Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-30
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Buds are swelling.
The grass is starting.
Farmers are planting potatoes.
The small boy looks longingly at
she water.
John Estell, of Curtis avenue, is hav-
ing his residence painted by Robt. Gibson
Rev. George s Wendell preached in
the Paulsboro Baptist Church on Sunday
last
The quarantine on J. D. Carpenters
residence was raised Tuesday and the house
fumigated.
Miss Laura Batten, of Hunter street,
was the guest of her brothers at Mt. Clair,
over Sunday.
Miss Lillian Clark entertained a num-
Der of her friends in honor of her birthday
Saturday evening.
Mr.. James Bill, of Delaware ST., who
is employed in New York City was at
home over Sunday.
Last Monday Sheriff Jones sold the
Samuel H. Pierce property to the Glouces-
ter Turnpike Company for $1,000.
Last Friday evening Speaker Avis at
tended dinner given at the Hotel Bellevue
Stratford, by the Fish Commissioners of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey
A tree Of fine lemons, some of which
weigh 49, ounces, are on exhibition in Mr..
Turnbull's, the shoe dealers store Mr..
Turnbull raised them himself
Charles Laid, of our city, was the
lucky one to receive $3.50 piano CHANGED off
by Phi adelphia Lodge of Red Med. The
piano cost Mr. Ladd only ten cents.
Mrs. Wilson, of Maple street, fell
down cellar at her home on Wednesday last
fracturing her left arm and severely cutting
her face. Mrs. Wilson is IS years old.
Mrs. Edward Dobhs was taken to the
Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia on
Friday last, to undergo an operation. This
is the third time she has been operated
upon
Mrs. Robert Guhl, sister of the late
William Kemble, and who spent her child
no in our city, died at a prayer meeting
in Philadelphia on Friday evening last.
Her death was due to heart disease.
"A mad dog appeared at Wenonah
Monday morning; made its way to Mantua,
followed by ''Jack" Middleton who killed
it ear Job Scott's lumber yard. The
supposition is that it bit several other
dogs.
Mrs S. A. Paul left on last Thursday
for st. Louis. She will be gone for about
one month, and then return to take charge
of Sea Crest Inn,F of Cape May. 1t is
understood that she will hiring several
families from the West with her.
"A very exciting game of basket hall
was played between Co. of Woodbury.
and the St. Paul Guild of West Chester at
West Chester, on last Saturday night at
which ended in a tie by score of 81 to 81.
Co. l will go to Millvile Saturday night
and play the Millville team good game
lis looked for.
The stereoptican lecture given in the
Central Baptist church On Friday evening,
by Charles Hugh Shaw, Phi D. telling of
his travels for seventy EIGHT days, 'In the
Heart of the Canadian Rockies was we'll
enjoyed by those fortunate enough to be
there. The excellent pictures shown and
Mr.. Shaw's thorough description of them
would give any one a strong desire to take
the trip. Owing the stormy weather the
audience was small.
Corporations with high sounding titles
and promising big interest rates to investors
are good thing to keep away from, as the
and Provident Investment concern PROVE.
Dupes by the thousand scattered over the
entire country, are coming to the front, in
many instances having lost their all in the
collapse. 1t will be strange, indeed, if no
Gloucester county money is counted in the
liabilities, but we hope this may be the
case. Our people are pretty good patrons
of the newspaper, and we hope they have
been sufficiently warned to have kept free
from this gang of bunco sharpers.
We have received from the publisher,
E. w. Humphreys, Woodstown, his latest
issue of souvenir postcards, among which
are six illustrating buildings and points of
interest in Woodbury.. One Of them gives
an excellent panoramic view Of the Court
House corner, at Broad and Cooper streets.
Others show Kemble Memorial Methodist
Church, Friends meeting house, Green's
Block, Deptford Library, Friendship Fire
House, Green's laboratory and Blasius'