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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-29

ts ESTIMATE OF GUAM
standard
OF cost.
About 1.Oa cubic yards of earth excava-
ton, per cubic yard ...... ...........- -
About 5 cubic yards of rock excavation,
About Beu ZEE Tss cubic aoS yards Of earth filling.
AB Beu ca 81 c ssas yards Of sand filing.
About por sass5. square yards Of Belgian paw
ing. per square yard i~
About iso square feet Of bridge stone.
Ab bor s sal square feet Of tagging, per
square 90 fo son : ~ Yards Of renav,ne- per
About ia iineal feet of reset and dressed
curbstone, per lineal oot-.;- 30
About ~ square feet of relaid and
dressed bridge stone. per square foot: .s
About 1915 square feet OF relaid and
About 10 manhole heads to be reset.
.s sara ,; 4 r%ecsiying basins to be- rebuilt
and connections complete....... ...-.... 25.oe
Time allowed FOR the completion Of the work.
40 working days.
award Of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstrance OF the owners OF the prop
erty liable to more than one-han the assess
ment therefor on the basis OF preliminary
sketch.
velopes.7 endorsed Proposals for the improve
ment Of Hoadley avenue directed to Mr.
Jas. s. Nolan, Chairman of the on
Streets and Sewers" and handed to the Clerk
81 the Board in open meeting when called for
in the order Of business relating to sealed pro-
posals.
THE bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals land a possible subsequent contract) are
those OF some surety company authorized to
DO business In the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state a single fxed percentage
OF the hundred per cent. standard above quoted
for which they will furnish all materials and
do all the work compreherded in specifications.
and IL final award of contract be made the
per cent SC stated will form the basis upon
which payment will be made for all items.
The Board may, under the provisions Of the
act above cited, exercise its right to reject any
or all proposals.
rhe attention OF bidders is especially called
to Section 7, Chapter 1874, of the Laws OF 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city, or become effective or
operative until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to sufficiency
BY this Board and as to form by the Corpora
ton Counsel, the President of this Board
having the power to examine the proposed
bondsmen under oath.
BY order OF the Board of Street and Water
s0'A'"'S''A'' GEORGE T. BouToN.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-29
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Dated Jersey city. March q, 1899.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-29
HUGHES DEFEATS MOUNT.

Total........ ............ ...............
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31
CLAYTON.

Several OF onr school girls and boys have
returned from their vacations in order to
commence school Monday.
Mrs. Thomas W. Iszard who has been
very i'll is slowly improving.
Miss Laura CostilI is spending part oil
her vacation at Atlantic City.
Ths factories start in on Friday with
many changes in wages and woIkmen and
with much dissatisfaction in the hearts OF
the men.
Miss Sallie Pancoast, from New York
City, has been visiting her brother Isaac
Psncosst of this place.
Among the many visitors here this week
we noticed Miss Bond, the noted organist
and Mrs Tucker. of Phila.
The school room occupied by Prof Fox
and his pupils, we hear, has been refurnish
ed with new single desks.
Miss Mary Justice, of Pedricktown, is
visiting her friend. Miss Lulu Dubois.
BIG WATERMELON PARTY.
The annual picnic of the Pitmanites was
held Saturday afternoon, August 10, 1893
on the spacious lawn at the farm OF Isaac
B. PancOast near Clayton. They COM
menced to arrive about p. m. about 100
on wheels and The rest in most all kinds of
vehicles, about 275 being present They
spent the afternoon taking pictures, feast
ing on watermelon and cantaloupe and
having a general good time But the
writer thinks it someone's duty to correct
the statement made in the Record as TO the
amount they consumed. 1t was great
mistake, as they bavnt quite such an
appetite as it represented.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31
JEFFERSON.


