Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-09-13
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Board Of Freeholders will meet next
Thursday.
Tice advertises another cattle sale at
1t. Ephraim.
"A few less trains since September H.
See time table.
Or. 7. B. Rogers youngest son Irving,
is i'll with scarlet fever
The Daily Times has increased its size
from five to six columns.
B. N. Gibson & Son are painting the
Lee residence at the corner Of Broad and
High streets.
sThe West Jersey and Sea Shore R. R.
declared a semi-annual dividend of p per
cent. last week
The Blasius employees cleared in the
nesghborhood of SLAB IN their recent ex-
cursion to Atlantic City.
The glass blowers are working between
two fires-the heat of the furnace and old
Sol. It is hard to tell which is the hottest.
There viii be a public sale of lots at
Belmont on the goth inst. Particulars by
advertisement and posters.
The State Normal School at Trenton
opened on Tuesday, and seventy-five APP
pIicants were turned away for lack Of
room.
Col. Green has bought the old Brant
STABLES on Cooper street from S. r. Budd,
and rumor says is going to extend Merritt
Block down to Prehl's line.
The C. c. B. c. foot ball team has or
genized with much the same team as last
9esr It is now in shape for challenges
from all hundred and twenty-five pound
teams
Ed. Dobbs brought the finest peaches
into town last Monday that we have seen
IN a long time. They were Stump of the
World variety. and found ready sale at 81
per basket.
The funeral OF William Watkins was
held at Newton Hotel last Saturday. and
was largely attended. Rev. Tomson of the
Presbyterian church preached the sermon.
The interment was in Green cemetery.
Col. 6. G. Green has his 1901 almanac
advertising August Flower and German
Syrup we'll under way. It is 10 be an
artistic beauty and meaty as to substance.
The edition viii number about 2, 600 600
Col. Green IS Representatives are coming
home from the four points Of the compass
for the annual accounting. Among those
who have thus far arrived are: r. D. Scott.
Thomas Matthews, ]. a. Caldwell, w. L.
Baker, J. NJ Sittons, and w. H. Thomp-
SON
The craze for concrete paveinents is one
that should be encouraged, because every
foot laid tends to beautify the city and is a
Ahing Of pleasure topedestrians. Robert C.
Page, William VanHeeA, Mrs. Lupton,
Francis Branin and Mrs Kain have each
recently improved their properties in this
way.
The annual reunion of Company a, Sd
Regiment n. J. Vols. viii be held at
Mantua Friday next. A business meeting
will be held at Reeves hotel at 10 o'clock
and a camp fire viii follow at 2 D. m. in
lodge room over Bradshaw's store. There
are only about thirty survivors Of this COM
pany.
The terrible disaster at Galveston calls
for immediate relief Of every kind. Com
tributions of money and clothing are es-
peciaIly needed and viii be received and
Forwarded pomptly by the Red Cross So
eiety Of Woodbury.. Headquarters at Mrs.
r. X. Matlock's, rs Broad St. Kindly
send all donations before September 10.
Officer Geitz met his first Waterloo
sunday night when he undertook to arrest
a bicycle rider without light The fellow
apparently submitted to arrest and then
Suddenly grabbed the officer by the throat
and choked him till his tongue tried to get
between his collar and hiswhiskers. Then
he ran, leaving his wheel with the officer
The Republicans actually have con-
Eest On hand over the nomination for Cor
oner to succeed Coroner Jas. Hunter. the
lot.