Gloucester County Democrat., 1904-06-23
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Munger & Long advertise bargains in
ladies shirt waists this week.
Andrew Weigand and family are spend
ing some time in Atlantic City.
Mrs. F. R. Kenworthy and daughter
are at Roxboro, Pa, for two weeks.
Contractor Sweeten is making encour-
aging progress with the Cooper street
paving.
The Lawn Fete by the B. Y. P. U. on
Joseph Morgans lawn Tuesday evening,
netted s2s.
Birmingham, the Town Hall shoe
dealer, is closing out his stock at cost, and
less. See adver.
-Blasius Piano works have gone on
short time four days labor and three of
rest per week.
Daniel S. Barnes, former citizen,
died at his home in Philadelphia last Sun
day, aged 81 years.
Master Marshall Diyerty, of Cooper
street, is spending the Summer with his
grandmother at Tuckahoe.
Mr.. Amos Parker Underwood, of Red
Bank avenue, graduated at the Philadel-
phia Dental College last week.
Joseph Morgan aud helpers are putting
Col. Green's Lake Hopatcong residence in
condition for early occupancy.
Blacksmith Harry Grant was overcome
by heat in his shop OH Tuesday and re-
moved to his home in a carriage.
-Freeholder Barnaby and William
Plag have leased the hotel at Stone Har-
Dor, and will open it about July 1.
Its unlawful to shoot fire crackers be-
fore the Fourth, Mayor Ladd says, but on
that glorous day the boys may let them go.
Il fierce hail storm swept over Media,
Penna., last Sunday afternoon about the
hour we were having dry electrical storm.
"A. II. Swackhamer and wife and Prose
cutor Starr attended the meeting of the
State Bar Association at Atlantic City last
week.
Miss Margaret Rogers returned from
Mt Holyoke last Saturday having COM
pieted two Of the four years course Of the
study there.
While -picking cherries near Media,
Pa, last Saturday, three boys were killed
by lightning and fourth who was on the
ground was stunned.
During the Summer the Sabbath
school service at the Central Baptist Church
will begin at ten O'Clock a. m., and the
morning church service at eleven O'Clock.
The two sons of Harry T. Grant, Harry
B. aged II, and John L. aged 9, have an
exsellent record for attendance and tardi-
ness in the public school, as they have
neither been late or absent for two years
List of advertised letters in the post
office for the week ending June q, 1904
Mrs Alexander, Joseph Anderson, Sara
Jackson, Edna Ruttlege. Miss E. stearns,
Mauro Dolizio Perons calling for the
above letters will splease say ADVERTISED.
"A terrific electrical storm passed over
Woodbury. shortly after noon on Tuesday.
The only building struck was the West End
station of the Delaware River branch of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, where few shin
& giles were knocked of the peak of the roof,
and some plastering damaged.
Co made very presentable appear
ance at Atlantic City's fiftieth anniversary
on last Saturday. A great many places of
amusement were free to the soldier boys,
and this, combined with sumptuous "set
out'' at the American Gardan Hotel put
the militia men in good spirits The en-
tire Third Regiment paraded.
w. w. Henderson and family, Of Balti-
more, are spending week with Mr. Hen
derson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs John NJ.
Henderson. Woodbury. people will be glad
to know that Walter has obtained a fair
measure of success, being Toll Manager Of
the Maryland Telephone and Telegraph
Company, with headquarters in Baltimore.
Miss Edgar, who gave lecture on
Labrador last Friday night, the first of a
series Of lectures which will be gwen by
Miss Bramball, at Evergreen Hall, was
excellent. Miss Edgar is very fluent
speaker, and thoroughly knows how to
entertain her audience. The lecture was
encouraging and INSTRUCTIVE. The colored
vines were exceptionally fiae Miss Edgar
has visited Labrador twice, aud has Travelled
farther north on the Eastern coast Of North
America than any woman save Mrs Peary.
Preston Rices' house, being constructed
by E. P. Henry, Of concrete block, is at
tracing considerable attention. It is the
first house in Woodbury. to be constructed
of concrete and Of course the doubling
Thomas will not permit so prolific field