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Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-01-14
BRIDGEPORT.

Last Friday morning, as team OF horses
was running away with Walter Hewes,
down Main street, Howard Sharp ran out
to stop them and in doing SO was thrown
to the ground, and broke two bones in the
hand, which was very painful, especially
SO while having them set in place. He is
doing nicely at this time. 1t is very kind
TO try to stop pair Of runaway horses, but
it is great risk
Pastor Whitton is spending few days
with friends in Trenton.
The following officers were elected in the
Superintendent, S. L. Kille; assistant,
David Mccormick; secretary. Charles vick-
cry; treasurer, Miss Ida May Clark; librar-
ians, George Ashton and Richard Steiss;
pianisss, Miss Mary Hager and Francis
KIRBY; chorister, Harry Folker; Artist
i Wallace McKaeg. Missionary Board: presi-
dent, Mrs. Emma Kille; secretary, Ida May
Clark treasurer, Miss Emma Helms.
Mrs. Carlton Cummings and sister, Mrs.
Wallace McKaeg, are both sick with very
heavy colds.
The entertainment to be given by the
Knights of Pythias in Logan Hall will be
held on Saturday evening, January 23d.
Miss Hattie Featherer, who has been on
the sick list is improving at this time.
George Pedrick has been made sexton
again for the church for the coming year.
| Mrs George Pedrick is spending few
days in Pennsgroye with her daughter, Mrs.
Mark Dalbow
The church last Sunday both morning
and evening was we'll filled with apprecia-
tive audiences to listen to Pastor Whitton' .
sermons. So we'll prepared and eloqently
rendered, ReY. Whitton has been heartily
requested TO return TO the pastorate another
year. The Whittons are an acquisition to
our town as family, and especially SO to
the parsonage in their cleanliness. At this
writing Mrs. Whitton is SICK A host Of
friends sympathize and hope she will soon
recover.
Last week the finding OF Mr.. Eismann of
Woodbury., drowned or perished along our
river bank at the island, created quite an
excitement, as it was such cold night
people were wild with sympathy for the
unfortunate man.
On Tuesday evening as DR.. Olipbans was
stepping off the 5 45 p. M. train at our
station, he fell and broke his leg above the
knee. just how it happened ! cannot say.
His many friends are hoping he will have
a quick recovery.
Mr.. Louis Reistte was seen in town look
ing after his property here.
w. J. Helms is recovering from recent
illness. He came near developing genuine
pneumonia. He is one Of Or. Oliphant's
patients.
On Saturday night last as a wagon drove
through town a revolver was fred and
struck the black dog Niger" of Mr.. Rid
er's and killed him instantly. He was a
harmless old dog and a great pet at Riders
store.
The fishermen are beginning to look up
Ttheir nets, twine and fishing tackle for the
looming sbad season. c~
The Retail Merchants Association Of
Gloucester County have issued their delin-
quent list Dumber one for 1909, and it GER
tainly is shame, that people will buy
more than they are able to pay for.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-01-14
PlTMAN GROVE.

