Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-11-11
LOCAL ITEMS.
Merritt advertises spices.


day.
The November meeting of the Board
of Chosen Freeholders will be held next
Thursday.
Mr. Whites mare was taken suddenly
sick last night, but is recovering under the
care Of DR.. Rogers.
The night school opened last Monday
with forty pupils. Misses Mitchell and
Kerr are the teachers
Clement B. Gri com, of Salem, is erect
ing substantial and slightly wire fence
around the Country Club grounds.
The annual spelling bee will be held
in the M E. church on the evening of the
20 inst, and will be open to all.
Has anyone communicated with the
Zoo? Well wager Kiffer pear, that the
Zoo authorities can tell all about the
buffalo mystery.
=" Jointly " Cunnard is charged with the
the responsible duty of unravelling the buf.
falo my stery at Almonesson, and he says
he will do 1t
Jos. l.. Reeves took trolley ride tc
Gloucester City last Saturday, and on Sun
day went to Camden on the trolley for
recreation, and erj9yed it greatly.
The B lard of Education has engaged
Miss Bachelor, of Camden. Normal
.ohool ,,rad,at. no on oueistont faoohar in
The academy, to relieve Misses Klock and
Rldgway
Henry Finger, .Tr., on Tuesday sold
his hotel in Glassboro, to VIM. Lickfeld, Of
Phila., for $4,000 Mr.. L will take poss
ession as soon as the transfer of license il
made
DIR. Campbell, who took the late DR.
c. G. Ahbott's practice DUR his illness
will continue it permanently. DIR. Camp
bell is considered valuable acquisition to
the medical profession of our county.
"A Pedrickt town chicken thief left q
note on the door of hennery he had de-
pleted, requesting the owner to restock his
house before Thanksgiving day A blood
hound ought to be put on his trail.
The seven cent entertainment given by
the primary class of the Central Baptist
Sunday school last Monday evening yielded
cash return of $45, and afforded plea
SAINT evening to school and friends.
A chrysanthemum exhibit interpreted
with the reading of ten selections from Ten
neyson, will be leading features of an
entertainment in the Central Baptist church
next Monday evening Admission 10c.
-One important tact to remember about
the Columbia cbainless bicycle now on ex-
bibition at A. S. Wilson's store on Cooper
street, is that the bevel gears will onllast
any other important part of the machine
An owner of farm that was assessed
$500 less in 1917 than it WAS in '96, yet finds
the amount of his tax higher in 81 than in
1876, don't understand what benefit there is
to property owners in reducing valuations
for tax purposes.
The open season for rabbit and quail
began yesterday, and the woods were full
of gunners. Many owners OF game pre-
serves have plastered their places with
notices to keep off under penalty of law
and we may look for many prosecutions for
trespassing unless gunners exercise great
care as to their course.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending, Nov s. 1897-Edward Benton, S.
Fl. BuAtell, Mrs Eslice, Osker Ehrore, ]
D. Jones, Miss Annie Matthew, Jennie
Myer, John ]. Sullivan, Miss Mary Stapger
Merida c. Steward, Mrs. Margaret Simmons
Miss Ellie VanHyning Mrs. A. c. Varon
Susie White (2).
In decision rendered last Monday, the
Supreme Court decided that the law fixing
the term of assessors OF taxes in townships
enacted in 1893, is unconstitutional. The
opinion was given in suit brought to de-
termine the term OF an assessor in Kearney
township, Hudson county. The law ap-
piled only to fitst-class counties.
Another invoice of $50 bass was re-
ceived from the State Fish Commissioner by
AssembIyman Watkins on Tuesday, which
were placed in pond in Swedesboro and
10 the Body mill pond near TurnerviIle,
the larger number in the latter. Warden
Wescott, who placed them. said they were
about four inches long, and not one was lost.
AT a recent meeting of the Woodbury.
branch of the New Jersey Childrens Home
Society, the following officers we're elected:
President, Rebecca A. Colson; LIST Vice
President, Rev. Edward Dillon; I'd Vice
President, Clementine E. Reading Secre-
,ary, DIR. Thos. E Parker; Treasurer, War
ner Underwood Solicitor, Lewis Starr.
Owing to general understanding
among the Assessors to reduce farm land
values in making their assessments this
year, the six rural counties of Burlington
Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Salem
and Sussex show a large decrease in the
value Of ratables compared with the previ-
GUS year, the reduction in Burlington Co
being nearly $4,000 The total increase
in the State, however, shows remarkable
appreciation, exceeding $l5,OOOOOO.
Pursuant to law Sheriff Collins re-
newed his official bond on Tuesday, and
followed the pleasant custom Of giving tbs
occasion social rather than business as
pect by inviting his bondsmen, the Court
and county officers and q number of friends
to dinner. At II 30 party Of from twenty
to thirty in number gathered at Davis
hotel, and enjoyed one Of that hostlery''
famous spreads Among the party were
Judge Jessup and Prosecutor Starr; surro-
gate Dubois and County Clerk Ridgwav
Senator stanger and Assemblyman Wat
kiDs; ex-senator Roe, Charles c. and james
Jessur; press representatives and courl
officers