Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-11

Larger gas mains are to be placed on
Delaware street.
The big Washington Park shad net
will be cast next Monday.
The Eastern Telephone franchise or
dinanee is advertised this week.
The annual public school examinations
will begin on the 29th inst.
Joseph Gibson is handsomely papering
the bar and pool rooms at Paul's Hotel.
The Camden ministers have made a
compact not to conduct funerals on the
Sabbath.
The finest team of draught horses in
the city is that Of the Traction and Electric
Company.
The big telephone poles that are being
placed out Cooper street are procured in
Mayor Ladd's woods.
Druggist A. S. Marshall treated his
store to a new velvet carpet last Saturday,
that day being the nineteenth anniversary
of his business career in Woodbury..
The County Board of Examiners will
meet in the Academy, Woodbury., on May
Sd and 4th. Official notice of the meeting
will be found elsewhere in this issue.
Mrs. Clara Burroughs has purchased
the Fraas property on South Broad street
from Capt. B. w. Cloud for 5000, and
will remove her millinery business there.
Gen. Howell Post, G.. A. R. accepted
an invitation of DR.. Lorenzo, of Wenonah,
to attend the lecture of Dr. Spencer on
The Battlefields of the World" May "a.
"A representative of the Eastern Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company is canvassing
the city for subscribers. The Company
expect to have their lines in operation by
June 1st
AT the annual meeting of Christ church
parish, on Easter Monday, the following
officers were elected: Senior Warden, Henry
c. Foote; Junior Warden, H. c. Clark,
M. D.; Vestrymen, Jos. w. Merritt, w. E.
Speakman, John B. Pebble, Samuel G.
Twells, Norman Grey, G. Walter Shivers,
John T. Kirkbride and Henry G. Morse,
1.-THE latter was elected to the vacancy
caused by the death of C. w. Starr; Sec
rotary, John F. Kirkbride; Treasurer, Jos.
w. Merritt.
Members of Gen. Howell Post, No. 81,
G. A. R., met in the Court House Tuesday
evening to arrange for proper observance
of Memorial Day. Only remnant of
the old guard was present, and these
feel chat they need the assistance
of the public if general obser-
vance Of the day is to be made here.
A committee consisting of A. S. Chew, E.
C. Cattell ]. Wood Hannold, Joshua Daw-
son and VIM. r. Dopson was appointed to
make arrangements and report to meeting
to be held on Tuesday evening, April %.
Towns within the jurisdiction of the Post
will be asked to cooperate.
The spelling bee given in The lecture
room of the Kemble M. E. church on Mon
day evening was not only well attended but
thoroughly enjoyed by all. Several charac-
ter sketches by Miss Sayre, of Bridgeton,
were especially entertaining. The main
feature of the evening, howerever, was the
bee, participated in by about thirty-five
who, with the exception of Miss Lizzie
Allen, dropped out one by one. Edward
Burdsall acted as school master in manner
that would have been credit to members
of that vocation. The following were
fortunate enough to secure prizes: Lizzie
Allen, banquet lamp; Robert c. Dufield,
Woman's Home Companion for one year;
Katharine Carpenter, fern and vase; Mrs.
T. d. Clark, one years subscription to the
Times Miss Anna Inskeep vase; DIR. J. C. |
Curry, gents prize; Florence Eldridge, pen
knife; Alois Seifritz, the rooster. The
receipts amounted to over $500.