Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-10-22
BRIDGEPORT.

his aunt Mrs Brown, mother oil Sheriff
Wilson Brown, OF Phila-
The warm weather over Sunday brought
lots Of cottagers down so the village for q
few days Some returned on Sunday even
ing TO their Phila. homes.
Last Friday evening a Socialist from
Phila delivered an addr. IS on the street 10
front of the post office He told she how
and why of the Socialist party.
Capt. Truitt is improving, but as the dis
ease is so tedious his Improvements is not
rapid.
Frederick FoIker seems 80 be the leading
man for big corn crop this year-one hun
bred bushels to the acre.
Farmers have fields of peppers going to
waste; there seems TO be no price for them
at all.
Ernest Lang has grown some fine cab
bage and oauliflower, and is having ready
sales for both.
The Bryan and Kern Club will hold a
public meeting in the hall next Monday
evening. A speaker has been engaged whose
name / can not give you now, but the
treasurer tells me t. will be a speaker worth
hearing.
VIM. Indie, one of our energetic young
townsmen, was taken suddenly i'll on Tues
day afternoon. We're all hoping he will
sooL recover; he's man of sterling worth.
The Daughters of Liberty will have on
sale at their supper on Halloween some
Halloween specials Don't forget, IN Lo-
gan Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Vickery and daughter
Marie are spending two weeks in Empor-
INN, Pa, the guests of Mr.. ond Mrs. Frank
Brown.
Don't fail to go to LoganHall this Thurs
day evening, Oct. %, to the Ushers' Union
entertainment. MIR. Senser, of Camden.
reader and impersonator will be there.
Silas Jaquett has been on the sick list
the last few weeks but is around again at
this writiDg
The Rally Day service held in the church
last Sunday was very interesting and help
full. The day was perfect. The pastor very
ably delivered the discourses both morning
and evening, Special mention should be
made of the evening subject" Personal
Liberty rendered so eloquenily 10 truly
oratorical style TO large audience.
| On Saturday evening, NoY Ia, the men
OF the town Will serve an oyster supper IN
she Hail. Oysters will be served in every
style, prepared entirely by the men. This
will be quite novel and all will be invited.
By the way, how do you like the parson-
age, in white paint with green trimmings?
While ] am closing my news items this
Tuesday evening, our town is in grief over
the terrible suffering and shocking attempt
of Mrs. IdeIla Huff, widow Of the late
| Harry HuIff, to commit suicide. Mrs
Huff is the daughter OF Richard Dawson,
and her mother has been very. much exer-
cised over her daughters constant grief,
and was afraid she would lose her mind, as
she was so melancholy This afternoon it
was found her house was fastened so that
her thie children could not get in on their
return from school. The house was broken
into and she was found on the flaor ia her
bedroom on bed quilts ia pool OF blood.
She had severed she arteries in the wrist OF
her lefs arm, and gasIsed it 50 she bone; all
so one leg with gashes gaping to be bone.
Two doctors are still working with her this
evening All this cutting was done with
an ordinary table knife, and the doctors
say the attempt to murder herself was inn
mediately after dinner It is believed mel
ancholy had driven her TO commit the aw-
full deed. Great sympathy goes out to the
family, and to those dear little children.