Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-05-04
REGISTER OF SALES.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
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Miss Rena Edwards, Of Elmer, spent
Sunday with Miss Mabel Borden.
Rev George w. Tomson spent few
days at Milford last week
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Heritage, of Cam
den, were guests of his parents on Sunday
Gut worms are getting in their de-
structive work on growing plants.
"A West Deptford farmer says last
Tuesday mornings frost destroyed many
plants.
IF. A. Oliver, of Monroe is said to be
an aspirant for the Republican nomination
for Sheriff.
The Union League, the junior Repub-
lician organization of the county, added
500 names to their roll last week.
"A. S. Wilson has complete stock of
up-to-date base ball goods at his Cooper
street store.
Mr.. aud Mrs. W. Cox, Of Riverton,
spent Saturday aud Sunday with John E.
EleISUu.
WIN. Scott, manager of Child's grocery,
has gone to house keeping on Red Bank
avenue.
Asa Lawrance and Hurf Weatherby,
Of swedesboro, put out sweet potatoes on
Tuesday.
Harry Cloud, Of Oak street, will move
to Hopkins street and occupy portion of
Mrs George Cattell's house.
B. w. Andrews is having an addition
of one room to his residence. Contractor
Joseph W. Best is doing the work.
Mrs. Simmermon's curio collection
was removed to the Whitall house last
Monday. The teamster said its weight
was two tons.
Mrs. Gertrude Blackwood's piano pu-
pills gave very enjoyable recital in the
Central Baptist church last Friday evening
before large audience.
The annual convention of the Harrison
and South Harrison Townships Sunday
school Association will be held in the Bap
fist Church at Mullica Hill tonight May 4.
The first sewer tap was made Septem-
Der 90, 1903 and to date 436 taps have
been made At this rate, in another year
and half every property in Woodbury.
will be connected.
The 'Cramp Fish Cabin that has stood
from time immortal along the shore of the
Delaware, at the s'Green Tree below the
mouth of Woodbury. creek, was burned
last Monday night.
Druggist A. S. Marshall and wife left
on Tuesday morning for two months
tour abroad. They sailed for Hamburg on
the steamer Hamburg of the Hamburg
American line.
-ReY. George S. Wendell has been
unanimously elected president of the Board
of Trustees of the South Jersey Institute
at Bridgeton. Mr. Wendell fills the unex-
pired term of Mr. C. T. Brownell, who re-
signed and is going to move to New York.
Restore B. Lamb, of Mt, Holly, has in
vented new railroad tie or sleeper 1t is
of concrete and steel 1t is to be tried on
the Pember,on and Hightstown railroad.
Its cost is nearly twice that of the wooden
tie, but it's durability will make it cheaper
than wood
The eldest daughter of Mr. Henry
Lysholm, of IA Euclid ST., was stricken
with scarlet fever on Friday. Her case is
said to be of light type. She is a student
in the eighth grade of Woodbury. public
schools, and as a precautionary measure
that room was fumigated last Saturday
The Woodbury. Teachers Union held
its annual meeting in the Presbyterian
chapel Monday evening. The following
officers were elected: President. Mrs. Blair
Smith; vice president, Mrs. H. V. Rogers;
second vice president, Jennie L. Garron;
secretary and treasurer, Miss Jennie Tai
man.
"A citizen of Swedesboro informs US
that negro farm hands are not as numerous
there this year as last, and those that are
there are less permanent. One farmer had
three men and a woman he paid them
Saturday night, but next morning they
were gone Many Italians, he says, are
now employed by farmers in that section.
List of advertised letters for week end
ing, May 1905: Bublik Marya, Beckett
Henry f., Chew S. H., Clayton Mrs. L. W
Collins John W. Corson Nathaniel, Cook
William, Gill Edo, Green N. A., Jones
Mrs. Fannie, Jones William H., Keller
Howard A., Monleveot A., RockfelIow
Johh D., Willis William, WATSON Thomas.
The work of taking the State census
will begin Thursday, June LIST, AS yet
Marcer county is the only one for which the