Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-07-18
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Capt r. G. Nixon has purchased
Buick auto
South Broad street was oiled the
fore part of this week.
Mrs. F. P. Starr is spending sew
eral days in New York.
\ The circular ordinance will be
81 found advertised in this issue.
-Edw Martin has just installed
a sterilizing plant for Milkman Cloud.
Mrs. A. E. Budd is spending the
balance of the summer at Wildwood.
-Ex-Sheriff Thos. L. Wilson has
announced his candidacy for County
Clerk.
Miss Elsie Wagner left today for
Cape May where she will spend the
summer.
w. B. Snelbaker will erect hand
i some monument for Doctor DeGrofft,
= of Woodstown.
4 The ordinance forbidding the dis
tribution of circulars, etc., will be
found in this issue.
Miss Mary E. Eldridge, of West
Chester, was the guest of Mrs. Frank
T. Grier, Tuesday.
street, are spending the balance of
the month at Ocean City.
For breaking up Salvation Army
meeting, several West End boys were
severely lectured by Mayor Ladd.
West End won from Westville
Saturday by the score of to 6. First
Ward swamped Covenant 10 to 2.
"A party in honor of her 23d birth
day was given Miss Katie Goldy at
her Red Bank avenue home last week.
Gladys Swackhamer, Mrs. Frank
Eastlack Miss Amy Rambo and Wes
ley B. Richman are i'll with typhoid.
Mrs Mary R. Bender died Monday
last, her funeral being held this after
noon with interlnent at Green Gene
terry.
DIR c. T. Bennett will spend his
vacation in the Berkshire Hills. His
Office will be closed from July % to
August 18th.
A hypochlorite plant has been in
"A stalled at the Woodbury. water works
| and with its use the water is thorough
lily steIilized "a
The ladies of the Central Baptist
Church have placed their new cook
book on sale at Marshall's drug store.
1t is 35 cents per copy.
Over $40 was cleared from the
lawn fete given by the Plus Ultra
Glass of the Central Baptist Sunday
School, Tuesday evening.
Mrs George Eldridge, Miss Leona
Eldridge and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
HANDLE are spending several days at
viii Hoe
Mr.. and Mrs. w C. Hodges, of
High street, entertained the Ladies
Auxiliary OF Philadelphia Council No.
is, of United Travellers of America, at
lawn party Saturday evening.
The State Board of Equalization
of Taxes viewed yesterday the pro-
perties in Franklinville township, the
assessments of which had been ap-
pealed The decision will probably be
announced before the end of the week.
A severe thunder storm passed
over this city last night, but the only
damage done was to tree on Carpen-
ter street Electric power was put out
of commission for several hours, pre-
venting the Democrat being issued at
the usual hour.
The funeral of Howard Hanthorn
was held on Monday afternoon, his
mother not arriving from California
till several hours after The pail
bearers were: Harry A Fish, L. G.
Green, William d. Duffield, Joseph B.
Best, Daniel F. Hendrickson, Edgar
P. Trask.
DIR. J. c. Curry mas his irrigation
plant connected with the creek run
o.
proving inadequate to properly supply
his half acre plot of ground. All
kinds of vegetables are grown in his
garden and are all we'll advanced.
Celery and corn are nearly ready for
table use.
The combined courts of Foresters
of America of Philadelphia and vicin-
ity will have their annual games and
jubilee at Washington Park on-the-
Delaware next Saturday. Nearly 100
courts will participate, and it will be
one of the biggest days in the history
of the Park. The athletic events will
be special feature
While the electric storm was at
its height on Sunday afternoon, bolt
of lightning struck the home of Char
les Everwine, at New Sharon, and tore
cupboard to pieces in the dining
room Mr. Everwine, who was seated
at the table, was badly shocked and
one arm apparently paralyzed. He
was given medical attention by DR.
Geo. E. Reading, of Woodbury..
In default of bail George Dia, OF
Philadelphia, is in jail here, charged
with cruelty to animals. The Jovial
Club, of Philadelphia, went on a pic
mic ON Sunday to point below Man
tua. The club was in one large wag-
on, and Dia was driving the refresh
ment" team The horse gave out
about mile below this city. The
party shifted the load and all went
ON in the first team, leaving the horse
to die. Magistrate Goffray was noti-