Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-07-02

Fire company making best appearance,
silver loving cup, three handles.
Best float in line, handsome flag.
Best captain OF any delegation, dozen
Gilbert & Bacon photos.
Best fancy costume, silk umbrella.
Best comic costume, dozen photos.
Best team horses in line, blue ribbon.
Second best g i" red ribbon.
Best business display, blue ribbon.
Second q s. red ribbon
Best decorated horse along line OF parade,
handsome framed picture.
On Thursday mandamus was taken out
by Joseph SummeriIl. to haye the action OF
Council stopping the election here on June
%. The matter was sent TO Trenton on
Monday by Judge Garrison TO be reviewed
by the Supreme Court.
Chief Marshal Samuel Cole has under
gone an operation to haye a cinder taken
from his eye, which has been there for some
time.
S. Smedley, our enterprising merchant, is
in New York purchasing new stock for bis
up-to-date store.
George P. ManloYe has several bushes of
white blaekberries which is something out
of the ordinary. They have the same taste
as other berries, and grow quite large.
Miss Pincers, of Philadelphia, has been
spending few days here clerking in the
store of Lindle & Company.
Joseph Hanly, the hotel keeper Of Gibbs
town, has been called TO the bedside Of his
mother, who is seriously i'll.
Samuel Onens, who is in a hospital in
Philadelphia, is slowly recovering, and may
IN short time be able to come home He
is allowed to smoke, and any of his friends
who wish to send him a few cigars can do
SO by leaving them with his mother, who
goes to see him every other day.
George Snyder, the 16-year-old son of
Stephen Snyder, died in a home in Phila.
The boy has been an invalid for several
years, and was great sufferer His father
attended the funeral, which was held in
Philadelphia on Saturday.
Miss Leona Heppard has returned to the
telephone office, after two weeks sickness.
c. II. Foley will haYe two photographers
here on the Fourth, and any one wishing
picture taken of their house, float, lodge, or
any other object, let him know.
The colored Baptists held baptism in the
creek on Sunday afternoon.
The business along the shore at Billings
port is showing the effect OF the strike at
Chester. The boarding houses are appar-
emily empty, while the club houses have
not been even rented. II the boat does not
start soon it will be the cause of quite loss
OF money which has formerly come to the
shore.
Wire thieves haye cleaned the line on the
other side of the river. 4 foreigner was
captured on Friday who had several hun
dred pounds of feed wire. He was locked
up in Media Jail. 1t would haye been
better if he had applied to our employment
agency, and got work.
Miss Lena Dubois is home from the West
Chester Normal School for few days.
Mrs. Milton Downing and family are
spending few days at Dslair Camden Co.
VIM. Kollman, Of Philadelphia, has she
contract 20 paint several club houses on the
Peter Verga estate,
The Episcopal Sunday school will take
their picnic to Alcyon Park on July 18th.
The fife and drum corps which has reor-
ganized for the Fourth Of July celebration,
made fine showing on Delaware street.
on Friday night. It may be that Manager
Tisus will furnish busters for the parade as
it was hard to tell who was who for the
dust the other night.
Howard Reed picked the first egg plants
in this neighborhood. He shipped two
baskets June 25th.
The Board OF Education met on Thurs
day evening in the school house to consider
the application Of candidates. for Supervisor
for the coming year.
Brookfeld Henry, Of Burlington, was in
town this week looking after his part of the
school contract.
Harry Baumback has the job Of changing
the heating apparatus in the school house.
w. D. Turner is having cement walks
laid along his store front on Delaware st.
The gas works has a tendency to halt the
laying OF cement walks. 1t is time the peo-
pie sit up and take notice.
Rey. ]. Ward Clark and wife attended
the Clark family reunion at Pitman on
Thursday Of last week.
Several residents attended the musical Of
Prof. Alvin S. Clark in Woodbury. last
week and among them was bis father, the
Rev. J Ward Clark.
What has become of the notice to dog
owners to have their dogs registered, before
the assessor places an income tax on them.
Does this 20 TO Judge Garrison, too.
Pop Lock claims be lost his breath
when be saw she fire with his new uniform
on. Say nothing about the others.
Charles F. Foley secured over one hum
dred dollars worth Of advertising for she
Panlsboro program sheet, in 36 hours from
10 different advertisers in Pausboro, Wood
bury, Weatville. Gloucester, Camden, Phil
adeIphia and Mantua.
The tao county water sprinklers will go