Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-22
Margaret Rogers is home from Mt.

u4ai Lev ltVSbAS as, tioA<aS $500 -
Holyoke for the holidays.
Turkeys will be plentiful in Wood
bury at "A and 25c. per pound.
&c. G. Pearson, of the Blue Front Meat
Market has an attractive advertisements in
the DEMOCRAT this week.
Mrs Thomas Wallace, of Centre street,
is spending the Christmas holidays with her
mother and brothers, of Salem, N. J.
Game Warden Avis has five dozen
quail for liberation in his bailiwick, but he
will hold them till the snow dissolves
Mr.. John Garwood, late of Mullica Hill,
now of Camden, is the guest of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Elizabeth LaDow, of Centre St.
Miss Clara Haines, of Burlington
Seminary. is spending the holidays with her
cousins, the Misses Budd, of Cooper street.
One of baker Rocks horses fell heavily
on Woodbury. streets this morning, break
ing shaft The animal was sharp shod
all round, too.
The people of the county will regret
the serious illness Of DR.. H. G. Clark, of
this city, whose condition this morning
shows no improvement.
There will be appropriate holiday ex-
ercises in the Woodbury. schools Friday
morning to which the public is welcome.
D.1-e L IL. - nac
that his delivery wagons will not run next
Monday. Patrons will provide for their
needs from Saturdays delivery.
Collectors NJ. F. Crane, of Franklin;
John S. Truitt, of Logan and Brooks Hurff,
of Washington, all Democratic townships,
were first of our county's collectors to
pay county and State taxes in full to
County Collector Person.
As a load of household effects Of Mrs.
Anna Morgan, of Camden, were being taken
to Swedesboro by sleigh on Tuesday, the
load stack on the track at Westvilles Just as
the team was pulling it off the Cape May
express passe@ striking the rear end of the
sleigh and scattering goods in all direct
ions The driver and horses escaped injury.
-Mantua Grange has employed special
officer to watch the sheds in the rear of
Grange Hall, Wenonah to insure the safety
of horses and robes while the Grange is in
session. 1t is rather a severe commentary
on the state of our communities when it is
necessary to have armed men on guard to
protect property from thieves, and reminds
one of the days of our forefather, who carried
their rifles to church, and occupied the
outer ends of the pews to be prepared to
rush out and repel attacks of hood thirsty
red men.
I'm the good old days before we had
Federal mail carriers Robert Scott deliver
ed the weekly newspapers of the city with
regularity and faithfulness impossible to
surpass, thereby winning the respect and
gratitude of all newspaper patrons that
found expression at the Christmas season
in numerous substantial gifts. While not
in active service now, Robert is with us
yet, just as appreciative of a Merry Christ
mas greeting as when he was in active
service. We mention these facts just as a
reminder that Robert will appreciate it if
the old practice is continued.
Woodbury. merchants never made more
extensive preparations for supplying the
Christmas needs of our people than this
ar as look into the well filled stores
will prove. Thousands of articles just
suited to the needs of friends, may be found
right here at home, and at prices lower
than may be found in the big stores across
the river. For confectionery, Urban COM
petes in excellence with any Philadelphia
desirable stocks of gents furnishings as eau
be obtained anywhere; druggists Marshall
and Merritt have augmented that regular
stocks with a thousand and one desirable
articles; Laub and Turnbul have any
thing that may be desired in footwear,
while Starts is veritable head quarters
lOI Oiu fodutd SIduS LUX over bile duN6i-
tisements in the DEMOCRAT and see how
many of your Christmas needs can be sup
piled right at home. Aside from the con-
venience of trading at home, it is good
policy to patronize home merchants, be-
cause they are the life of the city. But for
them Woodbury. would lack much that
now makes it so attractive.
BARNSBORO