Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-03-29
LOCAL ITEMS.
-spring tronbles are at hand.

Spring troubles are at hand.
In Salem hotel licenses cost $500.
The farmers are getting down to solid
work.
Everybody is expecting it--that tired
feeling.
-Twenty-fih of March movers had
storm experience.
Gloucester ferry boats make half hour
trips beginning to-day.
The public school children begin to
feel as though they had earned vacation.
The next matter of great local public
interest will be the annual meeting of the
Board of Chosen Freeholders.
John ]. Coombs who has been visiting
bis children in Kansas City, has returned
to his home in Pitman Grove.
The project to establish a National
Bank at PauisboTo, is being revived since
the new currency law went into effect.
The new township law increases the
powers of the township committee and
among them is the power to appropriate
money without the formality of its being
voted for at the annual town meeting
-Oo Monday last Sheriff Springer sold
the Peter Kier farm of lis 81 acres, in
Washington township. TO John H Brad
way for $500, subject to ineumberance of
s., 200.
There is little building in prospect in
Woodbury. this Spring, and so far as we
have been able to ascertain, this is the
condition over the country. Contractor
Best has considerable work at Atlantic
City.
Rev George W. Thomson has the
sympathy of the community in the loss of
his mother. who died on Saturday last at
Medford, New Jersey. Rev. Mr.. Dillon
occupied the Presbyterian pulpit on Sun
day, assisted By DR.. Botsford.
The editor of the Montclair Herald in
talking about the country editors work
says: The ideal country editor must be as
meek as Moses, as patient as Job, as wise as
Solomon and then be is sure to become as
poor as Lazarus"
Pursuant to resolution of the late
school meeting, j. NJ Henderson, chair
man. has appointed the following young
ladies as visitors to the public schools the
coming year Miss Josephine Livermore,
Miss Caroline P. Smith, and Miss Margaret
Rogers.
An unregenerate son of Italy, while
wandering through the First Ward, COM
mitted an assault on E G. Cattell yester-
day, and Mayor Ladd consigned him to
the mercies of Sheriff Springer for period
of twenty days.
Warden Muller reports that yellow
perch are running at AImonessoD pond, and
persons wanting them for stock purposes
can be supplied by making request of Geo.
Riley, 100 Broad street. Newark, n. J. In
applying give the name of your county
warden.
Since Mr.. White was killed at the
station two accidents have been narrowly
averted. A Delaware street lady Just
reached the other side of the track as a
train whIzzed by. and young druggist,
who jumped on a moving train, was saved
from being ground under the wheels by
Train Dispatcher Murphy.
Mrs. A. S. Emmel of this city was
notified by telegraph last Sunday mo, ming
of the death of her mother, Mrs. Emeline
W. Hackett, in Salem. Deceased was the
widow of the late Joseph r. HacBett, a
prominent citizen of Salem county. The
funeral was on Wednesday, the interment
being in the Baptist cemetery, Woodstown
John Kahn. young man of this city,
died at his mothers home on Penn street
last Saturday, after less than two weeks
illness of pneumonia. He had successfully
conducted the barber and tobacco business
for about year 10 this city, and prosper
Gus business future seemed before him
The funeral on Tuesday was largely at
tended. The interment was at Gloucester
City.
"A number Of Woodbury. papa's have
taken Teddy Roosevelt seriously and
started the war spirit in their boys Dy arm
ing them with toy rifles. The boys have
had several battles with blank cartridges,
bat the ambulance corps has not been
brought into requisition until last Satur-
day, when Gussae Buohl, grandson of ex-
FreehoIder PREM, who was stationed Oh
the firing line. fell at the frst volley fired
by FIiipiDos in ambush. His grandpas
house was turned into a hospital, and a
surgeon found that small bullet had gone
clear through his leg. As a half dozen
boys fred the Voliey, it is impossible to
locate the one who fred the ball cartridge
Gussie's injuries are not dangerous.
After weeks Of great anxiety, Mrs.
Dubois has received word concerning her
husband, Capt Dubois, whose name APP
peared in the list of casualties in the
Philippines Tor the month of January. He
was reported as wounded in the shoulder,
but nothing further could be learned, not
withstanding the efforts put forth by
anxious frie de. Two letters were received
on Tuesday. dated Feb II and Ii, written
By Lieut. White. Of the AID Regt These
letters, though brief, conveyed much com
fort to Mrs. Dubois. They reported The
Captain as eonvalescent and progressing
much fasterthan the Surgeon had expected
Nothing was said of the nature Of the
wound OF how received From the fact
that he has not written himself it is in
fer1sd that it was the right shoulder which
VAS Injured At the time the letters were
written be Was eanfped to the hospital At
Santa Cruz, but The surroundings were
not conductive to q rapid recovery and
IS such efficient officers are needed on the
firing line instead Of lying 10 a hospital,
Major Boyd Of the 37th Regt., placed his
room at headquarters at his disposal. Here
BIZ has better medical attention and much
healthier and more peaceful quarters and
Mr.. Dubois feels confident that b. this
lime BE- IS FAR advanced Oh the road 70
yeeo1ery