The Bell Telephone company is placing
poles in the Groye.
Mr.. and Mrs T. j. Dunlap are spending
some time in Florida.
The Round Table Club met at the home
Of Miss Julia Elton, on Tuesday evening
piano has been placed in the primary
room Of the M. E Sunday School.
Joseph Carr started west Saturday after
noon, TO purchase horses.
George Anderson has moved into Mrs.
Tozour's house on Hazel avenue.
Rev E. A. Robinson will exchange pull
pits with Rev. Mr.. Sargent OF Clayton, on
Sunday morning.
Conductor A. Sparks moved into his new
house on North Broadway, yesterday,
Wednesday.
number of our summer young men and
their lady friends banqueted at Hotel Pit
man, last Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Faunce and Mr..
and Mrs. Miller and little daughter, of
Philadelphia, are booked at Hotel Pitman
for several weeks.
w. d. Carter has the frame up for his
new house, corner Holly and Summit
avenues.
John Kerns has broken ground for an
other dwelling. This makes three houses
Mr.. Kerns now has in course of construo-
tion.
Reed Strang, of Redwood, has rented J..
L. Kuhn's house on Laurel Avenue and
will soon become resident of the town.
The disability Of Miss Hattie Dilks is
h,
is able to walk from room to room and it is
hoped few months OF rest will restore her
to her wonted health.
Edmund Hendrickson, Of Mullica Hill,
died in the waiting room of the railroad
station here Thursday about noon. He was
to be taken to Hahnemann hospital on ac-
count of injuries received earlier in the day,
when death interfered.
The annual election of directors took
place at the bank Tuesday afternoon: DR..
c. Howard Clark, Joseph Bill and j. G..
Rulon were Judges of election. Directors
G W. Carr, w. A. Lacy. S. P. Clark. ] D..
Kelly, II G.. Deardoff, j. M. MCGOWAN,
Harmon Dilks, Louis Atkinson and Harry
Pancoast were reelected without op-
position.
AtiLCu DUJO OOiOhCt3 hhh-ok-nli-W WI n
at Hotel Pitman was found dead in bed
Sunday morning. The gas jet was turned
partly on, presumably by accident. Alfred
was very oblieing, industrious and court
eous and will be greatly missed around the
hotel. Coroner Edwards did not think it
necessary TO empanel a jury and thus place
the county to needless expense.
The mems meeting Sunday afternoon was
addressed by William Watson and S G.
Lsfevre. About two hundred were pres
ent George Ellick sang beautiful solo
These meetings are of great interest and
much spiritual good has been accomplished
The Sunday school will hereafter convene
at 2 O'Clock instead of 2.30 in order that
the mems meeting may call a half hour
earlier. The speakers next Sunday will be
Joseph Lodge and Robert Fisher, and Prof.
J. Lincoln Hall will be present, and aid in
the singing. To hear solo by Prof. Hall
is musical treat.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-01-14
sIOo Reward s1OO.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure; now known to the medical
fraferni y. Catarrh being a constitutional di-
sease, requires constitutional treatment. Hall g
Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the sys-
tenn, thereby destroying the foundation Of the
disease and giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting nature in
doing It's work The proprietors have SO much
faith In its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails TO
cure. Send for LIST Of testimonials.
Address FL. CHENEY q co., Toledo, O..
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-01-14
PEoRIckTowN.

Wallace Sayerly, the six year old son ol
Charles Saverly, climbed to the top Of bis
fathers wind mill lost his footing and fell
to the ground, a distance Of thirty feet, and
escaped with a sprained foot.
Mrs. John Turner. Of Iona, has beer
spending few days among relatives.
Richard d. Mitchell, now residing in
town on Monday.
Jacob Hunt moved into town on Wed.
nesday. His son Raymond Hunt has leased
the farm.
Myrtle Tull, infant daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Tull, has been very ill:
Mrs. Amanda Shultz left this week &
spend the Winter in Camden and Pitman
Grove.
Mrs Harvey Justice spent Sunday II
Wilmington.
Mr.. Conrad Hammer, Of Dawson City,
Alaska, has been visiting his sister, Mrs.
Katherine Justice.
After having his restaurant in part Of
his home since the fire, Harvey Springer
has reopened his place Of business in Red
Mems hall.
F. G. Gaventa has returned from few
days stay in Elkton, Md.
Mrs. James Strimple has returned to her
home in Philadelphia after being taken i'll
while visiting Mrs. Mary Strimple.
Harry Kelly will move inso Mrs. James
Morrison's house, she haYing stored her
household goods for the present.
The salary Of Rev. John Davis, pastor
Of the Baptist Church, has been increased to
$1,000.
Mrs. Richard Corson Of Woodstown, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. VIM. Burk.
The following have been elected officers
Of Pedricktown Grange: Master, Albert W.
Sailor; overseer, Levi G. Justice; lecturer,
Mrs. Freeland Sparks; steward, George
GaYenta; assistant steward, David Sailor;
chaplain, Clinton Gayenta; treasurer, w.
F. Hudt; secretary, Harvey s. Hortman
gatekeeper, Horace Justice; pomona, Mrs.
Harvey Gayenta; fora, Mrs. F. g. Gaventa
ceres, Mrs. A. w. SaiIcr; lady assistants
steward, Mrs. D. d. Sailor
Henry b. Holton has bought the Chas.
Plummer property OF P. P. Sweeten, and
will moYe there, Thomas + Holten having
bought the property where be now resides.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-01-14
Good Coffee

