Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-04-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.

VIM. Laub has graduated from Pierce
school.
-Laub's show windows are an invitation
20 all to go in and try them on.
Miss Mary Comfy and William HAM
mil are home from Swathmore for week.
Miss Margaret Rogers student at Mt.
Holyoke, is home enjoying the Easter va
cation.
Joseph Carr has gone to Missouri to
buy load of horses to sell at public sale at
his stables in Pitman.
"A handsome bronze tablet, lettered in
old English text, has been placed on the
Central Baptist church.
Report is that John Rambo will appeal
from the verdict rendered against him in
the Circuit Court last week.
Miss Florence Henderson, of the
South Jersey Institute of Bridgeton, was
the guest of her mother over Sunday.
Rev. G. A. Middleton and family, of
Hammonton. have been recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs Geiger, of Curtis avenue.
There is such demand for girls for
house work that maid of our city who
made application for a position received
thirty replies.
Bert Cathcart our mail carrier from the
post Office, has recovered from his recent
illness, so as to be out during the fine
weather the past week.
The owner of good farm in Mantua
township that is without tenant, informs
us that he knows of a dozen farms that will
not be titled this year.
To date Governor Stokes has not signed
the Pitman Incorporation bill, and its
friends are becoming anxious, though
probably without cause.
-On Monday last Judge Jessup transfer
ed the license of the Telford Inn, of Man
tua, from Samuel Reeve to Charles F. Hohl-
veg, the new proprietor.
WIN. Sithens has planted on his farm
thirty-two thousand asparagus plants 1t
is very evident that Mr.. Sithens thinks
there is money in raising asparagus.
The local w. C. T. u. has made an ap
peal for clothing for Pauline Munzenberger,
who is yet i'll at the home of Amos Will, on
German St., and destitute Of proper cloth
ing.
One hundred prominent lawyers of
Camden and vicinity, attended the annual
banquet of South Jersey Bar held at the
Bourse Building, OF Philadelphia, last
Friday.
"A local statesman has an idea. 1t is
tnat two mounted policemen would be more
efficient than three on foot, and no more ex-
pensive The idea is worthy of lodgement
in our City Fathers minds.
School Physician Wilson has large
number of cases of pink k-eye under treat
ment. AS many as dozen pupils from
the Cherry st. school were added to this
list Tuesday morning.
Arthur Lay received his first shipment
of Delaware shad on Tuesday morning,
April f. and they were beauties, and went
like AOb ChhSS at w SCupS CdOu. AJuoV yCut
his first shipment was on April 8.
On Friday evening last number Of
friends and neighbors assisted in celebrat-
ing the eighty-seventh anniversary of the
birth of Mrs. Susan Munyan of South
Broad st. Mrs. Munyan is a fine specimen
of health.
Ralph Voorhees,, founder of the Voor-
hees Library and liberal contributor to
Rutgers College, has donated $780,
600 to the American Tract Society for the
prosecution of it's work Mr.. Voorhees, is
cousin of former Governor Voorhees,
The Washington Park pier took fire
Sunday afternoon, and Westviile fire de-
partment and the feIrvboat Peerless ex-
tinguished it before much damage was
done. 1t believed that fishermen acci-
dentally dropped a lighted match
Thirteen tracts of land at National
Park, the property of VIM. A. Ferguson,
was sold by Sheriff Jones on Monday, the
purchaser being the State Mutual Buildings
and Loan Association of New Jersey. TIL
tracts were sold as one, the price being $3.50
-PauIie MuDzenbergers condition is
said to be yet dangerous. On Tuesday her
mother sent for officer Geitz and by him
sent her large portion Of her clothing and
money, with an offer to pay her expense at
a hospital. Ali these offers were Indignantly
refused, and the officer ordered to take the
things home, with word that she would
receive nothing from home.
Last Saturday Coroner Wilson was
called to view the hody OF William /.
Gibson, colored, who died suddenly while
seated in a chair in his home in Woodbury.