Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-05-17
BRIDGEPORT.

BRIDGEPORT.
Storekeeper Helms still continues to
close his store two nights in the week
Tuesday and Thursday evenings, at 8
O'Clock.
After many weeks of suffering, Mr.. Jos
Davis still is in very precarious condition.
Mr.. Joseph W. Gilfof Tomlins station,
near Swedesboro, with his brother-in-laW,
Mr.. Bowman, of Illinois, spent Sunday in
town. the guests of Mrs. Emma Gill.
DR.. Ross, Of Philadelphia, is weekly
visitor in town in his automobile. The
DR.. has taken the honk-honk off the MAJ
chine and has some other signal He says
the horn frightened the horses more than
the machine.
Mr.. Charles Smith Of Pennsgrove, (hor-
ist) was in town Monday last with wagon
load of flowers and made many sales. He
reported a very successful day.
The Bell Telephone Co. put phones in
Sharp's Hotel, and Helms store was put in
last Friday, others are going in this week.
Several farmers are haying phones put IN,
and now they can phone TO Chester and
keep posted as to prices and save driving to
town. Also can send their orders to she
stores and other business places, and be
served while they stay at home and attend
to business.
Our school closed for the summer last
Friday and teachers and pupils had picnic
on the school lawn.
Mr.. j. Ralph Gill, son of Mrs. Emma
Gill, will graduate from Drexel Institute IN
June, as electrical engineer, and has posi-
tion waiting for him, upon his graduation.
Peter Marshall, who has been bridge
tender at the railroad bridge for the past
few months, has quit the job, and Clark
Zane has now taken it up and will COM
mence lis new duties at once.
Our telephone central will now be
at Swedesboro, the Bell Phone Co. having
taken our central away. There will be
about three slot machines in town for the
public's use.
public school has been elected, bat as there
is yet one vacancy. we will report later,
when all vacancies have been filled.
The rural telephone has reached the
village at this writing and is as far as M.
E. church. Business people who fail to put
phones in are surely depriYing themselves
OF business conveniences.
Miss Elizabeth Moore, Of our town, has
been elected teacher in the public school at
Mickleton for another year. Miss Moore
has been teacher at Mickleton for two
previous terms.
Mr.. Hunt, Of Pedricktown, was in our
town last week in a new automobile, taking
friends out and trying the new machine.
Mr.. Hunt. is agent for that kind OF ma
chine.
The Women's Christian Temperance I'm
ion held a public meeting last Sunday
evening in the church here. Mrs. May
Sparks addressed the meeting and gave a
very interesting talk.
Rev. Reeves preached last Sunday even
ing at Repaupo.
able damage to the early plants and made
asparagus scarce and its feared has injured
the strawberry blossoms in some places.
Mr. VIM. E. Lewis, Of Philadelphia was
a Sunday visitor in town calling on old
friends
The Jr. Order American Mechanics Wis
tied Paulsboro Mechanics last Thursday
evening and report a very interesting and
delightful time, though the coachman says
he nearly froze to death driving home.
StraWberriesl were sold in our town last
and were delicious, price 12c per
box
Mr.. VIM. Frank, who has been i'll with
is now getting around again,
but is very weak. Louis Folker. Jr., is at
tending to his farming.
Miss Sarah Magin was an over Sunday
visitor with her parents.
Mr.. Benz. English has the prize rhubarb
and lots of it, as he hauls to the boats in
quantities beside supplying all the stores.