Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-01
PAuLsBoRo.

Every taxpayer is invited to attend coun-
Gil meeting on next Tuesday evening. A
shorthand artist has been engaged to take
down notes and they will be published in
the GLOUCESTER COUNTY DEMOCRAT, pro-
yiding the reporter does not get thrown ont.
Council will be presented with photo
graph of the gas plant as souvenirs.
AS reminder TO the voters as to who the
Democratic candidates for this Borough are
we re- print: Collector, John Lodge; Assessor,
Jacob Balljnger; Council, Perry Lodge,
Ezekiel English; FreehoIder, ". Scott
Thomson; Constable, James Thompson.
By new law the oversser OF the poor is
left to the Mayor for appointment, Why
not give this to the man at s&antie Pint y
The colored vote Of this Borough came
high at the primaries. Only SIS for "a.
Bill Canning did not see that.
Leon A. Reeves is slated for Howard Mil
ler's job as clerk of the Senate for 1908 and
09 providing.
Felix Quinn feels a little sore after being
traded off at the primaries, but Felix you
are alright, but in bad company. Better
come over on our side, we will try and sup
port you if we put you on the ticket.
Andrew Chestney won both running races
at Giassboro on Saturday. He brought
home silver loving cup and a signet ring
for his share.
| The mud machine is we'll on her way to
Berkeley, and if the appropriation holds ous
Fit will reach that place with 5 feet Of water
at low tide c~0
Joseph Moreland is the proudest man in
town this week and well he deserves to be.
In one of the Mayors late communica-
tions to the Woodbury. Times, he informed
us that any man who wanted work could
get it at living wages could get it right here
IN our little borough At this it became
the duty of all to direct those who are out
of employment to our Mayor, but we are
sorry to say he turned them all down. May
or, where shall these men go to find this
| work; you have bluffed your council, tax
payers and citizens by your little yarns,
now do not do it to the unemployed as
things are getting desperate with them.
| Men are walking here every day looking for
employment and they do not have as much
as a dinner pail and the employment agency
| has gone out of business.
Mrs. George Longstretch Of Clayton, for
merly of this place, fell and sprained her
ankle.
| The Ladies Auxiliary of the Billingsport
Fire Company will give fair for five days.
beginning on October II. They will also
give their annual oyster supper on the 18th
of the same month. As tnis is for a good
cause, every one ought to help make it a
success.
A little boy arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Henry on Sunday.
| The many friends of Maud Laws will be
pleased to bear of her getting better by her
trip in the mountains.
Benjamin Bramell has new boat under
way at Paul's shipYard 1t is being built
for gasoline engine.
| The Paulsboro fire company held their
quarterly meeting on Friday evening and
appointed committee to hold ball and a
| fair IN the near future committee of
| FIVE was appointed to look after the fire COM
paDy's property. The building committee
was instructed to proceed and finish the
| building and lay concrete walk in front;
place lamp in front Of the building until
such time as the gas lamp will be placed
there, also authorized to have a telephone
put in the fire house. All members are
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notified to wear their caps on meeting nights
which will have a tendency to let your
wives know where you intend spending the
evening.
On Thursday evening the cabin Of John
| R. Middleton at Billingsport wharf was
discovered to be on fire by the neighbors
and if it had not been discoyered at the
time shat it was he would have been dead
man. He had gone to bed and was oyer
come with smoke when ehey found him.
The Billingsport Fire Company put the fire
out and saved she foundation. The Pauls-
boro Fire Company were on their way, but
/ got stuck at Robert Stetser's hill and came
horne.
On Friday evening while the PaulsborC
Fire Company were having their quarterly
meeting they received word that the hall oil
Joseph Clark at Clarksboro was on fire and
needed help. They soon got together and
were about to start when they got wolG
that the fire was out.
John Rambo, Jr., celebrated his fftiett
birthday this week and received severa
postal cards.
Charles E. Paul has fine pair of twir
calves.
Charles Shonley returned home on Satur
day after spending three weeks in New
York State.
] w Amber Stester and wife spent Sunday
at Wilmington, Del.
| Chas. jenkins IS digging sweet potatoes
that are furnishing 8 baskets to the hundred
on the John B. Millers farm.
| The South Jersey Gas Company has of
fered to furnish this Borough with gas al
a very low rate If given franchise for fyt
years They will run their pipes here from
Mantua. They are now running line te
Willamstown.
Walter Devault will start a new house
next to Frank Thompsons in few days