Gloucester County Democrat., 1894-08-30
LOCAL ITEMS

Tue al session on Ceptem DER ~.
Councilman Merritt has had his resi-
dence renovated by carpenter AIMS.
There has been much needed improve
ment made to the Franklin street cutters.
VIM. H. Sithens adyertises his house
hold goods at public sale on September 8.
-Sam1 R. Budd purchased team O
handsome sorrel stsllions-t trotters -thi,
week.
There is milk war on in Woodbury.
and milk has fallen two cents per quart il
certain quarters.
Prosecutor Perry's mother and sister
of Lambertyille, are visiting him at hi.
home on Broad street.
Thirty three hundred Philadelphians
went on an excursion to Almonesson OIL
Monday, over the trolley road.
Mrs. Peter Bloomingdale has beer
elected one of the teachers of the Woodbury.
public schools.
Harry Murphy, of Clarksboro, has
purchased Columbia bicycle of agent A.
s. Wilson of Woodbury..
Splendid peaches are in market al
from $1.00 to 81 so per basket. Plums are
lows and 35 per basket.
The Red Bank Union Sunday School
will hold Fruit Festival on Saturday ey-
ening, Sept 8. Proceeds for the building
fund.
Curtis ]. Lewis, principal of Wood
bury private school, will be at the school
rooms to morrow, friday, to receive ap-
plicants.
David Van Hook, elassblower, will re-
move his family to Oleau, N. Y, next week,
where they will reside during the next
glass blast.
The reed and rail bird season and oys-
tiers will come in on Saturday, September
1st. Arthur Lay always has the choicest
Cove oysters.
-Stove-dealer and plumber, VIM. F.
Buohl, will haye car load of ranges by
the best makers on exhibition in his store
next week. Call and see them.
AT a meeting of the Board of Education
last evening John /. Estell was awarded
the contract to furnish 80 tons of coal to
the school houses at 81 55 per gross ton.
List of advertised letters remaining in
the post Office at the close of the week end
ing Aug 25th-Loray Beley, james Bolds,
Joseph Campbell, Annie Dougherty, How
ard Ferron.
-Dan1 Mumford, a young working man
of our city. has purchased from Mr.. NJ. W.
Newton the house and large lot at the cor
ner of Salem Avenue and Lincoln street for
$4,000.
-Jailer Cattell has fifteen boarders in
Castle Springer, one Of the prominent of
whom is Edw. Jenkins, committed on Sun
day for larceny of bicycle from Benz.
Murphy, of Pitman Grove, on the 22d inst
VIM. Iszard, Esq, prominent citizen
OF the county, residing at Clayton, will re-
move to Woodbury. about October 1st, into
the handsome Stiles residence on Delaware
street, now occupied by Mr.. c. P. Eyre,
who will remove to Chicago next week.
The condition of the sidewalk in front
of the Watkins property in North Wood
bury is such as TO demand the i'm
mediate attention of Council. We are in
formed that as it now is, children will be
driven to the necessity of dodging trolley
cars while passing to and from school.
Ed. Silvers and his son and brother-in-
law went grabbing on Monday, taking with
them gun to shoot at black birds. When
in mid d-Delaware. opposite Woodbury. river
sudden gust of wind struck the sail, up
set the boat, and the would-b crabbers had
a great struggle to prevent their becoming
food for crabs.
-Thos. W. Davis of this city, and Jesse
w. English, of Wenonah, have formed a
co-partnership for the conduct of the dry
goods business in this city. They will
locate in Schrenk's new building. adjoin-
ing the First National Bank. Contractor
Reynolds is making the fixtures for the
new store.
-Undertaker D. w. Conway on Tuesday
buried the remains of the man who died
suddenly at the residence of Mr. Frederick
Young last week Monday, in the Strangers
burying ground. His correspondence has
revealed the character if not positively the
identity of the man, as the owner of the
purse marked II. II. Thomas" says John
Hogan stole the pocket book from him.
Evidence points to his having been circus
alhelete and thief, and there are some indi-
cations that lead the undertaken to believe
that his death was caused by suicide.
On Wednesday morning, as son Of
Frank johnson, residing on Railroad Ave-,
was examining revolver, itin some way
was discharged, the ball, 80 calibre, en-
tering his left leg above the knee. He was
removed to DR.. H. H. Clark's Office, who
after dressing the wound had him removed
to Cooper Hospital. The ball just escaped
the large artery, struck the bone and passed
to the fleshy part of the limb on the oppc-
site side. There is still danger of q rup-
ture Of the main artery, and he must have
continuous and skillful attention, which
could not be provided at his home.