Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-06-13
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LOCAL BRIEFS.

The Board of Chosen Freeh0lders will
meet next Thursday.
Miss Frances Carey has accepted a
position in the Moorestown schools.
The Central Baptist Sunday school will
picnic at Knights Park, Collingswood, on
Monday, June 18th.
Goodwill Fire Company will hold
their annual strawberry festival next Fri
day and Saturday evenings.
-Messrs. Herman and Fred Ruch Of
Woodland ave., left on Saturday for trip
to the jamestown Exposition.
Miss Salome Morgan's kindergarten
closed last week after a successful year. She
will open as she usual time in the Fall: a
Mr.. G. A. Brown left on Monday for
Ocean GROVE, to remain during the summer,
and his family will follow him in another
week.
Mrs. c. G. Schrenk will sail today from
New York, on the Kaiserin Augusta Vic
toria for Europe where she will spend the
summer.
The flags on Woodbury. schools have
been at half mast this week out of respect
for County School Superintendent
Eldridge.
John Redfeld, who has been very i'll
for several months, has enjoyed severed
drives the past week with his old friend
Augustus Prehl.
Judge Starr heard the Avis-McCarthy
dog case yesterday, but reserved decision.
The Williamstown license case will be de-
cided next Monday,
Mrs. Thomas Wallace and daughter,
Mrs. HARE NJ Brodwater, of Center street,
left on Tuesday for ten days visit with
relatives in Salem.
One of our merchants sold man two
suits of winter underwear Tuesday, June
II, and schools, stores and officers were not
comfortable without heat.
Vice Presidents Underwood, of the
Board of Education, entertained the grad
uating class and high school teachers at his
home on Monday evening. W
The contract to deliver 80 tons Of 224O
pounds of bituminous coal from the Hen
riette mines was last night awarded to S.
Atwood Stewart at $50 per ton.
"A great deal of rubbish has been re-
moved from the northern side Of Curtis
avenue, and replaced by new fence. 1t is
great improvement to the street.
Mr.. John G. Wnitall, in spite Of the
cold weather has cut as high as 2256 punches
of asparagus in one week. The prices have
been as high as 45 and so cents per bunch.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. V. Rogers are at
South Had1ey, Mass. for month, attend
ing the closing exercises of Mt Holyoke
College, and enjoying the New England
climate.
The musicale given for the benefit of
the First Baptist Church choir by Miss Nell
lie Koran last Thursday night, was largely
attended and thoroughly enjoyed. Twenty
six dollars was realized.
-Mezsrs. Harry Cattell, Benjamin Smith
and Maurice Robinson, were the Woodbury.
representatives at the Civil Service exam
ination held in Philadelphia last Saturday
for the position Of mail carrier.
"A class of one hundred and twenty
nine will be graduated from the State Nor
NAL School next Wednesday. OF this num-
Der only one, Miss Marion Amy Edwards,
Of WiIliamstoWn, is from this county.
AT special meeting last Friday even
mo the Board of Education elected Miss
katherine Way, Of Atlantic City, instuc-
tress in the Science course of the high school.
Miss Way is a graduate Of Swarthmore with
five years teaching experience.
List of letters remaining uncalled for ia
this Office for the week ending June 10, 1907:
Miss lillian Reed, Fred Clemmens, David
Jones, VIM. Lofers, Mr.. Wilbert Stewart.
In calling for the above, please say 'adver-
tised. giving date of list.
-Messrs Edward Dillon, and R. D..
Hughes Jr. were among the graduates Of
Penn Charter School last Thursday evening
An Grafton entitled The Secret Of Lincoln's
Strength" delivered by Robert Hughes was
well rendered and showed marked ability.
The annual meeting Of the Epworth
League of the M. E. Church was held last
Friday evening. The following officers were
elected: President, Carl S. Risley first
vice president, ". S. Hills second vice
president, Mrs. Wilmer Knox third vice
president, Miss Florence Burton fourth
vice president, Miss Edna Lay secretary,
Wilmer Knox treasurer, VIM. G Eldridge
chorister, W. D. Dufield pianist, Miss
Florence Burton assistant pianist, Miss Ada