Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-04-20
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Easter, Sunday
The Chosen Freeholders are in session
to-day.
The big seine is cast daily at Washing
ton Park.
Philip walman has leased the Stone
Harbor hotel.
Washington Park is undergoing its
Spring renovation.
Some of our farmers report potatoes
peeping through the ground.
j. L. North, the Sewell florist, has
Easter flowers on sale at 10 Cooper St.
-R.W. Hughes is having planned by arch
itect Peddle large porch for his residence.
Delaware peach growers fear the late
cold weather has cut the peach crop one
half.
The Glouce ster County Retail Druggist
Association met in Marshall's building on
Tuesday.
Tuesday nights heavy frost nipped
mary tomato and sweet potato beds in this
vicinity.
John Garrett, who bas been travelling
for several weeks through Canada, has re-
turned home.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Ralph Thomas started
on trip of several months duration
through the west yesterday.
Everett Pierce has purchased so foot
front lot on High street from Thomas Gloy-
er as site for his future home.
Charles Dilkes, of Mantua, has been
elected toll gatherer at the gate on the Null
lica Hill pike near the Griscom farm.
John Pollanger, was held to court on
charge of despoiling the Bake and Sof-
leiss houses of gas and water fixtures.
The Peoples Rural Telephone exchange
was opened at Mantua yesterday, with three
operators, each making eight hours.
Plumber Rice has moved his place Of
business to his new home back of the fire
house. Plumber Wakemen will occupy
Mr.. Rice's shop.
Mrs. Eyangeline Glover has sold a
building lot on West street, east of the
Ford property, to Wilmer Knox, who will
build home thereon.
Daniel Mumford has purchased of Ar
thur Steward all the land owned by him
north of the railroad and south Of Carpen-
ter street, about acres in all.
Government Engineer Mr.. A. D. Kid
der, is making Woodbury. his headquarters
while plotting the Red Bank farm prepare
tory to transfer of 20 acres to the county.
The Deptford township Board of Ed
ucation meets on May 4, and teachers who
desire reelection are requested to hand
their application to the Clerk, c. T. Molony
before that date.
Robert Pedrick one Of Stokes cour-
teous clerks, leaves for Atlantic City this
afternoon, to work for the Atlantic Pacific
Tea Company. We wish Robert success in
his attempt at a new vocation.
The Owl Club has elected James H.
Hutchinson, President; Howard Scott, Vice
and Joseph Watson, Secretary
and Treasurer. The club celebrated its
first anniversary Tuesday night.
There will be meeting of the Board
of Trustees of the Gloucester County His
torioal Society, at the Office of George E.
Pierson, No. 10 Cooper street, Woodbury.
N. j., April 9th, at 2 O'Clock p. M
The planked shad season is at its height
at Washington Park, and planks will be kept
hot for the next month J. r. Jackson, of
Falls Hotel, Westville, is also entertaining
many shad parties.
A number of young people of the Er
worth League will give two faroes entitled
THE Minister'S Wife and Fun in
Photograph Gallery in the lecture room in
the Methodist Church Thursday evening,
May 4th.
Sunday, the 9th inst, was day of re-
joicing at the Daretown Baptist church and
special services were held morning, after
noon and evening. The event was the
burning Of the last evidence of debt on
their beautiful church ediice. People of
all denominations Joined in the services.
e. Carman Gardiner, of this city, hay
ing completed full course of instruction
in Mechanical Drawing at the Franklin In
stitute, Philada., graduated from that In
haying shown commendable zeal