Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-25
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Lawn mowers are in use again.
See proposal for County bridge.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
Lawn mowers are in use again.
See proposal for County bridge.
The foliage is coming out very rapidly.
VIM. Inskeep is moving to Camden
to-day.
See adver of Edgar f. Dell & Son,
clothiers
There will be a spelling bee in Pauls-
boro tonight.
The assessing and appropriating ordin-
ances are advertised.
VIM. G. Fox denies that he has pur-
chased Fall's Hotel, Westville.
-Swedesboro is going to have free mail
delivery. Three routes will INACCURATE July
j. H. Bibo has been awarded the con-
tract to supply the State Prison with to-
bacco.
Mrs. Burroughs will move her millin-
cry business into the former Fraas property
on May 1.
The annual meeting of the Board of
Chosen Freeholders will be held next
Thursday.
-Bridgeton Council voted tie on the
license question, and applications were
withdrawn.
"A ten pound and six ounce shad was
caught in the big net at Washington Park
on Wednesday.
The farmers in Woolwich township
commenced putting tomato plants in the
field last Monday.
Representative Burk of the Prudential,
i
Schrenk building.
Assessor Redfield is making his rounds,
and finds one more house than last year.
Prosperity with a Vengeance.
Brooks Bros have eight Western
horses on hand. They have had the regula-
ton cold, and are ready to go to work.
The Woodbury. Real Estate and
Mutual Loan Association advertise notice of
proposition to amend the constitution.
Contractors Quinton & Leary are in
town, and will put the finishing touches on
the Woodbury. and Knights Run road at
once.
Five of John Fells eight children at
Mantua Grove, have had diphtheria one
proving fatal. The other children are
recovering.
Alfred Judson Foster, the Chicago his
torian, brings to light the fact that this is
the 121st generation since Adams time,
1898 years.
Mr.. B. W. Cloud will make public
sale of desirable North Woodbury. building
lots on May IL. Particulars will be pub
lished next week.
"A. S. Simmerman has had big maple
tree removed from the front of his residence.
Mr.. S. recollects aiding his father to plant
the tree when he was small boy
Sewer Engineer Easbey is making
plans and specifications for the sewer sys-
tenn. When these are completed the public
demand for particulars will be met.
Attorney Gen1 Sam1 H. Grey and
Geo J. Berger, Esq, were in Woodbury.
yesterday, searching records of property at
P aulsboro for the new steel company.
w. C. Eldridge, elected Second Lieu
tenant of Company opp a week ago. sue
cessfully passed the regulation examination
before Col Gilmour at Trenton on Tuesday
evening.
Lieut. Chas. W. Barber, son of Geo. Bar
Der of this city, at present Lieut.. of Co. K
U. S. Vol, enroute home from the Philip
pines, has been appointed a Lieut.. in the
regular army.
The Seventh Annual Convention of the
New Jersey Conference Epworth League
will be held in the First NJ. Z. Church,
Millville on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, May LIST, ID and 3.
Fred. Kirby will be off to the Chicago
bench show next Monday with long string
of prize winning dogs, among them
being dogs owned by rich New Workers
Croker, Whitney, Mckay, Platt, etc., ETC.
The County Board of Assessors met in
the Court House last Saturday, but as the
last legislature made no changes in the tax
laws, no business was transacted beyond
fixing the tax rate of bank stock same as
last year.
Undertaken Budd has been notified by
the mysterious New York lady who viewed
the body taken from the river at Washing
ton Park two weeks ago, that she will not
claim it as that of her missing sister.
The case of Gilbert & Atkinson, at
torneys, against Rev. S. NJ. Hudson for
the collection Of fees alleged due them,
was heard before Squire Carter and jury
on Saturday, when verdict of SIS was
given. The suit was for sos.
lon Thursday last the directors of the
Woodbury. and Swedesboro Turnpike Com
pany met Messrs. Vandergrift, Hall and
Zane promoters of a trolley scheme, at
Newton's Hotel and received proposal to
exchange $4,000 of turnpike stock for
$4,000 of prospective trolley stock. The
offer was declined.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending April %, 1901 Anna Batten, Car
RE Burton, C. Z. Clements, Edwin Copp,
Mrs. Mary Hughes, Geo. B. Mellon, Jessie
? Munlegen, Geo. w. Pancoast, jesse P.
Shelmire, Mrs. Ella Watson, f. K. Wood
9th, Persons calling for the above letters
will please say advertised.
About midway on Curtis avenue is
located city gas lamp with Welsback
burner. Across the street. not twenty-five
feet distance, is an arch electric light, and
the people in that vicinity are kicking
because they cannot tell the difference
between day and night. We suggest that
they refer their troubles to the Street
Committee.
AN impromptu race between those well
known racers J. Wood Hannold's bay
PAGER asparagus and J. J. Fosters
'sTannhaeuser, 2 took place at Green stock
farm Monday p. M, best two in three.
The first heat was won by the former in
BOG and the second by the latter in 300.
Darkness stopped the conclusion of the
race, which was postponed to the first
matinee event at the stock farm.