Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-29
Adjourned.


E. P. McGeorge adyertises public
sale of building lots. See advertising COL
umns
We remind our readers of the sale of
desirable building sites by Mr.. Daniel
Thackara, at Browning, on Saturday next,
May LIST. An advertisement in another
column gives important particulars.
List of dvertised letters for the week
ending April 20, 1897; James Alex Bryant,
Miss Mary Crowley ~. Persons calling
for the above letters will please say adver-
tised.
The advance sale of seats for DR.
Syntax last Saturday was fully up to the
sale by the W. P. P. G. in former years,
and is an index of the grand success that
awaits the club in this their fourth appear
ance in popular opera.
Hon. Abijah s. Hewitt, of Cross Keys
who is spending week at Newbold with
Daniel s. Fox, his son-in-law, called on
old acquaintances in Woodbury. last Thurs
day and Friday. In spirit Abijah is just
as young as he used to be, and his four
score years and more have not weakened
nor dulled his brilliant intellect
"A citizen of Lambertville, brawnv
blacksmith, who refused to pay 81 tax
because he lost his vote, was committed to
Jail until payment is made. Here in
Woodbury., there is dead-beat tax list
that Council annually RENTS because they
do vote, and must be encouraged in it.
That is a tale of two cities, of the third
class.
The Mt. Holly Herald thus comments
on the operation of hucksters license in
that town: The outside vendors who are
called upon to pay license for doing bust
ness in Mount Holly are making a big
fuss about the matter, but they will have
to pay it, all the same. Our own mer-
chants are taxed to support our local gov
eminent, and they should be protected
against these itinerant competitors.
Glassboro Enterprise =" Senator Stanger
received a dozen ring-necked pheasants
last Tuesday evening April 90, to be dis
tributed in this county. They were sent
| by Charles A. Shriner, Fish and Game
Warden for New Jersey and were shipped
from Mountain Side Farm at Mahwah. New
Jersey. The birds were beauties and were
distributed in some of the largest swamps,
where they will be best protected"
1T is given out that Detective Gar
rison will bring the subject of the county
purchasing bloodhound, to be kept in the
custody of the Sheriff, and used for the
tracking thieves. He says that in various
sections Of the country the dogs are being
used with marked success, and that he
considers that such an investment would
greatly aid the county officers in running
down criminals 1t seems to us tn such
q proposition is bloody reflection on
human ssgacity, out of harmony with the
humane spirit of the times. Gloucester
county don't need a bloodhound while
: Garry" is on foot
Woodbury's CentenniaI of
Methcdism.
The centennial of Methodism in Wood
barry will be celebrated during the week
commencing May 9th and closing on Sun
day, the 18th, with an historical review Of
Methodism from 1897 to the present year.
Interesting data of early worshippers and
their modes, in connection with the first
congregation Of Methodists that worshipped
in Woodbury., has been found among old
records and papers, and the one hundredth
anniversary Of the Church win be marked
by programme Of fitting exercises now in
course of preparation by the Committee Of
Arrangements.