Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-02-18
LOCAL ITEM S.

-StOktS sells Wenonah Brand peas, corn
and tomatoes.
Horace Simmerman has moved to
Bala, Pa.
There is motive" sometimes in things
that are not done.
There are number of cases OF scarla-
tena in Bridgeport
Tits evident that we need new system
of book keeping in Woodbury..
Town meetings. and Woodbury's
Charter election, will be held on Tuesday,
March 9th
President Charles C. Jessup, of the
First National Bank is confined to the
house with heavy cold.
VIM. A. Fisher, dealer in coal, wood,
hay, etc., on Salem avenue, this city, handles
Warren Atkinsons baled hay, celebrated
for cleanliness and purity.
The milk inspector visited Woodbury.
early Wednesday morning and tested the
milk that our dealers are giving us, and
it proved to be O. K. all around.
Howard G. Hendrickson announces
himself as a candidate for Freeholder in
Deptford Township. P. A. Mason and Jos.
Leap will also seek the nomination.
-Tonsorial artist, Jos. Coombs, has set
the pace for the new era of prosperity by
putting in three elegant new barber chairs,
and doing his shop up in grand style.
The Republicans of West Deptford
township will hold their Spring caucus on
Saturday afternoon. the 9th inst. at 2
o'clock, in the Town Hall at Thor ,fare
The funeral of VIM. P. Lentz last
Monday was one of the largest ever held in
that township, in a measure attes'ing the
esteem in which he was held by his neigh
bors.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending Feb. Is, 1897: Il. L Connard, Mrs.
Charles Evans, Charles W. Hudson, Mrs.
Martha Mccoy, Alexandria Taggart, R.
Welsh.
Go E. basket ball team will play the
Calling Gun Co of Camden on Saturday
night at o'clock. Admission Is cts. The
game last Saturday resulted in favor of
Wescott's team IA to IL.
The net profit of the supper in the
Central Baptist church Tuesday evening was
about $50. this includes the value of a
present of i've dozen silver knives and
forks by Mrs. John Fl Lupton.
90 Monday last Sheriff Collins sold
the Sam'I S. Shute property in East Green
wich township to C. N. Bell, acting for the
State Building Association for 81 $50. Also
the Amanda B Carr property in Harris on
township, to Elizabeth Carr, for $S40.
The marksmen of Company E, daring
the practice season of 1895, will receive
their decorations on Monday evening, next.
Capt. J. F. Cline, Inspector of Rifle Prac-
tice, Sixth Regiment, N. G. N j., will make
the presentations Visitors are welcome.
The Democrats of Logan township will
hold the Township Caucus in the Town
Hall, Bridgeport, on Saturday, the 9th
inst. to nominate candidates for Justice Of
the Peace, Chosen Freebooter, Township
Committee, Assessor, Collector, Commission
err of Appeal, 2 Surveyors of Highways and
Poundkeepers'
Lawyer Martin V. Bergen, in crossing
Market street, Camden, Saturday afternoon,
slipped on the ice and fell in front of a
trolley car, and was rolled over several
times before the car could he stepped. His
being stout prevented him from going under
the fender, and being mangled by the
wheels.
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed a
batch of half dozen Presidential postmasters
among them being Hon Jan es ] David
son, of Swedesboro. This throws the noses
of half dozen candidates for the Office out
of Joint, but we are told by Republican
worker of that town that everybody else is
glad of it, because Jimmie" is an ideal
postmaster.
One of our citizens has been travelling
up Jersey, and incidentally has done some
talking about Woodbury. and some of her
institutions Here is a paragraph from
one of our up Jersey exchanges: "Our
friend W. K. Robertson, of " Woodbury., was
in Clinton on Tuesday, stopping at Wellers
as usual in his business tour Of this part OF
the Slate Mr.. &. was surprised at the
cheapness of our electric street lighting In
Woodbury., where they have both gas and
electricity, they pay $S5 year per lamp
for As arcs. and they burn with much less
regularity than those in Clinton, which are
but sos year each, though our Company
is atthe disadvantage Of the same expensive
machinery and coal consumption for SO
comparatively few lamps