Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-04
LOCAL Items.

Sweet potatoes are in market.
Andrew Marcus lost work horse last
week from heat prostration.
Proposals for the construction of the
new fire house are advertised for.
The Farmers Picnic at Washington
Park is advertised this week.
Trolley parties are the rage now, and
the G. G. and w. railways party car is a
beautiful one.
The Central Baptist Sunday-school
held an enjoyable picnic at AImonesson
Lake last Thursday.
William Jones' chicken house was
relieved OF some prime broilers one night
last week, by thieves.
Late car service TO Mantua went into
effect on August LIST, by the addition of a
car leaving Woodbury. at 11.23 and - OS.
The County Teachers and Trustees
Association will meet in the Court House
on Saturday, August 20, at 10 o'clock a. m
The county needs new flag, the old
one having last week succomed to the
strain of heat and humidity, and now
hangs In tatters.
The Standard Oil Company'4 delivery
team was overcome from heat last week,
and DR.. Budd was called to treat them
They recovered.
The Young Peoples Association of the
Presbyterian church will run another ex-
cursion to Cape May on the Republic on
August IS.
Between four and five o'clock Wed.
nesday morning, the sky assumed a re-
markedly brilliant golden hue that seemed
to pervade the very atmosphere. Who can
explain the phenomena
Mr.. Benz Clendenon has bought a
very desirable building lot on the west side
of Popular avenue, and we are informed
will build handsome house thereon this
Fall.
The report reached Woodbury. yester-
day that Mr.. r. G. Porter who with his
family went to Colorado two weeks ago to
engage in business, is on his way home, and
is expected tomorrow.
-Fiends' Meeting in Woodbury. will be
visited next First-Day, the 7th inst, by
members of the Circular Meetings. Com
mittee, at the usual hour, 10 a. m, East
end of the house. All are welcome
-Fraternal and beneficial lodges in New
Jersey will be affected by decision given
by the State Board of Taxation. It de-
cides that the personal property of all
lodges is assessable. 1t has been generally
held that it was not.
Notwithstanding the threstning wealth
er of yesterday it is estimated that fully
5000 farmers attended the Grange picnic at
Alcyon Park, and that the program was
carried out to the letter.
There are encouraging signs for the ex-
tension of the free rural mail delivery in
this State. A special agent of the Post
Office Department is now in this Congress-
ional district Investigating as to the best
method of rendering this service.
Washington Star.
Rev. w. D. Mayo, Asst. Supt. of ~
Children's Home Society, visited WodQl
bury last Sunday, and addressed the cou
gregations of the various churches on the
work of the Society. Mrs. Asa Colson
Mrs. Robert D. Hughes and DR.. 7. E. Par
ker have charge Of the work in this city.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending August 1, 1898: Mrs. F. G. Collins,
Mrs F. M. Collins, Isaac Morris, MIs.
Charles Thomas, Miss Eta VaIentyue,
James Wesner, Mrs. L. B. Walton, Mss
Willie Young. Persons calling for tie
above letters will please say advertised.
"A destructive electrical storm passed
over Philadelphia yesterday afternoon
causing great destruction of property. The
Point Breeze oil works were burned, and
lightning played over the city striking
numerous buildings. The statue Of VIM.
Penn on the city hail. was struck no less
than fifteen times, but no damage was
done.
AT the request of Chosen Freehclder
Bender, of Mantua township, We give the
exact cost of the new iron bridge iust COM
pleted by him on Breakneck road, between
Barnsboro and Jefferson, at George Giants
farm, as follows: Cost of bridge, 1851 30 /;
filing in causeway, so feet each cad Of
bridge, $294.74; total, $l1S264
Collector Redfield in passing sround
tax notices The city rate is 56c.; lie city
school rate, 34c.; Estate school, 30c county,
SIC. The levy for schools exceeds The levy
for county expenses and almost eqaals the
entire city expense The coming genera
ton ought to be intelligent beyond those
who have gone before.
The tax rate of East Greenwich town
ship will be 81. o. made up of State school
Soc. county 81, township 20 and the dis
trict H. Collector Dawson will sit to
receive taxes as follows: Joseph ellis store
Berkeley, Oct. II, from IL to pm. Isaac
T. Haines' store, Clarksboro, OCT. Is, from
8 q. M to A p. m.; S. M. Oglen's store,
Mickleton, Oct. 49, from 8 a. M to p. M /;
at home, October 20.
"A despatch from Httsburg under date
of Aug. g. says of the glass EibWers wage
question: The Joint Wage Committee of
the National Association Of Flint Bottle
Manufacturers and Glass WORKERS is meet
ing here to-day to arrange thsscale for the
next year. The workers made a demand
for an advance of eleven per cent, but the
manufacturers opposed it, asserting that
half the pots in the country are controlled
by non-nnions concerns that are being
operated forty per cent. lover than the
union factories.