Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-07-15
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Chosen Freeholders are holding
their July meeting to-day.
Wilmer Leonard, near Thoroughtare
lost his famous horse Colonel" last week.
David K. Thompson was elected janito
of the M. E. church Monday night vice Mr.
Inskeep, resigned.
"A dance will be held at Almonesson
Lake next Tuesday evenings benefit fol
the Paint and Powder Club.
The tax rate in Woodbury. will b.
81 SO on the 500 valuation this ysar-ar
increase of three cents over last year.
Sheriff Collins sold the Isaac q. Hues
, property in Franklin township to Edmund
Jooes, the complainant 10 the action, for
500.
There will be matinee races at Green's
stock farm next Saturday afternoon. Some
exciting contests are expected. Admission
is free.
Somebody stole James Engle's wheel
from the planning mill last Monday, and it
and the thief, an unknown, were recovered
at Glassboro.
"A slot machine was broken open at
Washington Park last Monday night and
Edward Walton, locally unknown, is in
Jail charged with the offense.
Harry Redfeld had the bone of his
right arm fractured last Saturday the re-
suit OF violent contact with colored youth
On the West End ball grounds.
The Ladies Aid Of the First Baptist
church will hold Lawn Fete" on Tevis'
lawn, corner Red Bank avenue and Tatem
street. Tuesday evening, July 20.
The transfer of Newton's Hotel from
John Rachor, Jr., to Mr.. M. w. Newton,
was made last Monday land Mr. Newton ex-
poets to take up his residence here about
August let
The South Jersey Tennis League will
have meeting in Woodbury. on Saturday
the Oath inst. The first of a series of meet
ings was held at Merchantville last Satur.
day, and the Woodbury. club made very
creditable showing.
List of advertised letters for the weel,
ending July IL, 1897: Mrs. Eliza Accool
Edward Fortune ~, John Gincrock. Mrs
Fannie Jones, Miss M. Fl. McDonough (5)
Charles E. Mulford, Ferdinando Pierelo
Mrs Wall. Persons calling for the above
letters will plea.e say advertised.
while attending an ice cream free zel
on the Fifth of July, Elias Voelkel had
the two middle fingers of the left hand
terribly crushed in the cogs. 1t was thought
at first that amputation would be necessary,
but circulation has revived, and both fingers
will be saved. Or. Reading attended the
injury.
-Concerning the proposed beer ordinance
before Council, the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union is glad to discover that
public sentiment is SO strongly against it
We also feel sure that our worthy Council.
men will not permit the INTRODUCED on of tht
saloon-that menace to the city's welfare
intp opF midst Wet. p.
"A six year-old son OF Charles NJ. Frost
of Philadelphia, was drowned in LakI
Martha, Washington Park, yesterday. Ell
had accompanied his father to the lake, and
while his father was looking for bait, thu
boy watched the pole and line. The fathel
was absent only few minutes and on
return the boy was missing. His body n
recovered soon after. Coroner Parker nd
view.
In another column on this page o.
readers will find full information as to
excursion that IS to run from Woodbury. h
Mt Penn and NeYersink Mountains, P;
Wednesday, July %. 1t is only necessali
for us to supplement the information theA
printed by the fact the gentlemen having
in charge are men Of high character who's!
aim win be to make the excursion enjoy.
able one for all who patronize it.
Sheriff Collins took Henry Smith ant
John Myers to Trenton on Monday ana
passed them over to the prison authorities
to serve terms Of Is months each. Smith
crime was robbing of the houses Of J. F
Dawson and Jos. White, of Mickleton, th'
particulars of which were reported las
week. Myers was guilty of the same Of
Tense at the residence Of Richard Evant
Jr., near Hurffsiile. They were sentenced
by Judge Jessup last Friday.
The Constitution prints this item in ii
news columns this week =
Internal Revenue Collector butcher.
the First New Jersey District, reports I'D
receipts of his Office for the fiscal year end
ing June Both to be 1892, 900. showing id
crease of $37. 900 from last years busines'
In speaking of the matter Chief Clerl
Royal said that the deficit was due to tH
hard times and the inability of the distil
iers of apple brandy to sell their products
Times are pretty dull in Jersey whg
apple brandy finds no takers.
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