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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03
Rana BAN.

Woodbury. Country Club B. B. team
found it an easy matter to score a victory
over Merchantville at the latter's grounds
on Saturday The local team became bad
ly demoralIzed in the first inning allowing
Woodbury. 20 score runs which virtually
won the game MerchantvIlle however
pluckily determined to try and overcome
this lead but the excellent playing of Wood
bury prevented this Our boys are like
some politicians, they cannot stand too much
prosperity and in the eighth and ninth
innings allowed the locals to score 5 runs
when double play by Powell, Dey and
Kelsey ended the game with score of Is
to 10 in favor of Woodbury.. Following is
the score:
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03
To Subscribers.

During the week beginning Monday,
August IA, our collector, Martin B Robin
son, will call on subscribers al Bridgeport,
Swedesboro, Repsupo, Gibbstown, Pauls-
boro. Mickleton, Clarksboro and Mt. Royal,
Tor the purpose Of receiving amounts due
the GLOUCESTER COUNTY DEMOCRAT on
subscription account. This opportunity Of
paving subscription bills at your home is
offered at considerable expense to as, and
we trust 1t will be generally improved
J.. ID. CARPENTER.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03
VEN Due.
0VtWe5A M<AN4 va duu WANVNAH
The following described
Personal Property

One roam mare, perfectly sound and gentle
good worker and driver ! good jump-seai
carriage, standing top phsBton suitable for doc.
tor, one horse heavy wagon. set Walnut shell
wings carrying So baskets, l cart push cart
wheelbarrow. l set one-horse heavy wagon har-
ness, set single carriage do. light horse collar
heavy horse do, harness closet, l feed bin
wagon holster, lot axle wrenches, ! large wool
sweat blanket, l Baker stable blanket, | fine
plush-lined fur carriage robe, 2 Iron Age cult
vators, Iron Age scratch harrow | wooden
cross-cut 5 Nv, shoyels. potato drags hoes,
piteh-fOrks, mattoek. manure forks iron
rake, wooden rake, ADJ lawn mower, l cant
hook, iron wedges, sythes, work bench, 2G
foot ladder 10-foot step ladder, lot baskets kegs
and barrels, lot berry crates, ton rye straw in
bundles.
oak Hall chairs, l small fancy ebonied table
chestnut parlor centre table ebonied marble
top centre table. 5 walnut stuffed chairs wal.
nut stuffed arm chair, walnut extension table
walnut dining room chairs. I Rogers group
Coming TO the parsonl, l bronze figure l chest
nut taD0urette, so yds mating / walnut couch
porch rocking chairs, l chestnut side board,
double heater parlor stove No Ia good as new
wooden clock, 2 alarm clocks, Smyrna rugs.
cheneille table cover, bronze Rochester lamp
small glass lamps, l set china dishes. china
berry set. lot common dishes, lot tin and agate
ware. 50-lb. lard cans, wire mosquito frame
6xi2 It., suitable for lawn or porch | small cor
ner cupboard. SO gallon galvanized iron oil tank
br3ss and enameed bedstead bureaus
washstsnd, heavy walnut marble top bedroom
suit, chestnut commode chestnut tables /
large clothes hamper clothes baskets, goose
feather beds, lot goose feather holsters an pill
lows. spring mattresses. 2 hnsk mattresses,
Ingram carpet rugs, lot Brussels carpet lot r az
carpet, wsshtubs. 800 gallon oak cask and
other articles too tedious to mention.
Sale TO begin at o'clock p. M
TERMS Sums less than $40, cash; above $40
credit OF three mos. By giving app Owed nots
payable at First National Bank, o. Woodbury.
N. j.
p. Knisel Auct. e. DALRYMPLE.
S. d. Lodge, Clerk. S-3.2ts
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03
MonthIx sessinn of court.

