Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-29
COUNTY NOTES

Edwald Kurzius Of Williamsto wn is Dig
giug wet storage cellar that will hold
1880 gallons. He has also put in 1856
barrel capacity press in addition to she 1856
barrel press be had.
Alumber company has been formed by
Hammond Ireland, Melvin Sickler, M. NJ.
Chew, Oscar Souder and Edward Evans, all
of Williamstown. The FIVE men just return
ed from tour through North Carolina,
where they have selected thirty-nine thous-
and acres Of timber land.
Samuel Magee Of Glassboro, took 81 has
kets Of peaches to market last Friday night.
The best sold for s. 90 per basket, the sec
ond size $2.75 and ten baskets Of culls
brought $500, The orchard on the Stanger
farm is one OF the finest in that section. The
trees are only moderately laden with fruit,
and the peaches are unusually large and
fine.
Some children living on the Berlin road,
near Cross Keys, recently hitched up COW
to an express wagon and proceeded to drive
her out for ride. 1t was fun for the young
sters but the COW couldn't see it in that
light. In fact she didn't like il bit and
after little while made decided objections
to such merry-making program and there
was bad mix up of cow, children and wag-
on, resulting in the fracture of the collar
bone of the year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Scott.
DR.. L. NJ. Halsey has been offered fhe
position of medical director of the New Jer-
sey Hospital for the Insane at Trenton,
to succeed DR.. John Ward, who recently
stepped down from the position The place
is very desirable one from several stand
points. The salary is lucrative one and
the medical director IS furnished with
handsome residence in which everything is
found The work is not as hald as that Of
a country physician having large practice.
Dr.. HaIsey has the matter nnder considera-
tion, but has not yet made up his mind
whether to accept or not. He has a very
fine home in WilIiamstown, and very luc-
ratiye practice which be is somewhat relue-
tant to give up. He has large circle OF
friends and patrons in WiIliamstown and
vicinity who, while they would like to see
him secure such position, would greatly
regret to have him leave Wiiliamstown.
Enterprise.
Mrs. Mercy Reeves, widow Of the late
Thomas Reeves, celebrated her Gosh birth
day anniversary on Monday week at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Isaac Gruf in Mullica
Hill. The celebration was quite affair,
only the members of the family being pres
ent. They came in the morning and spent
the day and none of the company enjoyed
the event more than Mrs Reeves. A. the
noon hour bounteous and delicious dim
ner was served. Those present were as fol-
lows. Samuel Reeves, IrviDgion, n. ].
Thomas Reyes, of Princeton /; Cbas. Middle
ton and family, of Wilmington Isaac GTuff
and wife, of Mullica Hill Linwood Borton
and family, of Woodstown s. L Moore and
family, OF Elmer Mrs reeves was also bne
recipient of 20 post cards and greatly en-
ioyed looking them over. Mrs. r is re-
markably preserved for one Of her years.
She enjoys perfect health and says she does
not have an ache nor pain of any kind.
Her eyesight and hearing are almost perfect
and she assists daily in the household dut-
les. She also spends portion Of her time
in doing fancy work and she does it as neat
ly and perfectly as in her younger days