Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-02-04
LocALITEMs.

Stokes sells Wenonah Brand peas, corn
and tomatoes.
Assessor Redfeld is on the sick list.
-Freeholder Starr is confined to the
house this week with a severe cold.
The Woodbury. Institute would be
glad TO receive contributions for lamps.
Woodbury. Lodge, 1. o. o. F. will cele-
brate the so anniversary of its organization
tonight.
Last Monday Sheriff Collins sold the
property of Anna Levi, in Elk township, to
Martha A. Chester, for $3.50.
-David A. Harmon, of Philadelphia,
formerly of Glassboro, has taken charge of
flower mill at Norristown, Pa.
&C. ]. Davenport, Of Hurffville, is pre-
pairing to 20 into the driven well business
by purchasing an Austin driller.
The Committee of Washington town
ship will meet at the house of C. j. Daven-
port on Saturday, the 9th inst. at 10
o'clock q. m
-Auctioneer Usinger. of Bridgeport, in
forms us that corn sells well at public sale
this year, prices ranging from 40 to 48
cents per bushel.
Thieves entered the hennery of Mrs
Irene Davis, at the corner of Broad and
Cedar streets, North Woodbury. ia few nights
ago, and stole SIX hens.
The grounding didn't see his shadow
in this latitude on Tuesday, hence we are
to proceed ON the superstition that the back
bone of Winter is broken.
The annual Conference of the NJ E.
Church will be held at Trenton beginning
on March IA. 1t is many years since the
Conference was held in that city.
John McCleary, OF the reliable Sewell
nurseries. tells our readers in an advertise
ment of some staple articles in his line. We
take pleasure in recommending him as an
experienced and honorable dealer.
Our bright young townsman Josiah
B Beckett, who served his apprenticeship
at the drug business with that thorough
pharmacist, Alfred s. Marshall and later
competed his studies in college, has gone
into business at Third and Mt Vernon Sts,
Camden. Success to him.
Our Office holding editors in town, both
OF whom have the cOunty finances at hand as
an official requirement, don't seem inclined
to tell the people how great portion of the
$40 600 raised by tax last year for purely
county purposes remaios in the County
Treasury. Why not?
ii. s. Joyce lost three-year-old colt
last week His colored man let 1T out to
get water, and it ran along the railroad,
became frightened at the cars, ran into a
wire fence with such speed as to break three
wires, and cut itself so badly that it had to
b, killed. although Dr. Rodgers did what
he could for it.
AT the request of Assemblyman D. o.
Watkins, the State Fish Commissioners
have secured one thousand trout TO put in
the stream known as Lebanon Stream" in
this county. This is said to be the only
natural trout stream in this county, and
many years ago five hundred trout were
placed in it BY the Federal Government
The people can 60 fishing soon, if nothing
better turns up.
Editor Barber says in his local column .
Many are so busy grumbling over some
financial wrong that few stop to count
good health as a great blessing, and that all
the money in the world would profit them
little if they were invalids.n That's the
course of all men who default in their pro-
misses. Editor Barber promised our people
that prosperity would come on Nov. 4, if
Mckinley was only elected on Nov. 3.
Now that the people grumble, he says they
should be thankful that they are able to
breathe. That is cold comfort = colder
than the weather.
The attendance at the County Teachers
Institute in the Court House last Saturday
was up to the standard of such events. The
principal address was by DR.. Phillips, of
the Media public schools. from the subject
!. Civil Government" one that interests
everybody, yet one that school teachers at
least are supposed to be as familiar with as
the learned gentleman himself. His ex-
preston Of personal opinion that Andrew
Jaekson's public services were more harm-
fui to this country than beneficial is SO at
variance with that Of 81 historical teach
ing. that some who were present from
educational motives were disappointed.
Miss Allen. Of Hoboken, spoke on the
Teachers Retirement Fund.