Gloucester County Democrat., 1900-05-31

LoCALfTEMS.

Jersey strawberries are in market this
week, two boxes for quarter.
The new time table of the West Jersey
and Seashore R. R. is published this week.
Capt. Edmund Dubois is now in San
Francisco, and will be home early in June.
Thompson Allen has invested in Cleye-
land bicycles for himself and wife of Agent
Wilson,
The "Mistic Midgets" entertainment
in the Opera House last Saturday was a
great success.
Pursuant to law, Memorial Day exer-
cises were held in the public schools of this
county last Monday afternoon.
The committee in charge of the Grange
Picnic has decided to hold it two days at
Alcyon Park. August and 2.
MIR. J. E. Estell, enumerator of the
school census, finds 937 children of the
school age in Woodbury., an increase OF 26
over last year.
"A large number of people went to
Almonesson yesterday. They were
Philadelphians, and came down laden with
lunch baskets and fishing tackle.
-kJts Juuu dcEtudu LuLDGIdl SuuOHy
school of Woodbury. will give a Lawn Party
on the church grounds, Woodbury., on
Saturday, June 8, next. All invited
The ". C. T. q. will hold its regular
monthly meeting at the home of Mrs.
Thomas, Holroyd Place, Monday, June 4,
at p. m. This will be a specially i'm
p0rtant and interesting meeting.
When the earnings of the Woodbury.
post Office reach the sum of $4,000 per
year, the city will be entitled to q free
mail delivery. The past year the earnings
have been about S. 600
-On Saturday last Sheriff Springer ap-
pointed the following officers for Washing
'on Park: Alex w. Davis, Captain Jos.
Roe, Jr., Joseph Cunningham. John
voy, Jacob Murphy, Joseph Thompson.
Theist of advertised letters for the week
uses, z May 2s, 1900; Isaac Blake, John
Ctiey, Moses Crockett. VIM. H. Duncan,
cir K. Kirby, Mary Nickles. Rebecca
drker. Ed. Springer. Will. Waddleton,
Mary RoleD. Persons calling for the above
letters will please say advertised.
The Farmers Club will enjoy its
annual plsnked shad supper at the Falls
Hotel, Westville, next Saturday night,
June I'd. President Judge Mason says the
occasion will be the biggest yet prepared
and that Landlady Hanle will take the
best care of her guests.
George E. Pierson, County Collector,
has received from John H. Bonnel, Gus
todian of the State House. 220 copies of
pamphlet laws of 1900. Parties entitled
to receive copies can obtain same at the
Clerks Office, or at the Office of the County
Collector, No. 10 Cooper street.
The following books have been pre-
sented to the Depford Institute Free
Library by Miss Gertrude Abbott; Paola
S. Francesca, Stephen Phillips; Love of
Parson Lord, Mary E. Wilkins Bird-life,
Frank Chapman; Beginning of New Eng
land, John Fiske; Old Virginia and her
Eeighbors John Fiske; Mississippi Valley
in the Civil War. John Fiske.
See adver. of public sale of building
lots and houses at Newbold on June 20
The general facts of the sale are therein
stated, but the desirability of owning prop
erty at Newbold, either as a home or an
investment, can be better understood by o
visit to the beautiful village, and famil-
iarty with its slightly, healthful and social
environment. Resident Agent Barker
will give all inquirers q cordial welcome,
and impart full information