The friends of Mrs. Parker Steward ex-
pressed their remembrance of her on Sat
urday evening by giving AeT genuine sur
prise wis.,, "a honor of her birthday
anniversary. The following persons
participated in the delightful occasion =
Mr. and Mrs. Parker Steward, George Bat
ten and wife, VIM. Gooden and wife, Alien
Gooden and wife, Aaron Eomers and wife,
Oscar Carter and wife, Thompson Steward
and vile, VIM. Jenkins, Jr., and wife,
Ephraim Schock and wife, Edward Batteu
and wife, Mrs. Willard Parker, Deborah
Smith, Emma Aiken, Catherine Nichols,
Mrs. Proctor, of Philadelphia; Misses EN-
ma G0oden, Carrie Batten, George Batten,
Anna Gooden, Lille Gooden, Sarah Shoch
Violet Proctor, Daisy Proctor, of PhiIadel-
phia; Blanche Somers, Olive Gooden, Anna
Batten. Gussie Shoeh, Sallie Batten, Anna
Steward, Messrs Oscar Owen, Reeves Bat
ten, Richard Somers, Reeves Shoch, Willie
GoodeD, Andrew Nichol, Oscar Jenkins.
Music, games, social intercourse, and an
abundance of inviting aud dainty refresh
ments rendered the evening a short and
delightful one, and the guests departed at
its close. wishing for Mrs. Steward their
genial hostess, many happy returns of th at
day.
Some of our citizens think they would
enjoy the electric lights that have come to
illuminate Mullics Hill.
Farmers are busy marketing their crops,
which are abundant. and bringing fair
prices. Jersey produce has good reputa-
ton.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31
BRIDGEPORT.

The opening Of the reed bird season was
not as booming as usual in this place.
Mrs. Phoebe Carson, widow of the late
Joel Carson. has had front and side porsi-
co put on her house.
The public schools Of Logan township
will open on Monday, Sept. A.
The Board of Education of Logan town
ship are looking after the school houses OF
the district preparatory to their opening.
Mr. Geo Sheets has been applying the
brush with good effect. Clerk Flanagan
has been filling up the yard with more
substantial material which will add to the
comfort of the yard in wet time.
During the thunder storm on Monday
evening OF last week, tightening struck the
residence of Mr.. ]. B Ross, on the Sum
merrill farm, tearing weatherhoards and
water spouts of. 1t entered the house
tearing paper off the wall, injuriDg fnrni-
ture and burning carpets.
Mr.. Walter Justice is having coat Of
paint put on his new house, which when
completed will add greatly to the appear
ance and convenience of the residence.
Several of the farmers in this vicinity
have finished digging their sweet potato
prans
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31
WooDsToWN.

George Lawrence, Jr., of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday here as the guest of his
parents on Auburn street.
George W Hofsaes, of Salem, spent Tues
day in the borough
Thomas B. Lawrence and wife, of Phila.,
accompanied by their two sons, reached
Woodstown Saturday, and will remain one
week as the guests of VIM. B. Turner.
Dir. A. C. Shute, of Pottstown, Pa, made
a flying trip to Woodstown last week,
spending few hours with Isaac II Turner
While picking apples from bis orchard
last week, Simon Davenport, respected
colored citizen, of Porteryille. ruptured a
blood vessel and before medical attendance
could be secured in the person of DR.. Nc
George, he was nearly exhausted. At this
writing, Mr.. Davenport is doing as well as
possible.
All the canneries are running full blast
this week. The four here are capable of
putting up one Thousand five hundred tons
a week. Each cannery has from fifty to
seventy-fve Italian helpers, as there is not
enough American help at hand.
The Board of Trustees of the Salem Co.
Almshouse will meet at the Almshouse
next Monday. The question of enlarging
the insane department will be discussed
This department is full now, and several
more cases should be admitted.
The political pot here refuses to boil, it
won't even simmer. Everything is quiet
along the horizon, and candidates On either
side are few and far between. Before
another month rolls around, however, things
will be different. 1t is understood that
Pilesgrove wants to furnish the candidates
for Sheriff on both sides. In the Senatorial
contest, Senator Miller seems to have no
opposition to denomination. A Salem
man will probably run against him Free
holder VIM. j. Freas, of the firm of Sites
& Freas, would be very acceptable man,
and he would be elected too, if he would
consent to run.
George Davis, the popular clerk of drug
gist Dumis, at Salem, has resigned his
position, and has accepted en- appointment
from milford & Co., of Philadelphia.
Atwood II. Turner and wife, and daugh-
ter Alma. returned to their home in Rich
mond Va, after pleasant visit to their
relatives here.
Miss Ella Neusteal is taking short vaca-
tion, spending portion of the time with
Salem friends.
Mrs. Harriet virgins reached home this
week after having spent the Summer in
the Western States
Mrs. E. R. Hates and son, of Washing
ton, D c., is among this week 3 arrivals of
this borough. She is the guest of Mrs
Harriet virgins, of Salem street.
Ex-Sheriff c. 81. virgins, of Salem. is
improving nicely at this writing. and it is
hoped that he will soon be at his usual
place again.
C. C. Ford, Jr., and wife, Of Salem, are
spending fortnight in their cottage on
Ocean avenue, Atlantic City.
A party Of six young people from Woods
town, caught oyer one hundred sunfish and
catfish in Sharptown creek on Monday.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31

