Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-10-31
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Vote early next Tuesday.
-Expressmen Hendrickson has new
van.
There are now but eight cases of small
pox in Camden.
-Edw. Ball will move from Woodbury.
to Wenonah next week.
The State Democratic platform will be
found on our fourth page.
Read the record of James NJ. Seymour
published on second page.
-Zell & Son are painting Mr.. Samuel
Bakers house on Cooper street.
"A deer, weighing two hundred pounds,
was shot at Shiloh last Saturday.
B. N. Gibson and son are painting
Joseph Morgan's house on Hopkins street.
There can hard ly be many more such
fine autumn days as those of the past two
weeks.
Ira Carter fell from his wheel last Sat-
urday, and sustained painful bruises about
the face.
Mrs. V. E. Kugler has been spending
the past week with relatives in New York
City.
The sewer contractor is having his
troubles, too. Between cave-ins and strikes
he is much worried man.
"A citizen or two had their pockets
picked at the Republican mass meeting last
week, Wednesday night!
South Jersey is enveloped in dense
fog this mornings dense that persons
cannot be distinguished across the street.
On account of the lateness of the sea-
son. the erection of the Central Baptist
Church has been postponed until spring.
The people will be glad to know that
Walter W., only son of J. M. Henderson,
is recovering from severe attack OF appen-
dicitis.
Don't forget that annual treat, the
Boston Tea, by the ladies of the Central
Baptist Church, on Nov. 1, from 6 to 6
p. m.
THE Blasius Aid Society will give an
entertainment in Green's Opera House on
Nov. Is. Full particulars will be pub
lished later.
Every Democrat in Gloucester county
should consider it a privilege to vote fol
James M. Seymour next Tuesday. Polls
open from a. m. to p. m.
"A sad death last Friday was that Of the
one-year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Murphy, resulting from fall from higf
chair. The funeral was on Monday.
The Grand Jury last week returned
twenty-six true bills Of Indictment, and
out of that big batch of bills there was
just one conviction by the jury. Whew!
The schools of the county will b.
closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday o
next week, while the teachers are in at
tendance at the Institute at Atlantic City.
Jos. V. Clark, undertaken at Clarks
boro, is building an addition to his houst
and putting in modern conveniences. F,
V. Myers, Of this city, is putting in thu
bath room and plumbing.
jim the Orphans Court last Friday
Judge Jessup set down the matter OF thu
exceptions of the account of the Christian
Resting for November Is, and the ex
ceptions in the estate of Mary G. Lord fol
49,
Sheriff Springer has proposition from
r. B. Leckey, of Shreve, Ohio, to furnish
him with a pair of -trailers, who HI
claims will rid the county of thieves a
effectually as ferrets will rid the house o
rats.
Football enthusiasts were disappointed
on Saturday afternoon, as there was but
one of the four games scheduled played
The w. A. G. expect a good game at theil
Centre street grounds next Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. Rutherford tells the people in tn,
Third Ward he is bound to win, because
thousand dollars are at his disposal for tina
HNE;e &c O11ifo c1n1 f0 axnoDd
for a seat in our City Council!
The County Board of Election will 81
in the Grand Jury room Of the Court Hous
next Saturday, Nov. 2, from 8 a. m. to
n. m. for the purpose of adding names t.
the registry lists, Improperly left off by thu
local Boards of Registry and Election. APP
plicants must appear in person.
We hear of "Prohi bitionist who is 81
desperately particular that he objects to hi
wife's wearing wine-colored silk. Watered
silk or none, is his ultimatum." W.
wonder if he would object to the Mantu;
pastor's characterization that Prohibitionist
were "whitewashed anarchists"
The newspaper Blue Book, published
in Chicago. contains selected list of the
best newspapers of the United States
Twenty, out of the two hundred and
seyenty-six New Jersey weekly news
papers are in this list, and the GLOUCESTER
COUNTY DEMOCRAT is one of the twent,
best newspapers in New Jersey.
As Mr.. Rutherford transferred his
voting residence from Philadelphia to tn
Third Ward after the Board of Registr,
made the house to house canvass, the ques
ton arises, Of what effect is the consti
tutional requirement. that years residenc
in the State and five months in the count,
is requisite to citizenship in the State.
At the October meeting of the Wood
bury Board of Education last Thursda.
evening, Misses Ella Klock and Belle Plat
were elected to teach the night school, TO
a term of four months, beginning on Nov
IL. Joshua Dawson was elected truan
officer. The law as to the authority of tn
Board to compel attendance OF children a
school will be found in another column.
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