Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-08-01
LOCAL BRIEFS.


The Boy Scouts cleared $S2 from
their cake sale, Saturday.
II A farmer tells us that the storms
have damaged the cantalope crop. ~
The police of this city have
rounded-up several crap shooters.
There will be no creased pig
chase at the Grange picnic next week.
w. E. Davis, of Baltimore, is
spending several days in Woodbury..
Rev. and Mrs H. E. Thompson
are spending their vacation at Vent
nor
Mrs. VIM. Brewer and son Will
liam are spending a few days in Ocean
City
Miss Jessita Sperry, of Dover, is
spending several days with Mrs. ]. j..
Christie.
Walter Myers leaves today for a
trip to Niagara Falls and Thousand
Islands.
-Eighty-seven Aberdeen Place has
been rented by NJ. w. Newton to Edw'
Scofeld
Mrs. Clement Reeves and daugh-
ter May are spending sometime at
Ocean City.
II. H. Smith, County Y. NJ. c. A
Secretary, has rented room in
Merritt Block.
horse valued at $275 has just
been lost by Israel Black, of Bonner's
corner, near Thorofare.
IF. D. and Howard Pedrick and
family will start on a weeks trip
down the river next Monday.
The bond-holders committee in
the Moore Glass Works matter, took
title to the property yesterday
Captain c. w. Barber of this city
has been promoted from assistant
Chief of Police to Chief of Police, of
Panama.
The late Judge John S. Jessups
residence on South Broad street is be-
ing painted and improved preparatory
to sale.
-Thos. Budd,- of E. Cooper street,
was struck in the head by a plank
Tuesday and rendered unconscious for
short time.
Mrs. A. E. Budd entertained at
dinner yesterday friends from Col
lingswood, Camden, Westyille and
National Park.
A heavily loaded wagon belonging
to John P. Day was stalled in Camden
yesterday afternoon by the breaking
of rear wheel.
-. G. Starn, a brakeman on the
w. ]. & S. S. R. R. was drowned in
Salem River, Monday afternoon by
falling from freight train.
At the morning service in the
Kemble NJ E. Church, Sunday, Pastor
Lucas announced that $1,000 had been
subscribed, sufficient to pay off the
indebtedness of the church.
Albert Dell, who left Friday after
noon for Atlantic City in his motor
boat, was taken i'll with typhoid fever
before the end of the journey. He
was taken ashore at Northfield, near
Pleasantville.
Geo. Anderson, of Sewell has
gone to Tampa, Fla, to engage in
contracting business with his son-in-
law, Walter Shutter. The latter is
now there and writes that business
is brisk and help scarce.
The call of the Haddonfield Bap-
tist Church to Rev. ] NJ. T. Childrey
has been accepted, and he will take up
his new duties September 1st. Mr..
Childrey was pastor of the First Bap-
tist Church of this city many years
ago.
George R. Horan has been pro-
NOTED to Chief Gunner's Mate. He
received a gold medal and $1O0, in
recognition of his heroic efforts In
saving the lives of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
rison and son, at Eastport, Me-, July
4th
The only new cases of typhoid
reported this week are Edgar F. and
Albert Dell. Mr. Hammond, and Mrs.
Powelson. Mr. Wesley Richman, Miss
Rambo and Mrs. Unlba are reported
as not making satisfactory progress
toward recovery.
Two boats, a schooner and steam
er, loaded with tomatoes at Hoffmanss
| wharf, on Tuesday-one with 4000
/ baskets and the other with 5000. They
go to canneTies at Baltimore, at 25c.,
without sorting Another boat was
loaded on Wednesday. l1
John Voorhies, of the w. ]. Marl.
and Trans. Co., and Frank NJ. Shines,
Oh liI6 /. L 1ilO110o SfO-s a eA0Ae1pCA1 "
were in attendance at the National
Fertilizer Associations gathering on
the Million Dollar Pier at Atlantic
City, last week
Hutchinson Motor Co. announce
the sale of automobiles to the follow
ing: Chas, Bishop. Woodstown, Oak
land 80; w H Money, near Hurffyille,
Oakland 80; VIM Dilkes, Mantlla,
Stoddard- Dayton runabout; DR.. Bus
Ter, Philadelphia, Hupmobile.
The following teachers from Glou-
cester County have been in attendance
at the Cape May Summer School:
Mrs. Agnes H. Bennett, Glassboro;
Miss Lizzie Campbell, Thorofare;
Belle Dunlap, Clara Eacbus, Sewell;
Idella Gibson, Woodbury.; Lima Ma
teer. Mickleton; Anna Miller, Swedes-
boro: Rose Robinson, Bridgeport;
i1lin Wnrrpll ThOrOfare. Mary