Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-07-29
-Blasius Piano Company has declared
dividend of per cent.

-Blasius Piano Company has declared
dividend of per cent.
-Expressman A. e. Locke is having a
new wagon built by ]. W. Sennett.
Judge Jessup and family will spend
the month of August at Ocean City.
Jos. L. Reeves is making a nice recov-
cry from the surgical operation.
Lawyer Iszard will spend the month
of August at Ocean City with his family.
1t has rained seventeen of the last
twenty days, and rained hard, too.
The washouts in Woodbury. streets are
almost as serious as during the rain of last
week.
Jos. L. Reeves is making a rapid re-
covery from the operation Of two weeks
ago.
Water superintendent Ben. G. Brown
has gone to Lake Hopatcong to sreud
Sunday.
The new society known as the Shep-
herds of Bethlehem, will meet in Prehl's
hall tonight
-Innis' band is scheduled to arrive at
Washington Park on August 9th, and COM
plete the season there.
superintendent Green, of the Wood
bury public schools. will take up his res
idence here next month.
John Rachor, Jr., has gone into the
real estate and insurance business, having
office room with D. o. Watkins Esq
One of Brooks Bros. horses was killed
in runaway last week. 1t was attached
to an ice wagon. and running into the
bridge, broke its neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins little boy is
very ill with cholera infantum, though an
improvement is noted in his condition this
morning.
There is report that Glassboro capt.
alists will build trolley road from Glass
boro to Mantua TO connect with the trolley
there.
The tax rate of Mantua township is
81 80 on the 500 valuation-an increase Of
5 cents over last year. The increase is in
the school rate.
Two sharpers successfully played the
fiim-fam game on John Jachor, ST. last
Saturday, and got away with SIS of his
cash, but they had to run to save them
selves.
John and Herbert Twells and R. Kel-
say Morgan are ready to start down the
bay on ten days fishing trip, as soon as
the weather clears.
Out OF a list of nearly one hundred
houses in Woodbury., E. c. Leeds real
estate agency has only seven that are un-
occupied. This shows well for Woodbury..
The excursion to Reading and noun
tain resorts in Pennsylvania, that was to
run partially over the Delaware River rail |
road on Wednesday, the 18th inst, has
been postponed to Wednesday, August 4,
the time schedule and itinerary being same
as previously announced,
Mayor VIM. NJ. Pierson has made a
business connection in Chicago, and will
soon leave Woodbury. and take up his
residence in the Windy City" This news
will be received by our people with deep
regret, because he is one of the men Wood
bury cannot afford to lose.
Miss Elsie, daughter Of DIR. Duffel, of
Clayton, was so badly mi ured in runaway
accident near Trenton last Saturday, that
of one of her limbs was deemed
necessary. She was visiting friends near
Trenton and WAS driving with friend
when the horses took fright at some bicycle
riders As we go to press we learn that
Miss Duffel died of her injuries last night
The Bridgeport Steamboat Co. has leased
wharf, Bridgeport, and will run
the swift freight and passenger steamer
" ElIan between there and Philadelphia,
starting on Monday, August 2, at 7 o'clock.
After August 1, the boat will stop at
Billingsport, at S15. Returning, the boat
will leave pier 8, south wharves, at 8 p. m.
Agent Leppee, ia South Broad Street,
reports recent sales as follows: Chas. Slagel'
Spalding racer. $4,000; Harry Hewitt
Winner, $40. 90; Walter Beverly, Spalding,
$50 90; VIM. Witty. Spalding, $4,000
Jack Mcfadden, Spalding, $4,000; J. N.
o'Brien, Winner, $4,000; Wilmina Morgan,
Winner, $40 90; John Carpenter, Spalding,
$4,000; Chas. Slagel, Winner, $4,000
Sylvester Ceilings, Columbia $500
Thompson Tomlin, Spalding, $4,000.