Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-03-15

Dan'l Carson, 267
Appropriations Road, 81 500; poor, $500.
Monroe
Assessor, Clayton B. Tice.
Collector. A. F. Oliver.
Township Committee, Fl. B Garwood Is
yearsG J. M. Tweed, q years.; M. M
Chew / year,
Commissi ner of Appeal. N. NJ. Lutz
q years..
Justices of Peace, J. B. Zimmerman,
William F Tweed
Surveyors of Highways, Il. K. Bugbee,
r F. Tice.
Constable, Geo. 6. Csruthers.
Pound Keepers, 1st Dist. John K.
Joseph I'd Dist, Japhet Mossbrooks; Sd
Dist, William Singer.
Appropriations: General roads, ST 600
overseers Of roads, $500 township officers,
5000; poor, 5000; repairs, 800; hawks,
$50; lighting the streets of Williamstown,
$500.
81 500 of above appropriations to come
out of balance on band.
J. B. Zimmerman and w. F. Tweed
were elected Justices OF Peace, but refused
to accept the Office, thereby electing Jos.
T. Wood. who was the candidate on the
Union Caucus ticket
The fieht here was on the committee
men, A. F. Oliver for Collector and Clay
ton B Tice for Assessor, having no oppo
sition M NJ. Chew is the only Democrat
elected, as he was running on the Union
Caucus and Republican tickets. He could
probably have been elected on either he
was nominated in the Union Caucus for
three years and in the Republican Caucus
for one year, but be chose the one year
term, therefore making the way clear for
Il. B. Garwood.
Washington.
There was hard political fight in Wash
ington, but the Democrats elected their en-
tire ticket excepting Justice of Peace and
Constable, and their candidates for these
offices did not want to be elected. Follow
ing are the new officers -
Assessor, G. D. Nicholson.
Collector, Brooks Hurff.
Committee, O. Fl DoIsn, 3 years. Allen
T. Hurff, z years. John Wilkins, q
year.
Surveyor of Highways, Augustus Thies,
Jr., Augustus Trouncer
Commissioner of Appeal, B. F. Sickler.
Justice of Peace, L. NJ Stewart.
Overseer of Poor, Matthias French.
Constable, Geo. Thompson, Matthias
French.
Poundkeeper, R. J Hurf, C. Fl. Rapp,
Allen T. Hurff, Ellsworth Cheesman.
appropriations, for Roads, 1600 for
Incidentals, 5000; decoration purposes, $50.
Next Town Meeting at Hurffville.
Borough of Clayton.
296 votes were polled, and the Republic
can ticket was elected by msjorities rang
ing from IA on Commissioners of Appeal to
90 to 81 on Council. Following are the
officers:-
Council, W. NJ Pierce, e years. George
II. Chew, g years.; D. W. Moore, Jr.,
q years..
Justice of the Peace, B. NJ. Turner.
Commissioner of Appeal, B. NJ. Turner.
Appropriations: Borough purposes $500,
roads, 81 1000; water, 81 OPS; Town Hall,
$500; S. Mills Post G. A. R., $50.
Mantua
There was hot time in Mantua. the Re-
pubIicans centeriDg their strength on
Assessor and Freebooter. The vote polled
was AT, only 5 less than last Fall, and the
result was a complete victory for the Demo-
Gratis by maiorities ranging from Al on
Assessor to So on Freebooter. Other ma
jorities ranged from to 81. Below are
the new officers
Township Clerk, William Hurff
Assessor, George B. Hurff.
Collector, Samuel D. Lodge.
Freebooter, Henry G. Bender
Township Committee, Robert G.. Kim
caid, q year,; Henry NJ. Mullin, q years.;
George w. Morey, g years.
Commissioner of Appeal, Benjamin A.
Cade, years.
Constable, David w. Downs.
Surveyors of Highways, Carrot L. Sheets,
Girard Wood.
Poundkeepers, Joseph Carr, Walter
Haines, Joseph Damn.
Overseer of Poor, William Fl. Norris.
Appropriations, Township purposes $500;
roads, $1,000; local Board of Health, $75
poor fund, S25.
Next Town Meeting and Election to be
held at Barnsb0ro.
GtassbOrO.
There were three tickets in the field, and
the opposition to the Republicans with
forces divided, lost. The new officers are
Collector, M. G. Campbell.
Township Committee, Josiah Shute, (3
years.; Simon S. Dufield, z years.; DIR.
Chas. Heritage, Il year,.
Appropriations Roads and sidewalks,
81 500; lights, 1920; water, 81, 100;
township purposes. 5000 police marshall
$500 magistrate, $3.50; fire company, 500
Decoration Day, SIS.
Deptord.
There was Citizen and Republican
ticket in the field. the contest being OF
Freebooter and Committeeman. but ths
Republicans won by small majorities, al
follows: Assessor, William c. Cattell Col
lector. T. K. Kirkbride; Freebooter, How
ard c. Hendrickson Committeeman, Ador
W. Muller, Joseph Noblitt, B. F. Haines
Justice, o. B. Hagenbuch, E. N. Sapp
Constable, S. M. Davenport
Logan.
The following Caucus ticket was unap
posed =
Justice Of the Peace Bartine Flanagan.
Assessor, Samuel B. Plat.
Commissioner Of Appeal, Martin B
Robinson.
Poundkeeper. Sydney Vanscoy.
Township Committee, Smith Shoemaker
q years. C. Fletcher Myers, q years.
Isaac Derrickson. 4 year,
Surveyors of Highways, Benjamin Nor
ton, John 81. Shoemaker
Chosen Freebooter, Elwood UsiDger.
| Constable, George M Steelman.
Appropriations. 81 500, for work and ma
terial on roads and sidewalks; $1,000, fol
township officers; $50. for incidenta
expenses; $40 for Decoration Day $3.50
for lighting the streets of the township.
/ That the balance on hand of broad tir
money be expended in placing broad tire
on wagons.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mrs. Fish entertained her sisters. Mrs
Fahy, Mrs. Dickson. Miss Pugh and Mis-
Kate Young, all of Phila., on Tuesday