Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-19


Miss Myrtle Gill has dog that can be
found daily hunting muskrats and is sue
cessful in catching few of them.
Cock fighting seems to be the latest
sport here nowadays. The correspondents
was called on to umpire one on Mon
day. ''Sam's' bird lost. 70
Mr.. Chas. Ferrell has moved in VIM.
new houses on Adams st.
Henry Price, of Trenton, has moved into
Mayor Adamson's house on Monroe ST.
Mrs Benz. Gill, Sr., is improving after
short illness.
John B. Miller has full line Of garden
and flower seeds.
Photographer Richard ]. Harvey has
been engaged by Frederick Adams, editor
OF Riverside Presz, at Cambridge, Mass, to
90 to League Island Navy Yard to photo
graph the old battle ship Adams. This
boat is being turned into school ship for
in place Of the Saratoga,
also the old battle ship Lancaster, now
being used at the island for receiving
ship. The photo will later be used in his
paper.
Russell James and wife, Of South Omaha,
is visiting his sister, Miss Nellie James
and other relatives who live in Gloucester
County Mr.. James was born in Swedes-
boro and has brother there in the jewelry
business. He was formerly in the jewelry
business here and now has business in
South Omaha.
The Sunshine Literary Society will give
a show in the near future for the benefit OF
the church. Why not help the Fire
Company and take the place Of the Ladies
Aid who forgot to give their supper SO
much spoken of before the ball.
Cooper Thomas is kept busy calling for
articles for the Fire Co., which will be sold
at the fair He has collected four old
fashioned cradles. They ought to sell in
the fall as antiques.
John B. Miller and VIM. F. Bouhl will
try their luck at Hope Creek. Anyone
having net poles for sale might call on
them.
Painters are improving the property of
Mrs. Zanes' on Delaware ST.
John Deyault, Sr., has so improved as
to be able to go out on crusches.
Spring must be here as thousands of
birds haye settled in Lincoln Park.
Paul Badewitz is having Richard Harvey
built him an 18-foot fishing skiff, which
will be used for shad fishing.
John Hassen and son have moved in
their home for the summer. Mr.. Hassen
was formerly saloon keeper in Phila.
Daniel Pote has gone to Sea Isle City TO
look after the painting of the light houses
there.
There is a report shat Billingsport wharf
will be repaired and that the City of
Chester and Brandywine will stop here
this summer. 1t has been understood that
landlord Thompson will also enlarge his
hotel and with these improvements this
will help build up BilliDgsport somewhat
Chas Vanneman who was reported as
dead this week has rallied and is now i'm
proving and may recover.
DR.. Bassett Kirby and John AVIS were
in town on Monday.
In looking over the records we find that
this Borough has not got an inmate in the
state prison or county jail This speaks
well for us. 90
Graham Devault fell and broke his
thumb on Saturday night and is having it
treated at Cooper hospital.
Harry II. Williams, of Burlington,
formerly Of this place, was in town on
Monday and reports the contracting and
building good in his neighborhood.
Miss Myrtle Swartz has returned from
ST. George, Del, after spending several
weeks at the home Of her parents.
Lanlord Bouhl has a new variety Of
poulty seldom seen this side of Mexico
Samuel johnson can give you good line
on their pedigree.
The wife of Peter Prash died on Friday
morning after short illness and was
buried from her late residence on Buck St.,
on Sunday afternoon; Rev. G.. L. Bishop, of
St. James church, officiated. The funeral
was largely attended. Interment at
Eglington cemetery, Clarksboro.
In a communication IN the Woodbury.
Daily Times OF March IA, with the sigma
ture of Samuel Fl. Ladd, of Woodbury., in
reply to communication formerly printed
from Paulsboro, We think that the Mayor
gives good explanation as to what he did
do on the night of the post Office robberies
so far as it goes, bit the people in
Gloucester County have already formed an
opinion as TO what he ought to have done
as citizen. Why did he not send one
of his officers over to the residence Of
Sheriff Wilson or TO have called out his
special police department? Now we
thought that we had a mayor here shat was
too fast in some matters, but Woodbury.
has a mayor that IS certainly too slow to
even fill sheriff's Office of this county.
Our war horse Harry Lamson would beat
him hands down.
Mr.. Chas. F. Foley is among those who
have been on the sick list this last week.
In case there is any dispute as to whom
does and does not want the reward OF
'sUncle Sam" for the capture OF Mccoy
and Burns, whatever portion is not wanted
can be donated TO the Panlsboro Volunteer
Fire Associations new building and will
not even hurt any body's feelings.
Miss Demo Crookshank has returned to
her home in New York after spending
several months here as the guest of her
sister Mrs. David Carson