Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-09-05
LOCAL BRIEFS.

w. D. Geiger is painting Mr.. M. W.
Newton's property at Atlantic City.
Matinee races will be held at GREEN'S
Stock Farm next Thursday, 18th inst.
The engagement of Liberatis band at
Washington Park will terminate next Sun
day.
Builder Joseph B. Best, has signed
contract to build $4,000 residence at We
nonah for Mr.. Frank Benson.
-Dells, tailors and gents furnishers,
expect to have their stock all in and ready
for business on the 18th inst.
John S. Jessup, Special Master, sold
the Groves property on Tuesday last to
David and James Groves, for $500.
The Democratic State Convention will
be held on Tuesday, Oct. l. The official
call will be found on an other page of this
paper.
"A schoolboy found pair of spectacles
on High street Tuesday morning, which
the owner may have by applying at this
Office.
The Woodbury. Heights farm, sold by
Sheriff Springer on Tuesday, was purchased
by Clement Reeves, complainant in the
action, for 81 200.
j. M. Henderson, agent for the heirs of
Charlotte Williams, deceased, will sell real
and personal property at Blackwood on the
14th instant. See adver.
Last Monday Postmaster Jessup re-
ceived a package of twenty-five letters
addressed to ''Woodbury, Pa" sixteen of
which were for patrons of this office.
DR. Grant Sparks, of Mantua, was re-
elected physician at the Aims House last
Thursday, after several ballots, by a major
ity of one over Drs. H. H. Clark and E. 1t
Hillegass.
The Township Committee of the town
ship of Deptford will meet regularly on the
second Monday Of each month, unless such
day shall be a holiday, then on the Monday
following.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Sithens gave
party in honor of their neices Misses Hall
and Lippincott, of Swedesboro, on Tuesday
evening. The pleasant Sithens home pre-
scented an animated scene until late
hour.
Fred Lang, of Deptford, has the con-
tract to deliver the sewer pipe from cars
over the streets of the city, and is per-
forming the duty at a rapid pace, good
portion being now delivered along the
curbs.
james Harmon, of the First Ward,
arose early last Monday with the intention
of going on the Blasius employees excur-
sion to Atlantic City He was taken sud-
denly and violently i'll, and his physician
had him taken to the hospital, where an
operation was performed Tuesday.
The new two cent piece, soon to be
issued by the Government, has already
been styled "doughnut coin" because it
will have hole in the centre. This in
novation was deemed necessary as the new
coin is to be the exact size and of the same
material as the present five cent piece.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending Sept 3, 1901: Floyd ]. Adams,
Mrs. Lizzie Brown, j. v Crawford, Benz.
Clark, Estelle Davis, Mrs. John Doran, f.
B. Haines, Mabel E. Jones, George Whitall,
Mary Williams. Persons calling for the
above letters will please say advertised.
AT the meeting last Thursday evening
the Board of Education reelected the pres
ent janitors of the various buildings at the
same salaries as last year, as follows: Acad
envy, B. r. Carpenter; First Ward, James
W. Davis; West End, E. 2. Branson; Car
penter street, Mrs. Anderson.
The County Board of Elections will
meet in the Grand Jury room at the Court
House, on Friday afternoon, at O'Clock,
to confirm appointments for members of the
various Boards of Registry and Election
submitted by the chairmen of two leading
political parties.
On Monday last teams Of Chas. Sagairs
and Mrs. Wills, collided on Cooper street
east of the Country Club House. Sagirs
was in road cart and Mrs. Wills in a
buggy. The shaft of Sagairs vehicle pene-
trated the breast of Mrs. Wills horse,
causing wound from which it died on the
spot. Mrs. Wills buggy was wrecked.
Carrie Nation, she of smashing fame,
offered herself to w. J. Thompson as an
attraction at Washington Park Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday last, with a matinee
Monday afternoon, for the sum of $1,000.
For a one day stand, with matinee, the
price was $780, Mr.. Thompson replied in
The following words "No, thank you.
Collect.
AT the close of the celebration of the
twenty-ninth anniversary of NJ. Ware Scott
as Superintendent Of the Sunday-school of
the First Baptist church Tuesday evening,
Sept. 3, Deacon E. S. Powers presented to
Mr.. Scott, in behalf of Glass No. 3, Mrs
Sadie Glogger, teacher, very unique
testimonial bedspread beautiful in
design and artistically Notwithstanding
she names Of the members of the school
from the cradle roll to the Home Depart
ment.
The Republican caucus to nominate a
candidate for Assembly and one Coroner,
will be held in this county on Saturday,
the Dist inst. For Assembly, the most
active candidates are Lawyer j. Boyd Avis,
of this city, and the present member, VIM.
Buck, of Monroe township, and we have
heard the name Of Major Edmund Dubois,
Of this city, mention in connection with the
honor. If the last named gentleman should
enter the race, the chances are that he
syould land the prize.