Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-22
LOCAL

LOCAL ITEMS.
Merchant Starr advertises speciality
this week.
-HaYe you tried Wenonah " Baking
Powder yet? If not, why not!
II. w. Borden is making rapid re-
coyery from typhoid fever.
Brooks Bros. had good sale of horses
last Saturday. They still have a few
horses at private sale.
The B. B. B. means the Boys Baptist
Brigade, in process of formation by Rev.
Thompson of the Central Baptist church.
In about two weeks Gus. Prehl will
have stock of new carriages of all kinds,
and shortly thereafter will make public
sale.
-Tuesdsy, April q, will be legal holi-
day this year for the State of New Jersey
as well as for New York, on account of the
dedication of Grants tomb
There will be strawberry festival in
the Town Hall, Mullica Hill, on Saturday,
evening, April "a, 1897, for the benefit of
the Mullica Hill base ball club.
Ice half an inch thick formed Monday
night. Early plants, and many hot-beds
undoubtedly suffered. And many fear
that fruit, especially peaches, were ruined.
Mrs. Harriet Updegraff, an aged widow
lady from South Carolina, who was visiting
ia this city, died suddenly Tuesday evening.
Instructions as to her burial have been
asked by telegraph.
-Ex- Mayor D. F. Hendrickson offers his
delightful home, No. 81 South Broad street
adjoining the Dan'l J. Packer homestead ,at
public sale on May 5, at 2.30 p m. For
particulars see adver.
-Assemblyman Watkins received a
basket of ten quail Tuesday, from the State
Game Commission, and put them out under
advice of that thorough sportsman, Adon
W. Muller. One hundred more are ex-
pected.
"A New York florist tells the Herald
that 81 100000 is a conservative estimate
of the amount expended for Easter flowers
in that city. Lilies, Azaleas, yiolets and
hydranges were the popular varieties in
order named.
1T appears that there is little reality in
the statement that only the officers of
eur State militia are to shine at the parade
ia York New next month. The rank and
file are to wear their best clothes, too.
That's as it should be.
The Board of Health has purchased
the latest fqmigating devise and is pre-
pared to smoke out and cleanse the dirtiest
of us if we'll just make our wants known,
and guarantee not to soil or ipjure the
dantiest fab ic. See
Miss Ellen Hanes, teacher of Mickle-
ton public school. has removed to Eldridges
Hill near Woodstown, April 10. and has
engaged Miss Lydia C.Grandfeld, of Clarks-
boro, as her substitute for the remainder
of this term.
The ladies of the Central Baptist
church organized an aid society last Mon
day evening with these officers : President
Mrs. E. Lord Vlee-President, Mrs Emma
Gihson; Secretary, Miss Bessie Thornton
Treasurer, Mrs. Emma Gibson.
Excavations are being made by con-
tractor Pines workmen for cement walk
in front of the Sleeper and Clark property
on Cooper and Maple Streets, east of
railroad. And the washings from the
walk along the Cooper street front OF Col.
Green's residence have been filled with good
gravel.
The fellow who cOnYinced Woodstown
and Salem merchants last week that checks
were new kind OF sound money tried his
game among people who read this paper
and was unsuccessful. The Salem authori
ties followed the nan and caught him in
Camden. He is TheO. Fox, with many
alias, and was brought up at Pole Tavern,
and since manhood has lived at Mantua,
Wenonah and elsewhere. He has raised
the wind by the check process before.
The Street Committee has made de-
parture in street improvement that from a
common sense standpoint is wise one
Instead of gravel, the committee propose to
have purchased three car loads of inch
stone ard like quantity of fine stone.
The larger size will be used for foundation
and the small for topping. This will be
tried on Cooper street and a portion of
Popular avenue. and combined, depth of
about six inches will be laid. The COM
mittee has made piece OF this road in front
of the home of Cashier H. S. Talman, on
Newton avenue, who paid for the stone
and the committee bore the expense of
placing.
The Woodbury. Board of Education has
upward of fifty applications for the princi-
palship of the city schools, aud new appli-
cations are received daily. A member of
the Board informs US that while the num-
Der of applicants il Sarge yet all are now
located and many of them at salaries
eqnalline, and in many cases in excess, of
the salary proposed here. Another fact, is
that all are up to date educators; and
while the matter Of selection will not be
easy, yet 90 far as the educational qualidca-
tion goes, all are fully equipped. The
Board has resolved itself into COMMITTEES
Of the Whole, and win visit some of the
nearby applicants and inspect their present
work. The Board is working faithfully
and in entire harmony. and when the time
for selection comes will no doubt make 8
wise selection. The standard Of our schools
must be upward, and the Board is working
10 that end.