Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-19

Association. It seems that the owners and
the inspectors OF that boat are more TO
blame than the aged captain, who was
past seventy years old who received
sentence of ten years in Sing Sing prison.
Mrs Mary Hillegass from Paterson is
spending few days with her grandfather,
Thomson Hannold.
The Sun Shine Literary S,ciety held it's
entertainments Saturday night in Laws
Hall and had house full
Much sympathy was felt for Rey. Payran
on learning of the death OF his wife at
Hammonton. He was formerly pastor Of
this village aud was very we'll liked.
Cox Bros. have rented their store on
Broad ST. to Henry Meyer. of Phila., who
will open in the near future first-class
gents furnishing store, which is badly
needed here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pidgeon and two
daughters, OF Swedesboro spent Sunday as
the guest of Mr.. aud Mrs. Robert Keen.
Miss Annie sibley entertained company
over Sunday.
Mrs W. G. Turner entertained Miss
Lizzie Knisell over Sunday.
Mr.. Earl Feeney left Sunday for
Pleasantville to which he was transferred.
He is very much missed especially by the
young folks here.
Mrs. Walter Henry entertained her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Cattell from
Gloucester, on sunday.
The Merchants aud Building Loan As
ISOLATION is meeting with great success and
have already placed their money to a
greater advantage than loan associations in
this district. They sold thirteen hundred
and fifty dollars at l05 per cent. and made
several smaller loans, on Tuesday evening.
Miss Maude Laws, daughter of DIR. Geo
G. Laws has so improved that she is able
to be out and around once more.
| Henry Stevenson bias rented acres Of
land of Benz. Brammell in which he will
plant corn.
Mr.. Gus Sonders has returned home
from she hospital in Philadelphia, where he
underwent an operation for his eyes.
Dan Davis is repapering and painting
the house recently vacated by Thomas
Human.
The Rev. E. G. Hulse will go to Bellmar,
Middlesex County will come to Paulsboro
/
Clark has his second wife.
Steamer Kiaro is loading twenty three
thousand cases Of dynamite at Gibbstown
Powder Co. Is wharf for Panama.
The Paulsboro band has reorganized with
Chas. Bates as manager. -
I Geo. P. D. Bates is getting his ball team
together.
Fifteen hundred dollars worth of am
monia was lost by valye breaking in the
night and running on the ground at Du-
Pont Powder Works on Monday night.
John L. Hewitt, aged so years, father
OF Mrs. Quinn on Buck street., was buried
at Clarksboro on Tuesday. Mr.. Hewitt
died in Camden, but had spent most Of
his life in and near Paulsboro.
Several relatives and friends of this
| place attended the funeral of Harry S.
Hannold, who died at Fairmount, West
| Virginia, and was buried from the resi-
dence of his brother-in-law, 1888 N. Gosh
ST., Philadelphia. The deceased was a son
of Samuel G. and Ella S. Hannold who
formerly lived here and was little over
81 years old.
| The school meeting was held Tuesday
evening with J. Paul Miller, chairman and
Chas Fl. Bacon, Sect'y Districts Clerk
George Lodge stated that no moneys would
be asked for on ADVICE of the county
superintendent, as legislation on that line
| is pending. Eddie E. Miller nominated
the entire old board for re-election: Eziekel
English, Harry G.. Nonamaker and Frank
Young. No other nominations were made
and Chas. 81. Hannold cast the unanimous
vote for their election. George Thomson
and Chas. Pounds were tellers of the
election. Ex-Mayor Gill M. Hannold
stated that there were several who would
like to hear from Prof Burns as to what
he had accomplished the past year and
what we might expect IN the year to
come The Professor soon enlightened all
on the Improvements of the school espec-
| tally the high school and gave in detail
the cost of the maintenance of high
school, and with the railroad tax very.
little would have to be raised by tax
payers. He also gave in detail the me-
cessity for the additional four rooms,
which are to be built TO she present school
house. After Professor Burns was through,
there was no one in the room but what
felt that they knew all about the high
school. Ex-Mayor Hannold then made
little speech in favor of fire escapes on the
dren, he declared that he was lover of
children and would rather lose one thous-
and dollars than have a child burned to
death in the school house. Chief Harry
Lamson stated for the board that they
would like to hear the sentiments OF the
people on she fire escapes and il they
would pass resolution to have fire es-
capes put on the building the board would
do SO. Percy Lodge moved that four fire
escapes be put on the school house, which
was carried unanimously. Professor Burns
then spoke of the sewage system, of the
out-houses at the school, where another
Improvements could be made. Percy
Lodge announced that he came out with
the expectation of seeing lively meeting
plenty of candidates, and plenty of fun,
but declared he could not understand how
she three candidates had got that meeting
under such control Then some one said