Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-04-24
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Measles are still epidemic in our
city.
Assessor Redield began his assess
nent last Monday.
Miss Gertrude Baincs is in New York
for two weeks visit.
Cashier Talman has been in Wash
ington, d. c., for two days
-Assemblyman Avis trading stamp bill
has been signed by the Governor.
The B. Y P. U. will give musical
entertainment and farce about May IA.
The National Park borough bill was
approved by the Governor last Wednesday.
The latest school facility in our city is
a telephone service, on the pay as you use
plan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew L. Baines will
spend the Sabbath with friends at New
town, Pa.
Clerk of the Board of Freeholders, C.
n. Bell, has had phone put in his resi-
dence
The pie and cake sale by the ladies of
the Central Baptist Church last Saturday,
melted SIS.
Last Monday S. r. Budd sold hand
some black road horse to Mr.. M. w. New
ton for $500.
i'm our county courts last Thursday,
Delaware Tribe Red Men won an ejectment
case against Isaac D. Shute.
"A dog which Robert Ladner valued at
500 had to be killed last week because it
was bitten by a rabid dog
The annual public school examinations
will be held in the schools of the county
during the week beginning May 5.
Mrs. c. L. Knisell and daughter, of
Atlantic City, are spending few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l..
Baines
The Woodbury. green houses, that
ought. under right management, TO be a
paying business, are advertised for sale or
rent.
"A burglar attempted to rob poor old
Mary Curran's house last Tuesday night.
If caught that fellow deserves the water
cure"
Samuel Coombs, so long the toll gatherer
between Woodbury. and Mantua, has re-
signed and will move to Camden about
May Is.
WOODY Hannold, one of our county IS
successful farmers, and asparagus growers,
got his grass in market when the article
was 81 per bunch.
The Woodbury. R. E. NJ. Loan Asso-
citation rooms have been frightened and
purified by new paper and paint tastefully
applied by E. L. Cloud
Chew Bros. are said to be on the
point of Transforming the old Shuster
bottling establishment on North Broad
street into pleasant dwellings.
-Hackettstown has already appropriated
S12. 600 to meet smallpox bills, and it is
estimated that outstanding bills from same
source will aggregate s., 600 additional.
The Governor has signed the voting
machine law but its provisions are such
that we will probably continue to vote in
the good old fashioned way for some years
to come.
Clifford son Of Mr. and Mrs. A. F..
Oliver. of Williamstown, will start for Mt.
Harmon. Mass Summer School next Mon
day. to prepare for university course of
instruction.
Rev. C. A. Woolston, of Philadelphia
will lecture in the First Baptist Church to-
night on 1.-THE Pan-American Exposition
and the Assassination of President Mckln-
ley as / saw it. +"
The bachelors about the town of
Downer are alleged to have organized a
bachelors club One would judge from
their appearance that they could better
improve their time.
Mrs Sarah Paul will assume manage
ment of the new Evergreen Hall boarding
house. and Mr. Jeffrey Batten SO long the
successful proprietor of the old house, will
move to the Stokes residence in the Third
Ward.
The Hardingville Sunday-school has
recognized with these officers: Superin-
tendent, Daniel Frazer; Assistant Superin-
tendent, John Davis; Secretary, Miss
Bertha WINS; Treasurer, Miss Maggie
Boyce.
Governor Murphy has appointed DR..
Thos. B. Rogers, of this city, and DR.. 7.
Earle Budd, of Orange formerly of this
citv. as two of the five members of the
State Board of Veterinary Medical Ex-
aminers.
The boy Stevens who was wounded by
a nistol discharged by Leon Burton last
week. is out of danger and Burton is out
on $500 bail. If this is the value placed
on colored human life here, the price cannot
be said to be very great.