Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-12-15
LOCAL ITEM S.
The skating is excellent.

The skating is excellent.
The ice crop will be harvested early.
The Third rank will be consegred o
two Esquires in Mariola Lodge to night.
Florist Care, of Mantua, makes hi
holiday announcement in our advertising
columns.
"A Christmas box is being compiled a
a mild form OF Santa Claus for the boys @
Company Il.
The legislature will meet on Januar.
10Th, and Governor elect Voorhees, will b.
inaugurated on January 18th.
The city authorities are looking 70
the person who turned in false alarm 0
fra last Thursday night.
The young man Hilbert who mysteri
ously disappeared from his home, in Black
wood, several weeks ago, has returned.
DIR. Francis Fl. Moore, of Middletown
Delaware. will preach in the Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning and evening
Ali are cordially invited
The Ladies' Aid Society of the KEN
BILE NJ E. church cleared about $50 at tn,
oyster supper last Thursday night.
Thousand oysters were disposed of
MIR. George w. Hughes will teach thu
lesson entitled The Captivity of Judah,
before the Primary Union on Friday a
S.15 p. m. in the Central Baptist church.
The December meeting of WOODBURY.
Branch OF New Jersey Children's HON,
Society will be held at the home of Mrs
Il. A. Colson, President, on Monday even
ing next.
James Sweeten. administrator. will
-ao11 kha roo1 aofafa If Matthew KaItov nj
public sale on January II, next. 1t il
described in an advertisement in another
column.
pointed Rev Edward Dilleu of this city
Chaplain of the Third n. ]. Volunteers
now stationed at Athens, Ga. The position
commands salary of $500.
Game Warden A. W. Muller hal
placed twenty-five pike perch, and &
like number of white bass in Boody's
Almonesson and Warrington's mill ponds
under direction of the State Game Proctor.
We are indebted to our up-to-date far.
mer friend, John G. Whitall, for a compre-
hensive report of ProfJ .B.Smith's address
on luxurious Insects and their Treat
1ment. delivered before the Farmers Insti.
uEuEe at Williamstown last week.
--Salem is to have a local telephone
service, that will eventually be extended
to nearby towns. The rate is $50 a year
for stores and business offices, and SIS for
dwellings. Woodbury. needs this service
badly, and we suggest that it be investi-
gated.
The following is a matter of interest
10 pensioners By recent act and order OF
dhe post Office department. pension vonch-
ers may now be paid at the various post
el1ices from the money order receipts. This
will be Of much convenience to the PEN
sioners az the vouchers were formerly paid
at the bank
List of advertised letters for the week
ending Dec. 1888: Post Office B, Andrew
Bailey, Henry Cook, I. o O F.. No 1858
Cove Lodge, Clara Draper, Lidie B. Greene
R. E. Gibbs, Clarence Holmes, Daniel
Hobau. John G. Ingersoll. Katie Joseph
Chaulk Porch, Joseph Reynolds, Capt
Harry SWEET. Persons calling for the
above letters will please say advertised.
When it comes to the payment of the
bonds that have been issued to pay for She
EPaulsSoro and SwedesDoro stone road, the
holders will see to it that they get the last
penny. By the same rule the county
fathers should see that the last peuny'E
worth of stone stipulated in the contract
for its construction, is put in. Right
wrongs neither party to any contract.
"A late report of the State Bureau Of
Labor and statistics shows the debts OF the
various counties at the periods of 1880
1890 and 1898. That of this county wat
So 357 in 1880; $1O7SOO in 1890, and in
1898 is $l36 600. This is q prosperous
showing for the bond business at least
The debt per capita was Is cents in 1880
1915 in 1880; and S422 ia 1893.
MIR. Geo. E Pierson has the gratifica-
ton of knowing that be is to be continued
as Grand Keeper of Records and Seal o.
the Knights of Pythias of this State fol
another year, by virtue of the votes cast at
the lodge elections. and by the very deci-
sive majority of 500. Mr.. Persons fellow
townsmen will unite in coDgratulating him
on the unusual honor his Brother Knights
have conferred on him
Sheriff Collins on Monday last sold the
valuable j. D. Green Block, at the corner Of
Broad and Hopkins streets, this city, to
Ben Brown, for $500. This is the
amount of the incumbrance on the prop.
erty, yet not one one half the cost of the
erection of the building less than three
years ago. And this is a sample of the
Prosperity that Republican papers of the
Constitution brand, tell their readers the
people are enjoying just now.
The first part of the third annual re-
port of Charles J. Baxter, State Superin-
;tendeut of Public Instruction. has been
received ia the Office of the State Board oil
Education. Mr.. Baxter advises the estab.
aishment of higher courses in the public
schools and of kindergarten for the
younger classes. He recommends that the
age limit be extended to include children
of four years old and upward and that the
first two years be devoted entirely to kin.
dergarten exercises.
IAN exchange says a sleek swindler ID
said to be heading this way. He cleans
sewing machines for fifty cents, and ther
finds broken wheels and appliances which
need repair. Of course he is the one who
causes the bad condition of the machine by
exchanging the several parts. If any one
stands watching him he sends the person
for oil, rags. or something else. Hecharges
exhorbitant prices for bis work. House.
keepers should be on the lookout for the
swindler.
The village of Paulsb0ro has mapped
out large program for the early future
Il proposes to incorporate under the
Borough act, and then build good side
walks, curb and gutter the streets and put
same in good condition light the town
with modern light, build water works,
establish National Bank and then. WOO the
Goddess Prosperity. And we may add
with truth. that Paulsboro, with SO many
hustling men, is calculated to win the fair
dame, If she fs In the market.
In making alterations in their Sabbath
school room, the First Baptist church found
q troublesome obstacle In 8 girder that sup
ported the arch in the main audience room
Shove. The difficulty was mentioned to
ex-Judee CIymer, who happily was enable
10 solve it. He had in his possession the
iron poet that carried the arch over the
Judges bench in the old Court house, and
these were just the sort of support the
church needed; they we're just the right
length, too, and that be presented them to
the church with the only stipulation that
they be marked as relics from the old
court house, has kept superintendent and
postal clerk Scott smiling ever since.
The annual meeting Of Pr0vident Con-
c1ave. No. AZ. Imp. o. Heptasophs, was held
IN Tuesday evening. The following were
slacted officers for the ensuing year -
Irsson. John G. VOORHEES, Provost, J.
F7oster Graham Prelate, ]. D. Carpenter
ReaorfIes. George e. Herson TT. as cbas.
10. starr Financier, John E. Estell; In
snsc.or George W. Curtis; WaTder, d. 7.
fathers: Sentinel. William a. Fisher,
,rr,staes' Jas. McElwee. J. E. Graham;
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