Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30
LOCAL BRIEFS.

blDO Jumbu CfSeiS az ooerSA e1Ae~n VS.
John Thompson, Jr., is on bis yaca-
ton.
Miss Jennie TaIman is at Ocean Grove
for some time.
According to Devoe, we are to have
frost on September Is.
Mrs. sallie Jones and son are spending
week at Bridgeton, n. J.
Miss Bertha V. Garrett has been visit
: Jug relatives in Philadelphia.
William Eastlack will be a student at
Pierce's School this winter.
Mr.. Arthur Starr and family are spend
ing three weeks at Beach Haven.
Mr.. W. H. Albright and family are
pending two weeks at Ocean City.
Mrs. H. B. Diyerty has been visiting
relatives at Tuckahoe for a few days.
Samuel Carey and family left on Tues
day for their. home in Massilon, Ohio.
The township boards of Registry and
Election are announced in another column
The First District Republican Conven-
tion is to be held at Salem IN September
81.
Mr.. Henry Pratley is improving his
residence on Hopkin street laying cement
walk.
Samuel Talman and family returned
home yesterday after spending several
weeks vacation at the sea shore
Charlotte and Sarah Hendrickson with
their grandmother, Mrs. Mary Locke, are
spending sometime in Cape May.
Next Sunday, September, ENC, the Kem-
Bile NJ E Sunday school will hold its SEES
session in the afternoon at 2 80 o'clock.
The oyster will have its regular stand
ing on September 1, and our local dealers
promise big supply right from Maurice
River Cove.
IF. ". Myers, Jr., and T. A Matlaok
have been elected delegates to the State
Fireman's Convention to be held in Allan
tic City next moatn.
Miss Elsie Trueman of Wilmington who
has been the guest of Miss Amy Engle of
Centre streee has returned home, accom-
panied by Miss Eugle-
Benjamin Smith, Of Hunter street re-
turned early this week from his vacation
He spent few days at Atlantic City and
from there went to Niagara Falls.
Mrs. Gertrude Blackwood and son
Ernest and Miss Lillian Bennett returned
on Monday from the Blue Mountains in
Maryland, and to-day viii go to Atlantic
City for few days.
William Pettitt has purchased two
acres Of the Watkins estate on Hessian
, avenue through F. Wilkins agency, and
intends to build himself home in the near
future a barn has already been erected.
About seventy-fve retail merchants OF
\ she county attended the first annual picnic
of their Association at Aloyon Park yester-
day, and very happy social time was en-
joyed and satisfactory business session held.
The County Board of Elections, in SEES
sion last Monday, designated the following
papers to publish election notices this year:
The Constitution, DEMOCRAT, Glassboro,
Enterprise, Newfeld Item, SwedesborO
NezOs, and Paulsboro Sun.
The Hurff family reunion at Alcyon
Park yesterday was seriously Affected by
the unpropitous weather. Burrows Hurf,
If Green Tree, the Oldest living Hurf, VIZ
there accompanied by his daughter, also,
Hiram Hurff and wife, Of Cross Keys and
JOS. M. HUFF, of Sewell. Our cores
pondent left the park at two O'Clock, and
at that hour the attendance was very small.
As Clement Reeves was driving n
Broad ST. Tuesday afternoon, the King
bot came out at Cooper ST., dropping the
body Of the hack wagon, with its occupant
to the pavement. Fortunately the horse
was walking, and is gentle and stopped at
che word of command. Mr.. Reeves was
somewhat Jared by the sudden drop.
The Public Service Corporation is en-
deavoring to slocate the cause for the very
unsatisfactory gas service il Woodbury., BY
making openings here and there in the
mains. To the mind Of the housewife who
depends on gas for fuel, and the long suf-
fering head of the house who desires to read
his evening paper, the cause lies in the P.
S. endeavoring to fill two foot outlet
through twelve inch supply main.
MiIkman Harry Smiths wagon and
farmer John Eastlack's wagon colIided last
Friday evening near Paul's Hotel. While
Mr.. Smiths wagon was standing along the
curb Mr.. Eastlaek's wagon tried to pass
while trolley was passing. No one was
hurt, but the milk wagon was badly