Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-08-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Pleasant Fall weather.


Fall flowers are coming into bloom.
The annual plague of caterpillars is
here again.
The banks will be closed next Mon
day-Labor Day.
The public schools of Woodbury. will
open next Tuesday, September 3.
The Board of Education will meet in
the Academy tonight at 7.30 o'clock.
1t cost two Camden county boys $22.5
each for shooting robins yesterday.
DR.. III. A. Wilson came out in rubber
tire buggy of recent pattern last Monday.
The school houses of the city are in
inviting condition for the new school year.
The local Friends school will open on
September 2, with Miss Marion Stokes as
teacher.
Work will be begun ON the Paulsboro,
Swedesboro and Woodbury. trolley line
about October LIST.
-Sportsmen found reed birds in poor
condition and scarce on the opening day of
the season last Monday.
-Blasius employers will hold their
annual excursion to Atlantic City on
Monday, September 3
Contractor E. P. Henry began driving
piling for the sewerage reservoir last Tues
day. 1t is to be s5xS5 feet.
The large maple tree in front of Sith-
ems store has gone the way of many of its
elass-taken up by the roots.
"A picnic will be held in the yard of
st. Patrick's church, Woodbury., on Sat
urtlay, September 7. Four o'clock.
Gideon Peaslee, of Mickleton, has pre-
scented his son Amos with one of Agent
Wilson's popular $27 Rambler bicycles.
The Almonesson trolley carried eigh-
teen hundred passengers last Sunday, the
attraction being the colored camp meeting.
Harness maker Knisell furnished John
ID. Wallace, of Swedesboro, with a hand
some set of brass mounted ice wagon har-
ness.
Grocer Sithens will have load of
fine Gloucester county canning peaches
to-day, and if nothing happens to prevent,
another load next Tuesday.
Mai. D. T. Mathers and Capt. G. w.
Shivers are among the crack shots of the
State, and have been appointed as members
of the State Rife Team for the year 1901.
The vacation period is nearing the end,
and faces that have been absent much
during the Summer greet us regularly
again, natural in contour, but of decided
Filipino color.
The Salem City Council require the
Interstate Telephone Company to furnish
six phones for the use Of the city and to
pay the sum of $1,000 for the privilege OF
putting up poles and wires in the city.
The coroner's jury in the collision of
the Reading train and G. G. & W. trolley
last week Wednesday, by which one trolley
passenger was killed and several injured,
laid the responsibility on the trolley COM
pany.
Last Monday Sheriff Springer sold the
Howard Cassaday farm in South Harrison
township, to Josephine Allen the COM
plainant, for So, 700, and the Lippincott
Casseday property in Swedesboro, to the
complainant, Hon. S. L. Pancoast, for 500.
Harry and Annie Walz, detected in
the act of maliciously destroying melons on
Walter Cattell's farm near Wenonah, were
arrested and brought before Justice Barnaby
on Tuesday. On account of their youth,
they were subject only to the payment of
CO SITS.
Batten, of the Street Committee, has over
looked the fact that grass is growing in the
middle of Broad street. A fresco of that
character, while strictly artistic, is not
admirable, neither does it impress strangers
that business is prosperous here.
DIR. B. Kirby had an experience Tues
day morning not down on his daily sched-
ule. He started to make call, driving
sorrel colt he is breaking for George w.
Batten, when the animal became frightened
and kicked itself free from the buggy. The
DIR. escaped without scratch, but only by
lively lodging.
"A Solomon like way of administering
Justice and bestowing impartial punish
ment on Juvenile offenders was shown in a
Chicago court the other day. Two boys
were on trial for fighting, accompanied by
their respective mothers. The Justice
simply had the mothers swap sons and then
administer spankings. The punishment
the urchins received was vigorous.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending Aug. 26, 1901 Henry Bisten,
Catherine Blavard, Lottie Boggs, Joseph
BRYANT, Cecil S. Brooks, Mr.. Brinnisholtz
Mrs. Sallie Brown, Frank Chriseman, Mrs.
Hezekiah Cummins, w. 2. Dawes c. S.
Green, Jr., w. L. Hamed, Gertrude Hern,
Agatha HUMPHREYS, 2; Virginia johnson,
Mrs. Nellie johnson, Mrs Mamie B. Moore,
Elwood Smith, Mrs. ]. H. Veighte. Persons
calling for the above letters will please say
advertised.
-On complaint of VIM A. KRONER,
Justice Barnaby imposed a fine of $40 and
costs on Queen Freda, the palm reader
at Washington Park, the charge being that
she practised palmistry. The Queen" put
up a stiff sentimental fight, her defense
being that Kroner was angry because she
had refused to become his wife, and his
Io.ra had changed to hate Under the