Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-09-09
LOCAL S.


Woodbury. is to have foot ball team.
Col. Green and family are expected
home about the 10th inst.
Only Eve police officers are now on
duty at Washington Park.
Curtis J. Lewis Woodbury. Private
School will open on Monday next.
Hog cholera is prevailing to a great
extent at Lambertville, Hunterdon county
The season at Alcyon Park will close
Saturday, Sept. Is, with an oyster supper.
Landlord E. J. Davis has bought the
famous trotter " Joslyn" from Capt. Hart.
The Epworth League of the Woodbury.
NJ. E. church will have an anniversary
celebration tonight.
Mr. Geo. E. Person is able to be out
and direct, but not to perform, his many
and varied duties.
"A wood and glass partition, dividing
the Prosecutors Office into two rooms, is
now being put up.
The tariff rate on cabbage is three cents
per head, and cabbage growers would be
glad to sell at that price.
The annual convention of the Glou-
cester county W. C. T. U. will be held on
October LIST, at Mullica Hill
Edward Kean. of Mantua, lost a
valuable three-Year-old colt of lock-jaw on
Monday, caused by nail in the foot.
The Shepherds of Bethlehem will meet
this Friday evening in G. A. R. room to
arrange for institution. The fee to charter
has been reduced
Matinee races at Green's stock farm
next Saturday. An interesting contest,
with fifteen suppers as the stakes, will take
place between Sleepy Ned and Hannis, Jr.
The executors of the estate of the late
John s. Sommers. sold twenty eight shares
of the stock of the Swedesboro National
Bank on Tuesday for $l45 per share. The
par value is 500.
The Epworth League of Repaupo will
hold peach social in the church yard on
Saturday evening, September IS, a
special feature of which will be the sale OF
Poor Richard" lunch boxes, prepared by
the ladies.
The members of Legion of Red Cross
will have no assessment to pay this month.
The August assessment paid the claim
caused by the death of VIM. F. Girard, OF
this city, leaving the balance to meet a
new demand.
Some of the South Jersey glass factories
are starting their fires, but the wages OF
: labor remain at the free trade" rate. We
understand that increased tariff was de-
signed to increase the wages OF labor.
Won't the local organ of high tariffs and
low wages explain the present incongruity
In presenting the report of Accountant
Dell to Council on July 6, Chairman Best,
of the Finance Committee, made it plain
that this was not to be considered final
because there was "a possibility of other
receipts coming to the Committee or the
Accountant" Isn't ii about time to get a
final report?
Before our next paper is issued the
following real estate in this vicinity will be
offered at public sale: Real estate of Theo
P. Green, in Woodbury., by j. NJ. Hender-
son, Assignee Geo. Hartman estate by
Edmund Jones, Master in Chancery
Woolston estate in Clarksboro and Mont
eomery estate in Deptfort township by
Philip Scovel, Esq, Special Master; Joshua
Casperson's property, in Greenwich town
ship, by VIM. Collins, Sheriff. For date Of
sale, and full particulars, see advertising
columns.
lin his sermon last Sunday Trenton
pastor, in referring TO the defalcatiOn Of
Treasurer Grocer of the Mercer Loan Asso-
citation, said in part:-" Right under the
people's eyes of Trenton there was a strlk-
ing example of officials standing still in the
face of duty. By such neglect confidence
was cruciied and honor is mutilated
corpse in the streets of the city," And yet
right here in Woodbury. crime has been
committed against all the people. and
officials are standing still" allowing "con-
fidence to be crucified and public honor
lie > mutilated corps in the streets" and
the DEMOCRATS is the only voice raised
publicly against it.
The Consultation said yesterday, The
flushing Of the fire plugs had the desired
effect Our neighbor must have private
water supply, if he penned the line quoted
from bis own experience. because complaint
is yet general that the water is badly
tainted, and unfit for use. But if it bs
true that flushing the plugs will cure thu
trouble, the Water Department is lax in it
duty when it waits until the water is unfii
for use before applying the simple remedy
The belief is gaining ground that the wate
employees have arrived at a point wher,
they conceive that their duty begins witt
keeping the reservoir iull, and ends will
collecting rents. because Council has re
peatedly enioined on them to frequentl.
flush the plugs, and to the best of on
knowledge they have not been flushed thi
year until within the past week or two.