Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-18
LOCAL sRIEFs.
Meeting, March sth.

KAttdde1pHld.
VIM. Gray has purchased Chas. Mar
sus' fish business.
Prosecutor Starr moved into his new
home last Saturday.
Jos. Carr, Of Pitman, is IN the West
huying load of horses.
-Mrs. Geo. Higgins, Of Glassboro, has
snall-po but of mild type.
-Thos Kane, Woodbury. youth, has
been taken to the State Hospital.
John J. Truncsr, former merchant of
Mantua. is reported to be seriously ill.
The supper by the Presbyterian Ladies
Aid Society last Thursday evening Melted
$3.50.
There will be baptism at the Central
Baptist Church next Sunday at both ser
vices.
Sheriff Jones took John D. Payne, Chas
Fay and David Charles to State Prison
to-day.
The February meeting of the Board of
Education will be held in the Academy
this evening.
The German Singing Society gave a
successful masquerade ball in the Town
Ha last Monday evening
WIN. Fulmer, who occupied the Barnes'
property on Mantua avenue, died last Sun
day. He moved here from Philadelphia.
Chosen Freehoders will be elected in
Harrison, Elk, Monroe, GIassboro, Clayton
and West Deptford townships on March 8.
The Lsdies' Aid Society Of the Central
Baptist Church will hold their annual
oyster and chicken salad supper Thursday,
March third.
Jos. A. Moore has ia ken himself out of
the race for Committeeman in West Dept
ford, and Luther Chew and John A. Brown
have the field.
Mr.. B. W. Andrews has been re-elec-
ted Chairman of the Republican County
Executive Committee, and ex-Surrogate
Dubois, Secretary and Treasurer.
Judge Endicott has notified the County
Clerk to call the jurors back on March
As thisis Town Meeting day an eff, is
to be made to induce the Judge to snbsti-
tute the 9th.
Extensive alterations are to be made in
Christ Church this Spring. The ventilation
is to be improved, new windows put in and
She interior underlined Architect Harry
Rhnehold Of Phila., is in charge Of the
improvements.
"A horse belonging to Edw. Pope, OF
B,rnsboro, was stolen from the sheds OF the
Presbyterian Church. Wenonah, last Sun
day night. Later the same evening Harry
Redfield found the animal in Woodbury.
and cared for it until the owner was found
on Monday.
Mrs johnson, librarian of the Dept
ford Institute, discovered fire in the cell
lar of the building on Saturday afternoon,
and notified the fremen, who put it out
without much trouble, and before any dam
age had resulted
The chimney Of Thos Budd's house on
German street took fire on Tuesday MORN
ing and en- alarm was sent in. The de-
partment responded with usual prompt
ness, hut hand exfinguisher only was
required 10 rut out The flame.
Chosen Freebooter Joshua S. Joyce, OF
West Drptford, met with serious loss last
Saturday night by the burning Of a tenant
Eouse on his farm, in which was stored 1000
baskets of potatoes and some tools The
origin Of the FIRE is a mystery. The loss
was about $1,000: partly insured.
DR. Albert Trenchard, Of GIassboro
who has been feeble for long time, died
last Thursday He formerly practiced at
Mantua, moving to GIasshoro about fifteen
years ago. He was a graduate Of Jefferson
College, q Mason Of high degree and an
Odd Fellow The interment was in Har-
leigh Cemetery last Monday.
Frank L. Cures vendue, at Mullica
Hit last week was one Of the largest held
in that section this year. and prices ranged
high. Cirn sold at 7ic per bu-hel; seed
potatoes, ST. Is per basket; eating potatoes,
7Ilc.; seed onions, $40 per husheI; hay,
$3.50 to si8 per TOM cows $35 to $50 each;
fifteen bulls from $26 to $37. Mr.. Care
said he intended to advertise his sale in
several papers, Int through an oversight is
got in the DEMOCRAT only. yet he said
buyers were present. from every section OF
ssjs county and tss northern ses'ti"n q
Salem county