Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-11
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The Board OF Education will meet this
evening.
Mrs. C. G. Gebhard is in Washington,
D. c., visiting frieuds.
The rain of Monday was a sourse of
general thanksgiving.
Lincoln Park is going to apply to the
next term of Court for licence.
Col. G. G. Green ard family returned
to their Woodbury. home last Friday.
John T. Kirkbride is going to have
his residence on High street painted.
John NJ. Henderson has purchased the
late C. C Voorhees, favorite driving mare.
If you want carriage, attend Prehps
sale next week. For particulars see adyer-
Contractor Geo. L Newell has moved
to the B. q Davis, now Geo. H. Barker
farm.
Agent Wilson announces the reduction
in price of the Victor bicycle from $50 to
$40
Daniel Thackara advertises a number
of desirable Woodbury. properties at public
sale.
Jacob H Bibo is repairing the front of
his business place preparatory TO repaintiug
same.
Grover, twelye-year-old son of Joel A.
Sugars, is recovering from severe attack
of appendicitis.
DR. Wallace McGeorge was elected
President of the State Homeopathic Society
last week.
The Farmers Picnic at Washington
Park will be held on Wednesday, August
Is b, next.
DIR. Duncan Campbell is painting the
front of his residence. Sparks and Son are
the contractors.
The trolley platform at Washington
Park is being raised and old lumber re-
newed with new.
Director Miller, Of the Board OF Free
holders, adyertises for proposals to build
two gravel roads.
Much interesting county news is con-
tanned IN the letters from our numerous
correspondents.
Geo E. Pierson launched his Senatorial
boom yesterday. 1t foated, but not on an
entirely level keel
james Warren has contracted with
Builder Garret to build him a new house
on High street, on the Richmond lot
Representatives of German interests
are at the sturgeon fisheries, paying $50 a
keg for cayiare-the highest price ever
paid.
MIR. H. P. Hall, machinest at the
Powder Works, has bought a horseless
carriage, propelled by gasoline, in which
he rides to and from his home in Phila.
George w. Hughes and W. Harrison
LiveImoIe will deliver the orations in
Woodbury. on Memorial Day. The pro-
gram of previous years will be followed.
There were sixty-two applicants for
teachers certificates before the County Ex-
aminers last Friday and Saturday-th the
largest class of recent years, if not the larg-
est on record.
james Park had a cataract removed
from his left eye by DR.. Turnbull at the
German Hospital on Tuesday. He is re-
ported to be doing nicely. and will return
home on Saturday next.
Hon. Solomon H stanger attended the
organization of the Board of Freeholders
yesterday, presumably for the purpose of
doing something to aid his Senatorial
prospects.
WIN. NJ, son of Bartine Stratton OF this
city has finished a four years course at the
Medico Chirurgical College of Philadelphia,
passing the examination with high per-
centage, and is fall III. D. Success to
him.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending May 8, 1898: Frank Buckley. E. /.
Dickerson. Chss. Parker, Miss Carrie Riley,
Laura Welliams. Persons calling for
the above letters will please say adver-
tised.
Our friend J. Wood Hannold has
placed bunch of asparagus on our table,
the like of which we never before saw. It
is composed of ten spears, which measure
from 81 to 81 inches around, and all are
bleached to fine white from base to top.
The pupils and friends of the CARPENTER
street school will hold a musicale and
drama 10 Odd Fellows Hall, Green street.
Wednesday evening, May II. Refresh
ments will be on sale. Admission, adults.
Is cents; children, 10 cts. Proceeds for
the school organ fund. Morgan W. Dick
erson, principal.
The smoker given by the members of
Co E, on Monday evening was quite an
enjoyable affair Several members Of Co. II
were present and many laughable incidents
Of camp life were related By them. II has
been decided 10 change the 9th Reg't TO the
Bird Reg't n g. n. j., SO that instead of
Go. OF the 9th, our company will be Co
of the Bird Reg't which is to be equipped
with Krag JorgeDsen rifles and a uniform
similar to that worn by the regulars. The
officers expressed their desire that all of
Co. H that could convenient; do so, would
join Co. and help TO make it the crack
company of the State