Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-05-05
LOCAL ITEM s.

The school children are forming pat
riotic societies.
Milk was reduced to six cents per Of
in Woo 9bury on Monday.
e. D. Knisell advert ses harness. fly
nets, horse sheets and lap robes.
The Justice of the Peace, elected last
Spring, received their commissions last
Monday.
Pamphlets containing reports of the
various city departments have been dis
tributed to-day.
Mrs L. NJ Cormick has bought
Wood street property from the Loan Asso-
citation for $3.50.
Clayton, Glassboro and Woodbury.
have celebrated Deweys naval victory with
music and parades.
Notices of Rutgers scholarship and
the State Normal School are advertised in
this issue of the DEMOCRAT.
Next Saturday an effort will be made
to form Country Club of lovers of the
race horse, at Green's Stock Farm.
Albert Henry has bought four build
ing lots at the corner of Delaware and
Horace streets from w. 81. Livermore.
The last meeting of the Board of
Chosen Freeholders is being held in the
Court House to day, and the new Board
will organize next Wednesday.
Manager Watkins of the Country Club
base ball team, has the team made up, but
the names will not be made public yet,
McFetridge, the best amatuer pitcher in
the State, will occupy the box. The
Country Club will have practice game
next Saturday with the West End boys.
The following officers were eleeted in
the Young Peoples Association of the
First Baptist church: President. w. t.
Shirley Vice President, Miss Nellie
Gardiner; Secretary, Mrs. H. c. Waram.
Jr. Treasurer, s. c. Hustled; Organist,
Miss Hannah Frye Assistant, Katie Hem
erickson; Ushers, S. Marcus, Raymond
Ridley Percy Wise, John Sagris.
"A new time table will go into effect
over the West Jersey and Delaware River
Roads. Over the latter. trains will leave
this city for Pennsgrove at Of, $50, L 80,
a. M, 3.27, 40 and $50 p. m. Leave
Pennsgrove for Woodbury., $50, I sam.
1915, 3, sos, p, m, connecting for Phila
This gives an additional train each way,
which is an express, stopping only at
Paulsboro, Bridgeport and Pedricktown.
Croft & French, owners OF Washington
Heights plot, that eligible town site at the
junction of the Grow Point road and the
trolley, advertise sale of lots on Satur-
day, the 18th inst No more desirable site
can be imagined for a suburban home.
Cars pass every fifteen minutes, on which
the fare is low and transit rapid; fine
road leading directly to Philadelphia
passes on the east, and the majestic Della
ware, presenting a panorama of enticing
sights is within easy walk. Washington
Heights is a good place to build home.
Few counties OF the population of
Gloucester have SO many representatives
in the q. s. Navy. There are two of high
rank, Lieutenant s. P. Comfy, of Wood
bury, now on the battle ship Indiana, and
Lieutenant Mark Bristol, of Glassboro, on
the battle ship Texas; Fred. Beck, of this
city, is on the Raleigh. one of CommO-
dore Dewey's feet, which on Sunday won
such laurels at Manila, and Will Garrigues,
VIM. Cattell now in the New Jersey Naval
Reserve, and son of Jacob Yearricks who
enlisted at League Island last week, and
expects to go on the st. Paul.
AT the meeting f Friendship Fire
Company on Thursday evening last, the
committee appointed to confer with City
Council as to site for the proposed new
engine house, reported that the site next to
the city hall could be secured, and the
question of raising funds with which to
build was discussed in all phases. The
subscription plan did not meet the APP
proval OF many, as only few would have
hand 10 the matter. when if the amount
was raised by taxation all would help. and
it is probable that the latter plan will be
adopted. The committee was continued
Messrs. C. c. Jessup, ]. F. Graham, Judge
: J. S. Jessup and NJ, w. Newton were
ala.tad hnnororv members of the Cornpauy