Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-22

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The peach crop in Northern jersey is
very short.
Next Sabbath will be Big Sunday"
at Malaga camp meeting.
The northern section Of the State is
suffering from lack Of rain.
Mr.. George Pierce and family are spend
ing ten days at Ocean City.
The official election notices will be
found in this issue of the DEMOCRAT. 4
Misses Florence Burton aud Emma
Thackara are spending sometime at Ocean
Grove
Jos n Coombs has added an electric
massage machine to his barber shop equip
ment.
Sunday was day Of heavy travel on
all the roads to the shore, mountains and
Iceuntry.
Elk Township Board Of Education
adyertises for bids for building new school
house.
-Thos N. Wentz took a load Of sweet po-
tatocs to market last night-St.50 per bas-
ket.
The Presbyterian congregation hope to
have services in their church on Thanks
giving Day.
Farmer Thomas n Wen,z has our
thanks for basket Of luscious peaches from
his productive farm.
Mr.. Howard Hanthorn is spending two
weeks at Wildwood Mrs. Hanthorn has
been there for sometime.
Mr. B. F. Smith will open his grocery
and provision store. No. 1919 South Broad
street, on Monday, August 90.
The heirs Of the late Philip Stroh haye
sold house and lot on the extension of
Oak street, to H. G. Brown, for $1,000.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Hobbs has opened dry
goods and notion store, and full line of
school supplies at 321 North Broad street.
Mrs C. A. Jenknes, of statesyille, North
Carolina, will visit her son, Rev. c. A. Jenk-
ems, this city, for ten days, arriving here
next Saturday.
The railroad crossing at North Wood
bury has been fixed by the company to the
satisfaction of the public. As it now is,
there is ample room for wagon to cross,
and there Is no danger for an amateur driver
to run into fence.
Two men, apparently ttamps, were COM
mitted to jail for 30days Monday by Mayor
Laid, for attempted highway robbery Of
Frank Haight and Lewis W. Smith, en-
ployees of Washington Park. who were
walking toward Woodbury. late Sunday
night.
Benjamin Leap, Chris. c Cunningham,
Dep. Sheriff Thomas L. Wilson, E. L.
Cloud and George o. White, left for New
ton, Sussex County, on Tuesday, to attend |
the annual meeting of the State Camp of
the Patriotic Order Sons Of America.
Mr.. Chas R Barker, real estate agent
at Westville is very i'll with an intestinal
trouble. The Episcopal and Baptist churhes
have iightend his hours of illness By gifts
Of beautiful flowers, for which he desires to
make public acknowledgement.
The Democratic County Executive
Committee is in session in Woodbury.
to-day for the purpose of naming members
of the local election boards, fixing date Of
the County Convention and such other
business as may be necessary to transact in
preparation for the Fall campaign.
Several Woodbury. housekeepers have
detected distinct taste of carbolis acid in
their meats within the last mouth. The
acid does not appear to be in the feshy part
but in the fat and gristle It is thought
that this is put in as preservative in the
packing houses.
Walter. son Of Thomas R. Adams, of
Wenonah, who is a bank clerk in Denver,
Colorado, has been advanced to the position
of receiving teller. with considerable in
crease in salary. Walter went west few
years ago for his health. Il is pleasant to
learn Of the success of Gloucester county
boys.
A neat booklet, prepared by Super
yising Principal of our schools, H. c.
Dixon, and published by authority Of the
Board Of Education, is being distributed
from house to house this week. This is
the first publication ever issued by the local
school authorities, and we believe will be
appreciated by all persons interested in our
educational system.
Mr.. Warren, patentee and superinten-
dent Of the Standard Bitulithic Company,
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