Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-04-27
LOCAL Briefs.

-Blaslus Piano WORKS mao nolluay on
Easter Monday
The farmers are putting out tomato
plants this week.
Miss Matilda Whitall is visiting IN
Washington, D. c.
Col. Green and family will return to
Woodbury. this week.
See adver of Gately & Hurley's de-
partment store, Camden.
The simmermon real estate is adver-
tised at public sale this week
The Easter offering at Christ Church
amounted to $575 and at Kehlble M. E.
to $3.50.
The Telephone Company are now will
ing to put their wires under ground, we
are informed.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pennington spent
Easter with Mrs. Pennington's parents in
Cumberland county.
Mine Hoste John Rachor, Jr. did the
right thing when he raised his driveway on
Delaware ST. flush with the sidewalk.
The express business on the railroad is
increasing at such a rate, that the office at the
depot is being enlarged to meet the de-
mand.
&C. Cunningham of this city has taken
charge of Cudahy & CO.. meat business in
South Jersey. with headquarters at Allan
tic City.
A chicken and waffle supper will be
given by the w. C. 7. U. at the home of
Mrs. Cliff on South Broad street, Thurs
day, May Attn. Price of supper will be 35
cents
Arthur Sprigmau, of this city, sales
man for Hopes Bros. and Thomas, West
Chester nursery, has been awarded the first
prize offered by the firm to the agent MAX
ing the largest sale.
Mr.. W. B. r. Mason, Editor of the
Bound Brook Chronicle, spent few hours
in Woodbury. last Tuesday. He says vege-
tation here is full week more advanced
than in Bound Brook.
-Thos. J. Stratton has sold 80 acres OF
farm land, to Mr.. Harrigan, morocco
dearler at Camden, who is putting out ex-
tensiye peach orchards, strawberry beds and
other small fruits. Buildings will be erect
ed on the property for the caretaker.
Woodbury. ice plant began drawing ice
this week, and until winter comes again
will be in position to supply the home and
considerable outside needs. Woodbury. ice
has this distinction, it Is made Of pure
water, drawn from artesian wells
-Sam'l Reed, farmer near Mickleton,
who IS attentive to his business, thought
his tomato beds were sufficiently covered, bua
got up in the morning to find them killed
by frost. Mr.. Reed at once arranged to
plant his proposed tomato field in white
potatoes.
On Monday last sheriff Jones sold the
Swedesboro Gas Works to Jos T. Sckler,
ESQ, for $500, about the first mortgage of
<35. 600; also the Clair property in North
Woodbury. for $50. The sale of the Wood
and Bradshaw properties was adjourned for
one week.
-Ernest Black wood, Of Newton avenue,
was an unfortunate little lad last Thurs
day. when he fell from his wheel and broke
his arm lust below the shoulder Ernest is
a patient little sufferer, and we hope his
recovery will be speedy one DR.. Wilson
reduced the fracture.
The fourth regular meeting for this
school year of the Gloucester County Teach
eFs, Association will be held in the Court
House, Woodbury., on Saturday next at
$50 a. M, one session. DR.. Philips Princl-
pal of the State Normal School, West
Chester, Pa, will address the teachers. All
are invited.
AT the Atlantic City dog show last
week, Chas. A. Waterman's Great Dane,
ssNeron won three prizes-third novice,
second limit and first open, while B. w
Andrews Gordon sstters Mason A., y
maud d. Nancy Az and Timothy
AZ, swept all the prizes in their class
They were exhibited by Fred Kirky, of the
Woodbury. kennels
Easter flowers brought to Woodbury.
last week by Florists J. R. North and Mark
Clement found ready sale, and the homes
of our city were cheerful with their bright
bloom and sweet fragrance. The churches
all held appropriate services Of which music
was prominint feature. All the houses of
worship were veritabIe bowers of brilliant
bloom which were distributed to sick and
infirm members early on Easter Monday.
The construction Of the subway railroad
in New York has called public attention to
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