Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-04-25
LOCAL LITEMs.

LOCAL ITEMS.
Smoke Bibo's Jumbos, sold by all dealers
Assessor Redfield is sizing up values in
up Woodbury..
A large number of strangers came to
Woodbury. on Sunday via the trolley.
See Toone & Hollinshed's announce
ment of seasonable household furnishings.
The last meeting of the old Republi
can Board OF Freehoiders will be held on
Thursday next-May 3D.
Morton Haley, for several years assist
ant postmaster here. spent Tuesday after
noon visiting friends in Woodbury..
Among large number of original pen
sions granted by the Pension Department
last Friday in New Jersey, was that Of
Chas. Angle, of Glassboro.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending April 20, 1895 Geo. W. Berry, W.
D. Bennett, Miss D. Nelson, Charles Pierce,
Mrs. Lumin, E. L. Wright.
Grocer Green, in an advertisement,
quotes some special prices in groceries, and
imparts some information regarding the
rag carpet branch of his business.
The assessors will begin the State CEN
sus on May Is. The compensation is $500
for each 100 names and 25 cents per 100
names for clerical assistance.
The cellar of Editor Bells new building
was started on Wednesday. Councilman
Best has the contract for the erection of the
building. Charles R. Peddle is the archi.
tect.
There are from 1900 to 1000 persons in
the First Revenue District of New Jersey
liable to the income tax, and the receipts
from that source will amount to at least
$15OOOO
The friends OF ex-Freeholder John NJ
Saunders throughout the county will be |
glad to learn that he has so far recovered
from recent illness as to be able to give his
business personal attention.
A stranger fell in a Fl on South Broad
street. about o'clock Tuesday night and
whep he regained consciousness was placed
aboard trolley car and sent to Philadel-
phia. He said his home was in Salem, Ohio.
Following are the Commissioners of
Deeds appointed by the legislature in joint
session, for this county: George K. Carroll,
Woodbury.; VIM. C. Cattell, Deptford town
ship; T. ]. Ogden, Mantua; B. G. Pancoast,
Harrison.
Farmer Zac. Richards, of Paulsboro, cut |
eleven bunches of asparagus on Friday, 18th |
inst, and ffty-three bunches on Monday, |
the 22d inst Freeholder Hannold, OF Dept |
ford township, is reported to have been
ahead of Mr.. Richards two days, having cut |
on the 18th.
The Baptist Sabbath school of our city
will celebrate its thirty-eighth anniversary
on Sunday next. Rev. Daniel J. Feese, the |
first Superintendent of the school will be |
present. Last Sabbath Mrs Ray Ware
Pratt finished her seventeenth year as
Superintendent of the Primary department |
-Theo. P. Green, proprietor of the cele-
brated Royal Blue Line Homing Pigeon |
Lofts is just completing one of the finest
pigeon cotes in the country on his property
on High street. 1t is 26x2O feet square, 26
feet to peak, and outside is a wire enclos-
ure 1890 feet, and the full height of the |
building.
The biggest catches OF shad made in
the Delaware in many years was made off
Chester on Monday last by Jersey fisher
man, who drew up 500 at one haul The
boat. A shad weighing 10 pounds and 6
ounces was caught of Marcus Hook. Prices
are from S8 to SIS per 100.
Half dozen colored men are confined
in the Bridgeton jail, for highway robbery.
They have confessed to the preparation of
several holdups committed there recently,
but not to the crime perpetrated here several
weeks ago Prosecutor Logue, of Cumber-
land county, is receiving high praise from
fully apprehending the guilty ones.
The Board of Education OF the City Of
Woodbury. is considering proposition to
Introduce the teaching of languages into
the public schools-German, French and
Latin. As such departure will not go into
effect during the present school year, citi-
zens will have an opportunity of expressing
to the Board their favor or distavor of the
proposition. The columns of this paper are
always open to the discussion of public
questions.
On Sunday last, as bicycle club from
Philadelphia was proceeding to Almonesson
in solemn procession, between the trolley
tracks, a car driven by moiorman Pierce
hoYe in sight. One rider more venturersome
than his companions, attempted to ran
race with the car. and as result lost q
valuable bicycle, but saved his own neck
by taking header off his machine to the
side of the track. The car passed over the
bicycle, totally destroying it.
Inc ioilOHiuB ueWs ltcm lIOu 4 ASA
dena, Cal, paper, will be equally interest
ing here: -Four horses attached to Col G.
G. Green's handsome drag, in which were
seated Mrs. G. g. Green, the Misses Green
and Master George Green ,shied on Colorado
street this afternoon just west of Colorado
street and collided with a carriage standing
in front of Grimes cigar store, completely
overturning and wrecking it aud tearing
off some Of the fixtures of the four inland
Col. Green's driver kept control of the
spirited steeds, although they ran at q
lively gait for some distance. No one was
hurt