Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-01
LOCAL TIE M s.
Edgar wrigley, Carpet weaver, BarnsbarO.

LOCAL ITEMS.
Edgar Wrigley, Carpet weaver, BarnsbarO
Next Monday will be Labor Day.
Prof Lewis Woodbury. Private School
will open next Tuesday.
ARTHUR Lays oysters are right from
Maurice River to-day, fat and fine.
See call for the election of delegates to
the Democratic Congressional Convention.
Mr.. L. Barron, who has occupied DR..
Readings house, moved to Philadelphia on
Tuesday. and Miss White will soon move
into the house.
Captain Mathers took thirty members
of Co. E to Sea Girt last week for target
practice and twenty-four of the number
qualified as marksmen.
On Friday, the 2nd, at National Park,
the Womans' Christian Temperance Unions
of Camden and Gloucester counties will
hold interesting meetings open to all.
The seventh annual fair of the Cape
May Fair Association will be held at Cape
May Court House on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, Sept. 18th, 14ih, and 18th.
The Democratic State Convention will
be held at Trenton on Wednesday, Septem-
Der %. There will be 116I delegates.
Gloucester COunty's representation will be
"a delegates.
The old hook and ladder house has
been cut in two and the portion used for
election purposes set on foundation on the
rear of the City Hall plot, where its use for
election purposes will be continued.
Joseph Timberman, Woodbury. car
penter, while working in Philadelphia last
Thursday, fell from ladder and broke an
arm. The fracture was reduced at Jeffer-
SON hospital, and he is taking an enforced
vacation.
"A shepherd dog, black and white in
color. was killed at Woodbury. Heights
Monday night. The animal was seen on
our streets Monday afternoon, and bit
several dogs in the vicinity of the glass
works before it left Woodbury..
Jesse W. English announces in the
Constitution this week, that he is a eaDdi-
date for nomination for the Office of Surro-
gate The understanding among those best
informed is, however, that he is a long way
from reaching the Surrogate's Office
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
corner Glover and West streets, Monday
evening, September 5. at o'clock. full
attendance is desired, as it will be the
annual meeting.
On Monday last Sheriff Collins sold
the Lewis D. Dilks livery stable property
10 Samuel R Budd, for 50 500 1t is MIR.
Budd's plan to fit the building up to meet
the requirements of his undertaking
business. Five years ago this property sold
for $1,000.
List of advertised letters for the week
end ng Aug. 80 1898; Helen Askins, John
B. Budd, Mrs. Sallie Dickerson, Miss Cath
crime Earle, John W. Green. Miss B. atrice
Haywood, Geo. L Kier, Miss Helme Par
ker, Miss Levinia Price. Chas Thomas.
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say advertised.
Bicycle Agent Wilson has recently
made the following sales Edward Feiser,
Paulsboro, Winner;C W Hallet, Columbia;
John w. Kelley, $35 Crescent; Mrs. G. E.
Feisier, Paulsboro, ladies wheel for her
granddaughter, Florence Feisler; Charles
Engle, Crescent Garrett Sheets, Manaua
Crescent for bis little girl. Viola Edward
C Duer, Red Bank, Columbia
The usual Fall Convention of the
County Womap's Christian Temperance
Union will meet this year in Woodbury. on
September Is. in the First Baptist church.
Visitors will find a welcome and much OF
interest in all three sessions. One OF the
most attractive and gifted of young women
Miss Belle Karney, of Miss. will give the
evening address
Harry B. Green has been winning
10 o,.I nj oh for
his skill in casting fishing hook. One Of
the prizts is q $50 fishing rod, the first
prize for line casting His nearest compe-
titor was Is feet short of Mr. Green's throw.
The other is beaut full cut glass loving cup
with solid silver trimmings. the first prize
for the largest catch of bass and pickerel
His catch was 106 fine specimens.
-Highwaymen have been doing con.
siderable business on the Crown Point
road lately John Resting, who resides
Just north of Woodbury., is alleged to have
heen robbed of $40 by tramps, as he was
passing through strip Of woods. And
Frank Shott, living near Woodbury., was
compelled to give up about $50, the pro
ceeds of his load of truck when at a lonely
OF near the railroad crossing. These
cases have not yet been reported to the
Sheriff.
Bro BARBER has been studying the
habits OF the frog, and he discovers thai
they have left their meadow homes fol
the nearby farms in pursuit of the PERM
cious worms and bugs that have haicbed
out by the million during he long wet and
heated term Frogs, unknown TO many
interested, destroy every season innumer
able numbers of farmers insect enemies
and without using share of fruit and
other crops protected, as do the birds"
Joseph Lock, Jr, lad IA years
old, who drove his fathers team to market
from Paulsboro last Sunday night was as
saulted by the fagman at Browning's and
two Monnt boys at Westville last
The team was driven into the woods and
the lad was twice assaulted They were
arrested and Esquire Wm 6 Cowgili has
held them in 5000 bail each 70 appear before
the Grand Jury. The Mount boys defense
is that young Lock aud his companions
pelted them with tomatoes as they passed
on their wheels.
"A disclosure, calculated TO destroy bust
ness confidence, grew out 81 the arrest il
Philadelphia last week of Chas. Woodward
and wife on charge of forgery. Tit
couple secured board last spring with Mrs
Jos Paul, at Ogden Heights. where Wood
ward was known as the head of The DR.
Charters Medical Company. He was held
ia default oil $500 and his wife, in default
of $1,000 bail The lady, il is alleged. is |
daughter of the late DR.. Charters, but no
Woodward's wife. She claims to have beer
his tool. Woodward's method was forginl
checks in small amounts