Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-03-18
LOCAL ITEMS.

-Thos. Glover is renovating his res
idence on High street.
VIM c. Fox is selling his fifth car load
of horses at private sale.
The Salvation Army is drawing large
audiences at the M. E. church nightly.
Judge Cly mer refused the application
to transfer the Won Siege license last Fri
day.
Artist Geiger and his force of work
men are painting postmaster Dell's resi-
deuce.
John Krimm's children are making
nice progress toward recovery from scarlet
fever
Editor Barber says that he isn't a
candidate for o. s. Marshal. Bro. B. is
getting skittish of Office seeking.
Hiram Vanneman was able to get out
and vote on the 9th inst, and since has
paid uptown friends brief visits.
There are numerous signs of Spring,
but the cold winds are a continual re-
minder that March is with rs yet.
The new pipe organ is placed in the
Episcopal church, aud will be consecrated
by Bishop Scarborough on Monday evening
next.
-Toone & Hollingshed, the celebrated
retail merchants of Camden, make their
spring announcement to our readers this
week.
in Monroe township, a rebate will be
made in taxes to the amount of cost of
converting heavy wagons from narrow to
broad tires.
j. N. Henderson, administrator of the
estate of the late ]. Comfy Gibson, will
sell real estate of deceased next Thursday.
See adver.
There will be social at the Berkeley
Baptist church Saturday evening March
goth, 1897. Adults 10 cts, children cts
refreshments will be served.
The Teachers Association in the Court
House on Saturday will be an interesting
session Those interested in our schools
should make an effort to attend.
A number of the Board of Freeholders
who keeps close watch on the financial end
of the county business, estimates that it
will require $4,000 to keep things going
next year.
There is urgent need for the extension
of the wing walls of the Woodbury. bridge
so that the street at that point can be prop
erly squared up and rightly maintained.
Such improvement is necessity.
Mr.. E. P. Henry is going to build a
row of brick honses on lots owned by him
self on Smallwood Place, and Mr.. M. w.
Newton is having plans prepared for
number of new houses on Curtis avenue.
The wonderful Pickaninny Preacher
of South Carolina, aged II years, will
preach in the Westville M. P. church on
Monday evening March %. Every body
should hear her. All welcome.
Mr.. o. B. Speery, who was stricken
with paralysis at Conewingo, Md, week
ago. is still confined there, but the family
hope to get him home this week. His wife
and daughter are with him.
Samuel E. String, executor. has sold
the farm of Chas. String, in South Harrison
township, containing 80 acres, to Frank
Croft, for ST 500; also, an roomed house
and half acre of ground, to Aaron String,
for $500.
Company E Basket Ball team play
the Germantown Field Club on Saturday
evening next. in the armory. Admission,
is cents. The game last Saturday night
was 36 to II in favor of the first Hancock
team, of Philadelphia.
After session of three months, the
night school closed last Friday night. The
enrolment was Dc, and the average attend
apce 40. In the opinion of the Trustees,
the session has been profitable one to the
boys. as the attendance has been regular,
and the interest continuous.
An unknown correspondent writes us
that Joseph Carter, whose dwelling was
destroyed by fire on the 2Sth of Dec. last,is
q ouiet, hard working man, and the friends
who know him should symrathize with
him in q substantial manner"
The Almonesson trolley car jumped
the track when on its outward trip in front
of Evergreen Hail at noon on Tuesd ~, and
Mr.. E. Wilson, of Camden, one of the pas
sengers was severely cut about the head
DR.. Campbell dressed his injuries.
The destruction of the Delaware River
Railroads. rourd-house at Pennsgrove, last
Thursday morning, in which was valuable
tools of the company and three engines en-
tailed loss Of $14, 600 $12. 900 on engines
and 81, 900 on tools. The origin of the fire
is a mystery.
LIN the retirement from Council of J,
M. Henderson and Samuel 81. Ladd, the
CITY loses the active services of two men
who have given It long valuable and faith.
full service Il is hardly proper to speak Of
them in the same paragraph, because they
are of widely different temperament and
worked on different lines. but both were
actuated by the same motiyes-the welfare
of the city-and both have earned the
thanks of the people for what they have
done.