Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
WESTyILLE-NEWBOLD.


/ Since the new gas ranges have come to
town the people have q gas stove fever.
There are now 300 stoves installed, and the
company has more orders on file.
Charles H. Hinchilwood and Miss S.
Sites were married on Thursday here at the
home of the BRIDE
The Fourth was quietly observed and all
seemed to have good time; no accidents
happening to make the pleasure of the
occasion except possibly the riot at the
park grove IN which one man is said to
have been shot in the breast by an officer
who was set upon by gang of toughs.
Mrs. J. Pratt is visiting friends in New
town, Pa.
Mrs. j. Nichols and daughter Bessie, are
visiting Mrs. L. S. Cassaday.
Our farmers are now picking quite lot
of tomatoes.
Miss Mildred Pierson is visiting Miss
Anna Young.
Rev. William Martin left on trip to
Providence, r. l. to attend the International
Convention of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Societies. He expects to see Boston
and other points of interest.
Rev. Dr. Vail, of Philadelphia, will fill
Mr. Martins pulpit morning and evening.
Two large mastiffs were seen on the
street this morning, apparently without an
owner.
| Henry Albright's new house on the pike
is nearly enclosed and ready for plasterers.
Mrs. J. F. James and son Wilbur, are
guests OF postmaster James, of Sewell.
| Notwithstanding all its drawbacks, New
bold presented a handsomer appearance
this spring and summer than ever before;
not on account of any assistance from the
Newbold Improvement Co., but all owing
to the energy and thrift of the property
owners and residents. The gardens never
presented a handsomer appearance. Every
household is provided with hose and
water is applied lavishly. The showers
have assisted in the good work and the
lawns and flower beds are booming The
improvement Company has determined to
offset this happy condition Of affairs by
depriving the people of street lighting.
Yes; the gasoline lamps have been discon-
tinued, and, owing to the dense shade of
the trees along the sidewalks, Newbold is
as dark at night as Egypt or any other por-
ton of the continent of Africa. 1t is even
as dark as old Westville, which never had
street lamp during its hundred years of
existence. What fine field Newbold will
present for the operations of burglars But
it is fortunate that the Newbold people
haven't much worth stealing, and as nearly
every house is provided with firearms and
with people who know how to use them, a
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rather as a diversion than otherwise. 1t
has been said that some members of the
| Newbold improvement Co. are interested
in an electric lighting company and have a
scheme on foot to provide Newbold with
such system of street illumination. 'It's
an i'll wind that blows no good, " and maybe
the sorrows of Newbold may be turned
into rejoicing.
| The old sign-board still reposes in it's
weedy bed opposite the railroad station.
Several visitors have viewed it during the
week, but no kind hand has offered to raise
it and place it upon its feet. Requieseat in
pace.
Our ball team visited North Woodbury.
on the Fourth and played the locals game
in the morning, beating them by score of
to /. In the afternoon the North Wood
bury boys journeyed to our place and
played the Westyille-Newbold aggregation
on their grounds at Newbold, and were
walloped to the tune OF 16 to 0. "Joe"
Foster pitched both games. It was too
much for the gritty little chap.
Our team has been strengthened since its
disastrous encounter with Blacks Camden
team, week ago, and it is now in good
shape. The sore-heads and scrappers have
been turned down and ball players substi-
tuted in their stead.
On Saturday we had game with the
famous Woodbury. Country Club, which
had defeated us on two previous occasions
on the 18th of May, by fair, square playing,
by score of 10 to 6, and on Memorial Day
by the score Of to 1, owing to the rank,
unfair decision of their umpire, who was
reading a newspaper when he made the
decision, instead of attending to his bust
ness. On Saturday it was another story;
our boys played good ball and scored six
runs in the first inning, which virtually
settled the game. In the second inning
both scored blanks; in the third inning the
visitors scored two runs and in the fourth
three runs to one run for Westville The
score then stood to 5 in favor of the home
team In the fifth and sixth innings we
scored four runs in each, knocking Dawson
out of the box. The visitors went to the
bat in the seventh and scored two runs; a
long drive to left field was made and three
more runs came in on it, but the umpire
declared it foul, which it clearly was,
being at least four feet outside the foul line.
That commenced the row. The umpire,
Harry Valentine, refused to reverse his
decision. Our manager, Harry w. Cohill,
and one or two others Of the team, for the
sake of peace and quietness, were willing
to allow it as a fair ball, but the captain of
the team and nearly all the players would
not agree. They were chatting under the
unfair decision made by the visitors UNI
pire on Memorial Day, when we were
beaten, and used the same expression as
the Country Club did on that occasion:
''The umpire's decision must stand.' The
umpire's decision stood and the visitors
left the field. 1t is to be regretted that
this unfortunate affair happened. The
Country Club is good, strong honest
team and we hope to have another game
with them in the future. There is very
little doubt as to how the game would have
resulted. Their favorite pitcher was
knocked out and his substitute, Cassell,
went at his work like cyclone and would
soon have killed himself by his own
energy.