Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-03-21
LOCAL BRIEFS.

for teachers certificates.
Warden Charles Wilson has NOV
ed to Swedesboro, his former home.
Mr.. Bob made quite hit at
the First Baptist Church Tuesday
night.
The Boy Scouts will give min
strel show in the Opera House on
April 25th.
"A large shipment of pheasants
was received by game warden Avis
Tuesday. 90
William Greer has rented No. 81
Hunter street through the F. L. Will
kins Agency.
The Moose band will furnish the
music for General Howell Post on
Memorial Day.
Farmers are paying SIS per sack
for seed potatoes and SIS bushel for
clover seed-the highest prices known.
The Railroad Company has been
trying to locate leak of electricity
under the Cooper ST. crossing this
week.
The First Ward A. A. Associa-
ton will give a moving picture and
vaudeville show in the Opera House
this evening.
employed at the Blasius Co., died Sat-
formerly a resident of Woodbury., and
empolyed at the Blasius Co., died Sat
urday at Easton, Pa.
Olive Bertha Bates, of Cumber-
land County, formerly of Williams
town, was adjudged insane by a jury
in lunacy proceedings Monday.
The Mems Meeting will be held in
Friends Meeting House at 4 p. m.
next Sunday, and will be addressed by
Henry w. Wilbur, of Swarthmore.
The board of trustees of the NJ.
E. Church has elected r. D. Hughes,
president; D. S. Steelman, vice. pres
ident, and J. w. Thompson, Jr., Sec
Rotary.
Among the attorneys-at-law who
passed the recent examination for
counSellor-at-law was ]. D. Carpen-
ter, Jr., of Jersey City, formerly of
Woodbury..
-Chas. P. Holston, of High street;
for many years employed as handker-
chief buyer at Strawbridge, has ac-
cepted position with a New York
firm as salesman.
F. L. Wilkins announces the sale
of two building lots at the corner of
Penn and Morris streets from Sarah A.
Saxton to Louisa Hole. Also No. Ill
Green street from Saml Ladner to
Miss G.. NJ. Courier.
d. F. Hendrickson has sold the
Meribah Tomlin property, which he
purchased last week from the execu-
tors at public sale, to JOS c. Timber
man, contractor and builder, ON Man
tua ave. Mr.. Timberman expects to
make many improvements to the
property.
AN advertisement in another coll
umn tells of the going out of business
of Halls dry goods store, 224 Market
ST., and the disposal of the stock at
low prices. Halls is about the last
of the old fashioned mercantile houses
of the vicinity of Second and Market
and for years was the trading place
for all South Jersey.
Tuesday afternoon Architect Ped
die staked lines for a new house to
be erected by Mr.. NJ w Newton on
lot No. "A Aberdeen Place. The new
house will have II rooms, of frame,
pebble dash and shingles, and be the
finest residence on that street. VIM.
d. Fletcher is the contractor
M. F. Cattell has purchased from
the j. d. Green estate lot of over
two acres at High and Jackson Sts.,
and sundry lots on Jackson street.
Also, Harry B. Green has purchased
the Manley lot of the same. The
deeds filed yesterday place the con-
sideration in both cases at $100.
The petit jury is called to Wood
bury on Thursday, the 28th inst, whnr
Judge Starr will hold his final ses-
sion of Court and Prosecutor Rogers
will move cases preparatory to the
close of his term. Orphans Court
will be held on Friday. Messrs .
Swackhamer and Summerill will be
formally indicted into office on Mon
day, April LIST, when the oath will be
administered by County Clerk Stur-
CESS.
Geo. Jessup, owner of the Fancy
Hill farm at Washington Park, took
Van appeal from an assessment of S12,-
4 900 made by Assessor Carter, and
affirmed by the County Tax Board, to
the State Board The hearing took
4 place yesterday. Mr.. Jesus ac-
knowledged the sale of four acres on
the river front to the American Dredg-
ing Co., for $500, and that his price
on the balance was $4,000. The State
Board reserved decision. ~
"A meeting of Y. M. G. A. enthu-
tsiasts was held in the Presbyterian
I Church Friday evening. Mr. May
dole, secretary of the work in Camden
county, explained what was required,
saying that funds were especially
needed for placing trained secretary
in the field. Mr.. H. G. Dixon was
chosen temporary chairman of the
meeting, and on motion of J B Avis.
ESQ.,, it was decided that general
committee OF %, to be selected by Mr..
Dixon, should be appointed to carry
on the work. 30