Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-04-28
LOCAL M s.
Read sithens' advertise ment.

Read Sithens' advertisement.
Wilson offers bargains in bicycles.
Capt. Jas M cElwee is home for few
days
-Belm Mt Perry, Esq, has gone to
California.
There are few cases of measles at
West End.
Assessor Redfeld is taking the finan-
cial measure of the city.
West End is probably the only school
house in the county that is without flag
Mrs. John Shaw and son arrived
home last Monday from visit to her old
home in England
Jos. W. Merritt is building an ad-
dition to his future home, the Allen prop
erty on South Broad street.
One hundred poll taxes have been
paid since an effort has been made to ac-
complish their collection, by legal process.
The City of Camden is preparing to
offer bonds to the amount of 100000,
bearing four per cent interest, for street
improvement.
B. A. Carson, Manuals contractor and
builder is doing first class piece of work
on the farm of J. F. Stratton, Mt. Royal
Benny gets there.
The concert announced to be held in
the Central Baptist church on Friday even
ing, has been postponed to Thursday even-
ing, May 10.
Mr.. M. NJ Chew, administrator of the
estate of the late Charles Rennebaum, sold
the real estate in Wil'ismstown last Satur-
day to the heirs for $500
1t is said that Thos M Tice had a
good sale of COWS at Mt. Ep rain on
Tuesday, the purchasers being largely
from Gloucester county.
The regular monthly meeting of the
w. C T U. will be held at the home of
Mrs E. L. Koran, No. 147 North Br ad
street, Monday evening, May 2, at eight
o'clock.
"A horse belonging to William Tighe,
near Woodbury. Heights. became frightened
at trolley car last Friday evening and
became unmauagable, upset the wagon,
throwing Mr. T. and son out. They were
somewhat bruised, but not seriously hurt.
William Albright, one of the Ledger's
New Jersey repor ers, and who gives much
attention to Gloucester county matters, has
been transferred to the Ledger's war staff,
and sent South. In this section. where he
is SO well and fayorablY known, his letters
will be read with genuine interest.
Out of 36l7 National Banks in the
whole country, the Financier, of New York,
annually complies a roll of honor, which
includes those banks whose surplus equals
or exceeds their capital stock. On this
roll are 346 banks, and in it the First
National Bank of Woodbury. is 1875, an ad-
vance from No. 214 in the previous report.
"A gentleman who arrived from Indiana
Wednesday morning says the West is at
fever heat oyer the war news; the news
papers are printed in red ink, and men
wear large red badges on which is printed
in black ink To hell with SPAIN" The
railroads are carrying regular and State
troops East, and crowds made up of men in
s Tx hats, laborers and urchins all carrying
flags, greet the trains at every station, and
cheer the boys onward.
-Mariola Lodge, K. Of P held a
smoker" last Thursday night in their
lodge room.on Delaware street. Smokers
are popular diversion these days, and
years to come, when Havana tobacco comes
to us from the Republic Of Cuba, they will
be even more popular than now. At this
particular smoker" there. were Havana
cigars galore, speeches, songs, recitations
and all advertisements incident to gath
ering OF Knights of Pythias and their
friends. DIR. T. E Parker was chosen
master of ceremonies, and introduced the
parts that made up the interesting pro
gram Except the cigars). DR.. W. A.
Glove who is a mem Der of Marble. and
an enthusiastic Knight, delivered the speech
of welcome, and gave an outline of the
principles of the Order and the lofty senti-
ments it inculcates. Messrs. Sprigman,
Roger, Pancoast, Uncle Phil Mason, DR.
Reading, A. S. Wilson, W. Harrison LIVER.
more and Mr.. Carbonld of Westville CON
tributed the other features of the enter
tainment, which was voted great success