Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-12-28
LOCAL BRIEFs.


rhere are eighteen prisoners in jail.
Civil engineer Jos. Thoma is home for
few days.
The new Council will organize next
Monday.
Captain Comfy spent Christmas Day at
his home on Newton ave.
-Milkman Budd lost valuable horse
from collie last Thursday.
Woodbury. has paid her county and
State school tax, S22,313.20.
Leonard wilson, of Haddonfeid, has
leased the Clarksboro hotel.
Next week we will publish the local
events of the county for the past year.
The loneliest man is the fellow who
has no one for whom to buy Christmas
present.
Edward Cavanaugh, of Newport News
is spending the holidays with relatives and
friends here.
ID. o. Watkins will entertain State
OIDcla1S at HlS uOluS Oh l9toau oeACOo hS~>o
Saturday evening.
E. F. Evans, Of Williamstown, has
purchased the Hurf homestead at Turner
vile from che heirs.
q The Woodbury. Basket Ball team defeat
ed the NJ. W Taylor team Of Phila. last
4 Monday by the score of "a to 81.
-On the 3lst inst, the First National
bank Of this city will have completed a
half century Of business existence.
Mary ", widow of the late j. Comfy
Gibson, died on Thursday at her home on
North Broad street, aged 66 years.
We won't be mean. Even if they did
purloin our money, we wish tbs insurance
grafters merry Christmas in Jail.
Those of our public school teachers
who. are xss.nseFs 1T the State Association,
are in Atlantic City attending the annual
session.
The Coroner's jury to investigate the
cause of the death Of Deborah K. Smith at
Glassboro, rendered verdict Of accidental
death.
The banks will be closed next Monday,
and the post Office except between the
hours of 8. 80 and 8 80 a. IA. and 4.9o and
$50 p. N.
The Christmas entertainment by the
Sabbath school Of the Central Baptist
Church will be held in the church this
evening.
January is observed all oyer the
country by the D. A. R., being the ami
versary Of the wedding of George and Mar
tina Washington.
-On Friday evening, January 5, Mime
tonka Tribe Red Men No. 1919 will have a
public installation Of officers and entertain
ment in their lodge room.
Two hundred Christmas trees were sold
in Woodbury. last week at prices ranging
from one TO six dollars each. With few. .ex-
ceptions they came from Maine. ~
Jos Carr, the horse dealer Of Pitman,
started last Saturday for Kansas to buy a
load of horses. He expects to have his sale
between the 18th and 20th of January.
The Superintendent of the jamestown,
N. Y, municipal lighting plant reports that
the cost for November was 81. .78 per lamp.
This would be $21.36 per light per year.
And Woodbury. pays S92.
According to State statistics just pub
iished, there were $40 births, 227 marriages
and 1872 deaths in Gloucester county;during
the year 1904, an increase of 4s births, IA
marriages and SO deaths over 1903
The consumption Of anthracite coal
during 1905 fell 1900, GOO tons short of the
consumption of the year 1904. Perhaps if
she coal combine would ease up their grip
and lower the price there would be no COM
plant of under consumption Of coal.
The event OF Christmas night in Wood
bury was the annual entertainments and
treat to the scholars Of Kemble NJ. E. Sab
bath school The large church was well
crowded and all enjoyed the happy enter
tainment and spirited singing At its close
each scholar was presented with a box Of
candy, an orange and an apple.
There are probably thousand sharp
jack knives and sharp scissors in Woodbury.
this week, Christmas gifts from Mr.. M. w
Newton, and the beauty Of the Green
Hotel cutlery is that with ordinary usage ii