Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-05-03
LOCAL BRIEFS.


Mrs. C. ]. Clark, of Meline, N. Y, IS
the guest Of Mrs. E. L. Cloud.
y. B. Dubois and family, of Maple
avenue, have gone to Montreal, Canada.
Hon. David o. Watkins addressed the
State Bankers Convention at Atlantic City
last Friday.
Edward Hustled, merchant OF Phila-
delphia, has leased the Burke residence on
High street.
Mrs. Whitall E. Mingin, of Medford,
has been a recent visitor at her daughters,
Mrs. Frank Maier.
The Chosen Freeholders are meeting to-
day. The annual meeting will be held
next Wednesday.
The jury in the John Callan assault
case, that was tried Tuesday, rendered a
verdict Of not guilty.
Mrs. NcCutcheon, of Frederick, Mary
land, has been visiting Mrs. Cyrus w.
Madden, on German street.
John R. Wick has got some great bar
gains in mems worsted pants-$2. rs
regular $3.50 goods.
The many friends OF Joseph T. Sick
Ter. ESQ, will be pleased to know that he
is rapidly recovering his eye sight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burton have re-
turned from their wedding trip, and are
now occupying their new home on Curtis
avenue.
Master Ernest BIackwood, of Newton
avenue, while playing with his fellow asso-
oiates on Saturday, fell and broke his col
lor bone.
The entertainment gwen by Miss Lii
liam NJ. Durrell's Sunday class, was
a decided success The neat sum of $50
was realized.
Mrs. Emma Tatem and granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. Pauline Brown, Of German stree,
have been paying Rev. E. Bruce Price, Of
Phenixville, Pa, a visit
Alfred S. Marshall and wife started for
California last Monday morning for a
months visit to San Francisco and sur
sounding points Of interest
The lass native ol Gloucester county
whose home vas ii San Francisco 70 be
heard from wss Frank French, Of Mullica
Hill, now all are accounted for.
John Redfeld as administrator Of the
estate Of the late Amos Hendrlckson, has
sold the homestead farm, near Westyille,
containing 10 acres, to William G. Allen
for 81, 500.
The Deptford Township Board Of Ed
ucation will meet next Thursday night to
elect teachers, and requests all applications
to be filed with the Clerk, Charles 7.
Molony, Woodbury., before that date,
a rule to show cause was issued by
Chancellor Magee in Camden on Monday
against the West Jersey and Seashore Rail-
road Company issuing S., 900, 600 Of stock,
the fund for which to be applied for the
new electric road
A person who has kept tab on the
money contributions made by Gloucester
county to the San Francisco relief fund,
says that fully Sc, 600 has been contributed
The Baptist Church Of Muliica Hill con-
tributed $27 to the fund.
The exceptions filed to the account OF
Hannah Wood, administrator Of Gerard
Wood, deceased, by Mr.. Thomas Wentz,
were heard by Judge Jessupon Friday last,
who promptly oyerruled all the exceptions
and approved the account. This is the es-
tate in which Wentz objected to the pay
ment Of bill for tomb stone.
The steamer Lansing last week carried
TO Panama from Philadelphia, fourteen
miles Of eight inch iron pipe for an oil
line across the isthmus, and at Thompson
Point took on five hundred durms Of re-
fined glycerine, Of twelve hundred pounds
each, Eve thousand cases Of dynamite and
a large quantity of black powder.
AT the request Of Joseph Fl. Branson,
minister Of the religious Society Of
Friends, public meeting for Divine Wor-
ship viii be held in the Town Hall, S 2.
corner Broad and German streets, on First
day, the 9Th, Sunday May eth) instant, at
p. m. Please gather promptly as possible.
All come, as everybody will be welcome.
Mrs. N. P. Wooley, Of Curtis avenue,
received word on Monday from Oakland,
California, that her sister and family es-
capped from the awful catastrophe, but lost
everything. This is twice the family has
lost everything by fire.
c. Evan, formerly Of this place,
now Of San Francisco, sent word to Charles
M. Garrett on Wednesday morning that hi'
home was completely destroyed by tht
earthquake, but be and his wife escaped