Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-02-09
LOCAL Items.

LOCAL ITEMS.
-TheImometer at zoio this morning.
Mrs Paul has moved to Ogden Heights
-Toone & Hollinshed's announcement
this week is an important one Read it.
The citizens of East Woodbury. talk
of employing special night-watchman
AL Green has moved from Paulsboro
10 the Belmont Perry house, and will keep
bosrders.
Donald FIanigen now rides a new '99
pattern Crescent bicycle purchased of agent
wilson.
Banks will be closed on Monday next
-Lincoln's Birthday, and there will be no
session of the Court
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of
Lent, comes this year on February Is.
April I'd will be Easter Sunday.
The Misses Hutchinson gaze an en-
joyable dance party at their home on
Hunter street last Friday evening.
Castle Collins IS without an inmate If
those fellows who live by burglary we're its
inmates, the people would sleep sounder
o'nights.
"A H. Swackhamer, assignee, will sell
the Thos. L. Weniz farm at public sale
next Thursday. See the description on
Fourth page.
1t is probable that the Presbyterian
church of this city will call Rev George
Tomson, of Clayton, to succeed Rev.
Edward Dillon as pastor.
MIR. Dennis Huntingdon has been selec-
ted by the Board Of Education OF Dept
fort township, to succeed Mr.. Morgan
Dickerson, at Park ave, school.
The What / Can Circle of the First
Baptist church. will hold pie and cake
bazaar on Thursday, Feb 8. in the vacant
store next to Hampton's. Ice cream for
sale.
Andrew Marcus killed deg this
week with the consent of John Hern, it's
owner. This, we believe, is the only dog
killed since the Mayors proclamation was
published.
The township committee of West
Deptford township, will meet at Westyille
on Tuesday, February IA, 1899, to settle
up the business of the year, on call of n
G. Eastlack, town clerk.
Last Monday Sheriff Collins sold the
Carman property in Franklin township, to
JF Mute d Son for $500 and the Maggie
E Worrell property in Wenonah to John
Sparks, of Florence, for $l050
Mo. /, Vol /, OF the Mullica Hill Mes.
senger reached as last Friday. John Gar
diner is editor and publisher. 1t is a clean,
eprigtly sheet, and possesses possibilities
yet not considered. May il long be mes
seDger of truth
-Ex-Judge Plumer, of Salem, was
present at the opening of Court in Wood
bury on Tuesday. The Judge carries his
years with a courtliness and grace that
pleases the host of friends he meets where
ever be goes.
Road Commissioner Budd last Satur-
day commissioned Freebooter Harry w
Jones to be supervisor of the county road
10 be built from Clayton to Cumberland
county line. Harry will see to it that that
particular road is up to contrsct-in depth
and width, too.
Stephen Green has bought the Weno-
nah House, at Wenonah, for $40, 000 The
house cost the Company considerable more
than 100000, and Mr.. Green held much
of the stock. At the present price the
house ought to pay we'll, because it is
complete and attractive.
There will be shooting ma Oh for a
1000 pound hog at Chester Oak Park,
near Gloucester City, on Wednesday, the
18th inst And on Thursday, the 23d
inst, the trotting horse Ideal" will be
shot for. Nottingham rules to govern
both matches
-Mullica Hill Messenger: THE Yendue
season has commenced, and large bills in
colors seem to fashionable. Some of the
best we have seen are from the Office of the
GLOUCESTER COUNTY DEMOCRAT" And
we don't make any speciality of handsome
poster all our job printing is best"
The suits of the Receiver of the Mill
vile Insurance Company now on trial
before Justice Garrison 70 our courts, affect
more people, probably, than any contention
in many years. 10 every section Of South
Jersey, at least, the fate of these suits lie
watched with anxiety
We acknowledge the receipt OF let
fer from Geo. 6. Weatherby containing
newspaper clippings of ancient date and a
one, two, five and part of one twenty dol
lar note dated from go to 1872. The $50
note is issued by the Gloucester County
Bank, but the date portion is missing. 1t
is probably of about the same date as the
others.
The old "Cale Risley black smith
shop on South Broad street fell down last
Sunday under the weight of the snow, and
lies in heap of rubbish It was built
in 1856, the bricks being taken from des-
troyed house on the Susan Garrigues farm,
which, at that time, were said to be one
hundred years old.
The heaviest snow fall for many
years now covers this section to the
deptn of nearly foot It began showing
early last Sunday morning. the 4th inst,
aud every day a new contribution has
been made to it. The sleighiug is Eine, the
weather cold, and its winter, indeed The
railroad service has not been interrupted
Burglars have simply gone all over
town the past week, ard tried about every
ground floor window in the city, except at
The houses of the local editors. Burglars
all know there is nothing to eat In them,
and less to wear. so they are passed by.
At Fred Aliens and W. A. FIanigeu's they
tried windows on Tuesday night. The
tracks in the snow were plain next morn.
irg. and revealed that three men had made
a cITcuit OF the eastern portion of the city.
The same night attempts were made to
enter several honses at Newbold.
Toe best. tbs most successful adver-
Using is that of the newspapers. The
dodger, haudbili, pamphlet aud other
models Of exploitation are ephemeral at the
b Sc People rarely read them, and resent
the practice of sending them through the
mails, or of delivering them at their houses.
Tne public expects 10 see advertising in
the newspapers Ii recognizes the fact that
they are necessary part Of the makeup
OF s live newspaper. II. looks ia the
adgertising columns for source Of supply.
New England Editor
Edgar Wrigley, Carpet weaver, Barnsborc