Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-04-05
LOCAL ITEMS.


Charles Jordan spent last week at his
home
John R Wick's advertisement will in
terest many readers.
Hampton, of Course. is closing out his
grocery stock and fixtures below cost.
Real estate owners say that there is a
healthy demand for houses in Woodbury.
Contractor Quinlan & Leary are finish
ing up the Franklin township gravel road.
-Danl V. Summerill. Esq, has been
elected Solicitor of the borough Of Penns-
grove
MIR. George S. Browns family has
gone TO jamestown, n Y, for an extended
visit
As result of excessive rope jumping,
a ive-year-old girl died suddenly at Tren-
ton last Sunday.
-Saml G. Twells bought the Walker
property on Wood street at private sale
last Monday for $500.
DO you keep chickens Then read the
advertisement of Compton's Poultry Med
icines in another column.
Gen. William S. Striker, Of Trenton,
has Just completed an historical sketch of
ths-forts on the lower Delaware.
Surrogate Dubois is on business trip
to Pittsburg, which will probably detaiD
him till the latter part of the week.
Jesse c. Chew, an. old an respected
citizen of Woodbury., was taken to the
State Hospital at Trenton last Saturday.
The Assessment and Appropriation
ordinances passed by Council last Tuesday
evening, are advertised 10 another column.
The grip has many victims in Wood
bury. Among the serious cases are Chas.
G. Gerhard and Freeholder Walton, of the
Third Ward.
Master Reeves Merritt entertained
about fifty of his young friends at his
parents residence on South Broad street
last Saturday evening.
ART Lay had the first shad of the
season last Tuesday fresh from Pennsgrove.
He will have them every morning hereafter
during the season.
Senator E. C. Stokes, of Cumberland
county, has been elected a Director of the
West Jersey and Sea Shore Railroad TO
succeed Judge James b. Nixon.
Mrs. Frank P. Dell and daughters left
Woodbury. for their new home at Washing
ton, n. j., to-day. Their removal is re-
GREETED By large circle of relatives and
friends.
IF. L. Wilkins, estate agency, an
neunces the rental of Popular avenue
house No = to Mr.George W. Groves, Treas
of the ATgo Mills, Gloucester City. The
house is undergoing extensive repairs.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending April 2, 1900: Mrs. j. w. Bloom
stein, Paul Emory, Mrs. L Miller, Mrs.
Sarah Meter Persons ctlling for the
above letters will please say advertised.
The County Collector has received
word from State Comptroller Hancock that
this county would be compelled to pay
$3S 40 as its share of the State School tax.
This money eventually comes back to the
county.
Henry Maier has purchased the late
! John Kain's barber and tobacco business
and took possession last Monday. Henry is
one of the most skilled tonsoriaI artists in
Woodbury., and will succeed.
Here are train of troubles that befel
Mrs. Theodosia Jaggard, of Chews Land
ing. during March A son lost leg; a
daughter had her hand crushed, and dogs
killed thirty ducks.
Eks Pinnyv Pierce, who with his brother
James, was recently indicted for the
murder of George B. Eyre, Of Chester, is
to be released on bail. No effort is made
to secure the release Of james, his brother
AT a session of the Common Pleas
Court on Friday, Judge Jessup sentenced
William Good to year in State prison.
Good pleaded guilty OF breaking into
Walter Chew's house at HurffvilIe month
ago.
Director Roger announces that the
choir Of the Presbyterian church will rem
der They HaYe Taken Away Ny Lord, ("
by Stainer Christ is Risen," Neidlinger
and the "HallelDjah Chorus" Handel, and
q solo by the chorister at the morning SER
vice on Easter Sunday.
The thirteenth annual planked shad
dinner of the Gloucester Ferry Company
was held at Washington Park last Monday
afternoon, it being the first planked shad
feast of the season. Hon. William J
Thompson was toast master, and the fifty
five guests all made short. pithy speeches
There will be meeting of the Glou-
cester County Teachers Association in the
Court House. this city, on Saturday, April
IA next, al 80 a. M. James M. Green
principal Of our State Normal school, and
others will address the Association. The
public is invited.
Farmers in some sect ns of the country
are Victimized by a swindler who repre-
SCENTS himself as being census taker, and
who. after getting the antecedents of the
family, secures the signature OF the farmer
to paper, which subsequently Turns out
TO be 8 contract for a lot of worthless
books which are sent to him as the result
OF the transaction.
The twenty eighth annual report Of
the Superintendent of the First Baptist
Church Sunday school presented last even
ing at the church meeting, il interesting
and encouraging. The remodeling of the
room enables the school to be graded
primary. junior, intermediate and adult
each department having separate rooms
During the opening aud closing services
the school is together Thirteen scholars
joined the church during the year. The
membership Is ne follows: Officers s.
teachers. IS; main department, q junior,
is primary, So home department, -
total. 344 Tbs collections amounted q
oyeE Soc