AfleI the deliberate and wlIful mis-
representation made by the Democrat in lls
statement of the reception gwen to General
Sewell or his return from his trip abroad,
ne are of opinion that that newspaper has
not put itself in a position to critieise It's
neighboTs in respect to Typographical or
other errors = although We acknowledge
and regret those which occurred in THE
CONSTITUTION columns. The distortion OF
facts would be discTedIlaDle to papers of
the yellow class, but the Democrat has
made no attempt to tell the truth about
the reception TO General Sewell
The only statement of real value in the
above is the acknowledgment and regret
for errors. We have been acquainted with
the Constitution for upwards of twenty
years, and this acknowledgement is the
first owning up the corn in that
period. The allegation that we distorted
the facts of the Sewell reception is not
generous We were not there, and very
few of the Constitutions or our readers were
there, hence were obliged to take our infor
nation thereof second or third handed.
We made our report from a report of the
affair BY New York newspaper, elimins
ting such side lights as the removal of cart
loads of empty champagne, whiskey and
beer bottles from the excursion steamer
after the landing, which we believed would
offend the sensibilities of Editor Barber and
Ike Moffett. We acknowledge distortipg
the facts to that extent, but in extenuation
plead good intentions. We won't do so
any more"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31
wILLIAMsTowN.


John W. Mcclure, executor for Mrs.
Haywood, deceased, will sell all her per-
sonal effects the coming Saturday.
Mr. NJ Chew. the well-known cranberry
raiser, reports fair crop, but little late.
Henry Mosshrooks, a glassblower. has
moved here from Woodbury.. Henry is
probably one of the wealthiest glassblOw.
ers in the county. He always has an eye
for business.
Mr.. Buck, our well-known citizen and
Republican candidate for the Assembly
nomination reports every thing favorable.
His friends believe he will have a walk.
over. Well, he's a good fellow, but his
friends mustn't be too saDguine.
The Swedesboro boys played the return
game of ball last week, but like other good
clubs that have come here, they went down
score being s to l. Oar club claims to be
the best in South Jersey, as it has beaten
nearly all the good clubs within a radius
of 20 miles
Mr.. Albertus Simmerman is building a
new house on Garwood Ave- Mr.. S. work
ed in Indiana last season, but has decided
to settle here in his native town.
Mrs. DIR. Halsey whose serious illness
was announced in last weeks issue is much
better.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31
BARNSBoRO.

The public schools will open for another
term on next Tuesday, September The
Barnsboro Academy has undergone an adj
ditional facilities, and will come out with
two rooms that for schooling purposes are
equal to any in the county.
The Board of Education of Mantua town.
ship is billed to meet here in the Academy
on next Wednesday evening, and transact
all accumulative matter Of business.
Early last Sunday morning Mr.. Arthur
Hoffman was aroused by noise in his
hennery. He got up to investigate, and
found two weasels hard at work. One he
killed, but they had killed fourteen chick.
ems before they quit work.
Some of our farmers lay the low price Of
produce in the Philadelphia markets to the
numerous good roads leading to the big
city. They claim that increased hauling
capacity exceeds the demands. But we
think if gold dollar is worth two silver
dollars, why isn't basket of Ten cent
produce these prosperity times worth TWEEN
ty cents?
Cunning season is ON already we heard
that one farmer has been cunning after
another farmers chickens. Whew
A big crop of corn is assured here
abouts.
Watermelon parties and straw rides are
on the CO.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31
WANAMAKER,S.
Three inducements to come to
September 18th to 9th

Three inducements Philadelphia during the of
September 4th to 9th
INDICTMENT ONE
The encampment of the G. A. R. bids fair be the greatest
of its kind and these old defenders being
the great beyond, and members
that future encampment have Of interest
There will be parade and and reviews
will be divided between Broad and sights magnificent
atoms, and the river with its feet Of vessels
The umnaons of the city night will eclipse anything
tempted.
The store will be in gala attrea little Worlds Fair of
INDICTMENT TWO
Railroad fares be dcuousy owand
to the city awhile just change
INDICTMENT THREE
We sell many kinds goods cheapest this
dihons it. These
Dress Goods fall coongs the staple that
buy ahead of time, and often very cheap.
Furntureremindes of the great August Blankets
Bedding China, the better of glassware all good
of Bric-a-Bac
House Furnishing Goods
Shoesas smuggling up stocks get
Interested We shall EXPECT von.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31
DOINGs In NEW JERSEY.

