Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-29
LOCAL ITEM S.

The cold snap Injured the fruit, es
pecially cherries and peaches.
Have you tried Wenonah Baking
Powder yet !? fnot, why not!
The Woodbury. Gun Club will elect
officers on Saturday evening.
What have we Woodburians done that
the circuses should give us the cold shout
der?
We are coming into May, but Art
Lay will have oysters without an "r"-
salts.
The Eagles will make their annual ex.
oursion to Atlantic city on Thursday
August 18th.
John Rachor has put his West End
hotel in thorough repair, inside and out
and will occupy it on May Sd.
-Assemblyman Watkins is putting out
about 100 quail to-day, that came to him
Wednesday night from Missouri.
Has anybody here seen the great
comet" yet Constitution.
No, it collided with prosperity, and both
received " heart blows"
Constable Louder brought two chicken
thieves from his bailiwick to Jail few
days ago, on charge of robbing Melville
Trimnell's hennery.
"A four hundred pound sturgeon was
caught at Atlantic City last Friday. It's
value is said to be SIS. It was the largest
fish of its species ever caught there.
Leon Hampton has opened grocery
store in ]. D. Green's handsome block.
Our readers will find his advertisement
both interesting and profitable reading.
Company E turned out AZ men at 80
a. m. on Tuesday morning, to 60 to the
Grant monument dedication in New York
There is soldier material in Company E.
Bessie. three year old daughter Of
VIM. Zell, narrowly escaped being run
over by carriage Tuesday evening. One
wheel of the carriage passed over her ankle.
"A bill has been introduced in the
Pennsylvania Legislature levying tax Of
81 per year upon all bicycles, to be paid
into the State Treasury for road improve
ments.
1t is illegal for a Sheriff, Coroner or
any other officer to put any man on a jury
who makes request to be summoned
thereon. The penalty to the official making
such appointment is $3.50.
The Constitution still insists that last
Tuesday was legal holiday. That was
the calculation. but in scrabbling for more
Offices the legislature drowned patriotism
and the bill was lost
-Bicyclers can go along with other poor
people at an eight mile an hour gait, on
week days during daylight. But when
poor folks have their good clothes on, on
Sunday, they have clear sailing.
The wife and child of Charles Kugler,
on the Mantus pike, near the Molony farm,
are making nice recovery from malignant
diptheria under care Of DIR. H. A.. Wilson,
who employed the anti-toxine treatment.
The Sunday school lesson entitled
Paul Begins His First Missionary Jour-
ney," will be taught by Rev. 1. M. B
Thompson, in the Ce ltral Baptist church,
Friday at 3.15 p. m. A cordial invitation
is extented to all.
1t was recently decided in German
Court that in case of an accident caused by
q tandem, the front rider is held to blame
This is put-up job on beginners, as experts
always put students of the wheel on the
front tandem seat.
The twenty-seventh series of stock in
the Woodbury. Real Estate Mutual and
Loan Association will be issued at the
annual meeting to be held on May IL
next. A comprehensive statement is made
in an advertisement in another column.
The congregation of the Central Bap-
tist Church rendered Rev l. M B. Thomp.
son and family reception last Monday
evening, in the church. Chaplain had
charge of the refreshments, and the event
"A good many of our citizens, aside from
those of military connections, were in New
York on Tuesday, among them being Z
Clement Reeves and daughter, Miss Dolly
Mr.. W. A. Glover and VIM. 81. Sithens
with their wives, and A. II. Swackhamer
Esq. They found the great city too crowded
for comfort.
The ejectment suit brought by Martha
P. Moore to dispossess Chas. I. Stone Smith
from certain farm at Cross Keys, before
Judge Miller last Friday, resulted practi.
cally in non-suit on the ground that the
case was irregularly presented. Mr.. Starr
for Mr.. Smith, commended that the relation
Of landlord and tenant did not exist. Mr.
Swackhamsr, for Mrs Moore. claimed that
Smith was merely tenant by sufferance
whose rights terminated at the will of thu
owner. It is understood that suit to tes
ownership Of theproperty is to be instituted
BIZ Mr.. Smith.
The new bicycle ordinance must b
entirely satisfactory to cyclers, as under II
they have a right to run on the side wall
except on Sunday and after dark on othel
days. They must carry an alarm bell ani
use it, and not ride faster than eight mile
an hour. If our streets we're at all times
passable for bicycles there would be nj
reason or excuse for allowing them on ths
side walk. but while our streets arr
as they are. and our side walks roomy
Council is perhaps not open to severe cen
sure for leniency to the numerous users o
the new vehicle.