Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-08-15
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The Board of Chosen Freeholders is in
session to-day.
-Pitman Grove camp meeting closed
Wednesday night.
The Court House lawn never looked
handsomer than now.
-Dell's clothing store will be opened
about September 10.
"A furniture and carpet store was opened
in Woodbury. to-day.
There will be racing at Green's Stock
Farm next Saturday afternoon.
More Woodburians are now away than
at any previous period this season.
-Gunners for upland plover say the
birds are scarce and unusually wild
y The. Williamstown Glass Works are
advertised at public sale. See adyer.
The last day for paying taxes without
costs in Woodbury. is Saturday, Oct. 10.
The colored folk will open their camp
meeting at Almonesson on the 18th inst.
-Snelbaker Bros. have presented large
marble cross to the Moorestown Catholic
cemetery.
Samuel G. Twells' is having his resi-
dence on Delaware street re-modeled and
improved.
Patsy K, the well known PAGER, is off
on the racing circuit, where he goes in the
2.08 class.
Mr. C. C. Sofieiss has opened plumb
ing establishment in the old Sofeiss stand
on South Broad street.
Chew Bros, of Mantua, are looking
for plot of ground in Woodbury. on which
to build five new houses.
Reed and rail birds are feeding on the
marshes and should be in prime condition
when the season open Sept. 1.
The appearance of the Lateral SITS. of the
city is much improved by the removal OF
weeds and grass by the Street Committee
!. The Mullica Hill hotel property is adj
vertised at Sheriff's sale. 1t is one of the
Oldest and best hotel properties in the
county.
The Farmers Picnic at Washington
Park next Wednesday, the Dist instant
promises to be at least fully up to former
events of the kind at this popular resort.
DIR. T. Earle Budd, of Orange, for
merly Of this city, will represent his new
bailiwick at the International Good Roads
Congress at Buffalo on September Is to p.
Henry Briggs, well-known colored
man of this city, died last week of dropsy.
Briggs was straight Democrat, voting that
ticket regularly since the Hancock cam
paign In 1850.
The movement to organize a company
to lease the tank furnace of the old Tenn
peranceville factory at Glassboro has been
abandoned and effort is being directed to
lease the eight-pot furnace of the same
plant.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending Aug. 10, 1901: Andy Galbath, 2;
Charlie Gibson, Willie Pollard, William
Robinson, Martha Stevens Persons call
ing for the above letters will please say
advertised.
Farmer E. C. Green, OF Greenwich
township dug one hundred hills of sweet
potatoes last Thursday which yielded four
baskets-three first and one second size,
and they realized over S. in market. He
has $50, 600 hills of the same kind.
President Mundy, of the corporation
constructing our sewer system, struck the
first blow on Wednesday, August IA, at
the creek near the bridge, where the in
yerted siphon is to be located. The works
are to be completed in one hundred days
The corner stone for the new church at
National Park was laid with appropriate
ceremony on Tuesday last. The stone was
presented by Snelbaker Bros, marble work
ers. of this city. The building is to be of
brick, will cost $1,000, and is SO
planned that it can be enlarged when con-
ditions warrant it.
-Thos. A. Edison says the medium
priced house of the future will be made of
cement, that article being found in great
quantities in this State and Pennsylvania
The cement rock closely resembles lime
stone rock, and is now being transformed
into cement at prices which will permit Its
use for construction purposes.
Mrs. George Eastlack, of Almonesson,
was stricken with paralysis while about her
s household duties last Monday morning
When the hired man came in from dinner he
found her lying in the shed unconscious.
Dr. Campbell is giving medical attendance,
but as she continues in a comat0Se cOndl-
ton, her recovery is not certain.
AT meeting held on Wednesday, the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of Cam
den county instructed the Asylum Com
mittee to have plans prepared for a
sewer system for the Aims House and
ASYLUM The present system of drainage
pollutes Good Intent pond, and it is to
remedy this that the change will be made.
Edward Steward, near Wenonah, at
tended the NJ. E. church last Sunday even
ing, driving a spirited horse. After the
service he attempted to lead the animal
from the sheds in the rear to the front of
the church. 1t took fright at some object
and became unmanagable, breaking away.
One wheel of the handsome rubber tire
buggy was left at tree in front Of the M.
e. church, and the balance was dragged