Gloucester County Democrat., 1894-08-16
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LOCAL Z M -.
The annual farmers picnic of Salem
and Gloucester counties, will be held at
Pennsgrove tomorrow.
Mr.. E p Henry will rebuild the stone
wall in front of the Friends property, under
the direction OF the Street Committee.
The Gloucester yolks Fest verien will
hold their second annual harvest festival at
Pine GroYe, August 10 and 20. See ad.
-Whitall Mingin, glassblower, Lying
on Wallace street, removed to Williams
town yesterday, where he will work next
season.
M. D. Cornish has declined to accept
the position of teacher of the Carpenter
street school rendered him by a majority of
the Board of Education.
1t is rumored that Lincoln Park will
close this year two weeks earlier than usual
and that the season at Germania Park has
not been as prosperous as was contemplated.
Last year man named Proud forged
Judge Judge Jones' name to note for $75
and skipped. He came back a few days
ago and this morning Garry" laid legal
hands on him and he was committed to
jail
Mr. c. Sofeiss, the agent for the sale OF
eke' the Red Star Steamship line in
Il, Ion, announces the rate of fare from
delphia to Queenstown, Londonderry,
rpool or Glasgow, for only $40. This
Is for a short time only.
here is a colored Salvation Army in
Tuesday night they opened business
ie First Ward, and made the trolley
ring with melody. They struck rich
when they came to Woodbury., and
should work it thoroughly.
The mothers" picnic, given by the
ary department of the Baptist Sunday
,l at Fancy Hill on Tuesday, under the
agement of Mrs. Ray Ware Platt, Supt,
an enjoyable occasion. The school is
ley company.
The Sheriff's sale of the property of
Woodbury. Heights Land Company has
adjourned until Monday, September
O'Clock p. m. The Ziontown tract
n Tuesday sold by the Sheriff to the
bury Mutual Loan Association fol
The Associations claim was $4,000,
heir purchase includes this entire |
featuring town.
The most bri liant financial recon-
lallon that has come to our attention
atly, is that of City Treasurer Reading
low discount of one per cent. on all
s paid prior to September lst. The
idea of public official recommending loans
at per cent. interest, when they can be
obtained at 5. To the credit of Council
be it said, they didn't even discuss it.
--Messrs. Starr, Hendrickson, Silvers,
Prelii and Jones, representing the Board of
Chosen Freeholders, met Messrs Andrews
and Henderson, representing the City of
Woodbury. on Monday for the purpose of
considering the City's claim of $500
against the county for the erection Of wing
walls to the new bridge. By vote of two
to three-Prehl and Jones in the negative
the Committee of the Board resolved to
recommend the payment of two-thirds of
the bill-$1, ,200-on the opinion Of the
Boards solicitor that it was the duty of the
Board to build the walls erected by the
city.
The officials of this city are puzzled
over boy for whom they can find no
owner. AT $50 on Friday morning an Off
Ger from Gloucester came down on trolley
car bringing with him a small boy who he
said belonged in Woodbury. and asked OFF,
Ger Dubois to take charge of him. The
officer took the little fellow home and put
him to bed. In the morning he seemed
confused and could not tell where he lived.
He said, however, that his name was Willie
Hovan, and that his father is farmer. He
said his mother was at Atlantic City, and
that his fathers housekeeper had abused
him. He left home to find his father who
had gone to market, and in some manner
found his way to the Gloucester ferry and
came across the river. After Intellectual
attempts to find his parents he was taken
charge of by Mayor Hendrickson, who still
has him in charge. Willie later on said his
name was John Horan and that his parents
lived near Germantown. His story is very
probably true, as he seems to know the
streets in that locality. He is bright fel-
low, of slight build and says he is nine years
old. Mayor Hendrickson has communi-
Gated with the Mayor of Atlantic City and
the Chief Of Police of Philadelphia, and ex-
poets to receive information to-day that will
enable him to turn the youngster over to
his friends.