Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-02-22
LOCAL BRIEFS.

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There are about 80 vacant houses
in Woodbury.. EV
List of letters advertised Feb. 10,
1912: Mr.. N. Morona.
See Wilbert Ashcraft's adver of
insecticides and fungicides.
The annual inspection of Co.
will take place a week from tonight
-Courtland Thompson is one of the
new employees at the N. Y. Shipyard.
Judge Starr has granted all the
licenses applied for at this term OF
Court.
For the first time since Novem-
Der this city is free from contagious
diseases.
Walter Leslie has been gathering
gravel from the Dobbs farm with the
use of dynamite.
There was thunder, lightning and
rain on Wednesday, the 21st Is this
the end Of Winter?
The banks are closed today, the
post Office except for two hours, and
other business houses.
The jury last week acquitted VIM.
Collins who was charged with assault
ing Mrs. Fredericks.
The Rev. c. C. Parker, of Phila-
delphia, will be the temporary rector
at the Episcopal Church.
"A. s. Wilson received car load
of Buick automobiles yesterday-the
second since January 1st.
Miss Mabel Greene, of Poplar ave-,
gave an elaborate dance at the Coun-
try Club on Monday evening.
Miss Nellie Souder, of Oak St.,
was the principal at birthday sur
prise party on Monday evening.
a Muenzenberger has opened an
antique and eurio shop at 247 So.
Broad st. See what he has in stock.
The Woodbury. Bottle Works re-
sumed work this morning, having re-
ceived load of sand from Bridgeton,
At Stanley & Sons horse sale
at Falls Hotel, Westville, last Thurs
day, all horses were sold at an aver
age of $3.50.
Isaac Iszard was elected president
of Branch IA, G. B. B. A. to succeed
the late Earl Chappius, at meeting
Tuesday evening.
Last week Ephraim Davidson
ses for $465 and John Budd a team
of chestnut roans for S575.
HI. B. Green, of this city, has,
we learn, announced his candidacy for
Assembly next fall, subject to the
Democratic primary election.
Having purchased Curtis ave.
lands from Mr.. NJ. w. Newton, DR..
r. K Morgan has a building lot 40x
lao, on that thorofare, for sale.
king Georges Empire of India
will be the subject of the lecture in
J the Court House tonight under the
auspices of the Deptford Institute,>O
Miss Paul Vending, of New York,
died at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Chas. Picard, Curtis ave-, on Sunday.
The body was shipped to New York
for burial.
The City Board of Health is con-
sidering ways and means of abating
the splitting nuisance on the sidewalks
in compliance with numerous COM
plants. The minimum penalty is $40
Miss K. G.. Carpenter and Mrs.
Edwin F. Dawson, who underwent
surgical operations three weeks ago in
Philadelphia, have returned to their
respective homes, and are rapidly re-
gaining full health.
Edward Wilson, located on the
Taggart farm out Delaware street kill
ed the hawk which for the past two
years has been feeding on his chick
ems. He will shortly move to the
Maple Shade Farm, at Glassboro.
Last Friday late Sheriff Wilson
sold the Plumber Turner property in
Swedesboro to Tunnel & Co., for $25,
subject to encumbrances of over $3,-
000 On Monday Sheriff Allen sold
the Mary s.. Adamson property in
Paulsboro, to Gill NJ. Hannold, for
s1,965 $3.50 above encumbrances.
The annual county financial state
ment will be found on pages and
OF this paper We do not feel like
criticising Anybody in relation to the
report, but frankness compels US to
observe that had the figures of the
various departments been totalled it
would have been more satisfactory
statement
Low RATES TO THE WEST
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