Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-03
LOCAL BRIEFS.
See adyer. Of Peirce School.

Miss fTancis carey stals on 9 'on 80
strip to Niagara to-day.
Changers Day at Alcyon Park next
Wednesday and Thursday
Mrs. DR.. Wilson and children are at
Ocean Grove for two weeks.
Joseph w. Merritt and family are at
Cape May for short outing.
Nearly 500 homes IN Woodbury. are
now connected with the sewer. ct
Walter Huff and Percy Brick haye
gone to Maine for an extended stay.
Nv. a. Stiles and family have gone to
Ocean City for the month of August.
Carlton Park and wife left on Sat
urday for two weeks at Atlantic City
Mr.. and Mrs. West Jessup left on Sat
urdsy for ten days trip to Cape Cod
aIr. 4. S. CLARK and family left on
Monday for Pitman to stay during camp
Miss saIome Morgan is visiting the
Misses Warrington at Warrington's Mill
Master Howard Curry is spending
some time in Elmer with S. NJ Heritage
VIM. Sweeten, of Sithens grocery, is
spending a part Of his vacation at Ocean
City
The Thorofare Sunday School is hold
ING its annual picnic at Lincoln Park to-
day
General Samuel French is visiting his
sister, Mrs John G. Whitall, on Delaware
street
The Retail Merchants Association is
adding bunch of new members at every
session.
The August meeting Of the Board Of
Education will be held in the Academy
tonight.
Joseph B. Best is building handsome
double stone and brick residence on Hop
kins street.
Pastor Price, Of the Central Baptist
Church, who has been in poor health Tor a
month, is taking vacation
Rev. j. L. Howard and family left on
Monday for Ocean Grove. They expect to
lie gone for the month Of August.
John A. Brown is now in Atlantic
City in charge Of several gangs Of men
under the employ Of Andrew Marcus.
Apropos to the dry spell, farmer tells
us that the earth has not been wet plough
deep since the frost went out in the spring
Mr.. H. H. Thoman, who was operated
on for appendicitis at DR.. Prices Private
Hospital last Wednesday, is progressing
nicely.
DIR. Fl A Wilson is having concrete
sidewalk laid in front Of his residence on
Cooper street D. .NPine is doing the
work
The iron fence between the tracks at
the depot has been extended 10 feet to
protect passengers from the long excursion
trains.
Mr. Edward Jessup, Of Newton avenue,
will leave tomorrow BY Boston steamer
from Philadelphia, for Two week : trip in
New England.
-Confectioner Urban's ice cream busi-
ness has increased to such an extent, that
he is required to put in gas engine to
meet with the demand.
1T is stated that Lewis Sharp, son of
the late Charles Sharp, has purchased the
Bridgeport hotel from the heirs, and will
personally manage the business ~
The Democratic County Executive
Committee will meet in the Chosen Free
holders room in the Court House, on Fri
day, August II, at O'Clock p. m.
{ The Board Of Education rejected all
the bids submitted for installing sanitary
system in the basement Of the academy,
because of the high price. The cost would
have been, s., 500. 90
Hewitt Magazine Agency will repre-
sent the GLOUCESTER COUNTY DEMOCRAT
at the Grange Picnic next Wednesday and
Thursday. Subscribers may there renew
sheir subscriptions and names received Of
new subscribers.
According to the late census Pitman
Borough has a population Of 1918; Elk
township, Of 93s. a decrease Of So over
1900; Monroe township, 251s, an increase
of III over 1900; West Deptford, 1927, an
increase of 276 over 1900. co
Before Judge Jessup last week Mrs.
Mary Lupton made application for the re-
moyal Of NJ f Cattell and Philip Hortz,
al trustees Of the estate Of the late Z. NJ.
Green. Ernest Redield opposed for the
trustees and J. J. summeriIl for the petit
tioner. The application was refused.
List Of advertised letters for the week
ending July 81 Henry Berger, Mrs. Kez-
ziah Barrett, Miss Hasseltine Fletcher.