Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
Boys, don't burn your fingers nor eyes
tomorrow.
Delaware peaches were shipped to
market July 1.
The weather man says it's to be sizzling
hot tomorrow.
Three young men spent Monday night
in Jail, the result of creating disorder at
Washington Park.
Adam Miller, between Mickleton and
Paulsboro, put 400 baskets of tomatoes in
market last week, the returns for which
were $780,
COL Green bought beautiful thor
oughbred carriage horse from Harry Fish
for 800. The animal has the breeding
and gait to make 2. Is trotter.
The banks will be closed tomorrow
also the post office, except between s and 8
a. m. and 430 and $50 p. m. The carriers
will make two deliveries, as usual: no holi-
days or half holidays for them.
The month of June just closed has
been remarkable for the amount of rainfall
and GOODNESS of the weather. The rainfall
amounted to six inches and the temperature
was the lowest of which there is record.
"A supplement to the Sanitary Code of
the City of Woodbury., passed December
Is, 1901, will be placed on third reading
and finally acted upon Monday evening,
July 7, at 8 p. m. at the Office of VIM. NJ.
Carter.
Members of the Quarterly Meetings
Visiting Committee will attend Friends
meeting in Woodbury. on First-day, the
9th instant, at ten a. M, East end of the
house. 1t will be a public meeting for
worship, and all will be welcome.
1t may not be generally known that the
Court of Common Pleas can change per-
sons name, when application is made in
proper form 1t was done in Hunterdon
county few days ago when a young man
named Obendefer had the court change his
name to Mckay.
While the press has presented an end
less number of illustrations of the Mont
Pelee disaster, the illustrations in the July
Cosmopolitan, printed on fine paper with
the most careful art, give clear idea of
Just what that disaster means than any
thing hitherto presented.
Thousands of Philadelphia poor chill
dren spent Tuesday at Washington Park as
guests of Proprietor Thompson. They
came down on the great boats, and the way
they crowded the amusements and gam
boiled over the park was sight to warm
the hardest heart. The number is placed
at $4,000.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending July 1, 1902 Mrs Emma Budd,
Charles Budd, James Dorian, Edward Don
elson, 3; Miss T. Gallagher, 2; Mr.. Ham
mon, j. Matlock, E. F. Rice, S. S. Sagues,
E. Temp, Dona Al Sigmore, Mrs Rosario
Yano. Persons calling for the above letters
will please say advertised.
Engineer Easily was in Woodbury. yes
terday and says while better progress
is being made with sewer construction than
ever, at the present rate of progress several
months must elapse before the system is
completed. Only between so and so men
are employed, whereas 100 could be worked
to advantage.
The musical soiree at Evergreen Hall
last Saturday evening was an event thor
oughly enjoyed by the guests of the Hall
and a goodly number of citizens. The
musical program was of an hour and a
half's duration during which the audience
was treated to the rendition of the best
classical selections by Prof. Wolffungen
and Mrs. Chas. H. FLAG and Mrs. M. A.
Girvin.
The Order of United American Me-
chanics has elected these officers: c.,
Herbert Knox; v. c., VIM. G. Eldridge; R.
S.. A. P. Turnbull; A. R. S., c. w Hawn
F. s.. J. W. Thompson Jr.; T., l. S. Car
son; l., Joseph Picard; E., P. L. Baum; l.
p, Edward Rogers; o. P, William Hoylt
Trustees, w. G. Budd, H. r. Duffield and
George W. Cattell; Representative, Ernest
Redfeld.
The estate of the late Daniel Beetle, al
Clements Bridge, the scene Of the shoot
ing of Herbert l. Clement by Dan'l Beetle
about two years ago, was sold at public sale
last Friday by Benz. Beetle, Admir-, Her
bert Clement being the purchaser of Dam
Beetles interest for 81, $50. At its ap
praised value, Danl Beetles estate will
aggregate nearly the amount of the verdict
So, 500, obtained against it by Herbert
Clement
-Abram Pierce, VIM. ]. Thompson'
farmer, was bitten in the hand by dos
last week. On Saturday the member be
came badly infamed, and on Monday HI
was taken to Pasteur's Institute, New
York, for treatment. DR.. Hunter, o
Westville. sent the dogs brain to the Insti
tute, and has received word that the ami
NAL was undoubtedly mad. Mr.. Pierce
friends hope the treatment will restore hin
to health.
Prince Henry collars in linen are tn
latest-2 for 25c. Great variety ping pom!
collars and insertion and ribbon to maxi
them. Lawn and pique ties, 15c. to SOC
If you want nice suit for the summe
picnic, we have them-shirt waist ant
skirt for 81, or better ones up to $3.50, al
prices between. Shirt waists, sets necl
chains fan chains breast pins, purses ant
lots of pretty things too numerous to men
ton. Come see us and we will interes
you. The Misses Cozens, 172 South Broat
street.
-Apropos to the establishment of al
automobile stage line between Woodbur,
and Mullica Hill and Clayton, we find th
following paragraph in New England
paper: Perhaps we are coming to railway
without rails Several automobile owner
!. in New York are planning to construct OF
Long Island fifty miles of road, to eros
other roads above or below grade, SO tina
they may have free course on which t
speed their machines. From running
single motor car on such road to attachin
one or more sstrailers'' is short step, an
the next leads to passenger and freight ser
vice. Even if special roads are not bull
for their accommodation, it is probable tina
automobile coach lines will be run as feeder
to the steam or electric lines in district
where it would not pay to lay track"