At the August session of the Gloucester
county Courts last Friday, Judge Jessup,
presiding
The matter of the exceptions to the
account of the executors in the estate of
Jane and James Tweed was reported settled
and the case discontinued.
ID. o Watkins, administrator of the
estate of B. 7. Dilks. was granted an order
to sell lands to pay debts.
Horace F. Nixon made application for
reinstatement OF appeal case of Badd VS..
Green. The application was refused.
James Washington who was committed
to the county jail on a charge of attempted
robbery at Washington Park was released
on his own recognizance until October
term.
The application Of John Meister for
transfer of hotel license at Mullica Hill, to
Philip Walaman, was granted.
Testimony was taken in the matter OF
admitting to probate a paper purporting to
be the last will of Postrema r Coles, of
Mullica Hill, against which cageat had
been filed. Francis Lafferty for the will.
D. ]. Pancoast for the caveators.
Farm House Destroyed by Fire.
Early on Sunday morning last the farm
house owned by Thomas G. Dilkes, between
Msntua and Woodbury., and occupied by
Henry Jones was with its valuable con
tents, destroyed by fire. Mr.. Jones' family
consists of his wife and son. Mr. j. is a
retired gold beater, and bis son an electri-
clan of considerable renown. They moved
there from Holmesburg Pa, last Spring
On Saturday morning, Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
went to Atlantic City to spend Sunday, the
son remaining home. 10 the evening be
went to Washington Park, and returned
home on the late trolley, reachi the
house about twelve o'clock. He took off
his coat and vest and lighted an oil stoYe
to make a cur of coffee, aud had Just placed
the pot over the flame, when he heard
noise at the barn. and went to see what
was the matter with the horses Looking
out. of the barn, be thought il unusually
bright, and going out saw the house in
blaze. H1rryiDg forward, he found the
interior a mass of fame, and was nu-
able even to reach his coat and vest which
hung just inside the door He aroused the
neighbors, but in the absence of water.
nothing could be done either to extingnish
the flames or save the contents.
Mr. Jones loss is upwards of So 600, and
includes besides large amouDtof valuable
furniture, two pianos IAN upright and a
grand-an organ, a fine cornet and clarinet.
two valuable gold watches and chains, and
other jewelrY. The insurance on this was
81 800.
The house was a substantial one, built
at a cost of $500; the insurance was
81 500, the policy being placed through
NJ. Henerson's agency. Mr.. Dilkes Will
rebuild at once.
The gasoline stove was no doubt the
cause of the fire. Bat how is the I'M
solved problem There was can of gaso-
line in the house, but it was not near the
stove, and was believed to have been air
tight.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03
Obituary.

THEODORE F. TOMLIN died suddenly
at his home 10 Mantua township, near
BarnsbOro, Thursday evening last. Until
within the past two years, Mr.. Tomlin was
a man of rugged he 9th, but during that
period he has had a severe attack of pneu-
monia followed by complications bat at
this time he considered himself on the road
to permanent recovery He had been
sitting on the veTanda of bis home during
the evening, and remarked to his wife that
he felt much better He went in the house
soon after. and death came suddenly and
was painless.
Deceased took keen interest in affairs,
and was active in township matters. The
last Office he held was that of u member OF
the Board OF Education. He was a Demo
crat and always true TO bis party and for
many years was member of the county
executive committee. Revs Tomlin and
Lucas participated in the funeral services
on Monday, aud representatives of the Old
Fellows and Eagles acted as pail bearers.
Interment was at Clarksboro
WILLIAM S. CATrELL, a former resi-
dent Of Woodbury., died on Monday night
last at his residence in Phila., aged SIS
years. Deceased was long member OF
the NJ L. church of this city, and par
ticipated in all its activities. His wife
and seven adult children survive him.
The funeral services aud interment were
at Bethel on August Sd.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03
Another scalp.
Bring them along.
NewbOld next Saturday.

Another scalp.
Bring them along.
Newbold next Saturday.
Powell played good game at short
MerchautviIle was very weak at short
Vogeding played fine ball being credited
with eight strikeouts
Merc0n saved Merehantville several
overthrows by bis excellent playing.
Kid Huff was right in the game and
played like an old veteran.
Robinson must have taken a strong
strong bracer before the game as be mis-
took centre field for second base several
times.
Jefferson understands how to swing the
stick.
Cox showed his ability as a player in
Saturdays game.
Fisher did good work in left field for
the locals
Sayres is right at home on third base.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03
The following bills were ordered paid !:

Mr.. Best moved that Article II be
amended, so as to create a new committee
to be called the Property committee. who
are TO have charge of all the city property
Carried. The President appointed Coun-
eiImen Best, Siihens aud Bnrkett
A communication was read from John
Rachor, Jr asking that the crossing in
front of his hotel across Broad street be re-
laid. Mr.. Leeds moved and it was carried
and the request granted. This work is to
be done by the contractors who are build
ing the stone road without any st to the
city. II was moved by Mr.. Batten and
carried that the crossing connecting the
north side of Delaware and Coop streets
be re-laid
Mr. Best moved that when Council ad-
journed they do so to meet on August 29lh
Carried.
Adjourned.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03

Gun-shot wounds and powder burns, cuts
bruises. sprains, wounds from rusty nails, insect
stings and ivy poisoning quickly healed by
DeWittss Witch Hazai Baiye Positively pre-
vents blood poisoning. Beware Of counterfeita
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03
Golf.

