Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-04
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
w. c. Fox advertises horses at private
sale.
There was a remarkably high tide
yesterday.
j. d. Armstrong and family will move
to Vineland to-day.
The Heaton home on High street is
being painted.
Woodbury. painters are starting the
season with many orders.
w. Harrison Livermore has had con-
crete payment laid in front of two of his
Lincoln street properties
The ladies of the First Baptist Church
will serve the annual planked shad supper
on the evening of the 18th inst.
An unknown man was struck by a
trolley car near Camden last Sunday after
noon, and died in Cooper Hospital on Mon
day.
VIM. Clark, Jr. had half the index
finger of his right hand taken off in the
machinery at the castor works last week.
Mr.. M. w. Newton is having his prop
erty at the north east corner of Broad street
and Newton avenue newly painted.
Easter will be celebrated in the
churches of the city next Sunday by appro-
pirate services and floral decorations.
The sale of seats for married Life"
which began Monday evening, was beyond
expectation. Tickets are now on sale at
Merritt's.
The sixth lecture of the University
Extension Course, Kipling, will be delivered
on Tuesday evening, April 8. Single
ticket 25 cents.
cart" Lay had the first Delaware shad
from PennsgTove on April 2. three days
earlier than last year. The price was from
40 to 60 cents each.
The Woodbury. schools are preparing
an exhibit of class work for the Pan
American Exposition at Buffalo, to be part
of the State educational exhibit.
Hon. d. o. Watkins is thoroughly
renovating his residence corner Broad
street and Newton avenue, undermining the
interior from first to third floor.
The employees of Woodbury. Glass
Works kept April LIST as a holiday, and
bought their Easter suits. 1t was rather
enforced, however, as the oil supply was
one day late in reaching here.
e. P. Henry has made himself fine
cunning skiff during the winter. Though
he makes no pretentiOns to boat building,
Mr.. H. can give some professionals points
on neat work.
AT the regular meeting OF Good Will
Fire Company, No. 2, on March %, the
following new members were elected: JOS
REYNOLDS Thos. Yourison, VIM. Barnaby,
C. V. Marcus, Gilbert Dey, Jr.
"A temporary injunction was allowed
Prosecutor Starr by Chancellor Grey last
Monday, restraining Woodbury. Glass
Works from allowing refuse oil to drain on
his meadow land.
just look into the show windows of
Laub's shoe store and note the spring dis
play of foot wear. Particulars as to variety
of stock and prices may be obtained by
reading his advertisement in these volumes
this week.
1.-THE Liliputians in Fairyland," a
cantata. will be given in Green's Opera
House by a host of children, under the
direction of the several ladies of Christ
Church. Rehearsals will be given on
Tuesday next.
The appeal of A. R. Handle from the
decision of Justice Barnaby convicting him
of having shared pheasants in his posses
sion. which was set down for trial Satur-
day has been adjourned to April 18th. D.
o. Watkins appeared for the State Game
Commissioner and R. S. Clymer for Handle.
The loss by fire in Woodbury. last year
was Just $25. The reason for this re-
markable showing is not a lack of oppor-
tunity for greater loss, but our prepaid
ness to meet the fire fiend. Eternal Wig
lance is the price of our slight fire loss.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending April 1, 1901 Eddie Blame, Mrs.
Sallie Conway, Mrs G. ]. Conaway, 2;
Charles Geddlo, N. E. Kaefauer, Mrs.
Nellie Lawrence, Lynch Latney, Evans
Stever, 2; Tomasz lima, Amos Wilcus,
Luca Company Soap. Persons calling for
the above letters will please say advertised.
The w. J. & S. S. Railroad is setting
a hedge along the west line dividing it from
Al. s. Simmerman's property, also like
improvement along the east line Of the
railroad from Cooper to Hunter street. If
this Simmerman property could only be
surrounded by ten foot hedge, how happy
the whole city would be.
County Collector Pierson has been
advised by Solicitor Watkins ;of the Board
of Freeholders, that the revised election
laws of 1898 do not provide that in town
ships where Freeholders or Justices of the
Peace have been elected, the county shall
bear half the expense of such election but
that the municipalities shall bear all the
expense of spring elections
"A week ago a gentleman secured so
day options of purchase on eleven farms
located at Paulsboro, south Of the Billings
port syndicate tract and between the rail-
road and the river. 1t is now known that
the options were secured for a site for an
immense steel plant, and the people Of
that town are on tiptoe Of expectancy that
they are on the eve Of a new era of prosper
ity.
Bicycle agent Wilson has recently
made the following sales: William Willzin-
ion, Clipper; Fl. H. Lawrence, PhiIa.,
Pierce chainless with coaster brake; Leroy
Leonard, Thoroughfare, Ram bier; Harvey
Leonard, Thorofare, Rambler; Harry Kit
chen, Eagle; R. G. Garwood, Bridgeton,
Crescent; Adam Knight, Rambler; Walter
HI. Mullen, Columbia chainless, with
coaster brake.
The insurance case of Jos. NJ. Kaighn,
mortgage vs. The Farmers Reliance Of
West Jersey, will be tried in the Camden
Courts at the present term. The case grow:
out of the loss of the barn on the VIM. B
Stevenson farm by fire, and the failure o.
the defendants to pay The defense is thai