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

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-Ex-Sheriff Collins is frequent visitor
to Woodbury. as the caucus period rolls
round.
One hundred New Workers will partake
Of planked shad dinner at Falls Hotel
next Saturday.
Jos Henry is constructing a concrete
step and entrance to the Julia Glover house
corner High and Glover streets.
The County Board of Assessors at
their preliminary meeting last Saturday,
fixed bank stocks at same value as pre-
viously set.
Congressman Loudenslager has been
advised that pension Of SIP month has
been granted to Edward Spencer, of this
city, from October Z, 1901.
John NJ. Henderson was in franklin
township on Wednesday looking after
Porch's Mill property that is soon to be
offered at public sale.
Estate Agent P. B. Burke has sold the
Dickerson house and three acres of ground
on Mantua avenue to Mr.. Vance, of the
New York Shipbuilding Company.
A birthday surprise, participated in by
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anniversary of George c. Leonard, of
evening, the 23d inst.
-Arbor Day will be observed by Wood
bury schools as each teacher elects. Some
will hold exercises in their rooms, while
others will take their children to the woods
for instruction in plant life.
The trustees and different departments
of Kemble NJ E. Church have taken upon
themselves the task of raising a $1,000
mortgage upon the church. 1t is their de-
sire to raise the same by next Fall.
w. Harrison Livermore and family
attended the one hundredth birthday
anniversary of his paternal uncle, Jonas
Liyermore, at Blackwood, last Monday, an
honor given to few men of this or past
generations.
The Memorial Day Committee of Cen
eral Howell Post held meeting Wednes-
day evening and invited the American
Mechanics and p. o. S. of A. to appoint
committees to act with them in suitable
observance of Memorial Day.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction Baxter has instructed County
Superintendent Eldridge to notify custo-
dams of school moneys elected by Boards
of Education to at once surrender all school
moneys in their hands to regularly elected
township collectors.
Under ruling Of the Supreme Court,
County Boards of Examiners for public
school teachers certificates, are empowered
to give law students a preliminary exami-
nation emitting them to examination for
admission to the Bar This examination
will be given at the Academy, Woodbury.,
on Friday, May 2.
List Of advertised letters for the week
ending April 81, 1902: Rachel Borden, w.
NJ. Burton, William Davenport, Beulah
Dorsey, Julian Gray, S. c. W. Morgan,
Emel Peterson, Frank Pearson, James
Young, Ira G. Zeh. Persons calling for the
above letters will please say advertised
The prophesy of the State Agricultural
Department that this would be bad year
for fruit trees. on account of insects, seems
to be true one. Thousands of insects
have been seen gathering on the bursting
buds of fruit trees, and we recommend
that trees be sprayed as soon as these in
sects are observed.
"A bill passed by the legislature requir-
ing nonresident gunners to pay license
fee of $40 to hunt in the State has become
a law by the Governors approval. The law
does not apply to the shooting of certain
wild fowl in the ocean bordering counties
and the shooting of game in private pre-
serves. No fee is demanded of men living
in other States and owning preserves in
this State.
Farmer Zac Richards, of Paulsboro,
believes he leades Gloucester county far
mers in getting asparagus to market. On
Wednesday, the 10Th inst, he cut % bun
ches; on Friday, the 18th, Al punches; on
Monday, the 21st, SO punches, and on
Wednesday, the 23d, 103 punches. He
would like to hear from the brother farmer
who equals or exceeds this showing
Saturday, April 26, 1902, being the
anniversary of Odd Fellow
ship, Woodbury. Lodge No. "a will attend
church Sunday morning, 9th inst. Rev.
George w. Tomson, OF the Woodbury.
Church, has consented to
preach a sermon on Odd Fellowship on that
date, and all Odd Fellows living in Wood
bury or vicinity are invited to meet at Odd
Fellows Hall as TO- Is am. and attend with
the Lodge.
The following good and true men of
the accepted faith have thus far announced
their willingness to lay aside personal
pleasures and serve the county as Super
visor of County Roads Messrs. A. P.
Rambo John A. Brown, J. Wilmer Leon
ard, and VIM. Taylor, of West Deptford;
J. Wood Hannold, of Deptford; E. c. Cat
tell, of First Ward, Woodbury.; Lewis
Stanger, Glassboro; Henry L. Haines and
Will Hoffman, of East Greenwich; Free
holder Nichols, of Harrison.
"A political phenomena which we are
unable to account for is the fact that ten
good Republicans, any one of whom is fit
TO be County Clerk, announced their candl-
dacy for Road Supervisor the week of the
late John C. Budd's funeral, but not one of
them has the stamina to beard the King of
the Clerks office and shake that plum tree.
If it be fact that Republicans in Glouces-
ter county can aspire to Office only in case
of death, then is the strange condition
solved, otherwise it is one of the twentieth
century mysteries. Won't some good
Republican aid in the solution?
I'm the matter of school accommoda-
tions for pupils who have heretofore attend
ed Woodbury. schools, West Deptford town
ship will rely ON Section 112, Article TX of
the new school law to secure their attend
ance to Woodbury. schools as heretofore.
The section reads: @Any child living re-
mote from any public school in the District
in which he or she shall reside, shall be
allowed to attend a public school in an
adjoining district with the consent of the
County Superintendent of school, etc. "
Whether the County Superintendent would
require an adjoining district to construct
new school houses to receive such pupils is
a question that official alone can answer.
"A committee of nine, representing the
glass workers organization, sought and
obtained an audience with Governor
Murphy last Tuesday to secure his CO.
operation in the enforcement of the Cash
and Child Labor laws. The committee
told the Governor that the Inspector had
neglected his duties, and the present strike
was due to the non-enforcement of those
laws The Governor gave the committee
assurance that the Inspectors would here
after attend to business. The following
constituted the committee, Salem, VIM
Penton; Millville, Gurden Levake; Bridge
ton, VIM. Heinsoath; Glassboro, John S.
Buck; Clayton, Benz. M. Turner; Williams
town, Harry A. Taylor and Andrew Tur-
ner; Woodbury., Carlton Park; Medford,
Frank Carrigan.
West Deptford Schools.
The Board of Education of West Dept
ford reelected the following teachers for