Good Coffee
is a question that's puzzling
many of our good housewives
today. Not from lack Of
knowledge in knowing how to
make a good cup of coffee, but
from over pursuasion of
smooth tongued statesmen
that cannot sell a pound Of
coffee without a string to it.
He's going all over the coun-
try selling an inferior article
worth about I5c a pound in
actual quality, for IS or 3oc a
pound and with each and ev-
cry package a coupon EMIT
ling you to present with so
many, say ten, which amounts
to 500 and he will bring
you a present worth retail Soc
or 75c at the most. Are you
getting your premiums for
nothing?
Call at our place and get a.
pOuHu u COASS 1lCSH SIOuHu
while you wait and every
ounce of it stands for quality,
from 18 to 35c per pound, and
if its not good for the money
return what you have left and
get your money back after
you are convinced its no good.
A. "A. STOKES,
les south BROAD street. weedbury
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-01-14
PhOnOgraphS and Records.

At the Woodbury. Jewelry Store. 1870
Sonth Broad street, you will find COM
plete line Of Edison Photographs and rec
ords. IL "a 08-tf.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-17
Better Fishing In Kansas

Professor L. L. Dyche, in addi-
ton to his regullr work in the Uni
versity of Kansas, and his prospect
i've journey to the summit of Mt.
Mckinley with DR.. Cook, has accept.
ed the appointment as state fish and
game warden offered him by Govern
or Stubs Professor Dyche will re-
tain his position in the University
and will receive no salary as warden.
He was induced to accept the latter
position by the seemingly great op-
portunities of the position,-the pos
sibilities Of developing the work OF
the fish hatcherieS in stocking Kan
sas streams, until they will contribute
largely to the food supply of the
state. 1t is said to be the hope of
Governor Stubs that at the next ses-
sion of the legislature the Office of
fish and game warden may be taken
permanently tout Of politics.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-17
The Aihenlan Club
Report received too late for last "eekl

Report received too late for last week.
The Athenian Club had a special
Christmas program Monday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Nellie
Smith. The answers to roll call
we're various Christmas suggestions.
Miss Helen Shirk read Nilton's
"Hymn of the Morning Of Christ's
Nativity" Next on the program was
a Christmas story, the three chapters
of which we're written by Miss Mar
garet Osmond, Mrs. Ola Chapman,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Baker, respect
lively. Mrs. Grace Newcomb gave a
review of Van Dykes "The Other
Wise Man" Miss Elsie Strong, &C
companied by Mrs. Ida Morrison,
then sang a very pleasing selection.
The afternoon was closed by the
serving of delicious refreshments by
Mrs. Smith. There will be no fur
ther meetings or the club until Ianu
airy third as the home of Mrs. Min
ME Stauffer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-17

list of lectures includes some Of the
most noted agricultural authorities in
the country-Hon. W. M. Hays, As
SiStant Secretary of Agriculture; Hon.
L. W. Page, Chief of Bureau of Pub
lie Roads; Prof. C. P. Hartley, De-
partment of Agriculture; Hon. B. H.
Rail, Dairy Division, all of Wash
ington, D. C.; DR.. ]. b. Pettitt, Uni
versity of Illinois; Prof. Thos. Coop
.er, University or Minnesota; Hon. E.
c. Bishop, State Superintendent Pub
lie Schools, Nebraska; Prof. F. W.
Howe, Assistant IN Agricultural Ed
ucation, Department of Agriculture,
Washington; Hon. W. E. Skinner,
Denver, Colo; A. ]. Glover, Editor
Hoard's Dairyman, and others; alto
gether great program for the farm
ers and stockmen of Kansas. The
work will begin at two o'clock CD
Monday, December q, 1909, and
end a: II O'Clock, Saturday morning.
January l, 1910.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-17
PrOareSS Club

Report received too late for last week.
Progress Club met Monday De-
cember 9Th with Mrs. Grant Jones.
The subject for the meeting was the
Biography and Writings Of Mary
Lamb. Mrs. Westwood was leader.
Mrs. R. C. Russell gave an interest
ing talk on the above subject, and
this was followed by readings from
numerous essays by these writers, by
Mrs. Torey. Mrs. WeS'wood also
gave a reading. The club meets
next week with Mrs. H. E. Llndas
and will follow the study Of Charles
LIANT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-17
You Can Buy an AerOpIane for $1,000

