Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The Paulsboro Board OF Education has
purchased a Crowen physical laboratory. n
Louis G. DeYlin expects to enter Tenn
pie College and take up course in stenog-
raphy.
Rev Edward Dillon occupied the pull
pit OF the Presbyterian Church at DaretoN n
last Sunday.
"A Prohibition Mass Meeting will be
held in Clayton Town Hall tomorrow,
Friday evening.
"A patron Of our short lad. . column
writes: Please omit the lady, Z the mare
was returned.
-Thirty-two candidates for teachers
certificates were present at the examina-
tions last Friday and Saturday.
Miss Bertha W. Livezey, of German
town. Pa, was an oyer-sunday visitor at
the home Of Miss Jennie L. Garron.
- -0ne Of. Paulsboro's high school teach
ers took French leave last Friday and now
the Board is on hunt for new teacher. K
Chew Bros. have sold the Mckee house,
near Mantua, TO Leon Hampton, Of Wood
bury. Mr. Hampton expects to occupy it
next week.
Presiding Elder Hammond has APP
pointed ReY. L E. Shovel, of Manaplan,
pastor Of the Campbell A. NJ. E. Church, of
this city
s The public schools Of the county are
closed this week, and the teachers are at
tending the annual teachers Institute at
Atlantic City.
Samuel Ladner shows commendabe
apublic spirit by moving his residence on
West Centre street back to the propose
new street line
r L. wilkins estate agency reports
the sale Of six acres Of land il the rear Of
and adjoining Blasius Piano Co., to that
company. Price not stated.
"A very interesting service was held in
the Episcopal Church on Sunday evening,
at VIII CD len new members were added TO
st. Andrews Brotherhood.
Me John Barber, formerly of our city,
and now Of Washington, D. @ and Miss
Jes- ie LOUIS Nelson, OF Washington, D. c.,
were married last Wednesday, October
Theodore Fried, of Pedricktown, at
tempted to take his own life last Sunday by
cutting the arteries of lis wrist. He was
removed to Cooper Hospital, and will re-
cover
Proprietor Holweg Of the TIE ford Inn,
Mantua, will raise ninety font flag pole
on the 18th instant Contractor J L
Drummer will perform the feat.
AT the suggestion Of postmaster JAMES.
Of sewell, the five K F. D. carriers from
that Office came out in new uniforms last
Tuesday, and the effect is good Patrons
of the routes now know their men.
The monthly meeting Of the Uuion
League was held last Saturday evening,
with forty in ATTENDANCE. Twenty-six new
members were elected. Tie League will
hold monthly meetings and continue to
DUitu up It's ulSi1 VSA2ttlP
The Psnna. annual State School Con-
vention are holding It's meetings at the
Temple Church, Phila., this week Last
night John Weaver, Mayor Of the city, and
John Wanamaker, the great Sunday
school man, made addresses A number
Of our interested school workers attended,
benjamin ThoFp,of this city, last week
purchased the Jessup mill farm in Mantua
Township, containing 165 acres, for SIC, 900.
Sale was consummated through Joseph I
sickler. Mr.. Thorp is going to engage in
stock raising, and will at once put herd
OF Dutch Belt cattle on the place. ~
The Sewer Commission has turned in
its assessment, and Council spent Monday
and Tuesday evenings in examining it,
An opportunity will be given property
owners to be heard before it is approved
AS a general principle, a charge Of twenty
Eve cents front foot is LEVIED on property
owners
The Harvest Home Festival at the
Central Baptist Church last Sunday was a
delightful event. The church was deco
rated with tall stalks Of corn from which
great ears Of golden grain protruded, and
about the pulpit and on the window seats
were banked vegetables of all kinds. From
the ceiling were suspended sea Of flags,
all forming very pleasing effect.
The Rally Day services of the school Of
the First Baptist Church Sunday last. was
success both in attendance ard program.
The six departments were largely repre-
sented. A spirit Of enthusiasm prevailed
throughout the services Pastor Wendell,
in visiting each department, spoke most
earnestly about the possibilities Of church
,,lanted in the midst of eleven hundred