Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-03-23

Eigar wrigIey, Carpet weaver. .Barnsboro.
Spring came in last Tuesday.
--Laub has everything in footwear suit
able to the Easter Season.
The first shad of the season was caught
of Bridgeport last Monday
VIM D. Dufield has moved from "The
Green to his German street house.
"A Camden paper says that there are
three hundred vacant houses in Camden.
1t is estimated that sixty-fve gill nets
were taken to the bay last Monday by
Gloucester county fishermen.
The adies of the Presbyterian church
Z made profit of $125 by their supper last
Thursday evening.
Martin Sharp, OF Camden. was sent to
jail from Williamsiown. by Justice Buck
for disorderly conduct.
The only son of Frank Dilkes of
Sewell lad aged about fifteen years is
dangerously Ill of pneumonia.
The whereabouts of Cornelius Preston,
of Westville, is yet shrouded in mystery
A reward of $25 is offered for his body.
The War department has made
National Park Association caretakers of
The Red Bank battle monument and the
battlefield reservation.
The public will be welcome at the
meeting of the County Teachers Associa-
iion in the Court House next Saturday, be-
ginning at 10 a. m.
Following is the typhoid fever record
in Philadelphia since January 1st last -
Number of cases reported, 1898; deaths
since January 1st, 407
While on visit to Mrs. Bepj. Gibson
last Saturday, Mrs. Mary Aubic, of Glou-
cester, was stricken with paralysis and died
about 10 o'clock in the evening.
William HUFF, near jefferson, has
bought from Mrs. Emma Edwards the
former Amos Gaunt farm, in Mantua town
ship, and will move thereon next Saturday.
Druggist Marshall has increased his
business facilities by putting in pe~
combination counter, the handiwork of
William Fletcher, one Woodbury's expert
mechanics.
We desire to say to applicants for
Government seeds. that the first supply is
exhausted, and as soon IS the new invoice
is received applications now on file will be
filed.
The Record published last week that
the Woodbury. Edged Tool Works had ad-
Yaneed wages 10 per csnt And our citizens
have been looking for the concern ever since
Last Saturday was an unpropitious
day for a carriage and harness sale. hence
Gus Preh's sale was not as successful a.
bis large stock warranted He will try it
again soon.
According TO County Collector Barber's
statement of the County finances the $l4,
600 appropriation for courts is overdrawn
Is this the economical Judicial machine tax
payers were promised?
The ladies of the Central Baptist
church will have home made pies, cakes
aud candies for sale on Saturday of this
week. They will also have some white
and gangham aprons on sale.
Allen Gardiner and George Anderson
have taken possession of THE Green.n and
will make it what its enterprisiug owner
contemplated-a first -class place Of public
entertainment, for permanent or trsncient
guests.
AT the school meeting last Thursday
evening. Thee. J Green supervising prin-
cipal, rendered his resignation to take
Effect at the end OF the school year, next
June Action thereon was deferred for
one month
In the Orphans Court last Friday, the
executors of the estate of the late David
ShVch were charged with $500 additional,
the amount realized for sale of real estate.
VIM. E. Shoch, one of the exectors.
explained his account TO the court
-Mullica Hill had an awakening last
Monday, and at town meeting held in
the Town dall, by vote of 81 to 13, re
solved TO incorporate as a borough. A
charter for such was adopted, and for
warded to Trenton fer Legislative sanction.
Mayor Samuel H. Ladd is candidate
for the position of supervisor of the new
stone road to be built in Woodbury., and
his application has been endorsed by many
property owners fronting the street Mr.
L is a civil engineer by profession and
should make competent official.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending March 20. 1899: Geo. H. Burgen,
Cavender, Gertrude Crane Mrs Eslow,
Miss Emma Jordan, A. M.Qaarte. James
Martin, Rutherford Minor, Aaron Pendle-
ton, r. NJ. Plum, Mrs Stock ton, J. P.
Warrick, Mrs. Zeats. Persons calling for
the above letters will please say advertised
Agent Wilson has recently made the
following bicycle sales Richard w. Null
ford, $40 Rambler; Robert SiIyers, $40
Rambler; DIR. j. G. Curry, boys $25
Crescent; Charles Moffett, second hand
Victor; Gus. Pierson, $50 Columbia Ell
wood Storms, Labasks, Pa, $40 Rambler
Miss Bertha Congdon, Phila, S75 Chainlese
Colum bia.
"A correspondent in Mondays Ledge,
suggests that philadelphia can, at an
Expenditure Of So 250,OO0, get supply ol
pure, wholesome water iIom New Jersey
jersey men are willing that PhiIadelphians
shall have any and all the good things sne
possesses or produces from her butter,
milk, eggs and truck TO pure water, bul
surely it will be cheaper and more satisfy
ing to come to jersey for them. Erect your
homes and factories mere, sons of Penn, and
get the good things of this earth at frs
hands.
In the $25. 900 appropriation for Man
tua creek, secured by Congressman Lou
denslager, it is provided that no part o
any money appropriation for this proiec
10 excess of $4,000 shall be expended fo
right of way privileges, easements or 0thel
rights above toe phosphate works and be
low Paulsboro, and no part thereof shall b
SApCuucd iOt any oucu puFpUSc uHtcca a.
such rights are secured for an amount no
in excess OF said sum of $4,000.
(Constituti0n.
Ladies' here is an opportunity such a
you seldom get. Halls, the well known ani
popular dry good merchants, located for 81
many years on Second street, South o
Market, Philadelphia, has decided Il
remove TO 226 Market street about Ma,
irst. To the meantime their old store viii
be veri able bargain store. Read thei
advertisement 10 this paper. We do no
hesitate TO say that they will make thi
reductions just as promised Our own deal
iDgs with them for years past ha
thToughIy convinced as of their stric
Integrity and We feel sure all their prom
ises will be fulflled and the bargains viii
be real ones. Their decision TO remove wa
only made few days since after they bat
purchased q large supply of new goods 70
Spring trade and these goods are also tob
placed Oh sale at bargain prices.
Il rains Il rains. and the farmer ough
10 put bis harness 10 good condition will
porpoisins Black Velvet Oil before SpfinI