Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-05-12
LocALITEMs.

The sewer election notice is published
in another column.
Remember the sale of Washington
Heights lots next Saturday.
Mrs. Julia Glover is painting her house
corner High and Glover streets.
There was heavy frost in this county
both Monday and Tuesday mornings.
The official account of the battle of
Manila will be found on our first page.
The quarterly statement of the First
National Bank is advertised this week.
Frank VOORHEES, has been chosen editor
of the official journal of Princeton College.
The borough of Elmer is fostering a
movement to light its street with arc
lights.
Deputy Sheriff Cunard's friends are
urging him to enter the race as successor
to Sheriff Collins
In the new light contracts, the price of
arc lights is placed at $50 each, and 1900
candle power guaranteed.
John A. Brown has sold his farm in
West Deptford township to Daniel s..
Barnes, of this city at $165 per acre.
MIR. C. c. Jessup has purchased the
homestead of the late Jacob H. Stranger in
Glsssboro, and has put the same in first
class repair.
VIM. C. Fox will make apublic sale of
horses. cows, wagons and harness at his
stables in Evan on Saturday, May 21st.
See adver.
"A fine crayon of Commodore Dewey,
by Mrs. Steelman, is on exhibition in Mr..
M. F. Engle's window at the corner of
Broad and Cooper streets.
-Westvilie, which has two thriving
suburbs in Newbold and South Westville,
and which now has splendid water plant,
is reaching out for electric lights.
The Consumers Gas Company adver-
tise gas stoves at prices that should bring
purchasers. The prepayment meter is an
appliance which commends its use. Go to
6LaIF6 anu S60 II.
The five-year-OId son CT Frank Harper,
of Newbo d, fell from portico yesterday
and sustained compound fracture of the
arm. DIR. Hunter reduced the fracture.
Contractor E. P. Henry, our local con-
tractor, who went to Atlantic City early in
the Spring to build church, has several
additional contracts down there, among
them being two large combination stone
and brick houses for j. H. Dialogue, the
Camden ship builder.
i'm the public schools of Switzerland
heat holidays have been established by
law. Recognizing the well known tact
that the brain can not work properly when
the heat is excessive, the children are dis
m Used from their tasks whenever the
thermometer goes above a certain point.
The FriendshipM. E. church, at Buena,
Atlantic Co., n. j., will hold its ninetieth
anniversary on next Saturday and Sunday,
May 14th and 18th, Revs. S. NJ. Hudson, Of
Woodbury., A. S. Malstead, of Yineland
and A. S. B. Wilton, of Bethel, former
pastors, will oficiate.
The Patriotic Club, True Blue" will
hold sale of pies, cakes and candy in
CIaphan's ice cream parlOr, Broad and
Cooper streets, on Saturday. May IA, at
1890 o'clock Proceeds for the Cuban
1r..o-. JfzarIodv, ahonJd ba xusli;vo n
at least eat pie for so good cause.
--Snelbaker Bros, the well-known Wood.
bury marble dealers, are one of the busiest
firms in the county. They are erecting a
large monument over the remains OF the
late John S. Barrett at Bethel Cemetery
HurffYille. Persons desiring work done
before Deco ration Day should consult them
at once.
AT the ann nal meeting OF the Delaware
River Railroad Company on Thursday, the
following Board of Directors were elected
W. S. Conner, DR.. S. T. Miller, H. A. Du-
Pont, A. G.. McCausland, W. A. Shirder, Fl
C. Loudenslager and Mr. Shuster. The
Board organized by re-electing w. s. Con-
ner, President; DR.. S. T. Miller, Secretary
Ell. Green, Superintendent
The Board of Chosen Freeholders took
immediate steps to provide for the expen
diture of the SIS 900 increase in appropria
tion by increasing the salaries of i'll
editorial employees. This was a wist
move, because IL insures editorial support
to the schemes of the tax raisers, but the
tax payers will feel it just the same.
The Board of Chosen Freeholders il
using its best efforts to bring prosperity
by spending an increased amount of the
peoples money. This method, however
is Republican through and through. The
Tariff is Just as surely a tax as is the
levy of our Freeholders, and we might a.
we'll 60 the whole figure as part of it.
John c. Irving, of Williamstown
convicted at the December term Of Court
of the alleged sale of liquor, for which hi
has since been in Jail, was released on
Wednesday by the Board of Freeholderi
ON motion Of Mr. TomblesOn, who alst
secured the approval of Judge Jessup aDt
Prosecutor Starr to the order of release.
Capt. Mathers of Company E was yes
terday made virtual tender Of the Cap
taincy of Company A, of Burlington, which
is now in the field, but declined the dis
tinction on grounds of his duty to his home
company. To be Captain Of volunteer
In the field, is great temptation 10 an
ambitious officer Of Capt. Matner's military
instinct and genius, and his defamation o
it but emphasizes the belief held by those
who know him best, that he is deserving Of
even greater distinction.