Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-03-21
LOCAL BRIEFS.


Spring is here, and so is s'that tired
feeling"
The Board of Chosen Freeholders is in
session to-day.
St Patrick's Day, the 18th, was the
pleasantest of the season.
A. S. Wilson is showing some fine
wheels, and at popular prices
--B. N. Gibson & Son are painting the
Lay residence and DEMOCRAT office.
Several cases of vaccination in the city
are almost as serious as smallpox.
John r. Wick will open his Gloucester
City branch store on Saturday next.
-Hilborn, the halter, at 218 Market
street, Philadelphia, has his Spring styles
in.
George H. Zell, of Cross Keys, will
succeed Principal Manderback at the Hurf-
vile school.
The Blasius Aid Society will give a
free entertainment in Prehl's Hall next
;ziiRislrsday night.
There will be shooting match at
Mullica Hill ON March 81, between P.
Walaman and H. T. Ford.
Hon. VIM. J. Thompson has purchased
the "Charter Oak'' farm at Gloucester City
from James J. Foster, for $4,000.
The Constitution Office has lot of
garden seed to distribute with the compli-
ments of Congressman Loudenslager.
N. T. Lewis & Son will make you a
Spring suit in up-to-date style, at low
prices. See adver, for their number.
One of our citizens who bought a watch
dog during the burglar scare, got one with
an appetite for linoleum, and the first night
it destroyed SIS worth.
The Camden, Gloucester and Wood
bury Trolley Company will build line to
Mt Ephram and probably to Haddon
Heights this summer.
Last Thursday, J. M. Henderson,
administrator Of Martha E. Pierce, sold the
house and lot on Edith avenue to j. H.
Hannah, for 81, 400.
Prof. Jos. S. Walton, Prin. of Friends
School, 18th and Race streets, Philada.,
will deliver an address in the Meeting
House at Mickleton, on the Oath inst, at
8 O'Clock p. m, on the Doctrine OF Peace. y
Plumber Rice is putting the iron rail
y ing on the new wing walls at the bridge.
The Board of Freeholders will now give us
another exhibition of their liberality, we
hope, by finishing the job with granolithic
sidewalks
List of advertised letters for the week
ending March 18, 1901 NJ. Bum, Prof. F.
G. Benton, Wm. Beverly, D. S. Brown,
Catharing Clement, Lizzie Meter, Miss
Mabel Parker Persons calling for the
above letters will please say advertised.
"A bill has passed the legislature max
ing fire drills compulsory in all public
schools having more than fifty pupils. The
advantage of exact discipline in this regard
cannot be gainsayed. There are many
instances where panics are avoided in this
way.
i'm another column we publish letter
by Hon. John II. McMurray, of Gloucester
CITY, descriptive OF Pasadena, California
and adjoining country. The writer has
conveyed his impressions in so clear anC
concise way, that we feel all our readers
will enjoy looking at that beautiful por
ton of our country through his eyes.
--Moonshine whiskey has been mad,
right under the noses Of the Government
officers in Gloucester City, when the sleuth
finally got on the scheme, the operators haf
flown. SINCE the discovery, Camden politi
clans have developed anew the desire tt
annex the town, It's queer that Camdel
wants everything enterprising with which j
touches elbows.
EARLY last Saturday morning larg
Quantity of bond wire was stolen from tn
tracks of the Camden, Gloucester ant
Woodbury. trolley road near Washington
Park, Superintendent Abraham Pierce, o
Washington Park, and Motorman Charlie
G.. Pierce espied one Of the thieves at worl
but he succeeded in escaping after a livel
chase.
LANDLORD Rachor has Just complete
extensive and handsome Improvements t
his hotel The pool tables have been take
out and handsome quick-lunch counte
installed The wall finishing is floote
iron handsomely decorated, and the finish
ings and furniture are highly polished OAK
For completeness and beauty of equipment
Newton Hotel is not excelled in the State.
commissioners Hannold, Stranger an
Bell sat in the Freeholders' room yesterda
to hear protests against the assessment {
peculiar benefits growing out of the col
struction of Knights Run road. ThrOug
JOS B. Best. of the Finance Committee
Council and Solicitor d. o. Watkins tt
City Of Woodbury. protested against a
assessment of $40 laid against the Cit
Mr. Best contended that the city derive
no peculiar benefits but on the other hant
stood to meet peculiar losses in case
bursting of water mains under the st0I
road Mr.. Watkins made the point thi
the benefits the city at large derived fro
the construction of the road could not
assessed against it, The city's property Z
that road was not in the same position
private property. Private property, value
at say $4,000 before the construction of Il