Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-02-24
LOCAL Items.

The Central Baptist church desires to
publicly thank Miss Jordan's decorative
art class for the loan of its valuable ex-
hibit
John Rachor, Jr, was in Woodbury.
for short time last Saturday, and took
away with him fine driving horse pur-
chased of S. r. Budd.
VIM. C. Fox's third sale of horses. ETC.,
amounted to upwards of three thousand
dollars. The horses were fine lot. Mr..
F. advertses another sale for March Is
The ladies of the Mantua M. E
church will bold their fourth annual terra
pin supper on the evening of March 9th,
from to 10 O'Clock. Supper, rs cents.
in the Mantua Township financial re-
report, published last week, the types said
that the balance on the duplicate of 1895
was $2O6 IS The correct amount is
$26065.
The annual meeting of the Democratic
County Committee was held in Woodbury.
last Saturday, and J. D. Carpenter was
unanimously reelected Chairman, and
Geo. W. Reed, Secretary
Mr.. John r. Sickler wishes to posi-
tiyely deny the truth of the rumor pub
Iished in the Constitutions CIarksboro cor
respondenee that he has leased the Swedes-
AN adjourned meeting of the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders will be held in the
Court House on Saturday next, the special
business being TO act on bids for the con-
struetion of the Paulsboro and Swedesboro
stone road.
j Boyd Avis. of Newbold, son of the
Hon. John Avis, of Cumberland county, a
student IN Assemhlyman Watkins Office,
was among the law students to successful
Iy pass the Attorneys examination at
Trenton last week.
The State President, Mrs. Bourne,
wishes New Jersey to observe Thursday as
memorial day for Mss Willard. A spec
ial meeting of the w. C. T. U will be held
at the home of Miss Fannie Tevis. Red
Bank avenue, Thursday evening, Feb. "a
at o'clock.
The Republican primary election fol
the purpose of nominating candidates fol
city offices, will be held in the various
wards on Saturday, November 5th, be
tween the hours of and p. m. Books
TO receive nominations will be opened il
the various wards st noon on Thursday
Feb. 24.h and close at noon on Thursday
March 3rd.
Up to noon yesterday twenty-eigh'
ladies had registered their application at
Starr's store for employment in the shir
fact,ry. Many, more are wanted i'm
nediately. Mr. Powdermaker put nj
thirty machines yesterday, aud will starl
the works next Monday. Operators carr
from three TO twelve dollars per week, &C
cording to proficiency,
We believe the law requires that th'
city financial report must be published be-
fore the Charter election. When this il
done. the Financial Committee of Council
might make valuable supplementary re
port by giving an account of its steward
ship in matters not fully incorporated il
expert Dslfs report. The one will probab
" be made when the other is-that is th'
way with government by caucus And
then people wonder why Woodbury. dom
expand as it ought.
Woodbury. may build sewers and paw
her streets; her citizens may subscribe
money to bring factories here; we may pu
an electric light on every corner, and be a
patriotic as the Spartans of old, but unit
we, as a people, make business Of ou
municipal affairs, holb public officials t
street accountability for their public acts
full measure of municipal prosperity viii
cot be attained Woodbury. isn't BIZ
enough 10 carry the load it is carrying ans
prosper.