Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-19
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II. P. Kinsell will open his oyster bay
early in September.
art" Lay will have Maurice River
Cove oysters when they are edible.
The public schools of Woodbury. will
begin the school year on September 7th.
Rev. E. j. Foote of Trenton, N. j.,
will preach morning and evening, next
Sunday in the First Baptist Church.
Mrs Josiah G.. Cloud has contracted
with Jos. B. Best to erect a two story
brick dwelling on Laurel street, to cost
about $4,000.
The worthlessness of cinders as street
material has been SO thoroughly demonstra-
ted, that many citizens wonder at their
use in Woodbury..
Caleb Green, against whom an unsatis-
fed Indictment for assault is pending,
was caught last week near Bridgeton, and
is now in Woodbury. Jail.
The death certificate for $1,000, which
w. f. Girard held in the Red Cross society,
was paid yesterday by certified check. Mr..
G. died about two months ago.
The tax rate OF the city of Boston is
$1.3O on the 500 valuation-10c- higher
than last year. Woodbury. is 81 GO. If
Bostonians kick at high taxes, what should
we do?
The rumor that got into print that
Almonesson Park was closed by judge
ment creditors is just as far from the truth
as is the difference between the Park
opened and the Park closed.
On Sunday afternoon Mrs. Chas. Fell
lighted match to discover the point of
leak in her gas stove when an explosion
followed, which singed her hair and forced
door off the stove.
On Monday, Sheriff Collins sold the
John =. Hunter property, at Mullica Hill,
to the Mullica Hill Building and Loan
Association, compliments in the action. for
$500.
The estate of the late Edmund
Brewer, consisting of farm and village
property in Gloucester and Camden coun-
ties, is advertised for sale by the executors
in another column of this paper
A feature of the Farmers Picnic at
Washington Park next Wednesday which
will interest many of our readers will be
Mortimer Whitehead's address on the
subject "The Old and New in Farming"
The bequest of Samuel String to the
Woodbury. NJ. E. church amounting to
$3.50 was paid by Executor Jessup last
week, and has been applied to the pay
, lent of $500 mortgage on the parsonage.
g-The committee of the Board of Chosen
Ereeholders to extend the wing walls Of
the Woodbury. bridge, advertise for pro-
nosals this week. It is hoped that local
contractors will get the work.
Mr.. N. S. Lloyd, of Mullica Hill, goes
to market daily now with grapes from his
VINEYARD. He stopped in front of the
DrMocRAT Office with his first load Wednes-
day morning. and in few minutes por'
tiop Of it was purchased by passers by.
The 9th reunion of the old 18th
Regiment will take place at Pitman Grove
on Saturday the 4th Of September Comradt
YIN. P. Haines has prepared and had pub
lished history of Co. F., of the regiment
and will have them for purchase distribu-
ton at the reunion.
VIM. N. Smith has come back to his
arst love, having bought the Sunday paper
route which he recently sold when hewen'
to Trenton to guard the wards f.the State
hack again. He will take possession ant
begin to serve Sunday news on the frs
Sunday in September.
Company E was at Sea Grit last weel
taking the annual target practice and en-
: loving the change afforded by life il
camp At the targets "A Of the 46 member
aualified as markmen, and Captain Mathert
f,ieut. shiyers, Sergeant Barnaby, Private
Madara and White as sharp shooters.
Or T. E. Budd, veterinarian, wa
called to VIM. Knights farm Tuesday t
sae a pig that attacked everything am
everybody that came in its way, and pro
nounced the animal suffering from rabies
aud killed it. A post mortem proved tn
correctness of his diagnosis. It is believe
that IL had been bitten by mad dog.
James McGrath, son Of the Emeral
Tale. who for several years was employe
bv Or. Clark as man of all work, left Wood
bnrv suddenly two weeks ago with on
ga s. wilson's wheels. Detectives wei
notified. and james was arrested in Ne
Haven, Conn, while trying to dispose
tba wheel for seven dollars. He elude
arrest, and is feeling the soil yet
-our former townsman, 3. B. Simmer
man started for the Alaska gold fields la
Fr;dav 1t the head of one hundred Phil
5s,nhians. Mr.. Simmerman is thorcughl
;oformsd as to the Northwest having spel
MANY wears there. and has laid out an 9
;o;naI route overland from Mackenzie
,.;,t on the line Of the Northern Pacif
rs;,yoad MI. zimmerman has promise
tosend Us occasional letters Of the journe
mailed from trading posts which are i0cat.
along the route to within hfty miles q z
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