Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-10-03
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Capt. E. Dubois has been appointed a
sewer inspector.
The work of laying sewer pipes on
Broad street has begun.
VIM. E. Speakman has purchased an
automobile of latest pattern.
"A number of new lock boxes have been
installed in the post Office.
Halls annual Fall announcement is an
interesting feature of our advertising col
umns.
Its not an uncommon sight to see
horse standing on its stomach in a sewer
ditch.
The Democratic Assembly Convention
will be held in Prehl's Hall on Saturday,
the 10Th instant.
The business meeting of the Y. W. c.
T. T. was held at the home of Miss Clara
Marcus on Tuesday.
-Gen'l Samuel F. French, brother of
Mrs. John G. Whitall, is visiting the
Whitall family and friends here.
Our city "rulers' will be quite stuck
up when elected on the same ticket on
which their Governor is defeated.
Ripe strawberries in October are a
rarety, but Robert Carr, on Col. Green's
North Woodbury. farm, is enjoying them.
Merchant Haines, of Clarksboro, has a
new delivery wagon purchased OF dealer
Prehl, and lettered by artist BENZ. Gibson.
What has become of the effort of
Council to equalize taxation in Wood
bury, and assess all the poll taxes liable to
assessment?
"A pleasant surprise party was rendered
Miss Eva Carey at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Carey, on Curtis
avenue, on last Saturday evening.
On October 2, County Collector Pierson
received from the State Treasurer Sl2,-
968. rs, this county portion of the $500, 600
appropriation to the school fund.
There are 755 children in Woodbury.
schools according to the records of the past
month, an average of 45 in each room. A
considerable increase over any previous
year. -,
Charles Marshall has contracted with
G. M. Garrett to build ten-roomed house
on Wallace street, and E. c. Cattell is
building a new barn for himself in North
Woodbury..
Organizer Book, of the P. o. S. of
A.. has been successful in his efforts to
organize lodge of that order here. The
instilation will take place next week, in
PrehIs Hall.
Last Thursday the Williamstown Glass
Works were sold to Paul T. Shinn for
$27, 900, subject to mortgage OF $l50,0O0
The identity of the purchaser is not dis
closed, but are reported to be capitalists
who will operate them to full capacity.
F. L. wilkins estate agency announ-
ces the sale of the Philip AIMS residence,
1873 Maple street, to Mr.. VIM. j. Nc
Caughan. Price not stated. Mr.. Nc
Caughan is private secretary to President
Morse of the N. Y. Ship Building Com
pany. i.
AT the last meeting of the Board Of
Education a motion that unvaccinated
children may be admitted to the public
schools on presentation of certificate from
their family of five years acquaintance,
certifying that they are unfit subjects for
vaccination.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending Sept. 80, 1901 Sammie Bennett,
Mrs. Mary Harrison, Mrs. Ann Howard,
Rosie Huff, Bonney Jackson, Joseph Keys,
George Pippin, Mary Sites, Thornton
Vents. Mrs Susan Veighte, Miss C. WASH
ington. Warner Wilkins Benjamin Wells.
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say advertised.
Rev. John I'll. Hutchinson, one OF the
most respected members OF the New Jersey
Methodist Episcopal Conference, was found
dead in bed at his home, No. 308 Carteret
street, Camden, on Wednesday, Sept. 25.
Mr.. Hutchinson was 81 years of age, and
for the past three years has held super
numerary relation with the Conference.
The news of his death will prove shock
to his fellow members of the Conference
and the legion of friends in the various
communities where ne was stationed, as
up until Friday night he enjoyed good
health. Mr.. Hutchinson was pastor here
in 1S77-78-79.
City Clerk Mathers has notified the
ahead of the political organizations of the
city, that aowing to change in the cleo
ton law, which consolidates the Charter
election in cities with the general election,
certificates of nomination for City and
Ward officers to be elected on Nov. 5
should be filed with him and the County
Clerk before October 26.' The people
should put their stamp of disapproval on
this step backward in municipal govern
ment which deprivcs the people of the
opportunity of correcting municipal abuses
free from the influences of State and Ma
tional issues That we have municipal
.1..s.os, 4/, ,.orrook f.onuof ha denied