Major Edgar Russell, Of the Army
signal corps, told the students Of the
University of Kansas, in recent
lecture, the principles of navigating
the air. He said that the next few
years will see vast Improvement in
airshipS. At present the dirigible
balloon is too expensive to be within
the reach of the ordinary citizen, but
the Wright aeroplane is offered for
sale at from $4,000 to $4,000 and
the Santos Dumont type costs only
$1,000.
Big Stock of Flannel Husk
ing Gloves at Bondurant's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-17
State Farmers, Institute

A good indication of the growth of
the institute idea among Kansas far.
mers is to be had from the big State
Farmers Institute held at the Agri.
cultural college every winter. Three
years ago the attendance was only
l42, and last year it was about 1900,
with 800 boys and girls, prize win.
ners, sent by various institute com.
mittees. all expenses paid. That was
the largest attendance of that kind
at any farmers meeting ever held
anywhere. Some institute commit
tees and commercial clubs sent as
many as twenty-five boys up there
and paid all expense for five days and
considered it good investment.
At the county and local institutes
boys contest for the best ten ears of
corn and the girls contest for the best
loaf Of bread, and the committee
sends the winners las far as their
money holds OUT to the state meet
ing. There the boys have instruc-
ton in corn and stock judging and
the girls have instruction in cooking
and sewing. The boys take their
best ten ears Of corn and compete for
state prizes, and the girls on some
day of the institute bake wheat and
corn-bread and contest for valuable
wrizes. About $500 will be paid
oul in prizes for the various contests
including those of the Corn Breeders
Association.
This year the college is preparing
for at least SIX hundred boys and
girls and a thousand farmers and
q their wives. 1t will be great week,
and the attendance ought to run in
to the thousands. Several big State
organizations meet there that week
the Corn Breeders, Dairy Farmers,
. Creamery Owners, Draft Horse
Breeders, Sheep Breeders, Swine
Breeders, MillerS' Association, and
the County Surveyors and County
Engineers will hold a meeting there
too. Also all county institute presi-
dents.
The morning hours will be devoted
to corn and stock judging, dairy and
creamery work, a poultry class, and
to cooking and sewing. The after
moons will be given over to the var
ious associations, and the evenings
will be general for everybody. The
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-17
A Rare LIQUID

The University of Kansas manu.
features one kind Of liquid that can
not be obtained elsewhere this side
of the universities of Illinois and
Wisconsin liquid air. There is
considera lie demand for this pro-
duct on the part of colleges and
demonstrators. and the university
plant supplies practically the whole
Missouri valley.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-17
Other Bargains in Land.

24o acres mile from Nakoma. 4room stone house. frame
stable fenced and cossenced Walnut creek cuts in one cor
just enough furnish plenty Of wood 100 acres in cult
vaon balance grass 90 good alfalfa land Price
$50 per
TO acres miles from Alexander Kansas in Ness county,
All in cultivation fine wheat land Price s32oc
$40 acres square section miles from Alexander Kansas in
Ness county, $50 acres in cultivation all fenced and cross
fenced ii story house. rooms stone stable ox8o we'll wind
mill and tank Plenry Of water about $50 wheat
share Of which goes to purchaser. Price $40 per
1000 acres 800 acres in cultivation loo ACRES IN
WHEAT, ALL GOES TO PURCHASER. 90 per cent
No. farm land all fenced and fenced miles Of fencing
wells and wnd-mis 5ox6o frame barn. granary for 1900
buhel of grain house and all necessary outbudng
miles from Seeler Kansas Price s2 per acre.
100 acres near Alexander Kansas 50 cultivation most
all fit for cultivation Groom house. stable for horses granarv
COW she'd wagon she'd school and church, we'll and wind
MILL 40 wheat all goes purchaser Possession March
Ist Price $4,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-13
ReorqanizatIon of the Navy.

