Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-19

The Board of Chosen Freeholders is in
session to-day.
The bank statements are advertised
this week.
The thermometer was 50 above zero
early Wednesday morning.
Work on the sewers is stopped until
some financial matters are adjusted.
AN Illinois farmer is advertising in our
paper for Jersey truck or garden farmer.
Charles Scott, of Clayton, has been
granted an original pension Of IS per
vpnth.
CHARLES Krim has leased the Andrew
lake farm on the Swedesboro turnpike,
suth of Woodbury..
f-The December meeting of The City
Board Of Education will be held in the
Academy tonight.
The Camden schools have been closed
kuntil after the holidays, and during the
vacation the buildings viii be thoroughly
fumigated.
At Allen & Goldey's vendue near
Westville on Tuesday corn sold at SO
cents per bushel, horses from $179, a team
at $500, and cows at an average of $50.
The E. H. Shuster Cattle and Poultry
Powder Company, with capital of $40, 900,
was incorporated on the 18Th inst, with
Charles p Smith, G. G. Shuster, and Edw.
H. Shuster as incorporators.
john Dilks, of Mantua, captain of the
tug boat Edith Peoples" was stabbed to
death on his boat on Monday night by
man named Robert III. Clark while the tug
lay at Callowhill street wharf, on the
Schuylkill.
"A petition for the extension of the
gravel road from Mullica Hill to the Salem
county line, over the old Bridgeton pike,
distance of A miles, will be presented to
the Board of Freeholders to-day. This
petition has much to commend it.
We understand that the Wenonah
Cemetery Association, in the spring, viii
add greatly to their already beautiful
grounds by the addition of trees and shrub
berry We also understand that great
many lots have been sold. Read their
add in this issue.
The Firemen's Relief Association has
elected these officers: President, DIR. Geo.
E. Reading; Vice President, Adon W.
Cattell, Jr.; Secretary, Samuel A. Ladd;
Treasurer, B. w. Cloud; Trustees, George
w Cattell, Harrison Dubois, and A. S.
Pierce.
Florist j. L. North, of Sewell, cut the
holly from z, 600 acres of Cape May county
land, and shipped five car loads east as far
as Boston, and west to Johnstown, and
Florist Voght, of Wenonah, has shipped
holly to Newport News, Va
F S. Anspach, who owns the Sewell tract,
says he is going to push the town next
spring. Further he will give one lot to any
purchaser of two lots; will build houses or
furnish lot-purchasers with capital for
building. Sewel ought to be hustling
town.
The Steel Machine Company with an
authorized capital Of $50, 900, filed articles
of incorporation in the Clerks Office last
week, the incorporators being H. Brown
Green. Geo. G. Green, VIM. Johnston,
VIM. G. Johnston, all of Woodbury.. The
object of the corporation is to manufacture
printing presses, ETC., in Woodbury..
With Irish potatoes at 81 bushel and
apples from $3.50 to So per barrel, the
average consumer concludes that farmers
are making a barrel OF money, while the
simple fact is that the reason for present
prices is that the farmers havn't got any to
sell-and many of them must buy potatoes
and apples if they have them for their own
use.
The Sd Reg't, N. G. N. j., of which
Go. I, Of this city, is a part has been
designated as one of the regiments to par
ticipate in the 126th anniversary OF the
battle of Trenton, to be held in that city
on the 26th inst All members who can
possibly do SO are requested to meet at the
armory, this city, at 6 O'Clock a. m. on
above date. Leggings and cap will be worn.
"A Philadelphia lady, going to Mantua
by trolley, was obliged to spend some time
in Woodbury. waiting for a Mantua car,
and stepped into Merritt's store and before
the car came had purchased fancy goods
china and bric-a-brac to the value OF $27.
She said prices were lower than for the
same class of goods in Philadelphia. We
wonder if our people, who are rushing to
Philadelphia for Christmas gifts, know what
may be found in our home stores?
List of advertised letters for the week
ending Dec. IL, 1901: Mrs Kate Barker,
Mrs. A. Buss, Frank Butler, Mrs. VIM.
Ruth, 2; Robert Ellis, Aubrey Garnett,
Mrs. Frank Haines, Sarah Harrington,
Charles Jess, Henry Jones, Laura King,
Harry Latney, 2; Martha Lawrence, Mrs.
Mccormick, Mrs. Maggie Palmer, Mrs.
Rigelud, Rev. w. C. Rommel, Mrs. Laura
Williams, Domenico Carriscato. Persons
calling for the above letters will please say
advertised.
The little son of pastor Moore Of the
M. E. Church became thoroughly impressed
of the realities of Santa Claus when he met
Chairman B. w. Andrews of the Republic
can County Committee on the street the
other day, and taking him by the hand
poured into his ears his Christmas hopes,
then invited 'Cris'' to accompany him to
Starts where he pointed out the gifts he
desired placed in his stocking A harder
heart than our local Republican sCris'
carries would have melted at the eager,
confding earnestness Of the little chap,
and he was sent home with the promise
that every item would come down the
parsonage chimney on schedule time.