Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-04-07
several farms at private sale.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

There is now an opportunity for few
patriotic boys to join Company l.
The bank and Trust Company state
ments are advertised is this paper.
The peach crop is safe, and the same
may be said of other fruits.
See adver. of lotto coke, the ideal
domestic fuel.
Mr. James Carson, of Hunter street, is
visiting his sister at Merchantville.
Mrs Benjamin Sparks is enjoying
week at Atlantic City.
Mr.. c. A. Madden has about recovered
from recent servere illness, and was able to
walk over to the factory last Monday.
Geo. Eiseahardt is going to build
house for himself on the old Oak St. school
house lot recently purchased by him.
Mrs. Edward Chase and children, of
Maple avenue, are spending a week with
Mrs. Chase's parents, at Alloway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Allen, of Popular
avenue, are spending the Easter holidays
in Huntington, Penna-
The VIM. W. Robbins property in
Clayton, was purchased by administrator
Whitaker at the sale last Monday for $780,
Mr.. and Mrs. McCaughn, who have
been spending the Winter in Philadelphia,
have returned to their home on Maple Ave.
Pastor Howard, of the Kemble Mem
orial Church, will next Sunday begin a
series of sermons on s'Old Ship Zion.''
Mr.. Fl. S Talman and wife returned to
Woodbury. on Saturday evening from two
months stay in Florida. Mr.. Tslman is
much improved in health.
Samuel R. Carter, Of Phila., son of the
late Judge Ben. F. Carter, of this city, was
in Woodbury. brief time on Monday adj
miring the town of his youth.
-On Thursday evening next Silas C.
Schumo, former Woodbury. boy, will de-
liver a lecture on the Martinique disaster
in the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. John Mitchell and daughter Eliza
beth, Of Haddonfeld, have been guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Thorp, of Delaware
street this week.
The Jail has twenty-four inmates,
among them woman who was boisterous
on the street Monday evening. Her inden-
tity is not known here.
The Spring announcement of that re-
liable old clothing house, Oak Hall, will
be found on the 18th page of this issue of
the DEMOCRAT.
Democratic Delegate Meetings; First
Ward, Columbia Hotel parlor; Second Ward,
home of Augustus Prehl; Third Ward, par
lor Newton Hotel.
-Planked shad parties will soon be the
rage and Washington Park and Fall's Hotel,
WestviIle, will be the Mecca of lovers of the
toothsome shad and 'fxins. +"
Sheriff Jones on Monday sold the
Flowers property in Glassboro to A. H.
Swackhamer, Atty Also the Cans property
in Swedesboro, to Mary Ann Costello, for
1920
w G. Cowgirl, Paulsboro agent for the
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co., on Tues
day paid Jacob Smith 1921, for loss by fire
on Sunday week, less then ten days after the
fire.
The annual planked shad dinner as
served by the ladies of the First Baptist
Church will take place Thursday evening,
April 14th, from to s O'Clock, in the lee
ture room of the church
Mrs. Enos Mowry and children, and
Mrs. John Keynser, of Spring City, and Mr..
and Mrs B. B. Wescott, Of Salem, have
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bat
ten, of Maple street, this week.
The people generally, as well as asses
sors aud collectors, will be interested in
the proceedings of the session Of the State
Board of assessors in the Grand Jury room
tomorrow, at 10.30 a. m.
in his will the late Patrick Jordan de-
vised his estate to his wife during her life
time, and at her death one half to go to
his son, Chas. j., and one half to his wife's
heirs. Dennis Blake and VIM. M. Carter
are named as executors.
The members Of the M. E. Church and
friends assembled in their lecture room on
Monday night to tender a reception to
their new pastor, Rev. Howard. A delight
full time was spent, the congregation enjoy
ing both the hearty handshake rendered by
the Pastor, and the ''hand-Out," Of ice
cream and cake, rendered by members Of
the Ushers' Union Mr.. Howard, for his
part, seemed happy in meeting the mem
bers Of his flock, and while, said he, ~
is impossible for me, at present. to remen-