Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-06-17
LOCAL S.

LOCAL ITEMS.
Lincoln Park is again advertised at
public sale on Tuesday July 20
Ed. Lee has had the finest strawberries
in the Woodbury. market this year.
-ExFreeholder E. C. CattelI had a
slight stroke of paralysis on Monday.
Judge Jessup refused both the West
End license applications last Friday.
&C. G. Clark advertises sale of COWS at
Mt. Ephriam on Thursday, the oath inst.
There will be matinee races at Green Is
Stock Farm next Saturday afternoon,
beginning at 2 o'clock.
The Malaga Camp meeting will be
held this year from Thursday, August IL
to Friday, August 20
The Pitman Association will give the
annual dinner to newspaper men at Mrs
Elkin's restaurant on Tuesday, July 6.
The appeal case of Prof Curtis J.
Lewis against VIM Iszard, tried last Fri
day, resulted in verdict of $31 IS in favor
of Mr.. Lewis.
Oscar Downs, Woodbury. cyclst, was
thrown from his wheel while crossing a
bridge near Malaga last Sunday and was
badly bruised.
The Township committee of Wash
ington township has determined to carry
the tax case against Camden County to the
Court of Errors and Appeals.
College graduates are apt to wonder
why the end of their term is called the
commencement, until they find themselves
wrestling for living Then they know.
Property of Orason Davis in Franklin
township was sold on Monday by Sheriff
Collins to Ellen j. Wilson for 500, and
that of JacObine Barnes to the same for
$139.
-Snellbsker Bros of this city and
Woodstown are putting up five large jobs
of emetery work this month. You don't
get to the bottom of that business until you
consult them.
Gloucester county farmers are in the
midst of their busiest season-haying.c ulti-
ting, cherry and berry picking, etc. The
hay crop is said to be heavy, and the cherry
crop large.
There was no Gloucester County ap-
plicants to take the examination for free
scholarship att Rutgers College on June S.
The seekers after higher education here
don't seem TO take to our State institution
In the reclassifcation of New Jersey
Presidential postmasters' salaries announced
ON Monday, to take effect July LIST, the
Glassboro Office is increased from 81, 500 to
$1,000. and the Woodbury. Office from
So 300 to 2,4O0.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending June IA, 1897: Miss Laura Jackson
E. @. Knight, W. M Morton, Walter
Sheets Albert White. Persons calling
for the above letters will please say ,ad-
yertised.
w. n Wills, the German ST, grocer,
while returning from Philadelphia with a
load of groceries Tuesday morning, was
struck by trolley car while crossing New
ton creek bridge. Mrs. Wills was with
him and both had a narrow escape from
serious injury. The wagon was badly
damaged.
George, the five year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Vennel,o Carpenter street.
was struck by morning train on the West
Jersey railroad last Tuesday. DIR. Diverty
was summoned, and advised his removal to
Cooper hospital. As we 60 to press we
learn that he is still unconscious, though
yesterday be took some nourishment, and
his pulse and temperature were normal,
and his color natural Two large pieces of
the skull, from the middle of the forehead
upward, have been removed Hopes of his
recovery are slight
Agent Wilson has made the following
sales since the last report VIM. Speakman,
lady's and gentleman's 'S7 pattern Colum.
bias and girls Crescent; Thos. Davis, girls
Crescent; Samuel Mills, No. Hartford +;
Carrie Harvey, Gloucester, Crescent I;
VIM. Morris, ladies Crescent; o. R. Jack
son, Supt Repaupo Powder Works, '97
Columbia Fl. q. Lawrence, Phila., Cres-
cent tandem Ed Branson, Camden, No. z
Hartford; Joseph Lupton, Rambler; Henry
Longcope, Crescent.
-B. W. Andrews, Chairman of the Re-
publican County Committee. has reap
pointed Geo. E. Pierson of this city, and D.
Wilson Moore, Jr., IMr. Moore succeeds
the late Harry Steelman Of Clayton, as the
representatives Of his party on the County
on the County Board Of Elections, and J.
D. Carpenter. Chairman of the Democratic
County Committee, has appointed Tbos. G,
Dilkes, of Mantua. in place Of Thos. w.
Hurff. resigned, and re-appointed Chas j
Wolferth, as representatives Of the Demo
cratic party on said Board. These appoint
ments are made to the Chairman OF the re
spectiye State Committees, and by them
nominated to the Governor Under the
amended werts law the County Board Of
Elections is clothed with quasi -judicia
powers, and men of sound judgment and
judicial mind, are sought. The appointes
is commissioned for one gear, and his in
sigma Of Office is dressed in red tap. and
bears the seal aud coat of arms of the State
and signature of Governor Griggs and the
Secretary of State.