The golf team of the Salem Country
Club played their return game with the
Woodbury. Country Club at Woodbury. on
Tuesday afternoon The local team won
rather handily by the following score:
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03
IS 10 M11 a
10 1ss2s III

Country Club. 0 0 OF Al 0-ls
Merchantyille..-... 2 0 0 0 0 10
Three base hits-Jefferson g. Two-base hits
Powell. Jeffe son. O'Heil. Struck out--by Voge-
ding g; by Cooper z. Base on balls-Off Voge-
ding 2, Cooper 5. Double play. Powell, Dey.
Kelsey. Umpires-ottnger and wilkins.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03

Thomas Rhoads, Centreneld Ohio, writes: II
suffered from piles seven or eight years. No
remedy gave me relief until DeWitts Witch
Hazel Salve, less than & box Of which perma-
nently cured me- Soothing healing. perfectly
harmless. Beware OF counterfeits. Alfred s.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03
r sDST.

I II
On Saturday evening, July 70, between the r
r station and Prehl's stables, gold tipped
ivory watch charm. The finder will be literally
rewarded by returning same to the DEMOCRAT
| Office, or to the owner,
JAMES BURROUGHS,
July ~, 1879 Elmer, n J.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03

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Pleasant cottage. Large porehes Beautiful
ocean view Terms moderate.
Mrs. A. b Miss R. Jennie Johnson.
6.2s-9gH ANGLESEA, N. J.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

resist and there was no bloodshed They "ere
escorted back to London. where the three leaoers-
the two McPhersons and Shaw-were tried ana sno0
at the Tower An account OF the execution pup
lished a few years later said:
The rest Of the Hghlanders were drawn ous III ~
Gee Tho execution and Joined In their prayers WIN
great earnestness They behaved with perivT,t lee, ,nto
ointion and propriety. Their bodies were put inso
three collins by three OF the prisoners tnea, a
men and namesakes, and buried in one grave he"'
the place of execution.
General Stewart. commenting on this executioh'
SAYS. "There must have been something more thah
comnon in the case and character Of these un-
fortunate men. as Lord John Murray, who was
afterward colonel OF the regiment. had portrats OF
them hung in his dining room
Two hundred OF the men were drafted 10 90
corns service at Gibraltar and Minorca, and IN
Georgia. jamaica and the Leeward Islands The
remainder OF the regiment embarked for Flanders
and in the two years OF their stay in that country
their conduct was exemplary that the Eiector
PaIatine thanked George H. For their sake" he
wrote 81 shall always pay respect and regard 10
a Scotsman.
Since that time the regiment which in Its early
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

davs was guilty Of disobedence. has served with
distinction in all parts Of the world. From l56 tii
17eS they were stationed in America and look part
in the engagements between the French ana the
British colonsts And 1t is interesting TO note at
this time that the Black Watch was stationed at
Albany in 1885, and there received six hundred re-
cruits from England. The regiment was withdrawn
from Albany in 1851 and proceeded north and joined
the expedition against the French island or cape
Breton, In the Gulf Of st. Lawrence. Then they
returned TO Albany, where they remained nearly
year. and then became a part OF Major General
Abercrombies force that went by way Of Lake
George Ticonderoga- OF their action IN the bat
tie which followed eyewitness wrote;
with a mixture Of esteem grief and envy con-
slider the great loss and immortal glory acquired by
the Scots Highlanders In the late bloody airair ar
;ntrrenchments which many Of them actually
mounted. They appeared ike lions breaking from
mated than dampened by seeing their comrades fan
every side.
part OF the regiment was sent 10 the West
Indies where they assisted at the capture Of Guada
ioupe and in 1862 war having been declared against
Spain two battallons Of the 42d Joined in the opera
tions against Havana. Between fighting against the
French, Indians and spaniards. the regiment be-
came greatly reduced and there was only a skele-
ton left when the 42d embarked at Philadelphia in
July. 1887 for home. The Highanders were a part
OF Lord Moira's force in the operations in Hol-
land. and there won the glorious Red Heckle" for
their bonnets for recapturing from the French two
guns which had been given up lost.
THE REGIMENT DIVIDED
Then the regiment became divided The head
quarters and five companies went to Gibraltar and
the rest of the command sent TO the West
Indies. The next heard Of the Black Watch was
when under the command of General Moro. they
banks AbOukir Bay, Egypt.
II would be impossible I'm q short article TO give IN
detail the exploits of this picturesque body OF men.
but there have been few important military
ments on the part Of England In the last century
in which the Black Watch did not play It's part In
1876 the regiment stationed in Ireland, but when
Bonaparte escaped from E.ba and threatened the
peace OF Europe they were ordered into active ser
vice They marched from Ostend TO Brussels and
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

