Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-08


Market street, has the latest styles for
men and boys, at right prices.
The West Deptford Board of Edu-
cation met Monday evening and or
ganized with Geo. Smith chairman and
r. M. Dolphin secretary. The cleo
ton of teachers was deferred till the
May meeting
The Sunday school class of Miss
Katherine Rachor cleared $2S from a
sale of fancy articles last Friday. This
amount with $40 raised previously,
makes total of $68 towards the new
parish house.
Summer in the Alps" was most
Interestingly described from person.
al experience to an appreciative au-
dience in Central Baptist Church last
Monday evening by Prof. Chas. III.
Shaw, of Temple College.
Woodbury. Association for the pre-
vention of tuberculosis will meet in
Council Chamber tonight, April s, at
o'clock. New officers will be elect
ed and other important business tras-
acted. All citizens interested in this
humanitarian movement are invited.
Out of total of 1000 glass blow
ers in the United States and Canada,
1890 are unemployed, indeed have not
worked this year. Two big Western
factories went out early this week,
and Whitall, Tatum & Co., Millville,
will put out two factories this week.
A revolution in housekeeping is
at hand, and the broom, that has
been so much in evidence, is to be
crowded out by the vacuum cleaner
See adver. of this paper. All dirt
taken out without tearing the house
to pieces, or driving the family in the
street.
I'm the suit of Rob't G. Sparks,
Esq, VS.. NJ F. Cattel1, for SIS, before
Justice Mankin, the learned Justice
declined to recognize Mr.. Cattell's off
set for services rendered complainant,
and gave verdict for Mr.. Sparks.
Evidently the law puts small value on
lay services.
Miss Grace Davis Duffield. of Cen
ire street, was given party cele-
brating her eighteenth birthday last
week About one hundred relatives
and friends were present. Many gifts
were received. among them being a
gold watch from her father and moth
er.
DR.. T. B. Rogers has given us a
copy of the Veterinary Record, of
London, in which is published an ad-
dress to Cheshire Milk Producers As
sociation. on tuberculosis in Cattle,
by Sir J. MFadyean, on Feb. 26, which
we shall publish next week, because
we believe it is a valuable contribution
to subject of intense interest in the
scope of the circulation of this paper.
Gus. Prehl has just received a car
load of light Jaeger wagons with top.
and SAYS they are the best he has had
since he went into the carriage bust
ness. and guarantees them equal to
the Courtlandt They are easy to get
into. as one don't have to step on the
shaft. They are very useful for light
marketing. He invites those in need
to see them. Next week he will have
carload of grocery wagons.
The quaint old tavern at Barns
boro, that has been occupied as a.
place of public entertainment for 142i
years, is advertised for sale under
foreclosure proceedings, on Thursday
May g. The middle part of the build
ing is of cedar logs 12x16 inches
square Barnsboro derives its name
from John Barnes, who built the
hotel in 1857. The present owner of
the property is Mr.. w. A. Jessup.s 20
"A committee, representing the
citizens of Mickleton, Clarksboro and
Mt Royal, in East Greenwich town
ship, composed Of Thos. J. Stratton,
I. T. Haines, James Budd and Enos
Lock, visited the Woodbury. Heights
gas plant on Wednesday with view
of getting information on which to
base the installation of plant to sup
ply those towns. They were given
every opportunity to secure facts by
Mayor John Mayhem, of the Heights,
and went home well pleased.
--E. H. Dobbs and the Nolte boys
received 100000 cabbage plants Tues
day from South Carolina. They were
pulled last Saturday and arrived in
Philadelphia on Monday. These plants
were grown in the open and are more
hardy than our hot-bed plants. They
head up better and mature week or
ten days earlier than ours, and con-
sequently command good price. Is
it possible that in the near future our
farmers will generally use southern
grown plants?
An interesting session of the
Board of Trade was held on Monday
evening. The Water Ways committee
reported progress in the matter of ac-
cumulating freight data, over fifty re-
plies having been received. The ex-
tension of Wood street to Hessian
ave. and to Broad street was discussed
and the matter of extending the Cam
den yard limit to Woodbury. was re-
ferred to the Utilities committee to
take up with railroad officials.
The Pitman, Glassboro and Clay
ton Gas Company is considering a
proposition to extend its mains to
Laurel Springs, through Hurffville,
Turnerville and Blackwood, via Elmer
This company is evincing commend
able enterprise in responding to the
needs of growing communities and