Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-05-27
LOCAL ITEMS.

LOCAL ITEMS.
Assessor Redfeld is doing the city.
Philip G. Readings pet spaniel fell q
victim of the trolley on Tuesday.
Washington and Alcyon parks will
open for the season next Saturday.
DIR. Frank T. Clifford has opened den.
tai parlors over Marshalls drug store.
-D4n'l Thackara advertises a second
sale of lots at Browning. See advertisement.
jersey berries are selling in the mar
ket at from Al to 5 cents per quart, by the
crate.
Gus. Prehl sold five buggies at an
average price of $95 and one set of harness,
at his sale last Thursday.
The Farmers annual supper will be
held at Falls Hotel, WestvIlle, next Satur-
day evening at 80 o'clock.
The Woodbury. Paint and Powder Club
will repeat the opera Dr. Syntax in Temple
Theatre, Camden. on Saturday evening next,
-Pablic exercises will be held IN the
West Eud school tomorrow afternoon,
Parents, and those interested in our school,
are invited.
Marian, eldest daughter of grocer
Green, broke her ankle last Wednesday by
tripping over piece of wire fencing. DIR.
H. c. Clark reduced the fracture.
Our young and deserving townsman
Sam'l A. Talman, has accepted a position
with Wilson & Rogers, at Washington, D.
c.. and will take up his duties next week.
~ james H. Woods, few years ago one
of the bright young men of our city, and
now station agent at Vineland. was in
Woodbury. few hours on Saturday last
-Auditor G. w. Reed and wife left on
Tuesday for Richmond, Va, where Mr..
Reed will attend the annual convention of
the Association of Railway accounting
officers.
"A rare treat will be given to the people
OF Woodbury. on June the 9Th as the choir
of the German Lutheran church, Cramer
Hill, Ia choir of great reputation) will give
a concert in Woodbury. at the time men
toned. All details next week.
John Shill, near Blackwood, was
arrested last week on capias, issued by
lawyer Swackhamer, counsel for Jacob
Duncan, on charge of fraud in real estate
transaction and lodged in Camden jail
He was released on Tuesday, on payment
of the sum in issue.
County Collector Barber's statement of
the receipts and expenditures of the county
the past year will be found in our adver-
Using columns this week. The statement is
fuller and more specific than usual, and
tax payers will find it an interesting
document.
The Woodbury. Primary Union cord
tally invites all interested in Bible study
to come and hear the lesson taught by DIR.
Geo. w. Bailey, Friday at o'clock, p. M,
in the Central Baptist church. Mrs. s. a..
Skillmau, of New Brunswick, will give a
short address on "The School of Primary
Methods.
The annual rally of the Mantua town
ship Sunday school association will be held
in the M. P. church Pitman Grove, on
Thursday evening, June g. 1897, beginning
at las Revs E. E. Somers, W. L. Peterson
Geo. Pine, Stultz and Watson, will par.
ticipate in the program, the then of which
will be "The Three G's Of Sunday schoo
work.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending May "a, 1897 Miss Katie Banz
Miss Maggie Curran, Miss Ada Durham
Miss Minnie G. Durham, Miss Katie
Gremminger, Miss VIM. Grooms, Charles
Helmsteadt, Charles s. Hughes (3), VIM
Fl. Park, Charles Redrow, Mrs. Rebeccs
Robinson, Master J. F. Smith, Annie
Willbin, Miss Clara Skinner (4) Persons
calling for the above letters will please say
advertised.
The annual official inspection o.
Company last Thursday evening was the
event of the week, and was witnessed by
many citizens. The Inspection was con-
Quoted by Brigade inspector Col. D B
Murphy, assisted by Capt. W. Joyce Sewell
son of Senator w. J. Sewell. After th'
official duty had been completed lunch
was served at Rachors hotel. which was en-
ioyed by the boys and number of guests
Col. Green, Pastors Thompson and Childry
and Capt. Mathers made short addresses.
The second annual picnic of Good Viii
Fire Company at Almonesson Lake last
Saturday was a grand success. Everybody
went, and everybody enjoyed the afternoon
with our gallant volunteer firemen. Friend
ship Company was the guests of honor, and
Good Will gave evidence of their gallantry
by letting them have all the honors a
shooting and base ball-the score in th,
clay pigeon match being n to rs. and a
base ball Is to lot larger figures beinl
to the credit of Friendship. Many remained
to the fireworks in the evening. The enter
prise netted $50.
--On Monday colt belonging to VIM
Baksley, on the Moore Bros. farm occupies
by Mr.. Dare. near Clayton. caught one Of it
front feet in barbed wire fence and wa
badly cut between the foot lock and hoo
Oh the same day one Of John P. Whitney
family horses stepped on q rake ana th,
handle penetrated its body to a depth Q
eighteen inches. Veterinary Surgeon I
Earle Budd. of this city attended both case
thsy are doing we'll, and even the last
named seems to be making nice recovery