Gloucester County Democrat., 1894-07-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

Eagles excursion to Atlantic City, Au
gust 8.
The Bank statements are advertised
this week.
Keep in mind the sale of lots at CIarks
boro on Saturday next.
-Wm. c. Fox advertises new car Loaf
of horses at private sale; also carriages, etc
You can get all the tomato crates yor
want at Stetser's basket factory, Paulsboro
The NJ. E. Sabbath school picnic to AL
monesson on Tuesday numbered five hun
dred.
The Christian Endeavor excursion tt
wildwood on Tuesday was among tn,
largest to the shore this season.
Geo. c. Eldridge is having the souti
store in the Town Hall fitted up for
grocery and provision store. He will oper
up in few days.
1t is serious offence to discharge pis
tolls at even trolley employees, and intt
trolley cars laden with people. 1t is vel
that two of the participants are in custody
We suggest to our City Fathers, that
names of streets connecting with Broad
and Cooper streets should be posted con
spiculously at the street corners for the in.
formation of the public.
The Red Bank Union Sunday school
will have an entertainment and Jug break.
ing in the Red Bank school house, Saturday
evening, July %, at p. m, sbar2. Ad.
mission, adults Is cents. children 10 cents
Last Monday Sheriff Springer sold the
real estate Of Thos. ]. Heritage, Jr., r
Mantua township to DIR. H. c. Clark fol
$445. The Sheriff at the same time
sold the real estate of Samuel Shapiro in
Franklin township and Monroe township
to VIM. G. Nixon, of Bridgeton, for $500.
The Young Peoples Lyceum of the M
E. Church will take their annual excursion
up the Hudson on Thursday, August ID
1894. Train will leave Wenonah at 552
Woodbury. 55S, North Woodbury. 500, and
Westville 6.04 q. m. No change of Ca )
tween Woodbury. and Jersey City. Tickets
from Woodbury. and return $275
The sports on Almonesson Lake last
Saturday afternoon ended rather unsatis-
factory for the Woodbury. boys. Three Of
the four events were captured by outsiders
The boat race 70 entries) was won by Nc
Dowell, of Almonesson ] mile swim e
entries) and tub race "A entries), by Dick
son of Almonesson 100 yds. swim q en-
tries), by Jesse Read of Woodbury..
The Board of Freeholders, at its meet
ing last Thursday, decided to hold monthly
meetings hereafter. Messrs. HendricksoD
Prehl, Starr, Jones and Silvers were ap-
pointed committee to meet a committee
OF City Council in the adjustment of the
City's wing-wall claim. The County Col
lector was authorized to borrow sum not
exceeding $4,000, then the Board ad-
iourned.
The Court of Queen Esther will be held
in our Opera House on Friday and Satur-
day of this week and all is in eager pre-
paration for that event. The work is
beginning to take good shape and the
whole performance is getting smooth and
easy. The same Cantata was given in
Bordentown, Monday and Tuesday last
and large party from that place will at
tend the performance here. Apply for
seats at once if you wish good ones.
The Billingsport and Paulsboro Land
and Improvement Company made its most
successful sale last Saturday. The sale
was in progress about 20 minutes and in
this short time 25 lots which had been of
fered and subscribed for were sold. Others
desired to purchase but as the number
offered had been limited to 25 they were
unable to get in under the subscription
plan. The subscription price had been
fixed at $130. and the first lot brought
$3.50, making the cost OF the lot $6lO. The
average of the 25 lots was S209, which is
20 per cent. higher than that of any pre-
vious sale. Several purchasers announced
that their purpose in buying was to put up
houses for themselves. The total sales
amounted to $8,475.