Gloucester County Democrat., 1904-11-24
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Rutherford. n. j.
MIR. A. A. Bradshaw purchased tbs
Steinman Gill farm at the public sale last
Friday
Mr. and Mrs Geiger, of Curtis avenue,
are spending ten days with their daughter
at Hammonton, n. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Davis are spend
ing a week at Millville. Mr.. Davis antici-
pates an ENJOYABLE cunning trip.
Miss Carter, of Virginia, is enjoying a
visit with her friends Miss Emma and
Nellie Thaskara, of Broad street.
New subscriptions TO the DEMocEAI
received during November and December
will be dated from Jan. l, 1905
Mr. Stillman has leased the house III
Davis street furnished The owner, Mrs.
Ifurey. viii spent the Winter in F orida.
"A hundred and one dollars was cleared
by the ladies Of the First Baptist Church
at their New England dinner last Thurs
day evening.
Baker Koch, of Mantua, has given his
men day of, the better to enjoy their
turkey and fxins hence their failure to
deliver as usual this morning,
It L. Wentz exhibited basket of
Keifer pears at the Farmers Institute at
Mullica Hill last week that were prize
winners Forty three filled basket
w. H. Turnbull has leased the store in
Green's Block so long occupied by the Cen
trail Baptist church and will move his shoe
stock there as soon as it can be fitted up.
"A Onion Thanksgiving service will be
held in the Presbyterian Church this morn
ing, at 1890 o'clock Rev L. Bruce
Price, of the Central Baptist Church, will
preach the sermon. All welcome.
The sacred cantata "The Christi
rendered by the choir of the Kemble NJ
Church under the leadership of Prof. A S.
Clark was thoroughly enjoyed Sunday
evening by an appreciative audience.
The banks are closed to-day, and the
post Office open only between the hours of
$50 and $50 a. m., and 4.30 and $50 p.
m There is only one delivery by carriers
in this city, and none by K. F. d. carriers
Glasshoro Enterprise: Joshua Duffield
has been granted an original pension of Sl2
per month; VIM. H. Chew, Of Hurffville
an original pension Of Sc per month: John
Reckelcomb an increase of from S6 to SO
monthly J. Ellis Paulin. was the agent
in these cases
Says the .Honitor Register: The Ipe
pies Rural Telephone Company are work
ing their way to Woodstown and in the
near future we may expect a rival company
here About one hundred phones have
been subscribed for by farmers in this
vicinity
Remember the apnual bazaar in the
Central Baptist Church, Thursday and
Friday. December lst and 2d Fancy and
useful articles, pies. cakes. candy, books,
etc. will be on sale. You will find a
variety of articles suitable for Christmas
gifts.
-Passaic county for the first time in its
history, had double hanging yesterday,
November % Both condemned murderers
are negroes. When Justice Pitney senten-
ced the men he said be had never heard of
such an epidemic of murder as is now pre-
vailing in Passaic county.
Land owners in Cape May county are
endeayoring TO interest several experienced
raisers OF cotton from the Southern States
to locate IN Jersey. Private experiments
made in raising cotton in Cape May county
resulted very successfully, and these results
may induce investors to give the PROPOSE
tion trial
"A North jersey Exchange says: Girls,
do be careful Beware of the cheap travel
ling Snowman troupe drifted into High
Bridge last week and Daniel Mokley, a
bum actor, got acquainted with Sarah
Wentzell, fifteen-year-old girl. When he
left, he got the girl to leave with him and
when they reached Clinton be left her,
taking with him her gold watch and ring.
A constable got after him and he was
arrested in Bangor Pa. Being returned to
High Bridge, a Justice Of the Peace sent
him to Jail in default of $500 bail.
Large farms are not in demand, said
an old farmer TO us the other day. The
farms that are sought for is Of the size that
can be worked by the tenant and his family
or with the aid of one man. The labor
problem, great as it is in manufacturing
enterprises, is. greater on the farmes Of our
section, be said. The large farmer must
take the kind Of help he can get, and the
isolated condition of his family, coupled
with the fact tfa- the help must be pro-
vided for, generally, in bis household, is a
serious handicap on the big farm, where
much help is required