Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-05-13
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LOCAL ITEMS.
Smoke Bib0's Jumbo sold by all dealers
The grocers of our city drive fine turn.
outs.
VIM. E. Speakman and wife have ar.
rived home after years absence in Europe.
The Bell telephone monopoly will con-
tinue until 1908 by decision of the
U. S. Supreme Court delivered on Monday
last
George, son of Elmer Jackson, formerly
of this city, now of Asbury Park, was
among the recent Hahamnann College
graduates.
MIR. Samuel Ladner has purchased
from J. Wood Hannold the John Mailman
house and three acres of land in Deptford
township for $500
The proposition to build new school
house at Elmer was defeated last Saturday
by the voters of that borough, by a ma
j0rity of three votes.
Augustus Prehl will make his public
sale of carriages. harness, ETC.. on Thursday
next, the 10th, not on the 18th, as stated in
our local columns last week. See advertise
ment.
No man lives without jostling and
being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow
himself through the world, giving and tak-
ing Offense His life is a battle in so far as
it is an entity at all.-CdrlyEe.
The County Board of Examiners COM
posed of Superintendent Eldridge and
principals Bowen and Tharp, met at the
Academy on Friday and Saturday. About
40 applicants were examined in the three
grades.
Grocer Sithen's colt slipped his bride
while in front of the store last Saturday
evening, and showed clean pair of heels
to his owner. He brought up against a
staunch tree on Hopkins street, the only
damage being to the wagon.
The A. M. E. Conference, at its session
in Salem last week made, among the ap-
pointments the following for this county :
Woodbury., A. 81. Newton; North Wood
bury, ]. A. Shermon; Swedesboro, R. H.
Mills; Franklinville, to be supplied.
Water Superintendent Ben G. Brown
is building wire enclosure, so feet long
by 80 feet wide and 80 feet high. on Centre
street, in the rear of Green's Block, pre-
paratory to going into the raising of pleas
ants for profit.
The new bicycle ordinance will go in
to effect on Wednesday, next, the 18th
inst. But, boys, get accustomed to it now
so as to avoid inadvertant violations. 1t
will at least have the good result of re-
minding some riders when Sunday arrives.
The scheme of placing crushed stone
on our city streets-one inch stone on the
bottom, and fine stone on top combining
depth of six inches-promises to make
splendid road. That first placed on Cooper
street is packing nicely, leaving smooth,
even surface, hard and firm.
The right of township authorities to
exact license fee from dealers who de-
liver goods to customers is soon to be
tested in Mt. Holly. The plaintiff in this
case is the Standard Oil Company, which
has sued the town authorities to recover
the amount of a license fee collected from
the driver of one of the company's wagons.
Rev. Forrest E. Dagger, D. D. Vice
President of Temple College, Philadelphia,
will deliver a lecture in the Central Bap-
tist church on Tuesday evening, May 25,
next, on subject which many of us have
positive opinions on, aud which to others
is perplexing problem, yet of consuming
interest to all =" How to get married The
total cost of this learned gentleman's OBJ
servation will be just 25c.
Druggist Merritt attended the sessions
of the New Jersey Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton at Princeton on Wednesday and
Thursday last, and G. c. VOORHEES, attended
as representative of the Manufacturers As
ISOLATION. The business was of special
rather than general interest. Mr. Merritt
was honored by election as a member of
the Executive Committee of the State As
ISOLATION, and as its representative to the
annual meeting OF the National Wholesale
Druggists Association that meets in Rich
mond, Va in the Fall.
The congregation of the First Baptist
church has adopted plans for exte nsiye
improvements to their church ediice.
Those which are to be Immediately execu-
ted include modern windows of colored
glass in place of the present ones, the two
in front to be memorials to the former pas.
tor, the late J. Judson Pierson. This is to
be followed by painting the house inside
and ont, new curbs, walks and fences
around the property. A goodly portion of
the expense is now provided for.
Agent Leppee has made the following
sales recently: Alex. Rogers, '97 Winner;
Archie Smith, '96 Waverly; Chas Vanne-
man, Panlsboro, '97 Road King; John Wills
'96 Pennant; DR.. E. 2. Hillegass Mantua,
'96Spalding racer; Edward Patterson, West
vile. $50 Spalding racer; Edward Joseph, '96
Waverly; Thomas Meads, Swedesboro, '96
SpaIding; Geo. Wilson. Magnolia, 81 Phil
fps; c. A. Madden, ladies wheel; DR.. 7. E.
Budd, ladies' wheel; VIM. SharpIey, Spald-
ing; VIM. Eteelman, ladies' Duchess; Thos.
Sharp, '96 Waverly; Frank Hannah, two
ladies' Winners; VIM. Bardeer, Camden, '96
Epalding; q. s. TaIman, boys Credenda.