Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14
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weather will soon be over.
| Mrs. Bert Knisell has been grippe
victim
| John Helms milk business suffered
last week while he was in bed victim
of grippe.
| Jacob Kuhn had big sale. ON Tues
day and disposed of everything at fair
Miss Edith MCGOWAN, daughter of
Mayor MCGOWAN, has been appointed a
notary public
Several new members were taken into
Prospect Castle, K G. F., on Thursday
evening last
Joseph Carr arrived home Saturday
from Missouri. His carload of horses
came in Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rulon are spend
ing the week with Philadelphia friends.
John Levers Wilson, who has built a
number of cottages in the Grove, will
build several more this spring.
The new pension rating will prove a
great blessing to several old veterans
residing here, two or three of whom are
| over seventy-five years of age.
Material is on the ground for George
Watson's new residence, which he will
build on the turnpike little above the
Lambs Road crossing.
Rev. and Mrs. Joshua Tusllingham
entertained their sen Frederick and
family on Saturday, and their son Wal
ter and family on Sunday.
Tuesday was about the coolest day ex-
fperienced here this winter. Early in the
morning the mercury stood at zerok
A runaway horse threw Fred Thorn.
of Turnerville, and a lady and gentleman
with him, out in the snow on North
Broadway Saturday afternoon, and
despite all efforts to stop the crazy crea-
ture it ran to G1assbore with a part of
the badly damaged sleigh.
S. w. .Downer, of Downer, was pres
ent in the M. E. School Sunday after
noon and spoke in the interests of the
Sunday-schools of Gloucester county
and the State
Jack Hewitt has.been given his former
position as clerk in the Fourth Street
National Bank, of Philadelphia, and is
not a Waterman as stated last week.
Rene ]. Clark, of Philadelphia and Pit
man. is now acting cashier of the bank.
Council held a lengthy session Mon
day evening Realizing that we will
never have good uniform streets until
measures are taken by them to that end,
the matter was discussed at length. and
an ordinance providing uniform
grade passed first reading.
Harry Pancoast entered several of his
choice birds in the recent Philadelphia
poultry show One blue dragon cock
won first prize, and a blue dragon hen
a fourth prize, a grizzly dragon hen
won a first prize and cock a third
prize.
Our local sportsmen wish to extend
thanks to Game Warden Davis for six
pairs of quail which have been received
for distribution. o. w. Downs, DR..
Slaughter and Russell Treat have or
will put out two pairs each and see that
they are provided with food until the
coming of pleasant weather.
Mrs Fred Lang died ON Monday eve
ming after a short illness with pneu-
monia. Mr. Lang recently purchased a
small farm near Williamstown and the
family were all ready for moving. Mrs.
Lang, while working, became overheated
and then took a heavy cold, which soon
developed into pneumonia.
The annual report of the Summer
Cottagers' Association has been issued.
The receipts for the past year aggrega-
ted more than $4,000, over 81, 100 being
raised for the usual purposes and about
$1,000 for the S. C. A. fire patrol. The
membership is 343, the largest number
being from Philadelphia. Besides the
many from Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey, the States of Delaware, Colorado,
Indiana and the country of Mexico are
represented.
The Experience" social, given by the
Epworth League on Friday evening,
netted $I22.6 90, being sufficient to pay off
the balance on the Sunday-school piano
and leave a sum of $50 toward a new
library for the school One young lady
made over seven dollars selling soup
another realized five dollars out of
sweeping caps, and three persons made
about ten dollars making aprons. An
other sold seventy-three dozen ginger
cakes and fifteen pies; one lady show
eled snow and cleaned neckties, another
got her husband to shave himself and
turn the money saved over to her One
lady lost her parrot and sold the cage
for the fund One man charged his
wife dollar for turning the washer;
two Young men BACKED shoes; two
saved on lunches, and two little boys
made a dollar each by running errands
and selling turkey feathers. These are
only a part of the many things done, but
are an indication of willingness to
work and of our church auxiliary to aid
another Without a penny on hand at
time of purchase, the piano costing in
all $500, has been bought and paid for
within a year