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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
GLASSBORO.
The thermometer is ND in th

The thermometer is up in the nineties.
The union Sunday -school excursion will
go to Cape May on July % by way of the
P. & R. r. R.
Presiding Elder Hewitt filled the pulpit
of the M. E. Church last Sunday evening.
Most of the glassblowers who have been
away are home with full pockets.
The tomato patches in this vicinity are
infested with green louise, which bids fair
to destroy them, unless the farmers find
some remedy for Kidding the pests. l. c.
Souder has patch Of seventeen acres, with
some hills having at least five hundred lice
on them. Mr.. Souder is spraying them
with a mixture of bluestone, tobacco, lime
and some other ingredients, hoping that it
will be effective. He expected to pick two
hundred tons from his patch.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Sweeten spent the
Fourth with his brother-in-law, H. P. Led
don, of Cayton, and DIR. VIM. Dubois, of
Camden. They returned home on Monday.
The hoky poky man is heard on the
streets with his doleful sound. The weather
is ripe for his business.
Prof. Warren E. Stranger keeps his piano
going warm weather. He has fifty pupils
nine months of the year and practices dur
ing his vacation
DR.. Carlton D. Shute will open dental
parlors here in the near future.
Politics are dull here and there is very
little said. We will know more the last OF
the month.
1t is stated that the Whitney Glass
Works will build new factory adjoining
the works on the north.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
BRIDGEPORT.

The Fourth of July passed off very quietly
at this place, only the small boy and his
fre-crackers being in evidence.
The lawn picnic in Vickery's lawn was
we'll attended on the evening of the Fourth
There bids fair to be very heavy tomato
crop in this vicinity. Farmers report a
very heavy set and the vines we'll grown.
Mr.. John Scheller, aged % years, a
resident of George street, Phila., paid a
visit to Bridgeport on the Fourth being a
guest at the Clifton Club house He took
boat ride on the creek in company with a
friend, after which in the attempt to go
ashore by stepping on another boat, missed
his footing and fell in the water. The
efforts Of his friend to assist him in recover
ing, proved Of no avail, and Mr. Scheller
was drowned His body was found in a
short time by VIM. Risler and Frank Par
ker. Coroner Miller was notified, and after
viewing the body and hearing the evidence
in the case, considered an inquest unneces-
sary and turned the body over to Undertaken
MacMullen, of Paulsboro, who conveyed it
to Lincoln Park ferry where Undertaken
Burback, of Phila., took charge of the
body, conveying it to late residence of Mr..
Scheller. A very sad feature of the case
was the visit of deceased s mother and sister,
who came for day of pleasure and recrea-
ton, not knowing the sad news that await
ed them. The grief of the stricken ones
can be better imagined than described.
The funeral Of Mr.. Keasby Weatherby,
M. D., took place on Saturday from the
residence Of Ebenezer Sparks, at Pedrick-
town, interment being at the M. E. Gene
terry, Bridgeport. Mr.. Weatherby was a
graduate of Hahnnamen Hospital, Phila,
and after practicing at several places for
short time took up his residence at Haddon-
field where he acquired very large prac-
tice. The funeral was very largely attended,
the services being conducted by Rev.
Brunyates, aided by Revs. Garrison, Dugan
and others. Undertaken Shute, of Pedrick-
town, had charge of the funeral.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
PAULSBORO.

