Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-27
PAuLSBORo


The revival services at Billingsport
are meeting with success, and may
continue for another week.
Mr.. James Tracy and wife and little
boy sailed for England on Saturday,
passing Lincoln Park at noon, where
several friends had congregated to
wave them farewell as they steamed
past.
The Ladies' Aid will not give the
suppef they intended for the benefit
of the fire company building fund at
this time, but may later.
The fire company cleared $77.20
from their ball.
Miss Mary Barry and Miss Gather
inc Cosgroye, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with Miss Bella Henry.
Mr. Herbert Morris, the popular tic
ket agent, is entertaining his grand
mother from Williamstown.
Mr. Edw Wike, Of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with Miss Anna R. Cox.
Mrs. Mary Hillegrass, of Paterson, is
spending a few days with her granl-
father, Thomson Hannold.
Chas. L. Cox, of Millville, has sold
his farm at that place and will move
to Paulsboro next month.
Richard Harvey is spending week
in Doylestown, Pa, in the interest Of
his brother
Gus Souders returned from the Uni
yersity Hospital where he had under
gone an operation for his eyes.
The Swiger Minstrel Co. will give
an entertainment in Laws Hall on
March 7th, for the benefit of the build
ing of the fire company
Cooper G.. Thomson furnished his
neighbors with ice cream and cake
left from the supper of the fire COM
pany.
Ex-Freeholder Edw. G. Miller has
planted his onion SETS
Miss Maud Laws, daughter of Dr.
Geo. C. Laws, is going to Colorado
Springs, for her health, she having
been confined to her room for six
weeks.
Clarence E. Donnelly, formerly of
this place, was in town on Tuesday.
Preston Baum has closed out the
butcher business and viii move to
Pennsylvania.
{ The Board of Education will build
ian addition to the schoolhouse run
hing 60 feet on Buck street. ~
The public schools are holding an
art exhibition the four last nightsof
this week.
The Odd Fellows have placed fire
escapes on their hall.
Jesse NJ Thomson has purchased
the boat house on the Verga property
Birley M. Marshell has improved so
as to attend to his business again.
Mr.. John w. Taylor and wife and
daughter, Jane, spent Sunday in New
York
Mr.. Geo. Armstrong, assistant keep
er at the State Prison, was home on
Monday.
Mr.. Thomas Duffy entertained his
brother and family, of Pennsgrove,
for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lock have re-
turned home from two weeks visit
with Mrs. Locks parents, of Chester,
Pa
Several fishermen are hanging their
nets in the Paulsboro and BiIlingsport
Fire houses.
& A movement is on foot to have the
thorough Council meet in the new fire
fhouse, as $500 a year is now paid to
EiAlSSt III Tue AlslS VI . Hall, anu dCSOlu-
fling to the number of times it is sup
kposed to meet, it pays four dollars a
might. This will help pay for the fire
house which is the property of the
citizens and in this way get back
their own money. Some of the mem
bers of Council are in favor of this
move &c
The borough of Paulsboro lost its
case brought by Conrad Kessler to re-
strain it from purchasing site from
Mayor Adamson to build the gas plant
on, it having been shown that he only
paid a deposit on the land and was
selling it to the borough at profit
of two hundred dollars. The Supreme
Court decided against the borough,
and the taxpayers paid the bill of
$39.1S.