Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-02-18
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Bibo's Jumbo cigars are better than ever
John R. Wick is moving into his
new store this week.
There is an immense amount of
sickness just now the doctors say.
W Reeves Merritt is building sec
ond big green house at West End.<09
J The Lee farm, East Of Woodbury.,
has been sold for $4,000.
"A. C. Harker is going to have an
other sale of horses at Westyille on
March 3rd.
Mrs. T. Dowdney Clark expects
to go to Paris in June to study the
piano under Prof. Moritz Maszkowskl
Joel A. Sagirs has sold the West
End grocery business back to Mr.. T.
B. Burke.
The Broadway Optical Co., Cam
den, is a new candidate for the paron-
age of our readers. See adver.
Last Monday Sheriff Wilson sold
the Margaret Winn property, in Pauls-
boro, to VIM. j. Adamson, for $500.
-Messrs. Nicholas Kahn, Samuel
Wiley and Samuel Stratton left last
week for St. Marys where they have
secured work blowing glass.
Mr.. M. w. Newton, who has been
in poor health for several months,
started for California last Saturday
accompanied by his wife and sister,
Mrs Christopher
John Coomb, for rs years in the
employ of the Mullica Hill and Wood
bury Turnpike Co., as toll gatherer
has resigned, and John c. Reed will
succeed him at the Mantua gate.
The warm weather of the last few
days has started the maple and rose
buds, and if it continues few days
more we will have bloom on the trees
before there is ice on the ponds. IS
Fred. c., youngest son of our
townsman, John c. Davis, has been
appointed weigher of mail matter on
the route between Woodbury. and
Salem, at monthly salary of $50.
Steady promotion awaits competent
service.
One day last week the Baker
house on Cooper street was entered
by the cellar window. Bureaus and
drawers were ransacked and things
generally disleveled. There is no
way of telling what has been taken,
ctS NIL .. DChCA anu uuioo AtuoOiPh e1AS
in California.
Woodbury. Gun Club will hold an
all day shoot on Washington's Birth
day. Prizes will be awarded. LIST
prize, double barrel shot gun; End
prize, large cut glass berry bowl; Bird
prize, so ten cent cigars. Everybody
invited.
r. C. Tull has been recommended
for appointment as postmaster at Nat
iona1 Park, to succeed the present in
cumbent A Mr. Magee, of National
Park, has underbid Mr.. Hughes, and
will carry the mail between Woodbury.
and National Park.
The banks will be closed next
Monday, and the post Office except
between $50 and $50 a. m. and 4.30
and $50 p. m. The city mail carriers
will make one delivery, but the R. F.
D. carriers have a full holiday.
Why not hold a George Washing
ton celebration in the Board of Trade
rooms, instead of business meeting,
next Monday evening? 1t surely will
be valuable to all the members to
give one session to serious contempla
ton of the fame of the Father of his
Country We are sure the Board of
Governors, even in the short interval,
could formulate program worthy the
occasion.
Mr. C. A. Brown, of this city, for
several years in business on the board
walk at Ocean Grove, has purchased
the rights of the famous Ross pavilion
at Asbury Park, and will be located
there hereafter This is the business
centre of Asbury Park ocean front,
and has for wears heen in charge of
the Ross family, that gained world
wide notoriety from the kidnapping of
a young son, back in the 70's.