Geo. P. Manlove picked lima beans for
market July Sd which were filed, and he
says they were not canned either.
most severe this section has seen for some
time, the lightning being constant and the
peals Of thunder terrific. The rain came
down in sheets, flooding the streets in few
minutes. The lightning struck Mr.. DON
aldson's house on Billings Ave, knocked
the chimney off, struch Shoemaker's house
on Delaware street and did like damage to
other houses nearby. At the river front
the storm was a cyclone. 1t struck Ger
mania Park pavilion and raised the roof,
weighing several tons, in the air and threw
it against the hotel, MASKING the front and
part OF the roof in, and timbers SxSx20 #.
were carried two hundred yards back from
the river. The path of the wind was about
a hundred feet wide, and did not harm frail
buildings few feet out of range. Another
spur of the wind snapped off trees foot
and half through down at Billingsport
hotel, and blew down the farm and wagon
sheds belonging to Germania, making
kindling wood Of the same.
The Paulsboro base ball club played two
games on the Fourth. The morning game
resulted in score of 5 to in favor of the
phils. team, in the afternoon the same
teams played, when the score was again
to in favor of Phila.
The Mullica Hill base ball team came
here Saturday afternoon and played our
home team the final result being 81 to
in favor Of Paulsboro.
A party Of young people, consisting of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cook, Mr.. and Mrs
Wilmer Leap, Geo. Laws, Jr., Marian and
Maud Laws, went to Ocean City Monday
morning to spend the week at that resort.
Geo. Smith has the best crop Of white
potatoes in this neighborhood. He has
several acres that produce nearly three
hundred baskets to the acre being large and
smooth.
The thermometer registered $40 Tuesday
afternoon warm enough to make things
grow.
Two drowned men were found at Bill
ingsport Friday last, one being the one who
jumped from ferry boat at Kaighn's Point
some time ago. He was buried in Pauls-
boro M. E. cemetery on Monday. The
other was sent to Phila. where he lived.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
REDWOOD.

The farmers are shipping fine tomatoes.
Some have received as high as SITS per
basket.
There was very large attendance at
church on Sunday afternoon. Rev. DR..
Nichols, of Glassboro, preached an excell-
ent sermon.
Mrs. Jos. A. Jackson is slowly recover
ing.
Rev. S. c. johnson and wife spent Sun
day with G. G. Souder and family.
John Shute and wife gave an ice cream
party to number of their friends on Sat.
urday night. All report good time.
Twenty gentlemen and ladies from Phila-
delphia stopped at Peachblow Cottage over
the Fourth
Mrs. Thomas Munyan and son Joseph
are spending the week with her sister at
Belmar.
Miss Eta Schaffer, of Newark, is visit
ing friends here.
Mrs. S. j. Eastlack spent Wednesday
with friends in Camden.
James Munyan and Albert Murphy, Jr.,
of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with their
parents.
Recreation Gun Club shot two matches
on the Fourth, one with Daretown, the
other with Jacksonville, at twenty-five
blue rocks each. Redwood won both
Matches the score with Daretown being
118 to 10, and Harrisonville 100 to 101
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
WENONAH.

The park illumination on the Fourth
was bit out of ,Fairyland.
The M. E. Sunday school has decided
to go to National Park about the oath.
The town is infested with caterpillars
and vigorous war is being carried on with the
hope of banishing them.
Many strangers were in town over the
Fourth, which was celebrated in pleasing
manner. Chas Harland took first prize in
the high jump, clearing 4 feet, inches:
Walter Savage won the 1OO-yard dash
Ned Stewart and Louis Holt the three
legged race; B. Herbert the 1O0-yard dash
for boys; the drill between Fire Companies,
Nos. and 2, was tie. Who gets the
silver cup?
The ball game between the married men
Crimson Ramblers) and the single men
Sweet Violets) stood to ID in favor of
the latter.
DIR. Bailey has returned to the Inn from
a trip to Denver.
Mrs. Hume and daughter, of Hudson,
N. Y, are visiting her sister, Mrs. Jesse
English.
Raymond Cookson is assistant at the
station for the summer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
As Colonel watterson Views 1t.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
All parties become dangerous in the pro-
portion that they feel secure of their tenure.
The people should trust no party too long
with Office. They should necessarily guard
against Arbitrary power They should
call halt upon Absolutism before it has
made itself strong enough to defy the ballot
box. In a Government based on Public
Opinion the voter must not wait for overt
acts of usurpation. He must anticipate
them. Now, as always, eternal vigilance
is the price of liberty, because now, as
always, the forces of Prerogative-th close
communion between the blacklegs of poll
tics and the pharisees Of commerce-menace
the great body of the taxpayers and pro-
ducers of the country; menace them with
legislation insidiously contrived to intrench
the party of Absolutism in the assertion OF
Arbitrary power; menace them with in
iquitous measures for the faraway Philip
pines, with force measures for the negro
ridden States of the South, with Army
measures augmenting the one man power,
and constituting to elevate the Military
over the Civil arm of the public service;
menace them, in word, with the Mexi-
canization of the Republic through the
joint agencies of consolidated money, piled
up by the High Protective Tariff, and a
War Establishment educated in the arts
and degraded by the practices of tyranny
abroad, to do, when the opportune moment
arrives, its final work of despotism at
home.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
SUMMER TOURS TO THE NORTH.
Two Tours to Canada via Pennsylvania Rail.
road.

