Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-21
LOCAL ITEMS.

Edgar WrigIey. Carpet weaver, BArnsboro.
The Chosen Freeholders are in session
to-day.
&C. G. Clark will have a sale of COWS at
Mt. Ephraim on Thursday, July g.
MIR. c. B. Leonard expects soon to have
a public sale OF fresh cows with calves by
their sides.
The Jessups mill property advertised
to be sold by the Sheriff last Monday, was
adjourned for one week.
The trolley will hereafter deliver the
mail between Woodbury. and Almonesson.
Heretofore it has been carried by individ-
uals.
-WoodbuTy's tax rate will be SLIP on
the 500 valuation. Last year it was 81 SO.
The county rate is increased &c. and the
city rate &c.
The Hebrew children of Philadelphia
were given free outing at Washington
Park on Tuesday, and enjoyed the free use
of all amusements.
odd Fellowship is the largest fratern-
al society yer known in the history of the
600 brothers and $4,000 sisters
The Committee of the Farmers Picnic
will meet at Washington Park next Tues
day night, to arrange for the annual
gathering of the farmers of Burlington,
Camden, Gloucester, Cumberland and Cape
May counties.
"A storm swept over North Jersey
Tuesday afternoon leaving destruction in
its wake. Near Boonton four men, who
took shelter under a tree. were killed by
lightning. The barns of John T. Cox, in
Hqntefdon Co., were struck and burned
"A tennis tournament will be the at
traction at the Country Club grounds next
Saturday afternoon. Clubs from Beverly,
Merchantville, Haddonield and Moores-
town will be guests of the local club, and
every detail has been completed for making
this visit pleasant and exciting to the
lovers of the game,
The telephone service in South Jersey
is restricted in its full usefulness by the
high cost. A reduction of rental to popu-
lar figure, would result in putting the in
strument into dozen business places
where now there is one. The business
men of South Jersey need this service, but
it is of little value now because of exclu.
sive use.
AN order from the War Department
for Porpoisine Oil paste and Porpoisine
Harness Oil has been received by Geo. B.
Hurff, proprietor and manufacturer of por-
poisine products. The oil paste is said to
be indispensable to the soldier in keeping
the shoes soft and waterproof Porpoisine
Harness Oil keeps the leather as soft and
pliable as porpoise lace, and will not soil
the hands in using it.
While patrolling the Delaware river
front on Saturday, Fish and Game Warden
A. w. Muller detected man in a boat
drawing up some set nets filed with fish.
He took the fellow into custody and
brought him to this city, where he gave
the name of Frank Weisteroff, and said he
was a striking longshoreman and had taken
to fishing to employ his idle time. He was
fined $50 and costs for violating the law.
Prof Bilslik estimates that only 900
persons out of 100000 die from old age,
while 1000 succumb to gout, 18.400 to
measles, 700 to apoplexy, 1000 10 cry
sipelas, $500 to consumption, $4,000 to
scarlet fever, $4,000 to whooping- cough,
10000 to typhoid and typhus, and 1000 to
rheumatism. The average vary accord
ing to locality, but these are considered
accurate as regards the population of the
globe.
Since last report Agent Leppee has sold
wheels as follows :-Chas. Blensinger, Man
tua Grove, Stormer; Rosa Kaines, Mickle-
ton, StoImer; John Warwick, Redwood,
Stormer; Mabel McCracken, Haddonfeld,
Stormer; James Mooney, SRedesboro, Stom-
er; Certie Jiles, Thorofare, Stormer; Il. S.
DaYis, Wenonah, Stormer; Maggie Dunsten.
Paulsboro, Stormer; Edward SherWin, Null
lica Hill, Stormer; Anna MagiD, SWedes-
boro, Stormer; Thomas Wesley, Swedesboro.
SYalding; Archie Smith Mickleton, '98
Spalding.
Chief Yeoman George H. Ellis of the
Cruiser Brooklyn.the only American killed
in the big naval fight at Santiago on July
3d,was the holder If policy of life insur-
ance in The Prudential Insurance Company
of America. The officials of that Company
with their usual desire to help those hold
ing Prudential policies, yesterday sent a
check for the amount of Ellis's insurance
to Mrs. Ellis at her home in Brooklyn. The
relatives of eight of the sailors killed on
the battleship Maine were in like man
ner paid the full amount of their elaine
within few days after that warship sunk
An exchange says: "Only about ten
per cent of the men Offering themselves at
the recruiting stations have been accepted,
because of physical conditions. Now,
girls, with only ten per cent. Of the men
worth continental and your sex already
10 the majority by something like three to
one, some of yon are surely bound to draw
blank. What really interests as is, how
the women would average up, and the best
way to get at this would be to make call
for several millions of them aud see how
many can pass muster. Let the require
ments be thorough knowledge of house.
hold affairs, for instance
"A Maryland Judge has decided that q
person cannot be fined for riding bicycle
on 9 sidewalk if the road is impossible,
although in violation of town ordinance
He holds that people have the right Of
passage on a highway and that if the
highways are not in proper condition they
are even justified 10 trespassing on private
property if they can do no better. When
r0adways are impossible at any time from
snow-drifts, Wash-0uts, mud or any other
cause, people are justified in using side
walks or even private property. Bicyclists
are certainly entitled to the same rights.
All Judges should so rule This decision
is only common sense-the foundation Of