Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-07-27
LOCALlTEMs.

annual repairing and cleaning
The FIRE house is lighted with iucan-
descent lights. Why this exclnsiveness
Our collector, Martin B. Robinson, will
start 90 bis tour of the county on Monday,
August IA
The glassblowers in their National
Conference, have determined to ask for q
restoration of the 1892 wage scale
Frederick Cook was struck by trolly
car on Water street, Gloucester, Sunday
night, and later died in Cooper hospital.
The New Jersey National Gusrd is
going TO participate in the reception to
Dewey IN New York about October Ist
Harness maker E D. Knisell has made
fine set of team harness for a wooden
manufacturing firm in philadelphia. Good
work counts.
One of the most substantial as well as
neat houses in Woodbury., is Fred. Bayer's
new brick house at the corner of Glover
and Penn streets.
The Democratic State Committee, and
chairman of the various county committees,
will meet at the Coleman House, Asbury
Park, on August 7.
The Live Stock Commission, of Illinois
has appointed DIR. 7. b. Rogers, of Wood
bury State Examiner of live stock shipped
into New Jersey from that State.
The County Board of Elections will
organize on August LIST Township and
Ward Boards OF Registry and Election
must be appointed before September 10.
lieutenant Charles w Barber is home
recruiting men for the Philippine service.
Here is an opportunity for G oucester
county boys to get taste of war in the
Orient. At this writing Curtis c., Carr is
the only recruit.
From the Santa Ana, Cal i, Standard
we learn that the apricot pitters are on a
strike for an increase of from ten to fifteen,
cents box. The value of this information
is in giving an idea of the extent of the
apricot industry there.
Three boys who went to Bridgeton
last Saturday 10 work in the Cumberland
Glass Works, turned up missing on Mon
day, and glassblowers n SurTan, c. Bar
nett. J. MtQnigg and W. Jones were held
in $500 bail for kidnapping them.
DO not fail TO obtain copy of Crink-
les from Competent Cooks" compiled BY
the Young Ladies' Home Miss. Circle of
the Presbyterian church, and for sale By
A. S. Marshall. Price fifty cents. Copies
will be mailed to those addressing Box
272. Woodbury., N. j. 7-27- -2ts.
List Of advertised letters for the week
ending July %, 1899: Mrs. John Brookins
Bertrums Cross, Elmer Haines, Lisse Helm
mes, Geo W. Hoffman, Mr.. Redman, Mrs
Rob. Williams. Mrs FL B. Wood Persons
calling for the above letters will please say
advertised.
1t is understood in glass circles that
the Glass Trust bit off more than they
could digest, consequently has collapsed.
Buying glass factories is big money trans
action, as the small plants represent $780,
900 capital, and run from that figure to
$1,000 900. and when it comes to buying
all, and uniting the management, the
situation must be well canvassed.
Senatorial candidates Stanger and
PiersOn, Assembly candidates Robson and
Buck, and ShrieYalty candidate Springer
were at the Glassblowers' Picnic at Wash
ington Park last Thursday, and we under
stand are slated to attend all the picnics
held this Summer. WHAT trial it must
be to take so thorough course of cold
lunches and cold shoulders when most
people are resting
Some of our city farmers believe they
have prize winning truck, and are quite
proud of their success. Samuel G Twells
IS especially proud of his tomatoes. Asses
sor Redfield of bis cucum bers and potatoes.
and Prohibitionist Joseph Morgan of his
lima beans. We suggest that they get up
little stuff in competition with the
professional truckers at the Farmers Pic
mic on August l6.
One of the produce shippers of the
county informs us that Kansas potatoes
are brought TO New York by express
freights, six hundred TO seven hundred
bushels TO the car, and last weeks prices
were sixty cents per bushel Jersey pota-
toes, he says, formerly commanded a better
price than either Western or Southern
stock, but this year are below the standard
as to size and general appearance.
Captain William Jordan and other
prominent negroes of Jersey City are max
ing efforts TO organize a regiment of zou-
owes in New Jersey, to be composed wholly
of cOlored men, as part of the National
Guard. The plan is to form twelve com
panies in Jersey City, Newark, Camden,
Trenton, Elizabeth and Paterson, and ap-
peal to the Governor and State Military
Board to aid the promoters. A similar
attempt was made four years ago, but the
project failed.
The State Federation of Trade and
Labor Unions of New Jersey has called a
convention at Orange on August 1lth to
consider an offer of a tract of land in Lin
coin, on which to build home for aged
members. The offer has been made through
Major Drake, Of Lincoln, by a land cor
poratIon, and the Executive Committee of
the Federation has already approved the
offer.
"A large hornet siuDg one of Dr. Will
sons horses on the neck while it stood in
front of William Meyers house on South
Broad street last Sunday afternoon. and
throwing its head MP suddenly, broke the
bride frightened, and no doubt smartiny
from pain of the sting. the sensitive animal
dashed down the Mautua turnpike TO the
road that turns into Woodbury. Heights
thence through Woodbury. Heights across
the railroad to GIassboro road, by which it
returned home. 1t passed through the
outer gate without accident, but left the
carriage at narrow gate in the yard, and
went over a fence into the field, where il
was caught. Strange to relate the animal
~
which fortunately as second best vehicle
was complete wreck.
The Grange Picnic at Alcyon Park
neat Wednesday, August 2, will give The
people an opportunity of honoring oul
Granger citizens by their presence, and al
the same time gathering fund OF useful
information as TO general conditions and
the special topics discussed by the several
speakers. The committee has prepared q
treat 10 this feature, by securing speakers
of national reputation. Mr.. Z. r. Cole, il
Worthy Lecturer of the New York State
Grange Mrs B B. Lord is General Deputy
of the New York State Grange, and MT
Edward Braddeck ia Worthy Master o
New Jersey State Grange. While every.
body connected with the Grange is sx pect
ed and will be present, farmers who ar,
not Changers 10 the real acceptation of th,
term. and merchants, mechanics. lawyers
editors, and even politicians, will be wei
come