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

LOCAL ITEMS.
-rhe Pitman Grove Daily Ns,os APP
peared on Aug l
-Alcyon Park will have new attractions
during the week beginning August T.
Lieutenant C. W. Barber is recruiting
men for the regular arm at Camden.
Thomas Armitage, of West Deptford,
celebrated his eighteenth birthday to day,
August 3d.
Mr.. E. Dalrymple, of Mantua, adver-
tises a sale Of personal property to take
place on the 18th inst.
~. ]. Truncer, the MaDtna merchant.
adyertises reduction sale Of his goods.
Read what be has to say.
The sale of Woodbury. Town Hall,
advertised to take place last Monday, was
adjourned for one week.
AT the solicitation OF mahy of his
patrons, Gus" Prehl is arranging to make
another public sale of carriages. etc.
The tax rate for East Greenwich is 96c
divided as follows Roads, 15c school,
&C.; county, Ace State school. Doc.
This paper will next week contain an
interesting communication from Jas. s.
Carson, who is at Comoa Springs. Porto Rico
"A new National Bank has been estab-
lished in Millville, under the title of The
Mechanics National Bank, of MillVille,
N J.
Hon, D. o. Watkins, administrator of
the estate of the late Benz T. Dilks. adver
tises the property of deceased, on Broad
street, this city, at public sale.
List OF advertised letters for the week
ending July 81, 1899. Henry c. Citizens,
Will Morton. Persons calling for the
above letters will please say advertised.
The tax rate for Elk township has been
fixed at 81 46 on the 800 valuation, diYid-
ed as follows: County. As; State school,
30 township school, "a; township pur-
poses, 8; roads, 40
There is rumor on the street this
morning that Land ord Snyder has sur
rendered his purchase of Paul's Hotel, and
that William F. Buohl, of Salem, has
purchased the property.
The real estate and plant of The
Woodbury. Hygeia Ice and Manufacturing
Company was sold by Sheriff Collins on
Monday to Joseph ]. Summeril and Chas
Walton, of this city, for $4,000
Harry Low is riding one of Agent
Wilson's popular Rambler bicycles, and he
says it cannot be beaten. While Harry is
only boy, he travels the same distance
and at the same rate OF speed as the veteran
bycIers K.
The scale of wages in union glass
factories has been fixed to the satisfaction
of the blowers and manufacturers on the
basis of an increase Of eight per cent. over
last year. This fact is a source of con-
graduation to the public at large.
The members of the Woman's Chris
ton Temperance Union are requested to
make special effort to attend the regular
meeting on August 9Th. promptly at 8 p
m. 1t will meet at the home of Mrs. Levi
Heaton, No. 81 High street.
do not fail TO obtain a copy of Crink-
les from Competent Cooks compiled by
the Young Ladies' Home Miss Circle of
the Pfesby terrain church, and for sale by
A Marshall. Price fifty cents. Copies
will be mailed to those addressing Box
272, Woodbury., n. j. 1879 2ts.
-Postmasters are directed to open all
letters upon which postage has not been
paid, to ascertain the name of the writer.
To avoid this no one should fail to have
his name and address printed on one corner
of all envelopes used for mailing letters
Belmont Perry, Esq, has sold his
late residence at the corner of Broad street
and Newton avenue, 1.-THE old Smallwood
homestead) to Hon. D. O. Watkins, for
$4,000 The conveyance was made on
August LIST. Mr.. Perry has returned to
his new home at Santa Ana.
Judge Wescott, of Camden, has ap-
pealed the case OF F over VS.. Flower recent
ly decided by Vice Chancellor Grey, to the
Court of Errors and Appeals. Mrs Flower
through her Attorney a. II. Swackhamer,
obtained an order Of separation from her
husband, George Flower, and alimony,
besides costs and counsel fee.
President whitall, of the Executive
Committee of the Washington Park Far
mars Picnic requests articles of farm
produce for exhibition, to be delivered at
WestYille where freight charges will be
paid. These should be delivered on the
afternoon of the 18th inst, OF not later
than the 10th
Last Friday evening, Charles, son of
Joseph Walker, of Smallwood Place, ate
supper with the family and went ont. Later
his clothes were found on the bank of the
creek, and after a search his body was
found 10 the water on the TwelIs property.
Coroner Hunter gave certificate of death
from accidental drowning. He was about
IL years old.
The West Jersey Country Club have
arranged for a matinee on a grand scale on
Thursday afternoon, August IL at Green's
stock farm. The 2 so class will be for
purse of $50; the 2l7 class for 500; the
230 class for a set of GallagheF's harness,
costing SIS, and the 2 rs class for one of
Caffey's best bicycle sulkeys, made to
order for the winner
About fifty solid citizens accepted the
invitation Of the patentee of the new three
rail trolley system to examine the system
in operation at the Bourse, Philadelphia
The exhibition WAS a success, its operation
convincing all of its practical utility. The
party took supper at Washington Park,
where speeches were made discussing the
merits Of this system and IFS future deyel-
opment
The sixth Annual Grange Picnic at
Alcyon Park, Oh August I'd, exceeded any
former gathering of graDgers of this county,
a conservative estimate being that Z 600 ate
dinner on the grounds The exhibit OF i'm
plements was large, but the diepl of truck
while of good quality, was not extensive.
The candidates Of both factions Of the
Republican party were present, making
themselves solid with the graDgers.
Shoemaker Reihl's dog, of North
Woodbury. brought home human skull
on Tuesday afternoon. and officers yester-
day searched Ladd's Woods for the body.
but at this writing with no results. I'm
deFtaker u c. CatteII has examined the
skull, and gives his opinion that death has
been recent-not more than one month.
Here is field for detective talent, aud yet,
the case of Seidman, which seemed just as
great mystery as this was unTaveled and
the murderer brought to justice. Fame, if
not fortune. awaits the successful slelh.
Golf.
The golf team of the Salem Country
Club played their return game with the
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