Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-02
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The First National Bank has declared
the usual semi-annual dividend Of per
cent.
Our policemen are now provided with
dark lanterns, Christmas gifts from Mr..
VIM. E. Speakman.
There is case of smallpox at Black
wood and the schools of the village have
been closed for an indefinite time.
The great rain of last Saturday and
Sunday did no further damage in Wood
bury than to food numerous cellars.
Freebooter Usinger is replacing wooden
y taverts with iron pipe on the line Of the
new county road from Woodbury. to the
Crown Point road.
Considerable real and personal prop
erty is to be disposed of at public sale
during the present month. For particulars
see our advertising columns.
Several shares of the guaranteed per
cent. stock of the West Jersey railroad sold
for a S78 share at sale in Woodstown on
Saturday last Par value, $50.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending Dec 80, 1901: Gertrude Baynard,
Mrs. ::Albreta Carr, Henry Clayton, Isaac
johnson, Fred Schultz, E. Wilson. Persons
advertised.
Watch meetings were held in the Pres
byterian and NJ. E. Churches, and by
various open CRATES over town. From Mat
lacks hill a party of young folks viewed
the electrical illumination to the new year
in Philadelphia.
AT Andes E. Budd's sale, on Tuesday,
COWS sold at from $3.50 to $34; corn, S5c. /;
hotbed sash, 50 80; citron seed, SOC. per
Quart; crab grass hay, 1915 per ton. The
high price Of grain and hay has had de-
pressing effect on the price of cattle.
District Deputy Grand Sachem A.
Prehl will install officers of Standing Elk
Tribe. No. %, I. O. R. NJ, at Gloucester
tonight. and of the Lodge of this city
Tomorrow night The latter will be an
open session. The public is invited.
The Ogden Heights Club Company
filed articles of incorporation in the Clerks
office this morning. The incorporators are:
Jos. H. Baily. Wilmington; Wayne G. P.
Parker. Philadelphia, and John o. Wilson,
Camden. The main Office will be at Ogden
Heights.
IF the old saying, "All the world loves
a lover. u is true, then the fiction in The
Cosmopolitan for January should be popular,
indeed. All the stories vary in treatment,
nlot and action, from Frances Courtney
Bavlor's charming story, "Cupid's Practi-
cal Joke.'' to Maarten Martens strong
domestic tragedy, Her Fathers Wife, /"
but all have love for central theme.
Articles of incorporation of the Glass
boro Company have been filed in the
Comfy Clerks office, with capital stock
Of S1OO. 600. The incorporators are Wallace
Finnessey and VIM. J. Hearther, OF PhIia-
deIphia: E. D. Knisell, of Woodbury..
John P. Whitney, of Glassboro, is named
az the agent in charge 1t is intimated
that this company may operate the old
Temperanceville glass works, the object OF
the corporation being to manufacture glass
in New Jersey or any part OF the world. "
The e. S. Civil Service Commission
will hold examinations at several places In
zach State during March and April, to
sacure Young men and women for the
Government service. 8, 889 persons secured
POSITIONS last year through these examina-
lions. Probably 10000 appointments will
he made this year. All appointments are
for life and for most positions only COM
mon school education is required. Salaries
at anpointment vary from $500 to $1,000 q
yaar with liberal promotions afterward.
& polit;es Is not considered. This affords q
oood opportunity for people between lc
and as wears of age. Those desiring places
of this kind can get full information about
tbeno free. bv writing to the Columbian
Correspondence College, Washington, ID.
G., and asking for its Civil service caea
logue, number three