Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-03-02
LocALITEMs.

Now for Spring and seed sowing.
The trouble now is a surplus of wa er
in cellars.
-Thos. Murray had Andrew Marcus kill
his dog on Monday.
Body & Mather make their usual
Spring announcement
Atwood advertises three big carpet
and furniture bargains.
The wood work of the Merritt Block
is being painted and the iron cornice
painted and sanded.
Horace F. Nixon is now admitted to
practice in all the courts, having passed the
co inselors examination.
In notifying US of a change of post
office address, subscribers will please name
the old as well as new address.
-Ex-Freeholder Prehl will have large
sale of carriages and harness, at his ware.
rooms in Woodbury. on the 18th inst.
The public school, at Thorofare, was
dismissed on Monday. because the water
in the cellar extinguished the heater fires.
The Building Association has sold the
Reynolds property at the corner of Ger
man and Franklin streets to John Seifriz,
for s., 800.
The second eucre tournament under the
auspices of the Democratic Association,
will take place next Thursday evening, the
9th inst.
Rev. Geo. W. Tomson, of Clayton.
has accepted the call OF the Presbyterian
church this city and it is expected will
assume the pastorate about April 1st.
The District School" given by the
Young People of the Kemble NJ E. church.
was very well rendered to crowded house
last Thursday night The net proceeds
amounted to $50.
Frank B., youngest son of Mr.. B. a.
Davis, q STUDENT in Judge Jessups office,
took and successfully passed the examina-
ton admitting him to practice as an
attorney -at-law. Success to him.
Lieutenant Barber has been raised to
rank of Captain-of Company Il, and
Captain Dubois TO that OF Mayor of the
Fourth Regiment. This is nice promo
ton and just recognition of efficient officers.
-Thos. EastIack, of ThoIofare, aged rs
years on March l, visited Thos Armitage,
in his S0th year, on Wednesday The two
Toms" our corresponding adds, are yet
quite risky.
Town Meetings will be held on the
18th of March this year Woodbury's
Charter election is held on the first Tues
day after the first Wednesday, and this
sends Woodbury. voters to the polls on
March 7th
List of advertised letters for the week
ding February II, 1899: Amanda a
Carey, Eva Garrison. Hannah Heritage,
Master Russell Hendricks. Anna P Pan
coast, Mrs. William Wagner Persons
calling for the above letters will please say
advertised.
Sheriff Collins last Monday, sold the
Emeline Weatherby property in Logan
township to Thomas W. Weatherby, the
complainant in the action, for So 800, and
the VIM. Lloyd farm in Woolwich town.
ship, to Chas. Shoemaker, the complainant,
for 81 900. The sale of the Bell property
in Woodbury. was adjourned for one week.
1t should be q matter of interest to
the Swedes Of Dover to know that the
first settlement in New Jersey by white
men, was by company of Swedes, at
Bergen in 1920; that is 279 years ago, or
contempoTaneous with the landing of the
Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock, which was
also in 1920. TDover Journal.
1t should interest the Swedes in Swedes-
boro, too
B fore Judge Jessup last Friday the
suit of Harry Fish against Rachel Green.
was tried. Lewis Starr for Fish, D. o
Watkins, for Green. This was a suit TO
recover for feed furnished, and the decision
was in favor of the defendant, on the
ground that plaintiff did not establish that
Rachel Green had legally authorized any
person to act as her agent.
Belmont Perry, ESQ who went to
California last January, has settled at
Santa Ana, thriving town about thirty
miles South from Los Angeles, and pur-
chased the Santa Ana Herald, a Demo-
cratic paper. He will give the Santa Ana
people live paper from a news stand
point, and the Democrats a strong paper
politically.
Oar esteemed contemporaries. the Con
stituti0R and Elmer Times are in a coutro
versy as to which published the largest
number of personal property sales during
the months of January and February
I'll at fact is entirely vsluless to the people:
sthey are concerned only in the return they
received for their money. The DEMOCRAT
printed larger number of posters and
Published a larger number of Gloucester
county sales than either of them, and what
IS more TO the point, gave best service,
because OF Its greater number of regu lar
readers.
The farm buildings on the Duncan
farm. just South of WestvilIe, were des-
tToyed by fire last Sunday morning. 1t
was about 3 O'Clock when the alarm was
given. and then the buildings were enve-
Hoped ID flames. The Westville Ere depart
ment responded promptly, but their 500
feet of hose was about $50 feet short of
reaching the buildings. and they could rem
der no aid. Cows and horses were saved
but a lot of chickens aud the Implement
were destroyed. The loss will amount to
three or four Thousand dollars which is
fully covered by insurance. The fire is
believed to have been of iucendiary origin.
Thieves gained an entrance TO the
residence of Mr.. Marx B LippiDcott on
High street, this city, last Thursday night
BY prying up window on the east side of
The house, nexi 10 the street. The window
catch remained intact, bat the screws
holding it pulled out. The narauder
WIS evidently frightened away, as his
operations were confined to the parIor
Miss Anna had left her pocket book Oh a
table in the parloF, and bis thiefship
exercised rare judgement in selecting
therefrom only such articles as would be
of value to bimself-the eurrepcy and
railroad ticket. A writing table was
Dried open and its contents rummaged, but
nothing was taken.
The Stranger cash bill passed the Senate
on Monday night By a unanimous vote,
and the Stokes cash bill with only one vote
against President Reed. Republican.
When they both become laws, the glass
house workmen can strike for cash, not
potatoes.
Don't use Porpoisine Black Velvet
Harness Oil, If you want an oil that will
sIacken the hands and not the harness.