Washington. October 12-Secretary Meyer was today given the report of the Swift board, which for several months has been in session at the Boston navy yard considering reorganization of the United States navy. The board has been instructed by the secretary to prepare plans by which conflicts arising out of ad- mnistration of the bureaus of the navy department and administration of the navy yards themselves might be recon clled and the interests of the service con served in economy and in efficiency Ad- miral Swift, head of the board, will be in Washington tomorrow for conference with Secretary Meyer. at which time con clusions of the boaDd will be discussed at length.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-13

sured the committee that the change was nominal, and that to all intents and pur- poses the division headquarters would still remain at Birmingham, although not of f1cially so designated.
 It was currently reported a short time ago that the division headquarters of the Seaboard Air Line railroad would be transferred from Birmingham to Atlanta. The Chamber of Commerce. through it's railroads and transportation committee, took the matter up at once with the of- flcials of that road. entering a vigorous protest against such action. Suitable res olutions were passed and mailed to the of- fcials of the Seaboard Air Line MT. Richard W. Massey, chairman of the railroads and transportation committee of the Chamber of Commerce, is just in receipt of letter from MT. c. H. Hix, general manager of the Seaboard, the con- tents of which letter will be very gratlfy- ing to the citizens of Birmingham. MT. Hix says that for economical reasons the Seaboard put the line from Birmingham to Atlanta, and from Atlanta to Monroe. under one operating office. and in order to properly and economically operate the division 1t was necessary that the office be transferred to Atlanta. However, this was a change which would not affect Bir- mingham very materially, as a traffic and transportation representative will still be retained at Birmingham; in fact most of the clerical force that will be transferred to Atlanta will be sent from Monroe, and not from Birmingham, as but a slight change will be made in the force at this point; in fact, several additional employees of the Seaboard Air Line will be trans ferred here under the new regime
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-13
DAYS RECORD IN
 COUNTY COURTS

There was comparatively little doing about the courthouse yesterday, prog ress with the trial of cases in a ma jority of the various divisions being some what slow
 The case of William J. Hull vs. Vim berly-Thomas Hardware company, in the second division of the city court, was compromised for s200. This suit grew out of the death of the plaintiffs son, Charles Hull, who was crushed to death by the elevator in the Wimberly-Thom s warehouse on the southside. The case of Joseph w. John vs. Birmingham Realty company is on trial.
 In the third division of the city court the case of John s. Cochran vs. Louis vile and Nashville Railroad company is on trial. The suit was instituted to re- cover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff from slip ping on a banana peel In the depot.
 In Judge Lanes division of the circuit court the case of T. B. Buck vs Louis-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-13

and paid for one-eighth of this amount.
 The real reason for the building of these sky-scrapers was legitimate de- mand for more office space, which an tedated the coming of prohibition. An other reason was that this demand had been greatly exaggerated, and the pay ing power of office buildings had been ridiculously overestimated The public got the Idea that the demand was un- limited and that the dividends were enormous. Some of us know better now. The papers referred to comment freely upon other building operations store houses and dwellings and upon the general prosperity of Birmingham. I am reliably informed that the retail merchants of this city have made less money in the last IS months than at any time since the panic of 1893. Today ther are more vacant store houses and dwellings in Birmingham than there have ever been in its history. Today there are enough vacant rooms In our fire-proof office buildings to entirely All building larger than the First Ma tional
 If structure like this were erected on one of our prominent corners and around it were scattered the vacant stores and dwellings,, all tenantless and silent, could this be used as an argu- ment for prohibition. or as an induce ment to vote for the amendment? It is not my purpose or desire to claim that the present bad condition of the inter- ests referred to is to be charged to prohibition. I simply desire to protest against arguments in favor of the amendment based on unfair differences. Prohibition has little to do with the present attempt being made to change our constitution. It's good or evil ef- fects are not legitimate or fair argu- meuts for either side to this contro- versy. The advocates of the amend- ment cannot make this an issue of whisky or no Whisky" They cannot hide its far-reaching political signif- canoe by statements of prohibition prosperity real or false. They cannot by misleading and unfair methods take from the people constitutional rights which have always been theirs.
 The perpetuation by proxy of a dan gerous political administrations the justification of personal political am bitions; the invasion of the home the denial of rights which up to now have never been questioned much less at tack ed. These are the issues in this
 E. L. BROWN. Birmingham, October 12, 1909.