Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-17
"A. C. Harker advertises Ohio
horses at nriyate sale.

"A. @. Harker advertises Ohio
horses at private sale.
Mrs. John T. Frazee is spending
week at Hamilton Hall, Chelsea.
Senator Avis is executor of the
estate of the late Dr.. S. F. Stanger.
Miss Bessie Zell. is the guest of
her aunt, Mrs. Leudtke, at Annapolis.
Friends of Rev. Clisby are making
strenuous effort to secure bail for the
pastor and his wife.
West End and Gibbstown base
ball teams will meet on West End
grounds next Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward P. Breese
and Miss Anna Estell, left to-day for
Delaware Water Gap.
Master Edward Green of Center
street, is spending some time with
his aunt at Mullica Hill.
-Nr Johnathan Knight, who has
lived in Woodbury., on Maple street,
moved to Gloucester, on Tuesday.
Mrs Mary Martin, of Washington,
Mo-, is visiting her son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Randolph Martin, of Poplar ave.
Grange Field Day will be held at
National Park on July 20. There will
be new and unusual attractions an
nounced later.
The Board of Education received
six sealed bids for the Dillon house,
hut the committee has not yet deter
mined which is highest. The award
will probably be made to-day. 20
The West Jersey Presbytery in
session at Bridgeton last Monday de-
clared in favor of Local Option, and
commended State representatives who
voted for it last winter.
An agreement has been signed by
Is of the 43 saloonkeepers of Glou-
cester City that they will not sell
liquor on Sunday. All the other liq
uor dealers will be asked to sign.
Jos. Steelman, contractor for the
construction of the Woodbury. school
building was last Monday awarded
the contract to build the new $48,000
school house at Millville.
-Chas c. Leonard and family, and
Wilmer Leonard and family, farmers
at thorofare, went to Moorestown in
their automobiles last Sunday; they
found no dust, but ample rain and
mud.
A recital will be given in the
Central Baptist Church next Tuesday
evening, by the pupils of Miss Jennie
L. Garron, assisted by Miss Rachel L.
Jessup, reader. A silver offering will
be taken at the door for the benefit
of the church.
3 A base ball team composed of
Mill & Lumber Co., will open their
Season on Saturday with North Wood
bury Field Club at North Woodbury..
Battery Dopson and Black. Anyone
wishing games should address Ches-
ter Braun, III Cherry street.
Lawyers Swackhamer, Summerill,
Starr, Watkins, Avis, Davis and Red
field attended the meeting of the State
Bar Association at Atlantic City last
Friday and Saturday Judge Starr was
elected treasurer. The Association
voted to expend 81 900 in preparing
and distributing statement explana-
tory of the Constitutional Amend
ments to be voted on September IA,
but neither advocating nor opposing
their adoption, but leaving the voters
to draw their own conclusions.
I'm making up tie school schedule
for the year, Supervisor Dixon finds
a reduction of over one-third in tardy
marks, and forty-eight pupils were
neither absent or tardy during the
year. Two years ago only twelve
were neither absent or tardy. While
there is yet room for great improve
ment in this regard, there is encour-
agement that Woodbury. students
are recognizing, more and more, the
necessity of regularity and prompt
ness.
Annoyed by reports that five girls,
members of the High School class of
1909, who failed to attain the neces-
sary average for graduation, were
the victims of discrimination because
they were active in fighting Atlantic
City Board of Education's decree that
caps and gowns be worn at the an
nual commencement, the local school
authorities have ordered a special ex-
animation for the benefit of the de-
linquents. A few weeks ago the School
Board announced an ultimatum that
graduates must wear caps and gowns
or fcrego the customary commence
Inent exercises Tne Board Of E(u-
cation receded from its position when
opposition became bitter. Two weeks
later it was found that out of tho
girls who had led the fight against the
bcarl with the backing of their meth
efS, five had failed
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THE GAMMA