Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-08-15
LOCAL BRIEFS.


vacation in the Berkshires.
Mrs. James Daniels, of Mantua,
fell and broke an arm last Thursday.
u. ]. Summerill, ESQ.,, is having
hardwood floors laid at his residence.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ C. Hutchinson of
this city are at the Chalfonte, Atlantic
City.
Tom Wilson is circulating his
petition for the nomination for Co.
Clerk.
City Treasurer Redfield is at Bus
tins Island, Maine, for the balance of
the month
Mr.. and Mrs. l. R. Wilson, of
High street spent Sunday with friends
at Atlantic City.
Estate Agent w. R. Storrie has
sold lots and on the Dubois tract
to Walter F. Moore.
j. T, Maxwell and wife and Vic
tor E. Kugler and wife are at the
Chalfonte, Atlantic City.
Mr.. NJ. j. Quinn has purchased
the Amos Wills lot on Glassboro ave-
and will build home thereon.
Mrs. M. B. Lippincott and daugh-
ter Alice have returned from a two
months vacation in Vermont Hills.
The City Board of Health has
prepared milk ordinance, which will
be adopted after further considera-
ton.
Former Councilman E. E. Pierce
is home from ten days vacation
spent at his old home, at Maiden,
Mass.
-Thos. G. Dilkes has nearly recov-
cred from the attack of erysipelas
from which he has suffered for two
weeks.
The County Board of Elections
has organized with C. ]. Wolferth
President and l. Hampton Williams,
secretary.
Whitney Kirk, of Delaware St.,
was brought up from Ocean City on
Monday ILL., Report is that his trouble
is malaria
in Marshall's store are three
large jars filled with reservoir, ar
tesian and filtered waters. Go in and
look at them
There have been thirty-eight in
mates in Woodbury. Jail for few
days. Its the coolest and healthiest
resort in this section.
The Thrift Farmers Union of Sa-
lem and Gloucester Counties will pic
mic at East Lake Park, Woodstown,
on Labor Day, Sept. 2.
Union services will be held in the
First Baptist Church next Sunday
morning and in Kemble Memorial
Church in the evening.
From a blood examination it has
been decided that VIM. NJ Carter has
typhoid fever 1t is believed, however
that his case is of light type.
DIR. C. T. Bennett and daughter,
Miss Lillian, returned last Monday
from an outing of three weeks spent
in different sections of New England.
Judge John w. Wascotts speech
nominating Woodrow Wilson for
President in the Baltimore convention
will be found on the 9th page of this
paper.
-Chas. Atkinson, of Pennsville,
died ON Tuesday, as the result of an
auto accident His machine went
over an embankment and the stearing
gear pierced his lungs.
The Sewing Circle of Kemble NJ
E. Church is being entertained by
Mrs. A A. Stokes, at Ocean City, this
week. To-day the ladies are being
entertained by Mrs. D. 0. Watkins.
Last Friday Sheriff Allen sold the
J. c. Thomson property in Paulsboro
to J. L. Casperson, the complainant
for $500; Mary S. Adamson to the
same for $1,000, and A. C. Adamson to
the same for $1100-
Because of the large number of
criminal Complaints already filed Pros
ecutor Summerill is considering re-
calling the Grand Jury to effect jail
delivery, there now being SO inmates
and large number out on bail.
Rev. R. H. Gage, of the Wenonah
Presbyterian Church, officiated at the
funeral of the late Edgar F. Dell last
Thursday and Messrs. Geo. E. Pier
son, w Harrison Livermore, W. K.
Robson, A. H. Swackhamer, Esq, H.
w Smith and VIM. D. Dufield acted
a spall-bearers.
The Property Committee of the
Board of Education spent last Tues
day morning going over the new
school building and expect it to be
completed by the Scheduled time for
opening school, Plans are being
made for insuring a supply of pure
drinking water, so that subject need
give no parent alarm ri
Men giving the names of Joseph
Lotus and Lewis Strauss, of Phila-
dephia, are in jail here charged with
assaulting Clarence Pernell and his
companion, Miss Anna Vedeto, also
of that city The two we're along the
Delaware river front at Washington
Park on Thursday night, when four
men approached them, beat Pernell
seriously, and caught the young wo-
man as she was about to fee. Off
GERS went to their rescue, but two of
the men escaped. Mayor Ladd com
mitted the two to jail to await the
action of the Grand Jury.