Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-08-16
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Woodbury. Constitution, died at his resi-
denee on Centre street Wednesday morning,
August Is, in the SD year Of his age The
death Of this citizen, II the prime Of life
and heighth Of usefulness, is one Of tl1e
saddest dispensations of Providence this
community has suffered IN recent years. Il
removes from the family devoted husband
and father, the community useful citizen,
and the newspaper profession life-long CON
seientious worker
Augustus was the youngest son Of A. S.
Barber, founder and for sixty 1.-TWO years pub
Usher Of the Constellation newspaper OF a
family of four sons, he alone remained az
home. and for years before his father s
death IN 1885 was the editor Of that old
and respected family journal. At the death
Of his father he succeeded TO ownership,
and as was natural no change in policy OF
sentiment of the paper has occurred in all
its sixty seven years history. LISA remark
able record, one not paralleled IN the
history OF New Jersey newspapers.
Mr.. Barber was twice married his first
wife being Mrs. Mariah Chattin, Of Salem
His second wife, who with one son by his
first marriage, John, survive him, was
Miss Minnie Forbes, Of this city
The funeral viii be from his home on
Centre street on Friday, the nth instant
at ten O'Clock. Internent at Salem.
A telegraph dispatch from Diamond Isl
and, Maine, this morning, brings the sad
intelligence of the death there on the 18th
inst. Of Josephine, wife OF DR.. Edward w
Hitchcock, of Philadelphia Mrs Hitch
cock was the daughter OF Or. Joseph Fifth
ian, a prominent physician OF this city
twenty-five years ago. The brief dispatch
gives no particulars, but We learn that con-
sumption was the cause Of death. Three
children survive her
Trolley to Belmont and National Park
At 429 last Friday afternoon the first
passenger trolley to Belmont and National
Park was started from Washington Park
and run TO its destination On the car
were the officials of the Camden, Gloucester
and Woodbury. Trolley Company, and
prominent citizens and newspaper men of
Woodbury., Camden and Philadelphia, to
the number of thirty-fiye, and LibeTatis
band~ksYhe route is almost direct line
south rom Washington Park to the Pier at
National Park, distance OF about two
miles and half Until the Red Bank road
II 1tdCHtu tlC lOutC II ldiSCtN ONTt tAAS
meadows; from Red Bank road to its
terminus, the road runs through truck
lands and forests to the camp grounds Of
National Park Association, passing about
three hundred feet west of the auditorium.
The services at the auditorium were just
concluded when the car arrived, and the
party formed in twOs, and headed by the
band playing national airs, marched through
the woods, around the auditorium and
back to the car The unusual harmony of
Liberati's musicians, led by himself,
brought the cottagers out i'll great num-
beIs, and the concert was greatly enjoyed.
The party reached Washington Park at
half past six, and as guests of Dan'l f.
Hendrickson and James W. Baird, took
supper at Washington Park
The construction of this road has been a
subject of discussion for the past three
years, the insurmountable difficulty TO it
being in securing a route, and the OPPOSE
ton of the Camp Meeting Association to
allow cars run on Sunday over its lands.
The untiring projectors of this line are
Messrs. Hendrickson and Baird who own
large tracts of land adjoining National
Park, which they are determined to open
up to seekers after country homes The
land is high and dry, partially wooded
with tall timber, and when made easy of
access, as it now is, must come into i'm
mediate demand as delightful as well as
healthful plot on which to erect city of
homes.
In the speeches which followed the excel
lent supper, tribute was paid to the perse-
verance and pluck with which Messrs. Baird
and Hendrickson have pursued their plans to
secure the trolley road. Civil engineer
William NJ. Carter recalled a historic fact
that way back in the late SOS, lots at Red
Bank, 25x150 feet, were in such demand
that they sold at $1,000 each. Then
primatiye ferry was the only avenue from
Red Bank to Philadelphia, and the popula-
ton of that city was not more than half
what it now is. He doubted not, he said,
that history would repeat itself, and the
reward the promoters Of this enterprise
would reap could not now be forecast
The c. G. and ". Railway Company
was complimented for the part they had
taken in investing many thousands of
dollars in what now seemed an unattraetiye
branch line.
The summer schedule on this branch road
calls for trains every fifteen minutes between
a. m, and p NJ, and half hourly to II,
night The Fall and Winter schedule viii
vary only slightly from this.
IT'S said that 1890 passengers were
carried over this branch last Sunday.