Trenton, Aug. 20. = The Lakewood
Hotel company, through it's president,
Nathan Strauss. today filed with the
state board of taxation an appeal from
the assessment made on his property
by the assessors of Lakewood. The
company asks that the assessment be
reduced from $2SS,000 to $202, 900,
which, he states, is the actual value of
the property.
Trenton. Aug. Ex-Governor voor-
hees was asked as to the truth of the
STATEMENTS made by Managing Trustee
Cook, of the Girls Industrial school,
that he had not resigned. The gov
ernor said that he had nothing to add
TO the statement made by himself last
week, that Mr.. Cook had offered to re-
sign as soon as the governor had Sc
lected all six of the members of the
new board of trustees.
Pennington, N. J., Aug. 28.-There
was a bad rear end collision on the
Central Railroad of New Jersey near
here early yesterday morning Forty
seven loaded freight and gondola cars
were thrown from the track and some
of them wrecked. A mixed train was
taking water on the east bound freight
tracks when a second mixed train,
heavily loaded, ran into It, One en-
CINE was wrecked and the cars piled
up in an indescribable manner En-
gineer Budbaucher escaped with but
a few bruises. A brakeman was Sc
verely injured. The engineer declares
he was unable to stop on account of
the great weight of his train.
Phillipsburg, N. j., Aug. 2S.-The
Morris canal broke from it's banks
near here yesterday and did great dam
age. A thunderstorm started at
O'Clock in the morning and the rain,
falling in torrents. swelled the canal
until it broke its banks in three places,
close together The water rushed
from the breaks out upon the lower
lying lands and swept everything be-
fore them. Two small houses and sew
eral barns were carried from their
foundations and outbuildings of small
size were whirled away with the water
until smashed to pieces. Haggerty's
sawmill was carried away and washed
into the Delaware river, a complete
wreck
Louis Fridell. of Church street, nearly
poisoned her little girl today, think
ing she was giving the child candy
which had been purchased by its uncle.
Louis Eastburn. druggist who found
that the child was suffering from stom-
ach trouble. gave the uncle some med
icine in the shape of lozenges with in
structions to give the child only one
three times a day. Shortly after the
child reached home the mother heard
her crying for more candy, which she
said her uncle had bought Surprising
the bag Of medicine to be candy the
mother gave it to the child An hour
later it was discovered that the little
one had been poisoned. Her condition
Is critical
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31


Hon. Allen McDermott, as corporation
Counsel, has advised the Board of Taxa
tiOn OF Jersey City that the act of 1899 by
which bank real estate was not to be taxed
but shares of such banks taxed at their
real value, is void and unconstitutional
This means that the act will be declared
constitutional. The matter will undoubt-
eddy be carried to the Supreme Court with
Mr.. McDermott opposing the act. The
Supreme Court has allowed itself to
get into what appears to be an unbreakable
habit of deciding every case, in which Mr.
hcDermott appears as counsel, just OPP
poslte to Mr.. McDermott's argument.
lSunbeam.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31

Speaking of the anti-imperialistic move
ment in the Republican party, strong
sympathizsr is reported as saying at Wash
ingtOn: The agitation of this question
will not be put down any more than the
anti slavery agitation or the revolutionary
war. We will forsake party and everything
else for it. Il is in primitive stage now,
bat unless the President changes his policy
there will be revolution in the Republic
can party. and l have NO hesitancy in say
ing that it will gather together all the
anti-expansionist Republicans, and make a
strong combination during the Presidential
campaign.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31
Bedsteads and Bedding

