Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.


The bank statements are advertised
this week.
Our supply of seeds was exhausted by
Saturday night.
There will be a meeting of the Board
of Education tonight
Town Meetings will be held next Tues
day, the 18th inst.
March came in like lamb, but has
been acting like lion ever since.
E. P. Henry has been awarded the con-
tract to build the Central Baptist Church.
Members of the North Woodbury. A.
A. are requested to meet tO-night-Thurs-
day.
Cashier H. S. Talman and wife have
returned from a two months outing IN
Florida.
Mr.. A. S. Clark, the well-known Evan
merchant, is quite i'll, threatened with
pneumonia.
An old citizen says he never saw so
much water in this section as last Friday
and Saturday.
At VIM T. Madara's sale, at Rich
wood, last Monday, best COWS sold at S51,
horses, $151 and $155; corn, 73c. to Toe. +;
hay, $12.
I'm the Congressional River and Harbor
bill Mantua and Alloway creeks are down
for an appropriation of SIS, 600 and Raccoon
creek for $13, 1000.
"A concert in aid of the ''Organ Fund, :"
of the Jericho public school will be given
in the Jericho Presbyterian Church to-
night
Ground has been broken for new
double brick house on High street for
Thos. Cunningham. Thompson Allen is
the contractor.
Last Friday Judge Jessup imposed a
penalty of one msnth in the county JAIL
and fine of $500 and costs on Philip
Schlag for withholding trust funds.
The township committees Of West
Deptford and Greenwich townships have
passed ordinances granting the Paulsboro
Traction Company the use OF Streets &c.
subscriptions to the stock of the new
Trust and Safe Deposite Company to be es-
tablished in Woodbury., now aggregate
$50, COO, one-half of the amount required.
The Crown Point stone road was badly
washed at point north of Woodbury. creek
bridge by the rain of last Friday. The
ruined space is said to be 800 feet in length
While Thos. Eastlack and wife, of Bon
uer's Corner, were at the Grange meeting
ON Monday night, thieves broke into theil
house and stole quantity of clothing ano
money.
AT Charles Turner's vend ne last weel
Wednesday. hay sold at S14.50 per ton,
corn so cents per bushel, team of extra
farm horses, $500; a good COW and calf
$50.
VIM, C.. Allen returned from tw'
months trip to California last Saturday
He saws the climate is perfect, but the op
nortunities for obtaining livelihood ar
not more numerous there than here.
.-Tist of advertised letters for the weel
ending March 3: James Bailey, VIM. Brax
TON Reoel Conover, B. L. Davis, Mrs. Jan
,G Kesler. Frank Herman, Mrs Kate NJ
T,utner. Mrs. Lizzie Z. Matlack, Mrs
Sarah Rodgers Claeence o. Wood.
The roads of the county are yet In
deolorable condition from the recent rain
driving the frost out of the ground ant
washo1ts. In almost every direction grea
,uuIlies have made bitches across the roads
rendering travelling dangerous after dark
In another column will be found thu
advertisement of the South Jersey Gas
Electric and Traction Company, notifying
the neople that they are putting up wire
9or incandescent electric lighting. Thi
will, no doubt be welcome news to many 0
our people.
Mr.. and Mrs l. C. Evan, of Victoria
sold their personal property at public sal
on Saturday last, preparatory to moving t
California where they expect to resld
Permanently. Mr. Evan is a carpenter b
Grade and has been foreman for Phil
AIMS, of Philadelphia.
When we read of the great damage t
towns and cities in North Jersey and Penn
svIyania from floods, South Jersey can vleN
wifi, considerable complaicency the soli
sand foundations on which their thrlvln
cities are built While our neighbors i
the river towns up north are swlmmln
ashore from their houses, our despised SAM
is lust taking a big drink, not even dis
turbing the jewellers thereon
A branch of the New Jersey Building
foam and Investment Company was organ
;zed at Mickleton on Monday night last
with these oficers:-President, Jeremiah
Haiues: Vice President, Joseph Pool; Ser
rretarv and Treasurer, August Eichler: Boar
of Directors, Charles E. Heritage, Howar
7 Rulon. Joseph Poole, Charles E. Cool
Michael Urban and George Wolferth.
The Paulsboro Water Company file
-,~4scles of incorporation in the Gloucestt
County Clerks Office, on Monday, VII
these incorporators: Benjamin a. Paui, u
,ceorge g. Laws, Congressman Henry {
g,ondenslager, Bowman S. Cox, Jamt
aoy.rence and William J. Adamson. Tt
Genital stock is $50, 600 and the company pr
noses TO construct and operate water plan
forthe purpose of supplying the residents
that town and Billingsport. The TOWNSHIP
.rommittee has granted the company tt
MISE Of the streets to lay their mains.