saturday.
Pastor Moore will not be returned to
this charge for anothe1year, we are told
The sale Of Edward Leonard announced
in our register last week has been with
drawn.
This is pneumonia weather, and it
stands people in hand to take care OF their
health.
"A Burlington county farmer caught /
thirty pound carp in small stream that
runs through his farm last Monday.
Prosecutor Starr has been appointed
receiver of the Cape May Steam Boat Com
pany his bond being fixed at $4,000
The Am sricau Mechanics Of Woodbury.
WIN attend divine service in the Central
BAPTIST Church next Sunday morning
President Dubois, of the First National
Bank, entertained the officers Of that insti-
at his home in Clayton on Washington's
birthday
The Aims House water supply was
frozen up last Monday. The plumber
found the pipe only two feet below the
surface of the earth.
--Messrs. Pierson and Dilkes, members
of the Gloucester County Board Of Elec-
tions, will attend State meeting Of County
Boards of Elections in Newark. tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs B w. Andrews have been
in Florida since last Friday. Banking
and Insurance Commissioner D. 0. Watkins
and wife have gone to-day for two weeks
stay.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the Central
Baptist Church will serve the annual supper
next Thursday, March Bird. Menu:-Fried
oysters, chicken salad, biscuit, coffee, etc.
Tickets 80 cts Ice cream extra.
Owing to the death of Mr.. SHERMAN
Gill, near Bridgeport, which occurred on
Sunday last, the sale Of personal property
advertised to take place on Wednesday, the
24th inst. has been adjourned to Tuesday,
March 9Th.
The Baptist Churches of Philadelphia
have been conducting revivals without the
aid of revialists, the pastors Of the one
hundred Baptist Churches changing pulpits
with each other. One tbensand huat5sms
have resulted.
William Henry Harris, who learned the
blacksmith's trade in Woodbury. Of the late
Dan'l J. Packer, and who left here thirty
two years ago, is visiting here looking up
old friends His home is at Tin Cup,
Colorado
-0ne Thousand feet OF the Paulsboro-
Swedesboro stone road between Asbury
and Pxulsboro, was washed by the recent
rain. Also porbioa Of the Hurf1siIIe-
Cross Keys road. Supervisor Sanger is
making repairs.
Warren Atkinson sold II, 900 aspar-
agus roots at his public sale on the 2Oth
instlnt at from SIS to 81 per thousand
Seed potatoes sold as high as 81 40 basket
and hay from SIG to $l5 per ton.
-Liveryman Mumford had narrow
escape OF his life at Pitman last Wednesday.
The train started before he got aboard, and
he was thrown violently. He remained
unconscious for a loug time, and his re-
covery was at first slow aud uncertain, but
he is now conyalescent.
Officer Lew Dopson detected three men
trying to force an entrance into Mrs Lath-
aDl's store on North Broad street early
Tuesday morning who fed westward when
detected. The officer sent three bullets
after them, but all failed to hit the target.
Those who have had occasion to penetrate
the earth, find frost to depth of three feet,
and even at that measurement find the earth
frozen. The oldest inhabitant is willing t.,
concede that the 'sold time winters were
no more severe shan the one just merging in
to Sping.
-Ihere Will be four members of the
Board of Education to elect on March IS. A
successor to Mr.. Estell in the First Ward
Mr.. Madden, in the Second Ward; Mr..
Carpenter, in the Third Ward, and for the
unexpiied term of DIR. Wilson, in the
Third Ward.
On Saturday evening the home of Thos.
Baylor, coIored, in the Park tract, was des-
troyed by fire. Being located too far from
a fire hydrant to be reached by hose, the
6remen were powerless to render efficient
service. The property is portion Of the
Julia E. Davis estate.
The four-inch water main on the
Western portion of Delaware street, which
is buried three feet is frozen, and the many
people who depend on it for water are
from drought. Water Sup r