Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-03-14


The liveliest and most exciting spring
election ever held in this borough took
place to-day. To say the fight was confined
to any one office would be to put it toe
mild; it was on the whole ticket, and ex-
citement has been running high for week
1t was anybody's election until the last
ballot was taken from the box, and the
candidates who were in the room waiting
for the returns were kept ON the ragged
edge of expectation until the tally sheet
was posted up. The successful candidates
were:
Council g years, J. K. Shultz, Harry G..
Gather; Il year,, John Holeton.
Assessor, Jesse w. English.
Collector, George HI. Buzby.
Commissioner of Appeal, Hiram S. Leap.
Justice of the Peace, E. c. Hussey.
HARRISON.
There was only one ticket in the field,
the Republican, and only 81 votes were
polled out Of registry of 491. The fol-
lowing are the officers:
Freebooter, A. j. Nichols
Township Committee, n S. Lloyd.
Surveyors of Highways, Benz G. Pan
coast, Jos. Chatham.
Justice of the Peace, John P. Reece.
Pound Keepers, Chas. P. Cook, Albertus
Loren, Matthew Abbott.
appropriations Roads, $4,000; Officers
fees, 5000; Ineidentals, 5000; Poor, 500.
FRANKLIN.
In Franklin the Republicans tried to
defeat Fenton Lowder for Constable, but he
had 104 majority. The Democratic ticket
was elected by maiorities ranging from 104
to 11S, as follows:
Township Committee g years., Charles
Trimnell.
Surveyors of Highways, Geo. w. Wealth
erby, Potter Handle.
Constable Il year,, David T. Atkinson;
Is years., Fenton Lowder.
Commissioner of Appeal g years., Alden
Beckett
Pound Keepers, Joel Clark, James At
kinson, Alfonzo Rambo, Frank Bolack,
Alonzo Daugherty.
appropriations Incidentals, $500; Ply
sicians, 500; Roads, $500.
ELK.
The Republican ticket was elected by
maiorities ranging from 10 ON Assessor tc
113 on Freebooter, except Collector, Jas
w. Hughes being elected to that office ovel
Richard Cant by 25 majority. The officers
are:
Freebooter, Samuel S. Ledden.
Collector. James w. Hughes.
Assessor, Kimsey Morgan
Township Committee, Thomas N. Ham
Justice of the Peace, Henry G. Mullica
Commissioner of Appeal, Samuel Neal.
Surveyors of Highways, David N
Hughes, Charles Lacy.
Constable q years., Charles Hera.
Pound Keepers, Samuel Neal, Edward S
Dilks.
Appropriations = Township purposes
$500; Roads, $1,000; Decoration, S. Mills
Post, No. rs, S35.
Next election and town meeting to be
held at Aura.
WASHINGTON.
A Peoples ticket in Washington pollet
so votes, while the Democratic nominees
GERS elected are:
Township Committee, John E. Williams
Surveyors of Highways, August Thies
Jr., Evan d. Pearson.
Commissioner of Appeal, Richard Evans
Justice of the Peace, Henry L. Hurff.
Overseer of Poor, Matthias French.
Pound Keepers, Allen T. Hurff, r. J
Hurff, Henry Watson, G. H. Rapp.
Appropriations-Road $1,000; Inciden
tails, 5000; Decoration Day, $50.
Next town meeting at Hurffyille.
SOUTH HARRISON.
There was only one ticket in the field
and 81 votes were cast, for the following
officers:
Township Committee g years., Franl
Kirby.
Surveyors of Highways Il year,, Geo. F
Wilkinson, Edward Gaunt.
Commissioner of Appeal g years., STAG,
W. Hazelton.
Constable Il year,, C. Frank Gruff.
Overseer of Poor Il year,, Samuel S
Conover.
Pound Keepers 4 year,, Jacob H. Ridg
way, John Stealing.
Appropriation-Ro 5000.
wooLwIcH.
Seventy-six votes were cast for the follow
ing caucus ticket:
Township Committee g years(, c. P
Batten; q years., James Horner.
Surveyors of Highways, Geo. S. Turner
Samuel B. Gaskill.
Commissioner of Appeal, Nathan War
rington.
Constable, H. C. Garrison.
Justice of the Peace, Ephraim Waters.
Pound Keeper, Harry I. Ford.
Appropriations = Roads, $4,000; Town
ship purposes, $1,000; Electric lights, $500
Sidewalks, $125; Poor, 500; Fire depart
ment, 800; Memorial Day, $40.
WEST DEPTFoRD.
There were three tickets in the field, an,
an exciting election resulted. The Repuh
the Democrats about SIS, and the Prohibi
tion 25. The officers chosen are:
Town Clerk, J. Wilmer Leonard.
Freebooter, Joshua S. Soyce.
Township Committee, Joseph A. Moore
Commissioner of Appeal, VIM. Rambo
Surveyors Of Highways, Jesse Mullen
John Kerns.
Pound Keeper, Howard Phiffer
GREENWICH.
The Republican ticket was elected by th
normal Republican majority, except tha
VIM. H. Duncan was elected COMMITTEES
man over W. A. Stetser by l majority
The township officers are:
Township Committee, w. H. Duncan.
Surveyors of Highways, Jos. H. Munyar
James Clement.
Commissioner of Appeal, Jos. Bramel
Pound Keepers, S. Garwood, Stanto
Myers.
Justices of the Peace, w. J. Adamso1
VIM. B. Gleeson, Jr., Vim. C. Silvers.
Constable, H. johnson, E. Hannold.
Appropriations Roads, $500; Poo
500; Paulsboro Fire Association, $10l
Gibhstown Fire Department, $50.