Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-18
LOCAL BRIEFS.


service hereafter.
Five persons united with the Presby-
terrain church last Sunday.
The Country Club cleared over 500 by
the entertainment Tuesday night.
The tax rate in Woodbury. this year
will be about 500 on the 500 valuation.
1t seems quite like old times to have a
fight in Council. May the side that is right
win.
-Jamison, the butcher, is now slaugh-
tering his own beef, fattened by VIM. N.
Colson. See adver.
The County Board of Assessors will
meet in the Court House next Saturday
morning at 10 O'Clock a. m.
The local offices of the Prudential In
surance Company have been removed to the
Schrenk building, on Broad street.
Woodbury. Council, o. U. A. NJ, will
attend divine services in the Presbyterian
church next Sabbath morning in a body
George B. Hurff, of Sewell, has the
reputation of having the finest wheat field
in the county. 1t contains twenty acres
The annual meeting of the Republican
County Committee was held last Friday,
The big shad net at Washington Park
was cast yesterday. At the first haul 200
shad were taken and about 35 at the second
haul
1t is predicted that ice will be cheaper
this summer than last, because of the
quantities of natural ice gathered during
the winter.
VIM. F. Buohl has sold his Pemberton
hotel property to Harry Hartman, of this
city, for $4,000. The transfer will take
place next month.
The sale of the James S. Berry prop
erty at Glassboro by Sheriff Springer, adver-
tised to take place last Monday, was adj
journed for one week.
The West Jersey Presbytery on We'd
nesday elected Rev. A p Botsford of this
city Stated Clerk for term of five years.
to succeed the late DIR. Reeves.
Glass No. Z, of the First Baptist
Sunday school, will give an entertainment
on Friday evening" the 10Th inst. Admis-
sion ten cents. Proceeds for the benefit of
the improvement fund.
The Directors of the Woodbury. Real
Estate Mutual Loan Association have
ordered the issuance of the thirty-first Sc
ries of stock at the annual meeting of the
Association in May.
VIM. G. Fox, of Evan, has purchased
Falls Hotel, at Westyille, from Mrs Hanle,
for $40, 900. 1t is valuable property, and
the new owner is one of the best known
business men of South Jersey.
The Rev. Robert Heath will go to the
annual Conference of the A. NJ. E. church
to be held in May. The finances of the
church are in such condition that general
aid will be invoked.
The annual Easter dance at Woods
town Friday evening will be attended by
young people from Woodbury., Salem,
Bridgeton, Vineland and Philadelphia
Alex. Craig, of this city, is one of the COM
mittee.
As the truth travels with leaden heal
while falshood rides on the topmost wave,
we feel warranted in lending our aid to a
a denial of the truth of sensational story
from Boston in which Woodbury. boys
name is involved.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending April Is, 1901: Mamie Banes, d.
C Duclest, Maggie Fernanders, w. C.
Green, Thomas Locke, Winnie Spencer
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say advertised.
On Thursday evening, April 25, the
First Baptist church will give reception
to Pastor Wendell Owing to the many
scares in our city and sickness in Mr.. Wen
dell's family, this happy occasion has been
postponed from time to time. The public
is cordially invited.
Game Warden Muller informs us that
he has cards and pamphlets of the new
game laws for distribution to all who desire
them. To-day he expects to place six
hundred perch in Rancocas creek, which he
will take from Almonesson Lake.
-Snelbaker Bros. have fine stock of
marble and granite headstones and monu-
ments on hand and are running large
force of workmen on orders to be erected
by Decoration Day. All those who want
cemetery work done by that time should
see them at once.
The Twenty-eighth U. S. Volunteers
arrived in San Francisco from the Philip
pines last Sunday, and will soon be home.
In this regiment are several Gloucester
county boys, among them being Charles w.
Barber, VIM. Marcus, John Payne, Clar-
ence Redfeld, Jos. Graham, Harry An
dras, Geo. Martindale and Geo. Heopke.
Hon. VIM J. Thompson, treasurer of
the Gloucester Ferry Company, has purchas-
ed property fronting $50 feet on Delaware
Ave, below Market St, Phila., for the pur-
pose of establishing more central terni-
nus to the ferry. New ferry houses will be
erected without unnecessary delay. The
proposed change will be a great convenience
to South Jersey farmers.
Maj. Mathers conducted the election
held at the Armory, Woodbury., on Monday
evening for the election of I'd lieutenant
of Co. l., N. G. N J., to ill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Harry F.
White VIM. c. Eldridge was elected his
successor. Roy L. Sampson was appointed
LIST sergeant. Other vacancies were filled
as follows: Sergeant, VIM. Cookson; Cor
porals, Gilbert Dey, Cyrus Madden and
Walter Wescott.
Postal Inspector Morse, of Washing
ton, dropped in the post Office on Mon
day and found everything satisfactory
Postmaster Jessup was instructed to have
the box holders keep their boxes locked or
they must be declared vacant. Many box
renters are in the habit of leaving them I'M
locked, and as the Government is respon-
sibIe for the mail, this method Of protec-
ton is necessary. Box rents not paid
within ten days from beginning of quar-
ter will be declared vacant