Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-04
LOCAL BRIEFS.


There will be a regular assembly dance
Al the Country Club this evening
The physicians are very busy, severe
colds and grip being almost epidimic.
Extra meetings are being held in the
First and Central Baptist Churches. this
week
Schools and churches at Thorofare are
closed because of a large number Of cases of
scarlet fever in the town.
People are warned against a check
sharper who victimized several business
men not far from Woodbury. recently.
The city now owns four fire horses, two
grays and two bays Friendship Company
has three and Goodwill one.
The directors of the Mullica Hill Turn
pike Company are holding their quarterly
meeting at New-on Hotel this afternoon.
John Hepkin, of Greenwich township,
has moved to F. ". Winters farm in
Eouth Harrison township, and Mr.. Winter
row resides in Swedesboro.
William Yetter, Jr., underwent an
operation for appendicitis at Jefferson Hos
pfial Isl Saturday. He is reported to be
making nice recovery.
The long continued cold weather has
sut off the water supply from some Wood
bury houses, supply pipes from the mains
TO the houses being frozen.
There will be a New England Supper
and Orange Social'' in the Jefferson M. E.
Church Saturday evening, February 9th.
Proceeds for the benefit Of the church
-Four students in Woodbury. schools,
from Thorofare, where an epidemic of
scarlet fever is reported, have been ex-
sused until Thorofare is free Of the disease
Estate agent P. B. Burke last Saturday
sold the six acre tract of land at the foot Of
II Eii;szssE.-stfeet, portion OF the John Hamp-
ton estate, to Edwin Simmons, Of Haddon-
field, for $14OO.
AT his sale on the 21st Of January,
Thos. Black sold his entire car load ex-
sept one pair Of mules, at an average price
Of $40 each His second sale will be held
on the 18th inst. See adver-
County Collector Pierson has been in
formed that Gloucester county's State
school tax for next year will be S26, GAG. 43,
payable January 90, 1905 Last year the
amount was $26, 400 80
William SharpIeY will resign the JAM
torship of the Court House in the Spring
to go into the plumbing business, and
Jacob Murphy and A, w. Cattell are cam
didates for the place.
j. L. Kuhn's sale, near Glassboro, on
the 9th, was the biggest sale held in that
srctionin many years. His stock sold at
good prices, COWS bringing an average Of
$7s, the highest price being S92 50
The ground hog had no difficulty lin
seeing his shadow Tuesday, because the
sun sbone brightly all day. Now let's
watch the future and see if the sleepy old
ground hog is worth paying any attention
70.
"A snow fall Of from eight to ten inches
is rare in this latitude, but we had such
last Friday and Saturday, and it is yet
with us, spread evenly over the earth's sur
face. and affording splendid sleighing,
Civil Engineer William M Carter, Of
this city, is making survey OF the cause
way between Centre Square and Pedrick
town. for the township of Logan, with
view Of estimating the cost of building the
road above tide This road has been out to
the tide for more than a year.
William Denelsbeck and Mrs. Luke
Ingersol, convicted in the s,lem courts of
assault with an intent to kill Luke Inger-
soil, husband OF Mrs Ingersoll, were on
Monday sentenced to confinement in the
State Prison for twelve years each, the full
extent Of the law.
General Howell Post, No. 81, G. A.
r., met in their room in the Court House
on Tuesday evening, Feb. 2, and installed
the follow ing officers for the ensuing year:
Commander, James W. Davis; S. v. c..
William 7. Cozens; J. v. G., Joseph c
Watson; G., Joseph Morgan; @ M, E. G
Cattell; O. D., Thomas Andrews; Q. G., A.
Allen; Adj, Joshua Dawson; Q. NJ. s., l.
v Garron.
Here is the Mt. Holly Hsrald's opin-
ion Of the art page Of the last number Of
the Ladies' Home Journal: "On the cover
page of the Ladies' Home Journal Of the
current issue is an illustration Of the soul
full kiss. It is by all odds the most touchz
ing thing ever seen in captivity. Both the
participants look as if they were just about
TO be fined for disorderly conduct. The
color effect Is led, which would have been
relieved Nv a little dash Of yellow. AS q