Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-18
wENoNAH.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. Monroe Jordan spent |
Sunday with relatives in Daretown.
Mrs. L. H. Lothridge has gone to
Buffalo, N. Y. for two weeks stay.
Johnson Douglass have as his guest
his brother Will, of New York City.
Joseph Paulin advertises his livery
stable and personal property to bss sold
on March 3D.
Councilman John Holten spent Sun
day with relatives in Newfeld
The home of Wilhelm Walz, on Man
tua avenue, was discovered to be on
fire shortly after noon on Tuesday, by
Purual Goldy, who at once gave the
alarm and the firemen, who were at
home, did good work by saving the
house with the high wind and extreme
cold against them. The fire started be-
tween the partition of the two front
rooms on the second floor, and as Mrs.
Walz had just made fire in stove in
the front room, it is supposed to have
been caused by defective chimney.
The firemen experienced considerable
difficulty in locating the fire. When
they reached the house, smoke seemed
they we're handicapped by outsiders.
who seemed determined to take charge
of the hose, and as result of their in
experience, several of the firemen were
drenched to the skin. Chief Savage
climbed upon the roof of a baywindow
and some one ran against the ladder
and it fell to the ground, and about
that time self-appointed fireman
pointed the nozzle of the hose right
where the chief was standing and held
it there for two full minutes. Mr..
Savage's feelings and condition can be
better imagined than described; but he
says he was never so cool in his life.
The downstairs furniture was all saw
ed and some clothing. The house was
badly wrecked and the family moved
into the house next to J. L. Drummer.
Their bedding and bed clothing being
all soaked with water, Mrs. Miller and
Mrs. Jno. Holeton very thoughtfully
formed a relief corp and soon had them
bountifully supplied with those arti-
cles. Mr.. Walz is employed by the
Blasius Piano Company at Woodbury.,
and did not reach home until the fire
had been extinguished.
Daniel w. Brown and Mrs. Joseph
Eggie are on the sick list this week.
The West Jersey Express Company
have reduced their rate on packages
weighing less than twenty-five pounds
rom twenty-five cents to fifteen cents,
and increased the rate on packages
weighing over fifty pounds from thirty
cents to forty cents, between Philadel-
phia and Wenonah.
When Edward Pope, of Barnsboro,
went for his horse and buggy, after
church Sunday night, where he had
hitched it, under the Presbyterian
Church sheds, it could not be found
Mr. Pope got Constable Drummer and
they attempted to reach the police of
Woodbury. and have them look out for
t, but the telephone service was SO
3oor they were unsuccessful. They be-
lieve the team was taken and driven to
Jlarksboro, where the thief robbed the
railroad station, drove it to Gloucester
and then abandoned it, but think the
lorse was not tied and backed out of
he shed soon after being put there,
md wandered up to Woodbury.. where
was found about eleven o'clock and
advertised next day Mr.. Pope valued
he team at $175.
The fire bell which was raised last
summer was rung for the first time
IS fire alarm last Tuesday, and was
generally heard all over town, though
here was a strong wind blowing from
he north, and there is no doubt but
What it will give satisfaction on all oc-
asions. It's big Improvement over
he old locomotive tire.
Professor Lloyd has inaugurated
ystem OF fire drill among the pupils
# the public school, and at test the
lntire building was emptied in just
one minute.