Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
LOCAL BRIEFS.
latest is a pillow trust.

The odious stamp tax will be abolished
after July LIST.
Eagles Day at Atlantic City will be
Thursday, August LIST.
Go to Laub's for hot-weather foot
wear. Lowest prices.
The local dealers in fireworks are pre-
pairing for Glorious Fourth.
Agent Wilson is selling last years
Rambler bicycles for $27. 6-271m
The smallpox quarantine has been
raised at Gloucester City and at Williams
town.
james Griscom, young farmer of
West Deptford, dug 200 baskets of potatoes
last Saturday.
After repairs to wood work are COM
pleted, the Woodbury. railroad station is to
be re-painted.
Mrs. Ellen K. Moore and Edward
Kemp Moore, wife and son of the late John
M. Moore are executors of his estate.
Lieut.. c. W. Barber will lecture on
the Philippines and Filipinos in the M. E.
church next Tuesday evening, July 2.
The Presbyterian Sunday-school will
hold its annual picnic at National Park to-
day, going and returning in special cars.
The profits of the lawn fete by the
ladies' of the Central Baptist church on Jes.
Morgan's lawn Tuesday evening were
$21.50.
"A man giving his name as VIM. Lamb
was arrested at Washington Park Monday
night and held in $500 bail for impersonat-
ing an officer.
-Mantua and Washington townships
have passed franchise ordinances giving the
South Jersey Telegraph Company right to
erect poles and string wires
The salary of Postmaster Jessup will
be increased 5000 next year, under the new
schedule of salaries to go into effect July l,
based on the business of the year ending
April 1.
The sale of the Davis hotel property
at Clayton to John Plum being off, applica-
ton will be made to Judge Jessup on Fri
day to have the license granted to Plum
transferred to Davis.
The appeal case of the City of Wood
bury VS.. Redrow, set down for trial before
judge essup and jury to-day, was post
poned until July 10, on account of the i'll
ness of a material witness.
The glass factories of the county will
go out of blast on Saturday, June %. The
season has been good one for the work
men, as employment has Deen steady, and
the scale the best in several years.
The sale of Mrs. Julia Birdsall's per-
sonal property, at Westville, on Monday,
was an event of much interest. The people
turned out in considerable numbers and
purchased dog furniture at fancy prices.
r..
1t is said to be chemically prepared earth,
and produces heat superior to coal, at a
cost of 81. so per ton. This is discouraging
news for the coal trust, but means freedom
for the people.
Next Thursday, the Glorious Fourth,
being our publication day, we will issue
the DEMOCRAT on Wednesday evening, in
stead of Thursday morning. Correspon-
dents are requested to forward their news
letters one mail earlier than usual.
Assembly candidates Adamson and
Avis having immortalized themselves in
printers ink, its now up to Hon. Buck to
show how he looks after carrying for two
wears the load of responsibility our assem-
bly, representative is supposed to be bur-
dened with.
The sale of personal property ON the
Jos. Turner farm, near Turnerville, last
week was well attended, and prices were
good. Grass brought $13 per acre, wheat
S4.75 per acre, straw to be left on the
place, a ten acre field of corn sold for S79,
and farm mare brought $142.
Sixty thousand poor children of Phila-
delphia accepted VIM. ]. Thompson's
invitation to enjoy ride ON the river
and enjoy the amusements of Washington
Park Yesterday Camden, Gloucester and
Woodbury. children will take possession of
the Park on the same terms to-day.
"A Memorial Tablet to the late A. S.
Barber, Jr., was unveiled in the Sabbath
school room of the Presbyterian church
last Sunday, with appropriate ceremonies.
Addresses were made by the pastor,
Rev. G.. w. Thomson and Superintendent
of the Sabbath-school, Geo. W. Hughes.
Samuel r. Budd has sold the bay PAGER
Century to Dr. T. Earle Budd, of Orange,
for $500. Century was brought here from
the West last Winter by VIM. c. Fox, and
his handsome proportions and kind dispo-
sition have attracted universal attention.
He has developed considerable speed, too,
going easily in 2.30.
The Prohibition orator had the boards
all to himself at Alcyon Park last Saturday
afternoon, the angular" feature of the
debate being eliminated by the non-appear-
ance of the Democratic or Republican
speakers. A Single-taxer in the audience
gave spirited talk on that theme, thereby
giving the meeting little variety.
Chosen Freeholders Hendrickson,
Bender, Nichol and Handle are up at
Groton, N. Y, this week looking at an
iron bridge to span the creek between
Mantua and Wenonah. The bridge was
made on order for So, 800, but proved to be
missfit. If it will fit this stream, and the
ridge company say it will, they viii sell
s., 800.
The case of J. M. Kaign VS. the Far
rs Reliance is being tried in Camden
rts to-day, Martin Bergen for plaintiff,
Watkins & Avis for the defendant COM
:. This case grew out Of the destruction
vm. B. Stevenson's barns by fire.
was the mortgage, and held an
&nent of the policies Of insurance.
lpany alleges that Stevenson was in
on assessments. hence not bene-