Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-06-21

LOCAL

picnicked at National Park on Wednesday.
The first exhibition of Quo Vadis, :" at
Washington Park last night was success.
&C. g. Gebhardts residence on Hopkins
street is being painted by B. W. Gibson &
Son
On Monday last Sheriff Springer sold
the real estate of Geo. Flowers, in Glass
boro, to Mary Turner, for 81 ,l25.
-"Gus" Prehl will make public sale of
carriages on Monday, July 2 lie has the
biggest stock ever shown in South Jersey.
Wilson Fitzgerald will make a pub
lie sale of grass on July z. Also, some
larger plots, of 4 or acres at private sale.
See adger. later.
Word was received in Woodbury. this
morning of the death at Alexandria, Va,
of Edw. Reeves, son of Edward Reeves, a
former citizen of this city.
The handsome property of B. w. Cloud
on Delaware street, has been rented by Mr.
Charles A. Waterman, of Philadelphia,
through the F. L. Wilkins agency.
The one fare for a round trip" rate
over all the railroads, offers an opportunity
TO visit friends in and near Philadelphia
which many have improved this week.
AT the meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton last Thursday evening. Miss Clara
Mulford, of Bridgeton, was elected one of
the assistants in the High School. depart
ment.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending June IS, 1900: Mrs Anna Green,
Horner & Son, Rebecca Harris, Albert J.
Thomas. Persons calling for the above
letters will please say advertised.
"A farmer informs us that new south
ern potatoes were only 81 Is per barrel in
Philadelphia on Monday. 1t is quite cyl
dent that the 10000 visiting prosperity
breeders did not eat potatoes, or the D, ice
would not have been at that starvation
figure.
The public sale of lots at Newbold
yesterday was not success. the attendance
being small and bidding slow. Only two
lots were sold The Company is going to
try it again when the people are not more
interested in political conventions than 10
real estate bargains.
There will be peaches to burn and
peaches to feed live stock this year" said
frnit merchant. IF any one hasn't money
with which to buy peaches we will give
them to him for carrying them away. The
peach crop will be nearly the largest of the
century and the fruit will be the finest in
many years."-Stroudsburg Times.
In the quiet of Monday evening, three
members of Good Will Fire Company,
Chief q. C. Waram, w. Il. Livermore and
Geo K. Carroll, called at the residence of
the late Chas W. Starr and presented to
Mrs. Starr the resolutions adopted BY the
L mt.
are beautifully engrossed on several leaves
and bound in black morocco, in album
form
The following persons have taken adj
vantage of the special sale of Rambler
BICYCLES for S25 which Agent Wilson is
offering: Charles Budd, Thorofare Isaac
RissmIllers Mantua Miss Name Murphy,
Thorofare Henry s. Haines, Clarksboro
Miss Lizzie Crowley, Thorofare; Louis H.
Carrie, Mantua; Jesse Mullen, Paulsboro !;
Howell A. Wilson, MillViIle; Will Reed
Thorofsre Miss Fannie Treadway, Thoro-
fare ; Albert Terrell, National Park Mrs
William Lummis. James B. Clement, Nor
ris Robinson, John Estell, George AlIister,
Miss Bertha Mingin.
-Woodburians lucky enough to secure
tickets to Hanna's exhibition in Philadel-
phia this week have had high old time,
but We understand the number was not
great, even the Hanna of Gloucester Co.
being among the outs. Among the lucky
ones were Hon. D. o. Watkins, ex-Judge
Ciymer, and w. II. Speakman It is
alleged that these favors were limited to
the contributors to the 100000 Conven-
ton fund, and those not fortunate enough
to have been able to contribute, or have a
good friend who did, hocked with the
Democrats this week.
The committee of Chosen Freeholders
having in charge the construction of the
Glassboro and Clayton county road, met on
the road last Saturday to consider a propo-
sition to stTaighten the road. State Road
Comm issioner Budd was present, and a
number of prominent citizens of both Clay
ton and Glassboro. After going over the
route and thoroughly canvassing the pro-
position, it was unanimously agreed that
the change was desirable, and the benefits
commemorate with the extra expense
which will amount to about 5000. Survey
Ors will be called TO yacate the old road
and lay out the new. II seems that the
original survey was by the route now
proposed, but tha contractor took the
matter in his own hands and built the road
where it now is to save crossing swamp.
In the new adjustment of postmasters
salaries, based on business transacted, the
salary of Woodbury's postmaster has fallen
from 81 200 last year to $1,000 for the year
beginning July 1st. During postmaster
Roe's term the salary varied from 81 400 to
81, 100. and during postmaster DeIl's last
term from 50 200 TO $2,4OO While this
reduction in the salary of the postmaster
indicates q elimination of the general
valume Of business here, the opposite is
the case. The fact that under the circum-
stances the reduction has been no greater,
indicates great increase 10 the general
volume Of business in Woodbury.. When
the salary of the postmaster was at its
highest point. sales of stamps to Col Green
aggregated 81 500 per week for long periods
DR.. Green finds the use OF the express more
economical and his patronage is largely
diverted from Uncle Sam to the express
companies. The salary Of the Swedesborc
postmaster has been increased under the
new adjustment from $500 to 81 800, and
Glassboro from 81 500 to 81 900.