For the Summer of 1902 the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company has arranged to
run two personally-conducted tours to
Canada and Northern New York. These
tours will leave July 10 and August 13,
including Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands,
Rapids of the st. Lawrence, Quebec, The
Saguenay, Montreal, Au Sable Chasm,
Lakes Champlain and George, and Saratoga,
occupying fifteen days; round-trip rate,
$125.
Each tour will be in charge of one of the
Company's tourist agents, assisted by an
experienced lady as chaperon, whose
charge will be unescorted ladies.
The rate covers railway and boat fare for
the entire round trip, parlor-car seats, meals
en- route, hotel entertainment, transfer
charges, and carriage hire.
For detailed itinerary, tickets, or any
additional information, address Tourist
Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
1876 Broadway, New York; $50 Fulton
Street, Brooklyn; 7s9 Broad Street, New
ark, N. j.; or George w. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia. 7-10.2ts
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10

piece of wall plaster from the school of
royal pages, because it represented in its
caricature of the crucifxion of Christ the
attitude of the Roman world to the faith
of the church. Alexamenos, pictured as
praying to crucified man with the head
of an ass, was ridiculed for his belief, yet
to-day his faith is supreme in the world
while the palace of the Caesars is brick
pile and their empire is no more.
One delightful afternoon was spent in
the Villa Borghese, driving in the beautiful
park and then visiting the casino with its
collections of antiques and paintings. One
cannot tell in letter of the many paint
ings and sculptures which we saw in the
Balberini and Corsini galleries. the Ros-
pigliosi Casino, and the collections in the
Capitoline and Lateran Museums, and in
the Palace of the Conservation. They are
delightful memories, visions of which one
wants to talk, not to write.
Sunday in Rome was another happy day
for us, for again we found the American
Church, st. Paul's, with the familiar SER
vice, so full of reverence and devotion
The building is Gothic in style and is in
striking contrast to the hundreds of
churches in Romanesque architecture in
1lOIilC. IL utbo OCCu % ouA " AoC W W ACt1i
no bell music in Italy. There are great
numbers of bells, put in all sorts of places,
but not chime to be heard anywhere. OF
Rome itself | cannot say much now. 1t
is far more beautiful than Naples, is very
clean and poverty is less feature of the
city life. One notes the presence Of uni
forms, either of the italian state OF Ro-
man Church. There are great varieties in
both; and some new regalia is constantly
attracting ones attention. This with the
bright garb of the peasants makes any
street scene brilliantly picturesque. wish
| could describe the flower market which
we saw almost every day on the steps
leading up to the church Stantissima Trinita
de- Monti. The only fault could find with
| the picture was that it was unreasonable,
for such brilliant colors belong to sunny
cline, and not to the chilly air which makes
winter clothing necessity.
w. HERBERT BURK.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
Two Tours to the Pacific Coast via Penn.
sylvania Railroad.

Leave New York August 2, visiting
Chicago, Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt
Lake City, San Francisco, Del Mont Mon
terey), Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San
Jose and Portland on the going trip.
Returning, Tour No. will run eastward
through the magnificent Canadian Rockies
by leisurely daylight trips, with stops at
Glacies, Banff Hot Springs, and other points.
reaching New York on August 81.
Tour No. 2will run eastbound via Yell
lowstone National Park, including the
usual six-day trip through that interesting
preserve, arriving at New York Septem-
Der A.
Special trains will be provided.
Rates from New York, Philadelphia,
Washington, or any point on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad east Of Pittsburg, including
transportation, Pullman birth, and ali
meals on the tour except during the five
days spent in San Francisco, when Pullman
accommodations and meals are not pro-
vided -
For Tour No. 1, 5000. Two persons oc-
cupying one berth, $3.50 each.
For Tour No. 2, $3.50, including all ex-
penses through Yellowstone Park Two
persons occupying one berth, $3.50 each.
A preliminary announcement outlining
the various details will be furnished upon
application to Ticket Agents, Tourist Agent,
1876 Broadway, New York, or George w.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Pennsylvania Railroad, Broad st. Station,
7-1O-2ts.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
CLAYTON.

