Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-12-21

Jan. 22-Property of Mary S. Adamson, ct
ais, by Sheriff Allen.
The Democrat wishes all Merry
Christmas.
VIM. T. Cooper is greatly improv-
ed over last week.
Capt. B. w. Cloud passed his
18th milestone Monday.
Robert Page was painfully burned
at the powder works Monday.
The annual meeting of the Wood
bury Country Club will be held Jan. 8.
James L. Mooreis household has
been increased by the addition OF
baby boy.
DR.. and Mrs. R. K Morgan have
returned from their wedding trip to
Bermuda.
Twenty BOOSTERS were stolen
from the farm of Theo. Green some
time last week.
Jos. j. Summerill, Jr., is home
from the University of Virginia for
the holidays.
Miss Mary R. Walton is home
from Mt. Holyoke College for the
holiday season.
Florence Lodge A. F.. and A. M.
held the annual banquet in Newton
Hotel last evening.
The holiday vacation of our pub
bic school will extend from Dec. % to
Tuesday, January 2, 1912.
Friday evening, the 18th, is the
date of the Xmas entertainment of
the Central Baptist Sunday school.
The Christmas entertainment of
Kemble M. E. Sunday school will be
held on Wednesday evening, the 9th
inst.
List of letters advertised Decem-
Der IS, 1911: Mrs. Marie Allison, Mrs.
Susan Fisher, Mrs. Annie Green, Mr..
John billiard.
The Rev S. T. Weaver, of Pit
man, gave most excellent address
to the men Sunday afternoon, taking
as his subject, The Bible.
Jos. Carr, of Pitman, is out in
Missouri, purchasing carload of
horses for sale in this county. He
will be back in about week.
On Monday last Sheriff Allen sold
the property of Mary O'Brien, In
Monroe township, to August Benne-
WITT, the complainant, for $50.
Miss Elsie Lippincott, formerly
principal of the Swedesboro schools,
has been elected to an eighth grade
position in the Woodbury. schools.
Manager Wilkins, of Green's OPP
era House illustrated Dickens Tale of
Two Cities for the High School with
moving pictures Monday afternoon.
The High School basket bail team
defeated Millville in the deciding game
of the series of three at Glassb0ro
Friday evening. The score was SO
to 16.
Tuesday, the 18th inst, was the
biggest day in the County Clerks Off
ce under Clerk StuTgess. Thirty
seven papers were received for re-
cording.
The Strang Electrical Co., of
Philadelphia, has been awarded the
contract for the electrical work at
the new school building, their bid be-
ing $1,631.
Rev. B. C. Hudson, pastor of the
First Baptist Church.. Atlantic City,
will speak at the Mems Meeting held
Sunday afternoon, in the First Bap-
fist Church.
Jail Warden Wilson's twenty
boarders will have Christmas dinner,
even though Santa Claus reindeer
team and the Moose auto trucks refuse
to stop there.
Prosecutor Rogers has investi-
gated the death of Lille Huber, aged
II, of Monroe township, in Cooper
Hospital, last Thursday and there will
be no further publicity
While walking on perfectly level
sidewalk, one evening last week, Mrs.
Chas Waltons ankle turned, and a.
strain resulted that, has proved pain
full and kept her housefast since
The marriage of Mr.. Elwood I.
Haines, of Haddonfield, and Mrs.
Elizabeth K. Sweeten, of Woodbury.,
took place at Washington, D. c., on
the 9th inst. They will reside at
Haddonfeld.
Woodbury. Lodge, I. O. O.. r.
elected the following officers on Mon
day evening last: N. G., Maris Ger
rett, Jr. v. G., Paul b Henry;
treasurer, JOS. B. Best; secretary,
/ Hampton Williams; trustee, 3 years,
Howard Scott.
AT the annual meeting of Wood
bury Firemen's Relief Association
held December is, 1911, the following
officers were elected: President, Geo.
Evans Reading; vice president, Adon
w. Cattell; secretary, Samuel Fl
Ladd; treasurer, BENJAMIN w Cloud;
trustees, Fred. p Cox, John G. Ford,
William Plag.
Seven prizes of money have been
secured for the winning contestants
in the pushmobile races in this city
on Christmas day. The first prize is
SIS, the second, $3.50; also, prize of
$40 for the best-Iooking home made
car. There will be three classes com
peting for prizes: Under 13 years; be-
tween Is and is years; and over 16
yeara.