Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-11-11

E. ]. Blatherwick, order book................ so
Colonial Stove Co. air tight heater-....... 20 90
H. w. Sharp, labor........................... so
A. Marcus, hauling ........................... rs
John Myers. labor 90
]. C. Ford, fire, labor 80
f. Hollingshed. labor ...................... / go
c. w. Starr, fire supplies. 04
Fred Myers, fixing hose. IS
A. Marcus, carting.. ........................ O5
B. c. Brown, sundries 70
W. A. Redfeld, labor............... 5 so
]. H. Wagner, hauling. ....................... 90
Mr.. Burkett moved that the Street Com
mittee proceed and pave the walk in front
of the Shields property in North Wood
bury. Carried.
The Clerk reported receipt of $26 for
use of polling rooms.
On motion of Mr.. Cloud it was orde-ed
that the annual appropriation of $50 be
paid to Good Win Fire Company, and $50
to Friendship Company. Carried.
Ga motion of Mr.. Andrews the Ordin-
ance committee was instructed to draw an
ordinance changing the grade of West
Centre street.
Mr.. Best moved that wash basin and
urinal be placed in City Hall at cost not to
exceed $40 Carried
Water Superintendent Brown reported
that the September collections from water
rents amounted to $423 96, and for October
to 81 ,25634.
Mr.. Best reported that pursuant to law
the Collector had returned the tax warrant
of 1897. This warrant showed 2l9 delin-
quent poll assessments, and $50 personal
assessments. 1t had been the custom,
previously, to simply make return,
but this was followed by no effort to collect
same. 1t was due to every tax payer, he
said. that every other citizen pay his tax,
be the amount little or be it great He
therefor moved that the Collector be in
structed by Council to proceed and collect
the poll and personal taxes. as assessed. ac-
cording to law. The motion was adopted
by unanimous vote.
Adjourned at s 05
The warrant under which Council has
ordered the Collector to proceed, reads as
follows -
" You are therefore commanded to levy
the tax so in arrears with costs by distress
and sale of the goods and chattels of the
said delinquents,r respectively giving at least
four days notice of the time and place of
such sale by advertisements set up in three
of the most public places in the city, and if
goods and chattels of the said delinquents,
respectively, or any one or more of them,
cannot be found or not sufficient to make
the moLey required, lake the body of such
delinquent il 1t to be found in the county
aforesaid, and deliver the same to the
Sheriff of said county or his jailor, to be
kept In close and safe custody until pay
ment be made of the said tax with COSTS
A Mystery at Almonesson.
For week past the stealthy killing of a
buffalo at AlmoDesson has excited curious
people to wonderful pitch, and the inn
aginative newspaper correspondents have
gathered in quite harvest from this &C.
currence.
1t seems that on October Is, two strange
men called on farmer John NJ. Wright and
rented a piece of his farm, twenty feet
square for one month, for which they paid
him $25, and gave him money to erect
tight enclosure thereon. They claimed to
be doctors from the West"
On Monday night of last week, heavy
xrouop n romn NV four rowarf,,l horcoS IN
which was a large crate, was driven to the
enclosure, and the crate was unloaded
therein, and the doors shut The doctors"
arrived in carriage. The wagons came
by way of the Westville stone road, and
left by way of Black wood
The men were in the shanty with the
crate for some time, when two shots were
fred and then all was still Later the
place was Investigated, and the carcass of a
buffalo, minus it's head, was found buried
in the enclosure.
There are all sorts of stories in circulation
about the affair. Some active brains i'm
agine that the buffalo was brought from
diamonds, and was brought here to be re
lieYed of his valuable load. Others that
the doctors" practised vivisection on the
beast. But the whole case is yet mystery,
the only reality about it being the state
ment of Mr.. Wright that he got $25 ground
rent, which paid his taxes, and gave him
sku IN hat
know of man who would refuse similar
offer under similar conditions
We are informed that at least three
hundred persons visited the enclosure last
Sunday, and Tasted their curiosity
thereon.
Late information is that the mystery is
about to be solved
A Romantic Case.
Der gen county, in our State. contributes
case that calls for national inter erence
and which may possibly become o1e of the
famous international cases. 1t appears
that young man named Hugo Knie, of
German parentage, but native of this
country, went to Germany last August,
telling his friends that he was going to
Harsberg, in Germany, to be married to
his sweetheart. He carried passport,
and bad been assured that he might travel
in Germany iE safety and without fear
of molestation. News has come that he
meyer reached Harsberg and that the girl
of his heart has not seen him since he
parted from her year ago. The story is
that he had rival who, enraged at his
successful wooing and approaching mar
rage, denounced him to the authorities as
one who had evaded military service, and
as result he was arrested as soon as he
landed and hurried away into service, with
a regiment stationed on the Elbe. The
facts have been laid before our Secretary of
State, and the case will receive immediate
attention. The PROBABILITIES are that as soon
as the facts are properly brought to the
attention of the German authorities, the
young man will be at once released from
his three years. term of service to which he
has been condemned. and sent on his way
rejoicing with his sweetheart. There is
said to be good deal of feeling about the