Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-08-06
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| Mayor Adamson was called on Friday to
referee prizs fight on Broad street. He be-
| lieyes in keeping good distance from the
| fighters.
| The beer automobile, which weighs
tons, is breaking the bridge by going over
/ it. Il may be well for the freeholders to
4 look into this.
| Samuel Owens, who has been in the Penn
sylvania hospital at Philadelphia for thir-
! teen weeks with broken back has begun TO
show great Improvement. He can enjoy
one cigar day-take double diet and is
allowed TO read. As Sam is fond OF reading
good books, If you have any kindly leave
them with his mother who will see that he
gets them He has also received many
souvenir postal cards and prizes them very
highly. II you have not sent yours send it
now.
| The Dupont powder company have
Sanother large order Tor dynamite from Uncle
KSam. This order will last eleven months
as it is for one million pounds per month
1.-THE first shipment is for delivery on 0cto-
Der Is. This will help along little as it
takes days to put up one million pounds
Of this order.
Charles Zanes had his arm burnt at the
powder works.
The difference between q factory at this
place and the farmer is easily noted by the
farmer going to the bank and depositing bis
money while the factory employe goes to the
post office and simply says ito the old
country for NINE and still they say the
farmer is not the bone and sinew Of this
country.
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a candidate for the Sheriffis Office on the
Republican ticket. He has promised that
any paper that will support him shall have
the printing from that office.
There is a report Of three weddings IL
one family this fall This will make hole
in Toms furniture store.
Several men have made application fol
the position as janitor. lit is the intention
Of the school board to have the janitor act
as truant officer, which is considered wiss
move.
Grover Burden, of Moorestown, was ar.
rested and taken before Squire William G.
Cowgirl for the larceny of duck from
Rachel Holmes along the creek. He wa:
let go with repremand and Immediately
returned to her home and destroyed thu
furniture and otherwise broke things up
after which he left town.
II A brand new steamer, los feet long, will
HIS horse power engine, built at Milford
kDel., came up Mantua creek and landed al
EWilliam ellis wharf The boat was named
Il Caroline Vineyard and attracted a great
ideal of attention. She is loading toma
toes for Baltimore for Mr.. Stanton, Of
4 Swedesboro. 10
| William Bonner, wife and children spent
Sunday in Woodbury. with friends.
4 On Saturday evening Marshall Cole ar.
rested the much wanted alleged bicycle
thief, Tom Thomas, who had stolen a sac
wheel from Charles Budd at Thorofare SONS
weeks ago. Word had been sent oyel
Gloucester and Salem counties to look oui
for him. He was committed to Jail By
Squire William G. Cowgirl. Thomas
claims that he had sold the wheel to col
ored man for 81 and that he could get the
wheel in week il allowed to 20 Thomas
had been working for Thomas Beaver on The
q Edward G. Miller farm below here.
| John Chestney entertained friends from
Philadelphia oyer Sunday.
Il Twins were left at the home Of Harry
Turner on Broad street on Saturday morn
ing-a girl and boy
Samuel Lock of Philadelphia spent Sun
day at the home Of Charles E. Cowgirl.
On Wednesday of last week man work
ing for Charles L. Cox, on the Reeves farm
: got day of and went to the food gates
where he took a cunning skiff belonging te
Cox's son, valued at $50, and has not beer
seen since. Mr.. Cox offers reward Of $1l
for information concerning the same. TIL
boat was painted white. The man had OF
ordinary farm cloths. A warrant has beer
issued for his arrest.
Andrew Chestney entered the foot rae,
with professionals at the Caledonian sport
! ing club of Philadelphia and came in fourth
|. He will run on Saturday at Pennsgrove,
The three months old child of Thoma
Milstead died in Philadelphia on Monday
/, Frank Pinkham, Mrs. Kate L.Shaw, Mrs
Hannah Kemble and Mrs. Margaret Beck
all OF MlllYille, made an automobile part,
to call on Mrs. Z. A. Reeves this week
They came over in brand new Maxwell
: Mrs. Samuel Lapp and children hay,
gone to Pitman Grove for the summer.
Miss Bertha Murray has gone to Crest
mont, Pa, for her vacation.
The BIilingsport Sunday-school picnickeG
at Lincoln Park on Wednesday.
Mrs. George Longstretch, of Clayton
: spent Wednesday as the home of hel
daughter, Mrs. B, A. Marshall.
: Miss Lillian Cramer, of Holly Beach
was visiting friends here this week.
Mrs. Isaac Jacobs is moving in the houss
recently vacated by Walter Henry.
COUNCIL MEETING.
Council met on Tuesday evening, will
Mayor Adamson and all councilmen pres
emit except Mr.. Defender, who is in Wash
ington, d. G.
The following bills were ordered paid;
Ezekiel English, 10 per cent. on
sidewalks. $50 1s
J. Paul Ireland, police duty ...... Is 0(
Samuel Cole 6 g ~ Is OF
Chas. NJ. Civilians, expenses NOV
ing voting machine. ........ IA 6;
1t was moved that the Borough Clerl
write tn the phila RseSs and state tn thor