Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-15
LOCAL BRIEFS.


John Eastlack, one of West Deptford's
pushing dairy farmers, has established
milk route at Paulsboro.
Farmers inform us that the present
dry, cool weather is not conducive to a
heavy hay crop, and that tomatoes are not
thriving.
The Elmer Times said last week that
430 pike were caught in Dealtown pond on
the first day of May, some of them weigh
ing 81 pounds each.
Rev Mr. Wendell, of the First Bap-
fist Church, and Rev. Mr.. Price, of the
Central Baptist Church, of this city, will
exchange pulpits next Sunday morning.
Miss Belle PIatt, for eight years one of
the teachers in the West End school, this
city, has been elected to the principalship
of the Harrisonville school at an increased
salary.
Principal Fleetwood, of Bridgeport
has been elected principal of the Westville
schools, and Principal Bennett, of Paulsboro
will succeed Mr.. Wetzell as principal at
Wenonah.
Aug. Queren, who lost $25 on Cooper
street on Saturday, the Sd instant, has re-
covered same. 1t was found by Elwood
the owner
Chosen Freeholders Walton, Miller,
Hoffman, Barnaby, Handle and Mathers
inspected the German street and Woodbury.
Dam roads last Tuesday and found them
up to specifications.
The Delaware Granite and Mining
Company has suspended work ON the ma
cadam road on Delaware street at the city
limits, to permit the sewer contractor to
complete the sewer on that street.
AT the regular meeting last Thursday
evening, the Board of Education elected
Miss Nancy Fry, of Clayton, and Miss
Elizabeth StradIing, of Oakford, Penna.,
to the vacancies in the Third and Fourth
grades West End.
Estate Agent P. B. Burk says the de-
mand for houses in Woodbury., and small
farms adjacent thereto, is beyond all pre-
cedent as the applications on file in his
office number one hundred and fifty-six
with none to offer.
None of the bids for the Iona mill
property at the public sale by the Wood
bury Real Estate Mutual Loan Association
last Saturday were accepted, and the
property is held at private sale.
Am interesting feature of this issue of
the DEMOCRAT is poem by James Whit
comb Riley written especially for the
dedicatory services of the Indiana State
Soldiers and Sailors Monument held at
indianapolis to-day, May Is.
Under instructions from Washington
the Newark postmaster has become the
paymaster for the New Jersey rural mail
delivery districts. There are now sixty
seven carraiers in the State, and they will
now be paid once month by check.
-Thorofare Grange, No. So initiated
sixteen new members on Monday evening.
About one hundred and forty members
were present, and a very enjoyable evening
was spent. Refreshments were served.
This Grange was organized March 3, and
has made great progress for such short
time.
The special district school meeting of
West Deptford township, at Thorofare on
Saturday evening last, called for the pur-
pose of voting an appropriation Of $4,000
to enlarge the Newbold school house by ad
ding another story to the present building,
was largely attended, and the request of
the Board of Education was granted. The
Board was authorized to issue four bonds,
in the sum of $500 each.
Louis M. Magnus was put on trial last
Friday, before Judge Jessup, on charge of
collecting S., for an Elizabeth Loan
Association, after his employment had
terminated. His contract with the Company
called for fourteen days notice before its
terms could be terminated by either party,
and he proved that he collected the amount
on the day of his dismissal. Judge Jessup
promptly ordered his discharge. F. B.
Davis represented Magnus.
THAT section of the general electric
light. telegraph and telephone ordinance
which permits use of poles and conduits
set or laid by one corporation, by all like
corporations who may obtain a franchise,
and lodges with Council right to fix the
compensation in case the companies cannot
themselves agree, is not satisfactory to the
Delaware and Atlantic Company. To what
extent opposition will be carried, is not
now known.
Walter, the only son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam Knight, formerly of High street,
this CITY. now of West Deptford township,
is in Singapore, China, in the missionary
field. Walter attended our city public
schools, then graduated in pharmacy and
was a government pharmacist during the
Snanish- American war He then took a
college course in Tennessee, and at a
missionary preparatory college in Maine.
He has been in his new field about two
months.
The National Park Board of Registry
and Election started 'bright and early''
Tuesday to beat the bushes for votes, when
Mr.. Densten came to the conclusion that
one of the requirements was the admins
tration of the oath, and formal organiza-
tion. Scouts were sent out and the mem
hers gathered in and brought to Woodbury.
where they were clothed with the habil-
;ments of the law, and started afresh.
Although the vote of the new borough is
small, the election officers are experiencing
ali the difficulties met with by officers OF
the large cities. Thirty-three voters have
been registered. The caucus to nominate
candidates will be held in Temperance Hall
next Friday evening at eight O'Clock. There
are three candidates for Mayor: Capt.
Abdill. Chas. Bernard and Thos. Roberts
Every man in town is candidate for some
Office.