On the frst-hoor rossAislewe
demonstrate good bed furnishing by
having Enameled Iron Bedsteads
complete with attractive outfits.
These are the Bedsteads-
At $500 instead Of 81 White enam-
eled iron Bedsteads in four sizes
! l-l6-inch pillars; 5S-inch filing; O.
inch brass vases; fine quality woven
wire spring on steel angle sides; easily
detachable bunk detachable casters;
finest white enamel.
AT $3.50 instead of 00-White
eRameled iron Bedsteads in four sizes;
l 1-l6-inch pillars; s-inch filing;
H-inch brass top rail; 2-inch brass
vases; fine quality woven wire spring
on steel angle sides; detachable bunk;
detachable casters; best white enamel.
AT $1,000 instead of S24. 0O-White
enamled iron Bedsteads in full size
only a Inch pillars with round top
ends; very ornamental filling in brass
and mon; fancy brass ornaments; best
woven wire spring on steel angle sides;
easy detachable bunk; detachable cas-
tiers; finest white enamel and best con-
struction; very fine bedstead.
MATTRESSES = Full forty pounds
made in one piece or two)-
SIS kind at SIS.
$14 kind at So.
$l2 kind at SO.
PILLOWS AND holsters Filled
with goose feathers, well purified
Pillows, 2Ox30 in, ~ lbs, $1.75 each,
with cheaper feathers, $1.25 each. BolsteIs
cost twice as much as pillows.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31
Ex-captain Eniists as Private.

Atlanta. Ca. Aug. 81 Captain
Charles H. Stoddard. formerly Of the
seyenty-flrst New York. has enlisted
as private in the Twenty-ninth in
fantry. now at Fort Mcpherson. The
ex-captain arrived at the post yester-
day and was assigned to Company +.
commanded by Captain Devereaux
Shields. Captain Stoddard has been
anxious to see active service. He
despaired of obtaining commission.
SO be walked into recruiting station
in New York on Saturday and offered
his services.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31
ELECTRICAL EXHIBITION. WILMINGTON,
DELAWARE.

REDUCED RATES VIA PENNSYLVANIA R. R.
For the Electrical Exhibition, 10 be held
at Wilmington, Delaware, September 4 to
g. 1899. the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will sell on september 6 excursion
tickets TO Wilmington and return, good
only on that day, at a single fare for The
round Trip, from Harrisburg, Birdsboro,
Princeton, LambertYille, Jamesburg, Whit
ings, Atlantic City, Manumuskin, Salem,
Bridgeton, and intermediate stations, and
points on the Maryland, Central and Della
ware Divisions of the Philadelphia, Will
miDgtOn and Baltimore Railroad. No
tickets will be sold at less rate than
twenty cents
For further information apply to ticket
agents. 3 81 50 2ts.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31

In making it's report, the committee ap-
pointed TO investigate and appraise the
damage to farmers in the lower section of
Salem counts, by hail storm on August 2,
say that OF one hundred 1907 farms visited,
eighty five 1851 are occupied by tenants
farmers. Win the tenantry of Ireland
show greater percentage than in this
stricken section of one of the richest Sec
tions of New Jersey, U. s.A?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31

Rather than lead the nation through
such course as Mr.. Mckinley is now
leading it, any man should prefer to live
and die the obscurist and humblest citizen
in the republic. 1t is melancholy fate
for the President of the greatest democracy
on earth to wage bloody and devastating
war, not in the defence of his own country
or to conserve his country's vital interests
bat to tear down aud trample upon the
legitimate aspirations of distant people
to hew out their own destiny.
lSprinefield Republican Indl.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31
soldier Sentenced 10 Deal,

Victoria. b. c.. Aug. S1-A copy of
the Manila Times. received by the
Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of
China, says that Private Edward Nc
Weigh, Of Company G, Wyoming in
fantry. has been court martialed for
striking and treatening to kill his
company commander, Captain Wright
err, and is now under sentence of death,
but the sentence will not be carried
into effect until President Mckinley
has approved it.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31

Philippine Commissioner Shurman says
that the educated men among the Filipinos
are the equal of any civilized people in
the world To pronounce the nation which
produces them incapable of self-govern-
ment is palpable absurdity. The Taga-
logs who resist American rule are Christians
and republicans, while the most sympathy
with the Mckinley Administration
policy is displayed by the Mohammedan
pOlygamists and shareholders OF the Sulu
archipelago
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31

Cleveland. Aug. S1.-A combination
car ON the Wilson avenue line was
blown up by powerful explosive be-
tween Scovill and Quincy streets last
night. There were six passengers on
board, five of whom sustained broken
legs The other passenger and the
crew Of the car escaped without in
jury.