Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-05-17
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LOCAL ITEMS.
Straw hats are in demand.

The May term OF County Courts be-
gins next Tuesday
e ]. Davis, of Port Norris, was in
Woodbury. Tuesday.
See adyer. of gas stoves by the Con-
sumers' Gas Company.
Miss Maud Lupton is visiting the
Misses Dell at Washington, N J.
See adver. of sale of lots by the CIarks.
boro Land improvement Company.
Fred Kirby is at the Washington d
c. Dog Show with a string of eleven dogs.
On Monday last Sheriff Springer sold
the old toll house near Mullica Hill to
Mrs. Fannie F. Scott for SOB.
Mrs. Abbott is having her residence at
the corner of Broad and West Centre
streets painted by artist Geiger.
Mrs. Eva c. HAWTHORN is visiting
relatives this week, and will leave for
Corning, California, next week.
The Consumers Gas Company will
continue an flee for the payment of gas
bills at the Starr dry goods store, Green's
Block.
Escaping gas caused the pastor of the
Presbyterian church to dismiss the congr e.
cation in the midst of the sermon last
Sunday night
The linemen of the telegraph and
telephone companies are on strike. They
demand an increase of pay from $3.50 to
$2.75 per day and nine instead of ten hours
work.
-HuTffgille is going to celebrate Me-
mortal Day Just as patriots should. The
Clayton brass oand will lead the procession
of horsemen, bicycles. Jr. o. U. A. NJ, and
people generally. There will be a good
address, too.
Co. |. of this city, elected the follow
ing non-commissioDed officers on Monday
evening :-Sergeants, JOS. Cloud and Geo.
Sparks; Corporals, Oscar Downs, Winfield
Patterson, VIM. Cookson, of Wen0nah, and
Larry Voltz, of Gloucester City.
AT meeting of the South Jersey
Tennis League IN Philada., last Monday,
the following dates for the tournaments
were fixed: June 30 at Mefchantville
July q at Beverly, August 4 at Wood
bury and August Is at Moorestown.
The C. W. Starr Company was in
corporated in Woodbury. Monday, the
incorporates being Lewis Starr, Arthur
Starr and Fannie P. Starr. The object Of
the company is to continue the dry goods
business established by c. W. Starr.
Col Green has received team of iror
sorrel thorobred horses from Kentucky.
They contracted a cold in transit. hence
have not been out yet But they are
beauties. They will be the leaders of his
fourth hand at Lake Hopatcong this
Summer
List of advertised letters for the week
ending May Ia, 1900 Latney Bowler, John
Bowman, Isaac Bowel, Sarah E. Brown.
Miss Amanda Clarke, John Comely, 2;
Wilber S. Durham, W. J. Dunn, Carl
Lohrke, Mrs C P Michner Robert Morris.
2; Pboelix O'Neil, Julian Nash, 9; NJ B.
Powell, Rob't Ii. Pfattis, Mrs. Vance.
Harrw Winters Persons calling for the
above letters will please say advertised.
The last progressive euchre OF the sea-
son by the Woodbury. Association was at the
residence of Jos. W. Merritt Tuesday even
ing. The attendance was large and the
occasion very enjoyable. Mr. Geo. E.
Pierson won the first gentleman's prize, an
umbrella, and w. Harrison Liver more the
second gentleman's prize, a pen etching in
frame. Mrs. Edwards won the first ladv's
prize, a Japanese fern in hanging basket,
and Mrs. Geo. E. Pierson the second lady's,
a silver bon bon spoon
- SAM GsrrIgues has organized a
company to transport water from his medi-
cinal spring east OF Woodbury. to Pbila-
deiphia, where six hundred gallons are
contracted for daily. DeHart has built a
big wagon carrying a six hundred gallon
eask, and others will be built as demand
for the water increases. Means should be
adopted to convince Philadelpbians of the
advantages to be derived from a permanent
residence where good. wholesome water is
conveyed to every household without the
primitive water cost.
The whole difficulty between the
Sheriff and City Council over commit
ments to the Jail is in the fact that the
Sheriff has become possessed of the idea
that the Jail should be kept clean, whole
some and free from vefmin His expert.
ence ie that IN one night the average tramp
will undo the good work of ton OF disin.
fectants. and week & faithful serubbing
hence be objects to receiving the nomads
and censigning them to clean apartments
We suggest that the Beard OF Fres holders
cOtf Y "a X ACdt 4NColtJu VI RAOftut0E tOukluS
for tramps, by planting few forest trees
in the rear Of the jaii then the authorities
could commit the average tramp to bis
natural cover. aud maintain the reputation
of our county prison as a health resort.
The motermen and conductor of 9
trolley car have it in their power to aver
accidents from frightened horses, by slow.
ing down or stopping entirely. We speak
confidently on this subject because it il
frequently done. Likewise they have it ir
their power to ignore frightened horses
and endaBger human life and property
Last Thursday DIR. H. A. Wilson, while
driving with his wife on Mantua avenue
was the victim Of the latter class Of motor
man and conductor. They entirely ignored
the fact that his horse became frantic will
fright. and one of the occupants of fhi
carriage was lady, and continued at
high rate of speed as though ignorant o
the fact that they were endangering two
liFes. We are quite sure the employees o
the road have positive directions to assis
drivers in such instances. and employees
who grossly violate these rules are a menacl
Il tfe safely 70 the pnhlic I'm this instanc'
}he only damaes Wes broken carriage.