Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-17
LocALITEms.

John Shaw has entered the employ o.
DIeeF, The seed man.
-Jsmes Warren moved into his new
house on High street last week.
Sweet potatoes are unusually low fol
the Sc sson, and tomatoes Zoe. per basket.
Joseph Henry has put cement walk
around his house 90 Glover street
"A public long-distance telephone has
been put in Lodges store, Pitman.
-Summerill & Walton have taken charge
of the local ice plant, and will supply the
city with pure ice
The American Hotel at Trenton has
been closed. Lack of patronage was the
canse
-Danl Davis and Albert Simmerman
have rented the machine shop now in
charge Of Lewis Dreamer.
-Pitman Grove camp meeting closed TO-
day. 1t has been an exceedingly successful
nesting, many conversions being reported
Frank White has sold Harry A Fish
ten-horse power gas engine, Struthers &
Wells make, which he will use in hosting
and grinding.
-Danl Pine is re-setting curbs under
supervision of the Street committee People
who profess a knowledge of this work, say
it is not being properly set.
Lem. Wilkinson, of Paulsboro, a farm
hand for NJ. Lay, Geo. Hoepke and the
Mackjn brothers, of Thorofare, enlisted
with Capt. Barber for the Philippine war
Geo B. .Hurff had ten gross of por
poisine shoe dressing, consigned to Par
fridge & Richardson, in the freight car
destroyed at Sewell last Thursday night
1t is held that the extra pay granted to
discharged soldiers by the Act of March
3, 1899. is a gratuity, and, if not paid to
the soldier himself it does not descend to
his estate.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending August a. 1899 James Collins, J
g Crawford, George Green, Annie Roberts
Mary Tinge. Miss Ella Weatherby. Persons
calling for the above letters will please say
advertised.
The Trenton assessors have made a
discovery that real estate owned by banks
is not subject to taxation. The law passed
last winter provided that in taxing bank
property only bank stocks shall be assessed
Heretofore the real estate has been assessed
against the bank and allowance made for
the same in determining the assessed valu-
alton Of the bank stocks.
"A little son of Albert Wesner, of AL
monesson, is slowly starving to death.
About six weeks ago the child found a box
tf concentrated I've. and before discovered
had swallowed portion of the contents.
The little one was sent to a Philadelphia
hospital for treatment, but the physicians
there say that its lite cannot be saved. The
throat is so badly eaten as to make the
taking of nourishment impossible, and its
sufferings are intense.
The authorities believe that they have
portion at least of the gang of thieves
who have committed the numerous bur
giaries in South Jersey the past summer.
The men in custody give their names as
Witch and Anderson, and the former says
his arrest has broken up the plans of the
gang for the present. He says the gang
has orders from pawn brokers for table aud
bed linen. Justice Pancoast is gathering
evidence for final bearing soon.
The discovery was made yesterday
that the residence of John H. Broadway, at
the corner OF Delaware and Jackson streets
had been ransacked within the past few
days, probably last Monday night En-
trance was gained by lifting off the cellar
doors and frames and then forcing the door
leading to the cellar from the first floor.
Bureaus aid closets had been emptied of
their contents, bat whether or not any
thing had been removed cannot be ascer-
tanned until Mr.. Bradway's return from
Bristol. Maine, where he is spending the
summer
The three hundred Republicans who
went to New York last Friday to give Gen
Sewell the glad hand on his return to his
adopted country, got the cold shoulder for
their pains. The General stared at them
from the side of The big st. Paul, heard
their cheers, listened for a moment to their
cheap band, and popping corks, but on
recognizing the leaders, declined TO come
oyer the side. He stuck to the liner until
she reached her dock, and then boarded a
special tram and hurried to Camden, thence
to his cottage at Cape May The excur-
sionsts took ride up the Hudson, and
came home quietly.
Benz. Brammel, superintendent at Lin
coin Park. was assaulted with an ak by q
son of contractor Brought. of Philadelphia
and but for the timely intervention of -
Sheets, who seized the ak as it descended
would have been seriously injured There
is trouble about the construction of the
slips, and the contractor undertook to keen
the ferry boats from entering them By tying
scow inside. As fast as a rope was made
fast. the superintendent and his men cut it
and pushed the scow out into the river
Finally young Brought seized an ak and
rushed at Brammel, Sheets was enabled e
turn the ak from its course, and BFammeI
was only scratched on one cheek war.
rant was issued and the case will be heard
in Philadelphia
-Quinlan & Leary, contractors for tbs
construction of the county gravel road from
Clayton township line to the Cumberland
county line, will have completed six and q
half miles to-day tothe village of Malaga and
yet have another mile of road to construct.
On account Of the great am 1nDt of travel
oser the remaining mile during the West
Jersey camp meeting, and the danger Of
accidents should they proceed with its con
structiou during the camp, the contraction
have concluded to suspend operations there
at the close OF work this Thursday evening
and transfer their force to the Woodbur,
and Knights Run road. When camp close
they will return to Malaga. aud complet,
the road before September 20. The new
road is said to be one Of the best county
roads yet built. II is hard and smooth
with perfect drainage.
Editor Barber is taking bis annua
vacation this week, aud his local editor 20
this paragraph in his local column =
The family man. to VIII N the quick.
ness with which his children wear out
their shoes is never ending source Of
wenderment and SORROW, will find 20 pleas
ure in the announcement that this faI
there vii be MARI ed increase in the pric
of foot gear The manufacturers. it is said
declare that such an increase is ahsolutei,
necessary Il is said that within the pas
six months the cost Of everything tina
enters into the composition of a shoe ha
advanced from ten TO forty percent. ant
that the manufacturers must charge highe
prices or 90 out Of business Editor Barbe
should either tell the truth abonl trusts, O
{ require his local editor TO acquaint himsel
IFith the editorial policy OF the paper An
uuce of snch truth s is contained 10 fhl
paragraph quoted, will outweigh pound
~ the editors theory that Trusts are
s4seod thing, and cheaper necessaries Of If
. the consumer.