arrived at the post OF Les Quatre Bras in time TO
encounter regiment OF French lancers whom
they defeated. The Duke OF Wellington I'm his dis
cry"
sia, ana In 1857 the regiment embarked for India
70 AID In the suppression OF the Mutiny. There
they began work on arriving by marching eighty
miles from Calcutta In hfty-sx hours and then
were In prime condition. They took part in the
siege and capture Of Lucknow, and returned home
IN 1853 In 1873 the regiment was ordered to the
colo Coast, and Joined Lord. then Sir Garnet
Wolseley. who was the leader OF the expedition
against the King Of Ashantee II in that cam
peign that the Black Watch first laid aside the
picturesque uniform and donned the khaki which
they ar, ere wearing again in the present campaign.
. IN lsS4 tho 42d was or9e-cd Suakm, IN the
soudan, and took part IN the relief Of Tokar and
soon after that established headquarters al Cairo
The Black Watch took part In the battle OF Wrbe-
Kan ana carried the Arab position at the point OF
tn tns bayonet. The historian OF that neld wrote
,ihe Plpers struck up. and, with q cheer the
black Watch moved forward with a steadiness
and valor which the enemy unable 10 resist
without check the battalion advanced scaled
the rocks, and drove the enemy from his shelter"
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

and probably many OF us wonder how It is that the
vigorous Dombardments OF the Beers with II onr
rom ana other more or less formidable weanons
produce so little effect One day Mafeking reports.
our houfs' bombardment; dog killed.: another
we near that the net result OF rhe days cannonade
was the death or one poor, unoffending Kaf ffir
woman Is the Boer shooting then with big guns
SO much below the standard their old reputatIon
aIoWs them with the rife? Or have our troons
some means OF protecting themselves from the
sii0t no. ana smell OF their adYersariesY
inc latter ~ the true explanation md those
readers OF The Daily Mail" who have not been
trained TO war may be Interested 10 know bv what
means Tahs tommy Atkins's' immunity Is secured
81 me gailant defence OF Plevna by the Turks I'm
ls.i Is now ancient history 10 the civilian bur our
ahd sections OF the Plevna redoubts I'm which the
turks We're able 10 Withstand for months terrific
canhonader from the Russians and time after
nm, manning their earthworks 10 heat or in
iianry attacks when the bombardment ceased
no iuIks mus enforced anew a lesson OF the
ppat thtt an army (to quote Colonel Mauricel
hsh'lhs IN Well chosen and well fortified posi-
Soh, acting on the defensive may infiict serious
urSat upon forces superior to IL I'm numbers
. ., ne Iesson or PleYna has been learned by all our
oIhcrrs ana IL has doubtless been by similar means
10 lhose adopted by the Turks that our troops
nnsn 1--we oo'"ihed shelter from the projcctes OF the
They have. 1t cannot be doubted, thrown nm
~ ns@ny @ banks OK earth, thousands and Thousands
oa yue.c yaIus IN bulk and excavated subterranean
sherles WITH shell proof or at least splinter nroof
aoois OK earth supported timbers or iron rails:
anS S ~ ~ under the cover OF these that soldier
ahd townsfolk took refuge. Would Colonel Keke
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