John Madara, who has been blowing
glass in Northern New York, has returned
for the summer. His sister went out to
meet him and they took in Niagara Falls
in their way home.
Miss Bertha Steelman is entertaining her
friend, Miss Jennie Haines
Lew. Scott and David Campbell have
returned from Olean, N. Y, where they
have been employed.
John James purchased the Davis prop
erty on the corner of Clinton street and
Central Ave.
Elliot Clifford has been entertaining his
friend, Lorenzo Shreve, of Camden
The wife of Louis Bower died of con-
sumption on Monday. Mr.. Bowers has
the sympathy of the community.
The Fourth was spent quietly by the
people of our town. A quiet celebration
and supper was held in the grove under
the auspices of the Jr. Mechanics and the
Daughters of Liberty. A few private dis
plays of fireworks were held in different
parts of the town. Many, as usual, at
tended the nearby parks and resorts.
The Central Meat Market building is be-
ing much improved by painting
Reuben Hall has accepted a position
with Sitley & Son in Camden
Geo. Stephenson and his new wife have
returned from the west for the summer
The newly elected officers of the /. o. o.
F. are as follows: Noble Grand, Thomas
Linton; Vice Grand, Geo Batten; Sec'y.
Chas. Dilks; Asst Secy, Linwood Locu-
son; Treas, Fl. G. WINS
Mrs. Sarah Beckley continues quite i'll.
John Dooling and family have gone to
Seaville for the summer months.
The new officers of Delphia Lodge, K.
of P. are: Chancellor Commander, w. K.
Dubois; Vice Chanc., Oliver Zane; Master
at Arms, j. Pres. Potter; Keeper of Rec
ords and Seal, John Phifer; Master of Fl
nance, Geo. Batten; Treas Linwood Locu-
son; Prelate, Clarence Miskelly; Trustees,
w. X. Dubois, Chas. Farley, Jr, Edward
Nichols.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Harrison have left
for their home in Boston.
Thos. Wickweather was committed to
jail on charge of drunkenness.
The following were installed in Alva
Lodge, No. %, l. 0. M: Worthy Master,
Oliver Zanes; Jr. Master, Howard Hen
erickson; Conductor, Glenn. Beckett; Chap,
Edw Nichols; Rec. Sec'y, Geo. Batten;
Treas, Geo. Allen; Trustees, Edward
Nichols, Chas. Linton, Thos. Linton.
Allie Evan fell and cut his hand while
at work in the glassworks last week.
Miss Mary Cain, of Camden, has been
visiting Mrs. M. P. Campbell, on Central
Ave.
Mrs Geo. Wilson, Jr., is quite ILL.,
Elsie D. Council, D. of L., have installed
the following officers: Councillor, M. Patter-
son; Asst Councillor, Mary Zane; Vice
Councillor, Caroline Butcher, Asst, Anna
Essler; Guide, Florence Potter; Rec. Sec'y,
Benz. Lawson; Fin. Sec'y, Chas. A. Dilks;
Treas, Lydia Madden; Inside Guard, M.
Crane; Outside Guard, A. Alfred Trustee,
Mary Zane; Rep, ]. P Potter.
The Presbyterian Christian Endeavor
Society have chosen delegates for the State
Convention to be held in Bridgeton this
month,
Joshua Chew is making extensive alter
ations to his home on Maple street.
Miss Jessie Downs has returned from a
visit with friends in Elmer.
Milford Fisher, of Orange, is visiting his
cousin, Louis Fisher.
| Clayton defeated Williamstown in the
ball game held here on July 4. Score 1874
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
PEDRICKTOWN.

