Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-08-05
LOCAL Items.

Racing at Green's stock farm mex
Saturday afternoon.
w. H. Hannold & Son, Swedesboro, ad
vertise special prices in cemetery work for
two weeks
-Innis' famous band, of fifty pieces, will
begin an engagement at Washington Parl
next Saturday morning.
"A. s. Barber, Jr., executor of the lat
A. s. Barber, has sold the old Broad stree
residence of the deceased, to Mr.. Charles c
Jessup.
The County Board of Elections or
ganized last Tuesday morning with Geo. E
Pierson, chairman, and Thomas G. Dilkes
secretary.
The tax rate of West Deptford town
ship is $1.1O. made up as follows: Township
school, 20 CENTS county, 50c.; State school
SOC. roads, 10c.
The grounds of the Burlington County
Agricultural society are advertised for sale
by the Sheriff, hence there will be no Mt
Holly Fair this year.
Harry Faunce, Clayton youth, ran
into a team of horses ON Monday, and one
of them, in its fright fell on him, and
injured him severely.
"A trolley car butted into Chopper I
milk wagon at Dare and Chestnut streets
last Sunday morning, and damaged it con
siderable. Nobody was injured.
There Is lot of humanity in this town
that it would do one good to see in Alaska.
They would at least have to stir themselves
to keep from freezing to death-but what
agony it would cause them!
Philip AIMS, of this city, has beer
awarded the contract to build the new
school house at Bridgeport. Charles R
Peddle, OF this city. was the architect.
The tax rate of Washington township
is $1.2S on the 500 valuation. County
Soc; road, 22c incidentals, &c.. Statt
school, Soc. township school. 2Oc.; ole
turnpike, &c.
The tax rate of Greenwich township is
$l.18 on the $10O valuation. State school
3Oc.; township school, Zoe county, soc.
road, 16c. poor, &c. There is no tax fol
township purposes the license fees NEE
that expense.
The Philadelphia Weather Bureaul
report for the month of July shows tha
there were only three clear days in tht
thirty-one = 9Th, 9th and Both. Truly
July, 1897, had JUICY time, says the
Bulletin.
Almost everybody likes to 60 to the sea-
shore for day, at least, to enjoy themselves
The Eagles run their excursion to Atlantic
on August 18th, and everyone who can
should go and help the boys make thi
their banner year. You can return at s Oh
10 o'clock. Fare 81.
An interesting feature of the Farmers
Picnic at Washington Park on the 25th
inst. will be the bicycle races. Mr.. A. s
Wilson, of this city, has this feature in
charge and his experience and enthusiasm
in the sport, insure successful gathering
of wheelmen. Full particulars are given
in an advertisement in another column.
List OF advertised letters for the week
ending August 2, 1897: Mrs. Anna Bonds
Miss Anna Cutler. Miss Stella E. Culley
Jacob Dehart, Mrs Thomas Quinn, Ludwii
Steiner, Edward Taylor, Jhomock Wash
ington, Mrs. Charles Williams, Miss Adels
Wright. Persons calling for the abov'
letters will please say advertised
Mrs Christiana French, widow Of th'
late Joseph French, celebrated her 1896
birthday at Moorestown on August LIST
She was born August 1, 1894, was married
10 1925 to Samuel French, who died il
1875, leaving her with five children, bu
with comfortable fortune. The record 0
her birth is still plain and distinct in th'
family Bible. Her maiden name wa
Slim.
Last Spring William French hired |
bicycle from Agent ]. H. Leeppe, of thi
city, and did not return it or allow hi
whereabouts to be known to Mr.. Leppee
He was located near Bridgeport last week
and officer Dopson placed him under arres
and brought him to Woodbury. on Sunday
At hearing before Justice johnson be &C
knowlsdged the truth of the charge, an,
gave Mr.. Leppee pawn ticket for tn
wheel. In default of bail he was com
mitted to jail to await the action of tn
next Grand Jury.
The two largest brewing companies 0
Chicago and Milwaukee have officially re
ported deficit for the past year. and IN
officially blamed the bicycle for larg'
part of It. Although the reports relating
to the liquor business do not mention tn
effects of the bicycle on the trade, one 0
the officers is quoted as saying that il IN
questionabIy has an important infuencs
ALI the worlds awheei, and. as every on
knows, wheeimau cannot long serve tw'
masters. Hence he has parted compan.
with Gambrinus, and the numerous failure
Of saloons and deficits of the brewing cor
porations indicate that. King Bike is create
than King Bacchus As a practical tenn
perance worker the wheel has no equal.