Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-29

LocALfTEMs.


Lincoln Park will open next Satur-
day.
-Tice advertises another sale of horses
at Mt. Ephraim.
Tine Broad street curbing and gutter
lug ordinance is advertised this week.
Harry Fish is having six ton ball
bearing scale put in his new building.
There is yet no official proclamation
against an old fashioned Fourth of July.
Andrew Marcus lost horse at Black
wood on Tuesday from some unknown
reason.
John Lee is in jail charged with break
ing and entering a bicycle shop at Rich
wood.
A trestle, on which stood several
loaded coal cars, at MenoDah station, col
lapsed Tuesday, causing considerable
damage.
Salem will hold an election on July
10, to decide for or against bonding the
city for improved streets.
One of our merchants had three spu-
Fi0us quarters and half dollars passed TO
him this week. Look out for them.
The GLOUCESTER COUNTY DEMOCRAT
job printing effiee is always equal to any
demand that may be made upon it.
Among the purchasers of lots at Bel
mont last week were Druggist A. S. Mar
shall and DR.. T. F Clifford, Of this city.
There will be base ball games, bicycle,
foot and sack races, QUOT tournaments and
fire works at Clarksboro on the Fourth.
AS. Wilson displays something new
in blank cartridge pistol for twenty five
cents at his bicycle store on Cooper street.
Woodbury. horses are beginning to look
on the big steam roller as friend in dis
guise. We hope it will prove to be such.
-Ex- Freebooter Prehls sale of carriages
last Monday was successful one. Eight
carriages were sold at private sale after the
sale.
The glass factories OF the county will
all be closed down on Friday. the 30th
inst. Many of them have during the
week.
Rev. Edward Dillon, executor of the
estate OF the late Rev. VIM. M. White, has
settled up the estate which amounted to
$4,000.
To-day is Children's Day at Washing
ton Park, and tomorrow for the children
of Camden. The boats, cars and amuse-
ments are free.
Manager Avis, of the local telephone
service, is endeavoring to establish S25 and
$50 service, for 500 yearly calls, and hopes
to succeed.
Joseph ]. Summerill, Esq, sold about
twenty-three acres of grass at his sale last
Monday, at prices ranging from $l2 to
$3.50 per acre.
The old Town Hall property, at the
corner of Broad and German streets, and
the Hygia ice plant, will be sold by the
Sheriff on July 81.
The ladies of the First Baptist church
will hold social on the lawn of Mrs
Charles Waltons residence on FRIDAY
evening, June 80. Ice cream will be sold.
The w C. T. u will hold it's regular
monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Harry
GlOgger, Broad and Chestnut streets, Mon
day July 3, at eight O'Clock.
On Tuesday last Sheriff Collins sold
the SbusteT property, at the North West
end of Woodbury. bridge, to Arthur Col
burn, of Philadelphia, the complainant in
the a. ton, for $1,000. The claim was for
$1,000.
The citizens of Mt Royal want their
atati0n provided with ticket and freight
agent, and the ordinary provision for
traffic established. It is a proper request,
and We trust the r. +. authorities will so
view it and grant the prayer of the patrons
of that station.
Last Saturday, at chambers, on the ap-
plication of Lawyer Summerill, Judge Gar
rison granted a rule TO show cause why
new trial should not be granted to the de.
PENDANT in the case of the Holmesburg
Granite Co. versus George w. West, tried
here at the last term of court.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending June %, 1899: Miss Annie Gillett,
John II. Green ". Miss Anna s. Higgins.
Daniel Hoban. Mrs. Mary a. Robinson,
Henry Swift, Santprce, Porto RiccO Persons
calling for the above letters will please say
advertised.
&c. w. Starr, representative OF Provi-
dent Conclave Heptasophs, in the Supreme
CoDclave at Buffalo, N Y, returned home
Saturday evening. He reports 657 Con-
claves represented, an increase of $50 over
last year. A proposition to admit women
to membership was defeated, falling Of
three-fourths vote
Woodbury. Private School re-opens
Tuesday September s. A number of
previous pupils OF this school graduated
recently at other places, Annie Parrish and
Marshall Pancosst at Swarthmore, SaIome
Morgan at Temple College, Frank Kincajd
at PieTce's Business College, and Edmund
Weatherby at the spencerian.
On the 10Th inst, Detective Garrison
recovered horse stolen from J. Stack.
house between Willow Grove and DoyIes.
fOVn, Pa, at Conowingo, Md and on the
2lst inst, he returned Horace Nash to
Lieut.. Com. Comley, of the receiving shin
Richmond" at League Island, he having
deserted last February
1T is remarked generally that the work
on Woodbury. streets is proceeding with
very little interruption 10 business. Another
fact, also cause of coDgratulation, is the
absence of profanity and boisterous Ian
Ruage and confusion among the work
men. The contractor expects to have
the work completed by August 1st.
"A pretty wedding was that of Walter
Geifz, f this city and Miss Rachel B Ken
nedy, of Auburn, at the future home of the
happy couple Oh North Broad street last
Thursday evening. Rev Edward Dillon
officiating. There was large number of
kArctos snSt oAAnE ~tVOu- W III I lft N0U1 Dh1Y.
Biasius Band serenaded Mr.. and Mrs. Geitz
during the festivities
Pursuant TO call of the Board Of Edu-
cation of West Deptford Township, the PEG.
pie of the township met at the school
house, Red Bank. Monday night, and by
resolution authorized the Board of Educa-
ton to giant the National Park trolley
eomF any privilege 10 cross the school prop
erty near Bed Bank under CERTAIN restric.
tons. The road will be pushed to compile
ton IS rapidly az possible.
About 30 Monday evening, trolley
car leaving he corner of Broad and Cooper
streets for Almonesson frightened the horse
Of Sam'i Shute, standing 10 front Of Stokes
feed store. Ia the wagon was William
Sweeten aud little son The animsI turned
short about. and started out Cooper street.
Mr. EhHte grabbed the bride, but was an
able TO retain his grip. and the horse went
cut Cooper street at the top Of ito speed
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