Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-09-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The Boards of Registry and Election
are published in another column.
During the storm last evening hail
stones the size of hickory nuts fell at West
vile.
John Segar, of Paulsboro, was brought
to jail Tuesday night on the charge of roof
walking.
The new Fall railroad timetable will
be found correctly published at the head
of this column.
DR.. Charles S. Heritage, of Glassboro,
is candidate for Cononer to succeed Cor
oner Ledden whose term expires this Fall.
"A resident of Monroe township named
Vontaum, is in jail for wife beating Happily
such as he are a curiosity in Gloucester Co.
Foreman Stone, of the Castor Works,
broke one Of the bones in his left wrist in
starting gasoline engineon Labor Day
The Shield of Honor paid Walter
Tatem's death claim of 81 600 one week
after death. This order is at the head for
prompt payments.
The post office at Shiloh, Salem Co.,
was robbed last Monday night, of small
amount of money and stamps. There is
yet no clue to the thief.
On Tuesday Sheriff Springer sold two
tracts of the JOS S. Prosser property, at
Turnerville, to Sarah Lawson, complainant
in the action, for 81 900.
State Game Proctor rockingham has
at last interpreted the law as to killing
fckers which is more than the far-famed
Philadelphia lawyer could do with any
hope of accuracy To kill them at all, is
unlawful.
The State Firemen's Association was
held at Atlantic City yesterday Wood
bury firemen was represented by Theodore
S. Burrows and M. F. Cattell, of Friend
ship, and Dr. Reading and F. Y. Myers, Of
Good Will.
The Township Committee of West
Deptford township will meet at the Town
Hall, Thorofare, on Monday, September
is, at ten o'clock a. M, to distribute money
to be worked out under the resolution of
town meeting.
-Woodstown's City Fathers are eonsid-
ering a proposition from the Woodstown
Ice and Cold Storage Company to furnish
sixty incandescent lamps at cost of 5000
per year That borough is now lighted
with oil at the cost of $500.
The Commissioners of Appeal of Wood
bury had eight appeals for reduction OF
taxes aggregating 81 900 on Tuesday and
granted one of $500. In Mantua township
there was one application for reduction OF
assessment. The Woodbury. Board ad-
iourned to meet again on the 18th inst.
~-One minute after the alarm of fire was
sent in, at 7.30 last Saturday night, Friend
ship apparatus was on the street, and two
minutes later a stream of water was on
Childs' oil house. in the rear of Green's
block. In few minutes the flames were
extinguished, and the excitement fire
always causes was allayed- The fire prob
ably originated from spontaneous combus-
ton.
The South Jersey Gas, Electric and Trac-
tion Company occupies considerable of our
space this week in giving list of users Of
GAS stoves in the city. 1t is undoubtedly
true that every one of the four hundred gas
stove users in Woodbury. will give a certifi-
cate of approval of the utility and economy
of this household appliance and the present
non-users who desire to investigate Will
have only to ask near neighbor chow they
like it.
The annual convention of the Glouces-
ter County Sunday School Association will
be held in the Presbyterian church on
Thursday, October 3, A. d., 1901. The
Committee in charge of the arrangements
is sparing no pains to make this the best
convention ever held by the Association.
Are you prepared to do your part There
are several reasons why you should not
only attend this Convention, but also take
an active part in the proceedings. Think
over it, Some reasons why we should
attend will be given in this column next
week. \. Y.
A law enacted by the legislature in
March, 1892 makes it unlawful to employ
unnaturalized foreigners on State, county
or municipal public work, under penalty of
800 each. Our sewer contractor has a
gang of Italians digging trenches, and last
Thursday special officer L. w. Sparks as
certained that half dozen were not nat
uralized, and threatened the contractor
with prosecution if he retained them. After
examining the law, contractor Mundy sent
Tie men back to Philadelphia. 1t must
he understood that we Woodburians are a
law abiding people.
up to last Spring the Sanitarium Asso-
citation, a purely charitable institution, at
Red Bank, had no exemption from taxation,
as allowed by law. The matter was brought
to the attention Of the Township Committee
and referred to the Township Solicitor,
Hon. D. o. Watkins who advised that
such portion of the property as was used
for charitable purposes was exempt, and
acting on that advise the Assessor exempted
the buildings and the grounds immediately
surrounding. adjoining these is con-
siderable expanse of river front on which
assessment was laid. Through attorney Alex.
Rogers, the Sanitarium Association petition
I'D the Commissioners of Appeals to extend
the exemption to this tract, as it was