Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-07-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

LOCAL ITEMS.
DIR. VIM. C. Stokes conducted religious
services in the Jail last Sunday.
The best races of the season at Green's
stock farm, were held last Thursday.
AT least, we have been getting our
water pure Let's be thankful for that.
The why's and wherefore's of $500
tax rate in Woodbury. are becoming ap-
parent
The Central Baptist Sunday school is
picknicking in Dobb's woods this after
noon.
Tine franklin township committee has
elected A. II. Swackhamer, Esq township
solicitor.
The fire or ECKER did his worst in Wood
bury on the Fourth, but didn't hurt any
body.
Mr.. J. Morris Rogers is moving into
his residence on Cooper street recently pur-
chased of Col Green.
The Mantua M E. Sunday school will
hold their annual excursion SO Wildwood
on Wednesday, July Fl.
The Woodbury. Mutual Loan and
Building Association advertise a sale of
lots at Lebanon, near Williamstown.
The furnaces of the Woodbury. glass
works are in such good condition that
they will not be rebuilt during the shut
down.
Edward Biggs and Leonard Beebe, two
Clayton boys, are nursing wounded hands,
the result of exploding dynamite fire
crackers.
- Dan" Mumford broke bone in his
left hand last Thursday, by slipping and
falling on the cement walk at Mr.. VOORHEES,
residence.
Under the direction of Freebooter Pier
son, Snellbaker Bros. are resetting the base
of the soldiers monument in front of the
Court House.
Woodbury. was refreshed by an un-
usually heavy shower yesterday, but at
Mantua, Woodbury. Heights and Almones-
son there was no rain.
-" Burrie" Carr fell from one of WE
Livermore's cherry trees Monday morning
and the resultant injuries are one broken
rib and some painful bruises.
"A. Il. Swack hamer, Esq, has bought
Cedar Hill" one of the finest residences
in the city, erected by our former citizen
George Fl. Barker, for $4,000.
-" Dick" Porter's twelve-year-old son
went to Atlantic City with the century
riders last Sunday, and came home third in
the bunch, less fatigued than some.
The extra five hundred dollars that
Council had appropriated to cover the ex-
pense of investigation, was the best invest
ment the city has made since it built the
water works
The Epworth League, of jefferson, will
hold Lawn Social" on the church lawn,
on Saturday evening, June 10th. Refresh
ments will be served in the basement of the
church. Everybody invited.
The chainless bicycle has appeared on
the scene. If it is high geared continuance
it will be popular, otherwise it won't
count. Don't repudiate your chain gear,
boys, until the new feature is tested.
You are invited to the Lantern Car
nival' on the lawn of the NJ E. church
this evening. Lantern march at 9 o'clock.
Ice cream, homemade cake and lemonade
on sale. Other attractions -fish pond, Jack
Horner's pie, post Office. Admission ten
cents
List of advertised letters for the week
On ling July S. 1897: Edward Carter, C. s.
Hubbard, Elwood Halton, Ed Kimberly,
Harrison Marshall, Harriet Reeve, Lewis
H. Frsen, Jasper Wilson, Hugh Kelly.
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say advertised.
"A. o. Dayton, Superintendent of the
West Jersey & Sea Shore railroad. has ex-
pressed to Friendship Fire Company, the
thanks of his Company for the prompt and
efficient service rendered in extinguishing
the FIRE which followed the rear-end col
lision two weeks ago.
Edward Edmonson, fifteen .year-old
lad of Nicetown, was drowned at Westville
on the Fourth while bathing in Timber
creek. With three companions be disrobed
at the railroad bridge. and was caught in
the swift current and swept beyond his
depth, and sunk.
1T is known only in select circles here
that Golden Dreaming has been INDUCED
in in Woodbury. for some time-dreamers
that Golden Dream" goldmine stock would
pan out big, and make Of them genuine
gold bugs Well, the morning came last
week the sun arose in all his glory and
shed his beams in clear atosphere, and the
Golden Dreamer opened his eyes to find
it all hateful dream gold wasn't there in
paying quantities, silver either, and
9 Golden Dream" gold mine stock isn't
worth cent on a dollar even in nastv
greenbacks. II is said that every mothers
SON of those Golden Dream" stock
holders would be glad to sell the stock at
the buyers own figures, and take IS cent
silver dollars at their face value, and one
Of them, Woodbury. merchant, too. would
sell his whole $500 worth for a single
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