Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-03-01

LOCAL s.


VIM. F. BouhI has bought the Penn
berton hotel.
The ground hog of 1900 was a know
ing animal.
The railroad platform at Thorofare is
being rebuilt.
VIM G. Fox. of Evan has sold one
hundred horses since last Fall.
Tuesday morning, Feb. 81. was the
coolest of the winteI-60 above zero.
Salem county is having steel fixtures
put in the Clerks Office at cost of s., $685.
There was the best skating of the
season on the Country Club pond yester
day.
New officers were installed in Provi-
dent ConclaYe Heptasophs last Tuesday
evening
-snelbaker Bros advertisement deals
in clear manner with timely subject
Read it.
Woodbury. Lodge No 54. I. o. o. F.,
will hold smoker on Monday evening
next, to which the public is invited.
-Four candidates for admission to mem
bershp in the First Baptist church were
bsptised last Sunday morning.
By breaking ten blue rock straight,
ut the shoot OF the Blasius Gun Club last
Thursday, J. J. Merchant won gold
watch.
At Jacob Wagner's sale at Clarksboro
on Monday, corn sold at 58c per bushel,
horses from S94 to $780, and cows averaged
$45.
"A farmers Protective Association will
be organized in Bradshaw's Hall. Msntua,
Oh Friday evening, March 9, at 30 o'clock.
All farmers are invited.
Mr.. B. w. Andrews Gordon Setter
won another first prize at the New York
Dog Show last week. He had been
groomed by Fred" Kirby. Erred" won
a lot of prizes with his own dogs, too.
Geo. E. Pierson, late Grand Keeper of
Records and Seal of the Grand Lodge K.
of P, has forwarded TO his successor, Mr..
Margerum, at Trenton, ali property of the
order in his possession, which filled twenty
eight cases.
Mr.. Harry Gill has leased his house
on Cooper street to R. S. Newman, and will
move to Oak Lane, Pa, in few days.
Mr.. Newman is a recent resident of our
city, connected with the new ship yard.
Postmaster C. C. Jessup will assume
charge of the post Office next Monday, on
which date postmaster Dell will have COM
pleted four years of service. There will be
no change in the working force of the Office
az present
Mrs. Matte Clark will give cantata
in the N E. church lecture room on the
evening of March Mrs Clark's ability
is too well known to need any further rec
commentator and all those who attend
will have an evening Of first class enter
taiument.
Following are the new Grand officers
of the State Council of Red Men:-Prophet,
Arthur Stiles, Atlantic City Sachem, VIM.
Newcom, PlaiDfeld; S. Sycamore, Jos.
Nowery ; Camden Jr Sycamore, Blanch-
ard H. White. Pemberton Keeper of
Wampum, VIM. ]. Smythe, Long Branch.
Beginning on Monday next the local
telephone service will be from z 80 a. m
to 10 O'Clock p. N. At present the service
is from a M. to p. m. This is quite an
extension of service. Miss Permelia Laugh
lin will be added to the Office force.
Emmanuel Pfeiffer, NJ. D., writes from
North Wales, Mass that he lie going to fast
q days in the interest of science I'm
manuel once honored this section with his
presence, and his many friends here will be
glad TO know that he is SO years old and
still weighs 200 pounds.
Nothing has been learned of Capt.
Dubois condition further than that given
10 last week 3 issue. Much anxiety is ex-
pressed By his friends as to his welfare
and they are using every effort to gain in.
formation through the agency of Adj. Gen.
Striker, Of Trenton.
The annual school meeting in Wood
bury will be held in the Town Hall, on
Tuesday evening, March 20, unless the pro.
pOsed new law steps in aud orders other.
wise. The terms of j E Estell in tht
First ward, G. A. Madden in the Second
ward and j. D. Carpenter in the Third
ward, expire
Gus. Prehl will have the largest sale o
carriages, buggies, jump seats, phaetons
grocery and milk wagons, spindles and al
kinds of business wagons, on the 18th day
of March, ever held in this county. Per
sons wishing anything in this line viii
please remember that these will positively
be sold.
-Wm- Flanagan and Edw. Green wer
passengers on the steamer Admiral Samp
son that sailed from Philada for Jamaiei
last Wednesday and picked up the dis
abled q. S. transport Mcpherson and towet
her into Hampton Roads ON Saturday
She was rich find, and we understan.
the passengers of the Sampson share il
the salvage money.
The Crawford County Nomination
books showed these nominations thi
morning s H. Ladd and Lewis Rebois
for Mayor Ernest Red6eld for Collector
Ogerseer of Poor. Johp z DaYis and Henri
Sharp. 10 the First Ward the names of
B Munyan and Vim 7 Cooper are on th
books for Couacil, VIM Fl BArnaby, Geo
Mankin and John Diekerson for Justice Q
Peace. 10 the Second Ward j. G Bate
is named for Council 10 The Third Ward
Geo E Reading and James L. Warren ar
named for Council and Adon w. Cattel
for Justice of Peace.
-Linoienm. lsnoleum, 500 yds. 10
lot, 80 TO 40c- per yard Wick.