Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-02-21
LOCAL BRIEFS.

see NllklnS bros. ADVERTISEMENTS
The Gloucester Bar Association is
incorporated.
-''Gus" Prehl will make a large carriage
sale early in March.
Tomorrow, Washington's birthday, is
cherry pudding holiday.
Sheriff Springer took John Williams
to State Prison on Tuesday.
The schools will be closed tomorrow
Washington's birthday.
Brooks Bros. sold fourteen horses last
Thursday at an average price of $50.
The Central Baptist church realized a
profit of SIS by their supper last Thursday
night.
Woodbury. Glass Works were closed
yesterday because the glass was not first
class.
Justice of the Peace Jerry Paneoast, is
said to be candidate for Mayor to succeed
Mayor Laid.
The banks will be closed tomorrow,
and the post Office will be open only dur
ing the hours of s and a. M, and 4.30
and $50 p. m.
There is report from North Wood
bury that an attempt was made to kid-nap
Banks Steelman, aged IA, whose home is
on North Broad street.
Perry Woodlin, a respected colored
man of Henderson street, died suddenly
h. "Tidav of apoplexy, and was buried at
DAYS and so:l9GesnEday.
-RepuD1cosi nominating books will be
opened to-day, and remain open for one
week. The nominating election will be
held next Saturday week.
Council will Of course give the Eastern
Telephone Company authority to come into
Woodbury., because an opposition line here
means lower rates and better service.
The terms of the following Councilmen
expire this Spring Theo. F. Burkett, in
the First Ward; Jos. B. Best, in the Second
Ward, and Robt. S. Clymer, in the Third
Ward.
Nominations for city officers must be
made eight days before the Charter election.
The Democrats will probably make their
nominations for city officers on Saturday
evening, March 2.
-Hartzell sold only five horses at his
sale at Paul's Hotel last Friday, though he
sold several at private sale on Saturday and
Monday. On Monday evening he took the
balance of his drove to Elmer.
On Saturday last, as a farmer named
Crammer, from near Boody's Mill, was
driving through Woodbury., his horse was
taken sick on North Broad st. and died of
forage poisoning (corn stalk disease).
List of advertised letters for the week
ending Feb. 1S, 1901: Clement Bruner, j.
v. Crawford, J. C. Fifeld, Bessie Franklin,
To- Ill
Prof Benz. Smith, John Taylor, Frank
Norraine. Persons calling for the above
letters will please say advertised.
AT the thirty-eighth annual meeting of
the Grand Lodge, K. of p, at Trenton this
week, Gloucester county will be represented
as follows: No. 8, Woodbury., George L.
Pierson; No. 80, Mantua, Samuel T. Craw-
ford; No. "a, Clayton, Jesse W. Potter;
No 81, Harrisonyille, Michael Swigert;
No. 70, Paulsboro, William F. Gamer; No.
10, Hurffville, William j. Porch; No. "a,
Mullica Hill, Peter S. Scott. Of Nos. So
and 40 we have been unable to get the
names.
AT business meeting of the Wood
bury Reading Club last November, the
members decided to raise two hundred
dollars during the ensuing winter for the
Deptford Institute, Woodbury. Public Lii
brary. One hundred and seyenty-six dol
lars are so far the result of their effort. To
fill out the complement, a cake and pie
sale will be held at Claphan's rooms, cor.
Broad and Cooper streets, next Saturday,
Feb. %, from II until O'Clock. Any sur
plus above the required S2l will be given to
the New Jersey Orphanage.
On Friday last John Storan went to
Fred Kirby's farm near Woodbury., to trim
trees. Later he was found sitting on the
porch of Kirby's house in comatose con-
.dition with his face covered with blood,
and was taken to his home on Green street.
He is not yet in condition to tell how the
injury was received, but it is believed he
fell from ladder, striking on his face, but
in rational moments he says hit, " shit, +"
sshit" He seems to be improving daily.
Mr. .Storan moved to Woodbury. from
Barnsboro, and purchased the leopard
1ot,ca in which resides