Gloucester County Democrat., 1911-10-12

Born; to Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben
Shaw, a son.
The banks are closed today
Columbus Day.
The first frost of the season was
on Monday morning last. CO
Mrs. H. NJ. Brodwater is spend
ing week with Salem friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Justice are
spending ten days at Niagara Falls.
Frank NJ. Spencer has purchased
Buick touring car from Agent Will
son.
The Star Seal Works resumed
operations after being shut down for
a year
Mrs. S. B. Estell celebrated the
Seth anniversary of her birth on
Tuesday.
Mrs Jerre Daniels, of Vermont,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. B. Lippincott.
Herbert L. Weir and wife and
Mrs. Evans are visiting in Ohio and
points in Canada.
West End lost the final game of
the season Saturday to Westville by
the score of Z to 4.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid So
ciety will have their annual sale on
November 21 and %.
The school children have holi
day to-day, it being the anniversary
of Columbus discovery.
David Thomas has been awarded
the contract to lay brick cutters on
Main street, Williamstown.
Benjamin Hughes, of Mantua ave.,
has difficulty in getting around, the
result of sprained ankle.
"A union prayer meeting was held
in the Presbyterian Church last night
with pastor Triplett in charge.
List of letters advertised Oct. 9,
1911: Mrs. Addie Carpenter, C.. Bash,
er, Alfred P. Boone, Frank Emerson.
George Beale, of German ST., was
badly injured by fall caused by
breaking scaffold Tuesday morning.
The Woodbury. High School foot
ball team will play the Mt. Holly
High at the First Ward grounds to-
morrow.
The ladies of the Central Baptist
Church will hold sale of homemade
baking in the store recently vacated
by E. C. Jessup tomorrow.
Thos. Hutchinson's Zip III has
entered the Chester Home Week races
to be held on Saturday of this week.
The Arab is another entrant from
this city.
James Lafferty has sold house
he built this season on the Sewell
tract, and contracted to build two
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more this Fall
W. H. Turnbull will move his
store into the building now occupied
by Prof. Stratton, while the latter
will occupy building to be erected
on Aberdeen Place.
Mr.. E. C. Leeds sold three blue
ribbon horses at the big auction sale
in New York on Tuesday, for $3.50.
Lorna Doom brought $500; Corena,
$3.50 and Lozena $500.
The Passing Show. given under
the direction of the Country Club
three evenings this week has been
decided success, both in the quality
of the performance and in the attend
ance.
John Foster, of National Park,
received injuries to the extent of a
fractured skull, arm and leg, while
working on a gas tank at Hartford,
Conn, Monday He is not expected
to recover.
Forest Grove has been presented
with very handsome twenty-five
dollar flag by Harry Martschink,
naval soldier on board the us. Bat
tleship Virginia. It is the kind used
on all the battleships Of the navy.
While driving to the Thorofare
station with his son, James Carter.
living on the toll-gate road, broke an
arm. In attempting to pass another
wagon, Mr.. Carter's wagon upset.
throwing him out, with the above re-
suit.
Residents before becoming natur-
allied must declare their intentions
to become citizens ninety days before
election and file such intentions with
the County Clerk. These declara-
tfons are then acted on by the Judge
80 days before election.
Oscar Brown, colored, had two
serious mishaps while working at the
new school building Monday. In the
morning he was rendered uncon-
scious by falling brick, and in the
afternoon was injured about the face
and hands by swiftly descending
elevator
AT the meeting of the Board of
Education held last Thursday even
ing, DR.. T. E. Parker rendered his
resignation as member from the
second ward. The vacancy was filled
Immediately by the election by the
Board of Mr. Walter B. WooIey, of
: Curtis Ave, who will fill out the un-
expired term ending next March.
Albert Card of the post Office
force won thirty-fourth place in the
Inquirer Worlds Series contest. This
insures him admittance to all the
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