Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Mrs. Matte Locks vendue is adjourned
TO next Saturday.
VIM Ott, CT Mt. Royal has leased DR..
y. E. Hurff's farm near Blackwood.
A special Musical Service was held in
Christ Church last Sunday evening.
Mics Katherine D. Chopper and mother
are spending a few weeks III Bristol, Pa.
A. G. Harker will have his second sale
at Westville next Saturday. See adver.
Mrs Sarah Allies, of Maplestreet moved
to 2lst and Columbia avenue, Philadelphia
last Saturday.
"A number of friends of Miss Beatrice
Reading helped to celebrate her birthday
last Thursday evening.
Thomas Black is in the West buying
another car load of horses to be sold at Man
sua. See advertisement
"A number Of people filed their ice
houses last week with ice ranging from five
TO Six inches in thickness.
The anxiety about the ice crop, so gen
orally felt last week, has been dispelled by
week of near zero weather.
Miss Nina Swain sister of Mrs. Sarah
E. Paul, who was well known in Woodbury.
died in Minneapolis on Feb. I'd.
Mrs. Fannie Bfouse, of Manhattan,
Kansas, is the guest of her father, Mr. W.
Harrison Livermore, for a few weeks.
Ten new members were taken into the
Presbyterian Church last Sunday morning,
eight on profession OF faith and two by
leteer.
Mrs. sneyd's orchestra PLAYED in the
Odd Fellows Temple in Philadelphia last
,t.xhf hafo Of
hundred people.
The Harrison Township Board of Edu-
-cation has engaged Architects Chas. r. Ped
die, of this city, TO furnish plans and super
intend the construction OF the new four
roomed stone school house about to be erect
ed there. 70
"A good many of our skaters now go as
far as Blackwood for the right kind of ice,
and don't even look at the beautiful, glossy
surface of Almonesson Lake as shey pass.
What's the attraction at the end Of the line
anywa IT
The steamer Marion from Philadel-
phia, bound for Europe, was blown aground
! of Washington Park last Saturday, aud In
spite of the tngglng of six powerful tugs,
she was not floated until Monday at which
time she proceeded on her voyage. -
The lecture given in the Central Bap-
fist Church Monday evening by Prof. Chas.
Hugh Shaw on 1.-The Sources of the Column
bia," was much enjoyed by a well filled
house. His adventures, illustrated by the
lantern, were one of the pleasing features of
the instructive lecture.
"A large number were present and en-
Joyed the jug-breakiDg at the Central Bap-
tist Church last Thursday evening. About
$40 was realized after the jugs were empsled
Other special features were the music fur
nlshed by Mis- Sneyd's orchestra and read
ing by Mrs. Charles Walton.
The Ground hog saw his shadow last
Sunday, Feb. ID, if he wanted to, so il he
wants TO give the country more trouble and
more ice for the next six weeks he's at lib
erty to do So But to be frank about it,
another breed of ground hogs are giving the
country all the trouble that is desirable.
The annual meeting of the Friendship
Fire Company was held last Thursday night
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, B. W. Cloud; Vice President, S. II.
Laid; Secretary. Rodney TwelIs; Treasurer,
G Walter Sbivers; Trustees, NJ F Cattell,
Edward Dubois aud Theodore Burrows;
Foreman, Thomas Hutchinson; Assistant
Foreman, Arthur Starr; Driver, Charles G.
Sehrenk; Assistant Driver, S. II. Wilmer.
City Treasurer Ernest Redfeld has
purchased the Robert S. Civmer property
on South Broad street, Immediately oppo-
site the Court House The house is brick
structure, fitted up for law offices and resi-
'3dence and is complese IN all its appoint
meets. The DEMOCRAT coBgratulates Mr.
Redfield in securing SO eligible a location
for bis professional headquarters and home.
The price is not yet made public but is be-
aieved to be about Sc, 600. 80
Under the eupbonions title of Malaga
Heights the American Home and Land
Promoting Co, of Phil has pur-
chased the old Joseph Lashlry farm, at NAL
aga Station, and is laying the tract out in
building lots, and are selling them, TOO
Another land company is laying out land
near Williamsbown into 3 and 5 acre lots,
and smaller enterprise is progressing near
Clay ton. Owners Of land on Crown Point
road are selling quarter acre and
acre lots Gloucester county is going 60
boom ia the next few years, whether times
be good or Ill, because Of its easy access to
Philadelphia and the frequent cemmunica-
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