commanded the Mahratta army, arrived in Hin
dustan penness petty officer from manco % cN var ar
and and o0co 0s Even M" more rapid was the progress
of Colonel Hannay. who had to leave John Com
RSny Sd service Of the Nawab Wazr Of Dude in is
and left It after three years with fortune OF
AT that time there was not the prejudice against
of modern Europe have fostered Few foreigners
have risen to eminence In the English service bnt
the Napoleonlc wars. Besides the famous Hessians
there were the French Chasseurs Britannique three
Greek Light Infantry. In the Crimean War
German legion was recruited in HeIgoland, but Il
precedent Is not likely to be followed.
A PICTURESQUE GALLERY.
In spite of the chilling effect Of modern ideas.
form a picturesque gaery-heroes and rascals,
Fenlans and Royalists, Poles. Englishmen and ad,
Cochrane and Hobart Pacha, have established
themselves on higher plane thap the mercenary
record with the English Chllian, Brazilian and
Greek navies in turn Is probably unique though
Paul Jones may be set down q bad second. The
ex-apprentice Of a Whitehaven collier. who was
the most successful American naval officer in the
War of Independence. and held command there
after in the French and then in the Russian navy,
IS not the heroic hSure l which m9derp eulogsts IN
seaman and gallant fighter In fact he was tho
fought at does not rob him of his place in that
gallery.
The revolutionary wars Of the Continent have
naturally attracted many OF these adventurers.
Count Illnsh was Pole who fought the Russians
in HIS native land and when all was lost took
vice under Schamyl, Prince OF Circassia. The
Hungarian War of Independence, in 1s4S next en-
ployed his desperate yalor, and at Temeswar he
had three horses killed under him. Finally he be-
came colonel OF a Turkish curasser regiment. and
was known as Islander Bey. In the Hungarian
revolt General GuyOn, an Englishman, a
famous figure. and at Tyrnau he held his ground
until he had lost three-fourths OF his battalion and
the village streets were streaming with blood. A
less attractive personality s General Cluseret who
served ms captain in the French army In Algeria,
then under Fremont In the American Civil War,
was next Fenian general" and then War Min
ister under the Commune. Dombrowski, another
braver man than the ex-Fenlan, had fought In
New-York tribune., 1899-12-17

NJ P. relative TO questions Of secondary nature
He said that Mr. Stanley could not be thoroughly
acquainted with Transvaal affairs since he spent
only one day at Pretoria and five or six days at
johannesburg which Is not Transvaalian place,
but rather & town Of cosmopolitan spectators.
The British traveller accused the Beers OF being
a dirty set Of people, ignoring the use OF soap. to
which Dr. Leyds answers that they are cleaner
than the rabble in the London faubourgs He adds
that there are soap factories In the TransvaaL
where the price of soap is twelve cents a
pound for the common article. and twenty
five cents for toilet soap, price at which
It could not be obtained in English per
fumeries." a similar error IS made in regard to
matches, for in the Transvaal matches, which cost
ten and fifteen centmes by the box In Europe, cost
only six confines. Moreover. despite the asser-
tions of Mr.. Stanley" says DIT. Leyds, II have
never Boer peasant using 'briquet kind
OF flint and tinder appliance. TO Hight his pipe As TO
the coffee question. Mr.. Stanley reproaches US
with not taxing IT, because the Beers consume
a large quantity OF It, and that taxation in the
Transvaal must be paid only by the Britshers. But
read tariff laws. Coffee Is taxed at per cent
ad yalorem like all other alimentary articles"
There only three mOnopoes at present main
tanned, dynamite. alcohol and tanning The money
coming from these monopoiies goes exclusively into
the public treasury under the control OF the Volk-
raad As to the origin OF the great fortune OF
President KRUGER. which was partly attributed by
Mir. Stanley to commissions derived from the grant
ing OF concessions or from speculations on public ar
fairs. DR.. Leyds says:
"Mr. Krtger Is a great landowner. He possesses
many farms, and sells them at profit when OPP
portunlty is offered; as for instance in regard TO
his Geduld farm. which he ceded to the Goerz
Society at large profit. because It was situated
over an auriferous territory. Add TO that the
ings realized by the President out Of his salary,
and which he applies to the purchase OF more
farms 1t Is doubtless jokingly that Mr.. Stanley
says that In 1888 Mr. KrGger could not pay with
out the assistance Of a British friend his hotel
bill in London. The volksraad had voted OoOoo
francs to cover the expenses OF the deputation
sent to England for discussing the convention
which signed in 1884"
In regard TO the freedom OF the press. which Mr.
Stanley had imagined to be non-exstent in the
Transvaal. Dr. Leyds said in his interview that
sentences are very seldom pronounced against
against the "Volkstem" and the "Randpost" two
Official burgher organs Of Mr.. Kruger's policy.