Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-03-30
LOCAL S.

The frequent and heavy rains hav,
greatly delayed farming operations.
Architect Pebble says that the build
ing outlook in Woodbury. is not bright.
-Toone & Hollingshed advertise specia
bargains in dry goods, carpet and shoes.
Miss Mary, daughter OF Mark B. Lip
pincott, is very low with typhoid fever.
-Laub's display of seasonable footwear
is the most attractive ever made in Wood
bury.
The legislature has removed the bal
as an impeachment to the Washington Park
license
Prof Hnntley, of Higbtstown Seminary
was visiting Rev. J. NJ. c. ChiIdrey or
Wednesday.
One hundred and thirty-six new cases
OF typhoid fever we're reported in Philadel
phia last Monday.
la requesting change of post Office
address. subscribers will please give old as
well as neic address.
&C. w. Starr has a new and attractive
line of ladies shirts waists the latest
mdkes-st air prices
You want q Spring suit, of latest style
aud best workmanship, then 20 to n. T.
Lewis & Sons, 1924 Arch street.
-Poundkeeper Robinson has failed to
qualify, hence the Office is vacant. Official
life seems to have lost It's charms fol
Morris.
Speaker Watkins has bought horse
which he calculates will be a factor in the
Fall race. To beat Solomon he must have
at least two.
AT the organization of the Woolwich
township committee last Saturday. Chas. P.
BatteD, was elected chairman and Hon. D.
0 Wa kins, solicitor.
The annual plank shad dinner by the
ladies of the First Baptist church. will be
served Thursday evening, the 18th of
April, in the church lecture room.
DIR. H. A. Wilson has purchased a
team of driving horses from dealer Tice
They are Jersey horses, full sisters, and
were bred by Mr.. Collins, of Washington
township.
The Consumers Gas Company adyer-
tise TO continue the sale of gas stoves on
the same liberal terms as last year, not
withstanding the fact that prices have
advanced.
AT the annual meeting of the Grand
Council of the Red Cross in Camden last
Tuesday, Chas. Nj. Garrett was elected
Grand Commander, and George w. Catteil,
Trustee.
Mrs. Joseph Paul has re-purcbased the
well known hotel SO long and successfully
owned and conducted by her late husband
and which she sold to Mr. Z. ]. Davis
about four years ago. Price not stated
The people of the county will learn
with regret of the serious illness of John c.
Turner, of Salina. Since the death of his
wife he has steadily failed, until his condi.
ton is now such as to elicit the sympathy
Of the entire county.
The law under which damages have
been recovered from Townships for sheep
killed by dogs, has just been declared un-
constitutional. The decision of the Court
IS based on the ground that the law does
not set forth its object in the title.
The contractors for the franklin town
ship gravel road expected to begin work
the first week of April, but will probably
be delayed as the engineer has not yet
been able by reason OF the frequent rains to
get on the road AID place stakes.
Agent Wilson has made during the
past week, the following bicycle sales:-
Mrs. Emma Stewart, Crescent. for her
daughter, Nina; Clarence Burkett, Column
bia; Selden Budd, Crescent; Winfield
Patterson, Crescent; Clarence Tyler, Ram
bier.
Word comes to Woodbury. that VIM.
Moore, Esq who was last Summer ap-
pointed to q position in the Law Depart
ment of the Government and assigned to
duty in the far West, has been relieved
and is now in Pasadena, Cal.
This Woodstown Monitor SAYS -" A
slick salesman has been unloading lot of
cattle powder on residents OF a neigh
boring village at 20 cents box. Pieces of
roasted peanuts seem to be the chief ingTe-
dent, together with a light substance
resembling burnt chat"
The w. C. T. q. meets at the home of
Mrs. Thomas, fHolroyd Plac on Monday.
April 3. This meeting will be held in the
afternoon at $50. The members are urged
to attend, as there has been no business
done at the last two meetings, owing to
the lack of a quorum.
-Thos c. Allen, Of Glassboro, and E
F. Dell and Geo. W. Curtis, of The city. have
joined the Philadelphia Poultry Association
organized in Philadelphia last week The
Association will hold poultry show in
Philadelphia next Fall which will rival the
famous New York and Boston shows.
Judge Jessup held a short session OF
court on Friday morning, during which
the transfer of several licenses was made
as follows: Charles Kerns, of Biilingsport
to Jesse Thompson. of Berkeley Mr.
ThOmpson's license TO John r. Siekler,
ClaIksboro, and Mr. Sickler's license to
Scott Green. The Shoch matter was again
deferred.
IF any one ever doubted that our city
was enterprising, the last straw was re-
moved by the vote Of Council Tuesday
evening TO dredge thirty foot channel in
Woodbury. creek Philadelphia has for
years been talking about dredging the
Delaware, but nothing comes of it. The
great city across the river is a back number
as compared with Woodbury.
john C. VOORHEES, has sold forty car
loads Of fertilizers during the past week.
and c. T. Molony reports having sold one
Thousand car loads of New York manure
during the month of February. From
such sales, we gather that the truck
business is to be rich 10 the planting. and
we trust this richness will be multiplied
many times 10 the marketing.
Every body desires to aid the Wood
bury Public School Piano Fund, and this
may be done by securing tickets from any
member of the Woodbury. Board of Ednca-
ton, the Woodbury. teachers or pupils o.
the schools, and having purchases made at
Wansmaker & Browns credited to that
fund Those of our readers whose habit il
is to make their purchases of this firm will
make no financial or mental sacrifice in as
ing these tickets aud those who have not yet
become patrons OF this famous house, will
be amply repaid by inspecting their stock
anu comparing prices Salesman Edward
Sbute will take especial pains to please all
Gloucester County people who call there
Sheriff Collins advertises the LiEera
Press newspaper plant at public sale OF
April 5, at the suit Of Elizabeth Cooper
The paper was established 10 1878 b.
Shoch & Heritage; some years later Mr.
Heritage aishdrew, and the Liberal Pres
Publishing Company continued the pnbIica
fioD. The company afterward sold the
naper to Clement EornbIower, q competent
Young printer of Salem, who about yea
later sold halt interest to Chas. N. Bell
and the Arm Of Hornblower & Bell This
arm afteraasd dissolved and the paper va
continued BY Mr. Hornblpwer, and after
ward became the PROPERTY Of Chas. N. Bell
she present owner.