Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-05-31
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10 Nc DISTANCE rglErHoNE. No. liz
LOCAL naIEFs.


Many farmers have not yet got their
sweet potato plants out.
William G. Fox adyertises a sale at
Swedesboro next Saturday
Mrs. D. O. Watkins and Mrs. A. A
Stokes spent Sunday at Atlantic City
See adver Of o. K Champion potato
digger, by Walker & stratton, Mullica
Hill
Hon. D. o. Watkins start d for Maine
last week on a fishing trip. He will be-
home on Sunday.
Decorator Sparks is now at Lake Ho-
patcong, Identifying the interior OF Col. =
G. Green's summer residence.
Captain B. w. Cloud has sold Anna H
Thomas another seyenty-fve foot lot on
Delaware street, and running back to the
creek.
Several parcels Of real estate in and
near Bridgeport are advertised to be sold at
public sale next month. See description in
another column
Ella. wife of John Fl. Young. and
John Graham, both colored, are in jail in
default Of 500 bail on charge of adultery
made by the husband.
-Pitman Borough has contracted with
the electric light company to furnish 5o
lights at $12 per light per annum. The
contract is for five years.
Thomas w. Reeves has purchased
building lot of Mrs. Harriet H. O'Brien, on
the station road, Carksboro, and will build
home thereon at once.
Mrs. George Middleton and daughter,
of Atlantic Highlands, are visiting Mrs.
Middleton's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. d.
D. Geiger, Of Curtis avenue.
-Rey. c. A. Jenkins, Jr. Of Virginia.
has been called by the Central Baptist
Church, and has accepted. He will begin
his new duties next Sunday.
The commencement exercises OF the
Paulsboro public schools will be held in the
Methodist Church of that borough on FRI
day, June 1st, at O'Clock, p. m.
Job Scott contemplates opening up
some streets on the Morgan tract recently
purchased by him, and will sell building
lots. A greater Mantua is thus assured.
Miss Bertha Case, Of Saratoga, N. ",
has been recent guest of Miss Katharine
C. Raohor. They were both students at st.
Mary's Hall, Burlington, a few years ago.
VIM. H. Sithens put 80 Italian pea
pickers in his patch Tuesday morning and
is keeping them at it this week. His early
field covers 10 acres He had peas for din
ner last Sunday.
Michael Lay, of Paulsboro, has clover
field mat will yield two tors per acre
Considering the dry weather-no rain for
six weeks during the bay making period this
is remarkable yield.
VIM. H. Sithens has been shipping his
asparagus to New York, and on Monday
received letter from his commission man
praising the qnalitv Of his produce as
4 being of the hishest
-Confectioner John Urban, has nicely
lettered delivery wagon. Mr.. Urban has
solved the problem Of success in bis line,
and everybody rejoices in the facs that
Woodbury. has such an establishment as
his.
Last Saturday a party of three fisher
men from philadelphia. caught seventeen
fine bass from Almonesson pond, ranging
from nine to eighteen inches long The
largest weighed fraction less than four
pounds.
Walter, son Of E. E. Grosscup, of
Wenonah, speut last Sunday at Sea Side
Park. He saw a sail boat upset out in the
bay and jumping into row boat went to
the relief Of the person in distress and
reached him just in time to effect rescue.
The man proved to be James Wilson, a
prominent lawyer Of Philadelphia.
On Monday last Judge Jessup granted
all the licenses applied for, at the old fees,
except tnat OF Cnas. nolussciu Aoi an oa-
ditional hotel at Glassboro, which was re-
fused. The remonstrance against the
Dayis hotel at Glassboro, was Withdrawn.
A bat was an unwelcome guest at the
evening service in the Presbyterian church
last Monday evening, and as it circled oyer
pulpit and pews, everybody took bat at it
with fan. Eventually Pastor Tomson
struck Mr.. Bat out and be was retired.
The months Of June and July will be
big with enthusiasm in these parta. Yes
terday the people paid homage to the sold
iers Of the civil war; on Thursday, June 81,
memories of The Revolution will be revived
BY the unwilling of the beautiful monu-
ment at Red Bank, end on July 4, the day