Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-03-10
LOCAL BRIEFS.


y. H. Leppee has an interesting adver-
tisement in this issue of the DEMOCRAT.
DR.. H. A. Wilson has gone to Pine
hurst, North Carolina, for few week
rest.
With $500 Mayor Woodbury. would
be eligible to rating with second class
cities
There is but one vacant business place
il Woodbury. and that became so within
week
"A big blue rock shoot will be held at
SewelI on the 26th inst, under the auspices
Of Sewell Gun Club.
The warm rain of Monday was mus
tard plaster to the three feet and more of
frost that was in the earth.
With balance of over SIS, OOO, the larg-
est in the city's history, Woodbury. begins
the new year feeling pretty proud.
Harry A. Fish is executor of the will
Of the late A. S. zimmerman. The estate
is valued at from 100000 to $50, 900.
Mr.. 1. P. Knisell has sold his late resi-
aence on Cooper street to Mrs. Susanna
Shaffer, of this city. The price is not
stated.
"A Thorofare farmer was seen blowing
en- Tuesday, and investigation shows that
in sandy soil the frost is already ont of the
ground
Frank L. Care will have public sale
Of mich COWS, stock bulls, hogs, ETC., on
Friday or Saturday next. See adYer. next
week.
The supper by the Ladies' Aid Society
Of the Central Baptist Church last Thurs
day evening was success, the profit being
about 500.
Miss Pearl NJ Bates, niece of Mis-. Ir.
Geo. E. Reading. who came from Philada.
two weeks ago to visit at the Reading home
was taken i'll and died of heart failure last
Thursday evening.
Interesting services were held in the
Central Baptist Church last Sunday, the
occasion being the first anniversary of oc-
supancy of the new church There have
been sixteen baptisrns during the year.
Fire goDgs were placed in the school
houses this week and fire drills inaugura-
led. AS the first test, the time required to
march the pupils to the sidewalk varied
from so to 10 seconds. Practice will prob
ably reduce this time one-half
West Deptford town meeting passed a
resolution petitioning the legislature to re-
store to the Town Meeting the powers taken
from it by recent legislation This is
what may be said to be whistlng against
the wind, since the policy Of the present
State Government is away from the people
and tending to Capitalization of power
List of advertised letters in the post
Office for the week ending March 7, 1904
Eli w. Browning, Hollis Fl. Brown, Mrs.
Galen Clay, Frank Dorson, Mrs. /. F. Gan
SON, Charles Hill, Mrs. Mary Hill, Hull &
Co., Jessie Jones, Anna Mccartney, Mrs
Anna Ramsey, Mrs. RUSSELL Persons
calling for the above letters will please say
advertised
Thieves attempted to enter the store
and residence of Councilman Munyan on
North Broad st. at O'Clock last Monday
morning. Their efforts to force a rear win
dow awoke Mr.. and Mrs. Muuyan, and
while he was getting his gun, Mrs. Nun
yon raised window and they fed Mrs.
Munyan saw three men leap rear fence,
and disappear.
Estate agent p B. Burke announces the
sale during the past week of the following:
The LeNoir house on Davis ST., to T. J.
Kean, OF Camden, for 81 500; the Lord resi-
dcnce on High street to Mrs Hannah
Packer, Of Bridgeton, for $1,000; 1856 acre
farm at Mauricetown, to Capt. Candy, fol
81, 400. All cash. Mr. Burke says he
could sell several houses in Woodbury.,
valued at from 81 500 to s., 500.
Chosen Freebooter VIM. M. Tomble-
son, of Monroe, has been accorded rare dis
tinction by his constituents. Monroe is a
Republican township, yet Mr.. TombIeson
has represented it as Freebooter for four
three year terms, and on Tuesday last was
reelected for fifth term. receiving 249 Of
the 26i votes cast This, we conceive, is
the highest tribute a community can pay
TO the character Of citizen, and is COM
mendation Of bis course that no words Of
ours can add to, and no detractor, lit Mr..
Tombleson has any. can take from. We
congratulate Mr. Tombleson on the spien-
did tribute he has received from his neigh
bora