Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-14

purchased a Crescent bicycle of Agent
Wilson, for his daughter, Mary.
The houses of farmers Fred Lang and
VIM. Cunningham near Woodbury., were
visited by burglars last Monday.
Arthur A. Blackman, OF Brigantiue
Beach, is spending two weeks with hiE
grandfather A. Marcus on S. Broad st.
The tax rate for the borough of Woods,
town this year is $l.z7, of which % cents
is for school, and 81 cents for county tax.
Benjamin, son of II. W. Smith. sue
cessfully took an examination on Tues
day for admission to Penn Charter school
The Gloucester County Sunday School
Association will hold its Fall meeting in
the NJ E. church at Woodbury., early il
October.
Joel A. Sagirs will start huckstel
route in Woodbury., making his first TRIP
next Saturday morning, with fresh farm
produce.
-Dobbs Bros milk wagon was badly
damaged by the horse taking fright at the
show tents Sunday morning and running
away.
The Boards of Registry and Elections
for the various townships, wards and
districts of the eoun are advertised in
another column.
-Toone & Hollinshed, the Kaigbn's
Ave, Camden, merchants, make an inter
esting announcement in their space on ouI
Fourth page.
The National Export Exposition will
open in Philadelphia at noon to-day, and
continue every week day and evening
until November 80.
Fred. Kirby had $40 taken from his
psntaloon pockets, Monday night, while
they hung on the bed post. Nothing else
in the house was disturbed.
James Monahan, of Mantua, who lost
a child with diptheria ten days ago. con-
tracted the disease himsef and has gone to
hospital for treatment.
ID. o. Watkins, Esq, administrator oil
the late Benz. T. Dilks sold the residence
on South Broad street at public sale last
Monday to Mrs. Harry Sharp for $500.
-Alcyon Park closed for the season last
Saturday evening. The season there has
been a successful one, and thousands have
been afforded pleasant and healthful
recreation.
The rate of tax for county purposes 10
Burlington county was fixed by the County
Board of Assessors last week at $1l9-
which is considerably higher than it has
been before.
Mr. and Mrs. Senex Green, Council
man and Mrs. w. FL. Sithens, of this city,
and Mrs. Dr. Harry Shute, of Philadel-
phia, have taken cottage at Ocean City
for fifteen days and will spend that time
there.
One of the farmers of our county took
load of fine apples to market last Friday
and brought them home again, because be
was not able TO dispose of them at any
price. This is another evidence of uniyer-
sal Prosperity.
The annual meeting of the West New
Jersey Baptist Association will be held in
the Cohansey church. Roadstown. on Tues
day and Wednesday, October and a. The
Introductory Sermon will be preached by
Rev. J. NJ. T. Childrey, Of this city.
Capt Edmund Dubois has enlisted
twenty five men for the Philippine service
of which five are from this county and
and the balance from Philadelphia and
Camden. He expects to close his recruit.
ing Office to-day, and proceed to Fort
Niagara.
The Philadelphia Times is ont with 8
full PACED confession (?) of Eli Shaw this
morning, in which Eli is alleged to have
confessed to Times reporters that he acct.
denfally shot his grandmother and Their
killed his mother who witnessed The acct
dent We learn by telegraph that Shaw
denies the whole story.
Judge Jessup held short session o.
court on Monday, when be granted an
order sending Samuel Branton, who is 8
lad about Is years of age, who recently stole
a small sum of money from Mr.. Shoe.
maker. of Mantua, to the Reform School
Fred Wolf pleaded not guilty to charge
of selling liquor illegally.
"A week of special services are in pro.
gress at the Thorofare church, under diree.
ton of Rev. VIM Stone, assisted by Rev
VIM. Martin, Of Scotland. and Rev. D. e
Hahn. Preaching at 10 a. M, 8 and p.
m with an altar service Saturday night
a meeting for men only If it rains the
meetings will be held in the church.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending September II. 1899: Thomas Bowe
L A. Britton, ~. Mrs. Anna F. Cooper
R. Diekey, Mrs Lizzie Decarse, Charles R
Flynn, Maggie Gilmore, Robert P Henry
A. V. Hennessav. Will. J. Hough, Robert
johnson, S. M. Hammel, Chas S Kintz
Chas. Luker, Ella Turner, Joe Tunstall
Jon ]. Sash, Chas. S Brobohaken, Allen
Williams, Dixon Williams, Mrs Ruth A.
Wilson. Persons calling for the above
letters will please say advertised.
M. W. Newton last Saturday entered
into contract with Councilman Joseph B
Best to build fine twin brick house or
Curtis avenue, on the eastern lot of Mr.
Newton's tact. Curtis avenue is one o
the last streets opened up in Woodbury.
and in less than three years has beer
graded, curbed and paved, without inter
vention of the city, and ten handsome
brick residences erected. all of which are
occupied What Mr.. Newton has dom
may be done in other sections of the city
all that is required is little enterprise.
Charles j. Jordan, Superintendent o
the Appert Glass Company, of Port ALE
gheny, Pa, is spending a week with hi
family on Jackson street, after an absence
of fourteen months. The works of whict
be is Superintendent are the only one o
the kind in this country. and the fact that
with new, or green help they have the frs
year been operated successfully, IS a tribut,
to his ability to catch on" and drive new
ideas. The especial product of his firm
is cindrical pressed ware, in from one {,
sixty gallon sizes, glass water pipe, ant
pressed glass for general purposes.
in another column will be found thu
Fall announcement of the well known firm
OF Wannamaker & Brown, at Sixth anC
Market streets. Friends of the publ
schools of Woodbury. have an espeeia
interest IN this house at this time, becaus
it ia soon to present the schools here will
a fine piano. The arrangement is tina
after purchases to a certain amount ar
made by friends Of the SCI DOL, the plan
will be presented. That amount is eve
now almost reached, and by just it'll
effort the holiday season will find Wood
bury public schools the possessor of flo
musical instrument. No firm in Philadel
phis is more jealous of its reputation 70
honest, even-handed dealing none carry
greater stock, none make greater effort {
please patrons. Tickets may be procnre'
by any member of the Woodbury. Board Q
Education. teachers or pupils. and at
number of the business places in Wood
bury.
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