Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-05-24
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| The truck boat running to Chester three
times week seems to have lots OF early
garden truck to carry just now, radishes
and onions galore.
Shad are very high this season though
not very plentiful, but very p latable, IN
deed.
/ Our cemetery is being put in shape prior
to Decoration Day The ground at present
is very dry and the grass is screening
Mr.. Amos Haines, Jr., spent over Sunday
and Monday with his parents here. Mr..
Haines is engineer on a Cape May train.
/ Mrs. Bert Homey and Mrs Geo. Steel
man, spent few days last week in Phila-
| delphia the guests OF Mrs. In6eld. Mrs
Infield is one OF our summer cottagers with
her husband and children occupying the
house known as the sMithoefer' cottage
along the creek.
Mr.. Alfred Lawrence, Of Repaupo sta
ton, passed away on Sunday last at p.
M, after several days of suffering. Mr..
Lawrence has been in failing health for
several months and about three weeks ago
was stricken with apoplexy. He leaves a
wife and two daughters The family have
the sympathy Of their many friends in our
/ town
Miss Lidie Featherer, Of Atlantic City,
is spending some time with relatives here.
Mr.. Winfield Leap and wife, Of Philadtl l.
phia., were over Sunday visitors, with their
aunt, Mrs. Frances Leap.
The telephones are such necessity now
that parties who have them say they would
not do without them helpful in so many
ways.
! The following teachers have been elected
by the school Board for this district for the
ensuing year: Lincoln, Miss Edna Steven
son; Centre Square, Miss Mary E. Homer;
Nortonville, Miss Mary K. Sweeney; Re
paupo, Mr.. Ralph Parker; Bridgeport, prin-
lcipal, Mr.. Joseph E. Given; primary, Miss
Rose Robinson. The intermediate at
Bridgeport is vacant no selection having
been made as yet
| Memorial Day is near at hand and pre-
paration is being made for appropriate ser
| vices, singing, speaking, and the march to
the cemetery. The JI. O. q. a. M. will
take part, and big day is expected.
| Next Sunday is Quaterly Meeting in our
church. The presiding Elder, Rev. Mr..
Moore, will preach the morning sermon.
A party from here went over in coach
Guests Hall on Tuesday evening last, by
Chaplain McCabe, subject the Bright side
of life in Libby prison" which was very
interesting and ably delivered.
The telephones surely did good service on
Tuesday morning in bringing and notifying
the family Of Brewing Lawrence. to his
bedside, and of making all arrangements
in such short time to convey him TO
Cooper Hospital.
Mrs Bell johnson, Of Camden, formally
Miss Hoffman, of our town, was recent
visitor with Mrs. Shoemaker.
D. O. Watkins, of Woodbury., in COM
pany with party Of friends was seen In
town one day last week, taking an automo-
bile run.
Mr.. John Adams has added the ice cream
business to his store, and last Saturday
evening was the opening. Mr. Adams re-
ported very successful beginning in the
ice cream trade.
On Tuesday morning our people were
shocked to hear Of the serious illness OF our
townsman Mr. Browning Lawrence having
lust returned home from the bedside of his
brother, Alfred deceased), at Repaupo
station He was taken violently i'll, and
DR.. Stilwagon, of our town, and Dr. Laws,
Of Paulsboro, were in attendance and on
the IL M train he was taken to the Cooper
Hospital, Camden where at this writing is
more comfortable We hope Mr.. Lawrence
may be speedily restored. The sister, Miss
Anna, has the sympathy OF the many
friends in this sad hour-the loss and Attic
ton Of her brothers.