Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-01-10


Daniel Sweeten is wintering sixteen
trotters at Green's stock farm.
-Six-inch ice was taken off what is
known as Newton's pond last Saturday.
c. T. Molony took eight-inch ice off his
reservoir.
For the first time in years there is no
skating park in Woodbury., and skaters
have to go to Lake Martha, Knights pond
or Almonesson.
VIM. J. Thompson is building a rug
factory at Gloucester City that will give
employment to three hundred hands. A.
j. Rice, of this city, has the plumbing
contract.
The young people of the Central Baptist
church will hold sale Of homemade bread,
cakes, pies and candy on Saturday, Jan. 10,
commencing at II o'clock. Hot biscuit at
o'clock.
Contractor Andrew Marcus has half
dozen horses and carts at Atlantic City put
ting building lots in marketable shape for
Mr.. M. W. Newton. When Mr. Newton
has work that Woodburians can perform
they get it in preference to all corners.
The Gloucester County Teachers As
SOCldUlUn Will tlOlNl tllC pNSViO
meeting in the Court House, this city, on
Saturday, January 10, at 10 a. N. There
will be two lectures in physics exemplified
with apparatus, by VIM. M. Mumpher
PHI D., Of New Jersey State Normal School.
Articles incorporating Silver Star Coun-
Gil, No 26, Jr. o. U. A. M, of Williams
town, have been filed in the Clerks office.
The officers are: VIM. P. Buck, Andrew S..
Ireland and Harry HI. Simmerman, Trus-
tees; James B. Lore, Councillor; VIM. c..
McIlvain, Recording Secretary.
There was just such division of
opinion at the beginning of the nineteenth
century over the rightful record of the
flight Of time as there is to-day. One is
safe in saying that a very respectable
minority yet question the accuracy of the
accepted record and are sure that we are in
the nineteenth century, and will be for one
hundred years yet.
List of letters remaining in the post
office for week ending Jan. Z, 1901: James
! Bailey, 2; Haines Bowers, May Dell, Mary
Miss Kate LAWN, Mrs. Annie Miller, Mary
A. McFerron, pkg; Annie Newton, Minnie
Ross, Edward Stokes, Essie Stewart, c. S.
! warner. IGl0O1S 1Ol ttDONC Will
please say advertised.
-Alonzo W. Bannister, who died al
Gloucester City last Monday morning, Of
paralysis, was an accomplished musician
and an artist of great skill. His death
from paralysis, at 50 young an age, was due
to the poisonous effects of paints to his
system. His remains were inferred in
Green cemetery to-day. He leaves a wife
and two children.
Because Officer Dubois failed to detect
the difference between presiding elder and
supporting parishioner, Presiding Elder
Geo. L. Dobbins of the Camden District
en- route to Thorofare last Sunday night Oh
his wheel, was arrested for not having {
headlight When he proved his identity
and ignorance of the law, he was permitted
to pursue his mission of peace and good
will.
"A gentleman who visited piggery il
Deptford township the other day, reports ;
most revolving condition there. In on
pen he says he saw eight swine in various
stages of decomposition, partially covered
with mud, trampled and rooted by horde
of more fortunate mates, and serving as
food for the hungry one. The stencil HI
said was Undesirable. Vi there Isl Board 0
Health in Deptford township, this condition
should be investigated If there is none, i
would be well to organize one at once.
The annual meeting of the Republican
Club was held last evening, and the follow
ing officers were elected: President Georg
K Carroll; Vice President, Wellington
Kugler; Secretary, VIM. H. Albright
Financial Secretary, J. Boyd Avis; Treas.
H. HI. Clark; Marshal, W. II. Smith; Trus
tees, G. G. Cunningham, D. Graham Craig
Wellington Kugler; Membership Com
mittee, B. w. Andrews, D. o. Watkins
W. H. Dufield, VIM. G. Pancoast, C. w
Shivers.