Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

Cornelius Shons farm near Cross Keys.
Mrs. Anna Thomas is building pretty
home near North Woodbury. railroad
station.
Sam" Springer, of GIassboro, is an
inmate of the Jail on default of 5000 bail
for ill-treating his wife.
AT the meeting of the Country Club
next Monday evening opportunity will be
given for Charter membership.
"A horse dealer in Hoboken, the Nescs
of that city says, exported 5000 horses to
Europe last year and expects to send $4,000
the coming year.
"A pickpocket rifed the pockets of
Aaron Hurff, of SwedesbOro, Wednesday
while he was waiting in the crowd at
Merritt's corner for a trolley car and got
away with the his wallet which con-
tanned $S5 in cash and check for $780,
The newly organized Associated Health
its next meeting on Monday afternoon
August Both. Permanent officers will be
elected and representative from the State
Board of Health is expected to be present
and address the meeting.
The Shepherds of Bethlehem is new
secret order organized in Woodbury. last
Thursday evening with Edw. Taylor, Com
mander B. w. Pierce, Scribe and Mrs.
Frances E. Allen, Treasurer. Sick benefits
are S. per week, and weekly dues l0c. and
q funeral benefit of 500.
Appraisers have tiled a schedule of the
estate of the late Stille Chew and find
$4,000. But this does not include real es-
tate that at present is valued at $10,OO0,and
Western mortgages that have not been paid
since all the western people have become
rich by the advance in wheat.
David M. Firman, farm and living
at Mullica Hill was committed to Jail last
Monday for robbing the Mullica Hill
freight station. Two hams, which had
been taken from the station were found in
in his truck. In the light of recent events,
here, if the hams were found and returned,
Firman is purged of wrong doing.
As VIM. Knight, prominent citizen Of
our county who resides about mile out
of Woodbury., on the Swedesboro turnpike,
was driving into Woodbury. yesterday
morning, he narrowly escaped being run
down by the $50 train on the Delaware
River railroad, at the West End crossing.
The engine gazed the rear wheel of the
carriage, giving the whole vehicle violent
shock, but happily doing no damage. Mr.
Knights escape is a source of cOngratula-
ton to the whole county.
Caterer Arthur Chaplain will discon-
tinue the restaurant business after Sept.
LIST and devote his entire attention to cater
ing and family service. Mr. Chaplain has
developed this branch of business to an
extent that he is obliged to abandon that
or the restaurant, and he has determined
to give his entire time to catering
List of ad Yertised letters for the week
ending August 53-Edward Beale, Miss
Katie Becker, Nelson Brion. Edward Budd,
Henry Copeland, Andrew B. Davis, Miss
Fannie Fitzgerald, Miss M. ]. Jordan, Mrs.
Bertha Jones, Mathew Kelly, Isaac Jarrett,
Joseph A. Reynolds, Eva L. Shone. Per-
sons calling for the above letters will please
say advertised.
The Third Annual Picnic at Washing
ton Park, yesterday was grand success in
which fully 10000 farmers and their wives
and sons and daughters participated. The
weather was perfect, and the only unpleasant
experiences were caused by pick pockets
Dr. E. T. Oliphant of Bridgeport was re-
lived of his wallet containing between $50
and SOS. and Marvin Davis OF Clayton ,oi
between $50 and 500 The speech making
and bicycle races we're especially enjoy
able features and John Cattell, Jos. Thoma,
and Harry Wilson, Woodbury. boys, carried
off the bulk of the prizes
james McGrath, who went off with
one of A. s. Wilson's best wheels about
two weeks ago, came back again last
Saturday from Hartford, Conn.,, in charge
of Sheriff Collins and will remain in that
officials charge until disposed of by legal
process. he plead guilty to having kept
the wheel, but it has been returned very
little the worse for wear. A question that
people should consider they are moi
Obliged to answer) is, is " Jimmie" McGrath
a greater offender than the public official
who retains public moneys and returns the
same only after his malfeasancs is discov'
cred through expert examination