A dance was given in Red Mems Hall
on Thursday evening, July 8. Hamilton
Pedrick and Clark Homer managers. They
report delightful time.
Samuel Lock, grandson of Samuel J.
Shute, picked up giant fre-cracker on the
street the Fourth of July evening, that had
been set off, but went out, seemingly He
blew in one end, it exploded and cut his
forehead badly. He was taken to the
doctor who dressed the wound
Joel Carey's horse ran away one night
last week. The buggy was wrecked, HIM
self and wife escaped without serious injury.
Mrs. Andrew Skinnell spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Emma Pedrick.
The funeral of DIR. J. Keasby Weatherby
was largely attended on Saturday from the
residence of his uncle, Mr.. Ebenezer
Sparks; interment at Bridgeport Cemetery
James Sweeten, Sr, and wife, visited
their daughter, Mrs. r. S. Diver, at Penns-
grove, on Sunday.
Charles Dennis has moved his family
from Bridgeton to our place.
Quite a large number of the colored
farm hands went on the eight o'clock train
from here on the morning Of the Fourth
bound for Phila. to enjoy themselves.
Pedricktown had quiet Fourth except
ing the racket made by the boys with fire.
crackers, etc.
Quite a number of our citizens, employees
of Duponts Powder Company, with their
families, attended the celebration given by
the Company of the one hundredth anniver-
Sary of DuDontS Powder COmnanv They
report a good time, everything free, car
fare, all they could eat and drink, Except
beer and whiskey), and grand display of
fireworks in the evening
Preston P. Sweeten and John Hertie, Jr.,
are having their houses and fences painted,
which adds to their appearance.
James B. Ware, M. D., of Bridgeton,
was here last Saturday calling on friends.
Mrs. Helena Casey, Of Camden, with her
sons Willie and Roy, and daughters Edna
and Florence, visited Mrs. Casey's mother
on Sunday.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10

A few weeks ago the Street Committee
gave High street coat of very excellent
road-making gravel. The desire was to
please the taxpayers on that pleasant street
and to make travel there easy and enjoyable.
In measure the effort of the Street Com
mittee was successful and in measure a
failure. Since the gravel was placed there
much rain has fallen and we believe we are
within the bounds of truth when we say
that at least one-half of it has floated
away. If our City Fathers will learn a
lesson from this experience the loss will not
be as great as it now seems. What has
become of the thousands Of loads of gravel
placed on Woodbury's streets the past
twenty years? Every school boy knows il
has gone the way of this latest improve
ment on High street-down the cutters
and so it will be to the end of time, if the
city fails to learn by experience.
We are expanding something like So, 200
annually for street improvement, and at
bHC OuNl VI CfCi ~ OWCIfC HOhuuc VIC uOuue
if the Chairman of the Street Committee
could tell by walking over town where the
new material had been placed.
The improvement that has given greatest
return was that made on Cooper street some
years ago, when B. W. Andrews was Chair
man of the Street Committee. Instead of
following the old plan of spreading gravel
on Cooper street he put on small stone
and it's there yet-and Cooper street has
been in fair condition ever since.
We are not sure that it is necessary to go
TO the expense of scientific road building
for the residence streets. The roller has
proven to be the great road maker, and we
suggest that the city purchase one, even if
it have to issue bonds for that object, and
when there is money in the treasury for
street improvement buy stone instead of
gravel and roll it hard and smooth. As a
road material stone has the virtue of stay
ing where it is placed, and by this method
we would have the satisfaction of seeing
our money, at least for brief period
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
Following is Congressman McDermott's

Following is Congressman McDermott' s
impressions of President Roosevelt =
''The one fact that has become all i'm
pressive upon a resident of Washington, -
answered Mr.. McDermont, ''is that this
land of the free and the home of the brave
has a President who is absorbed by desire
for notoriety. He has been photographed
while walking, running, on horseback, in
civil and military costume, in tall, short
and SLOUGH hats, with his hands up, down
and folded, with his mouth stern, relaxed,
open, half open and shut-in short, in all
attitudes and moods.
1.-THE advent of Roosevelt was a great
thing for Washington photographers. His
like was never seen in the White House,
where he yells, bawls and impresses the
average visitor with the idea that the charge
up San Juan Hill is yet fercely progress
ing. 1t is safe to say that if Mr.. Roose-
welt had won the Civil War, he would have
been positively uncomfortable. The truth is
that our President is a gentleman of very
limited mental capacity, fond of sbyrock-
cts and attuned to the symphony of brass
band. Considering the condition then and
now to be found in the metropolis, history
will truthfully record that when he was
called to Washington, New York lost an
officer peculiarly fitted to act as one of its
Police Board"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
The Same Old Story.

J. A. Kelly relates an experience similar
to that which has happened in almost every
neighborhood in the United States and has
been told and re-told by thousands of 9TH
ers. He says: Last summer I had an
attack of dysentery and purchased bottle
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rho@a Remedy, which used according to
directions and with entirely satisfactory re-
suits. The trouble was controlled much
quicker than former attacks when l used
other remedies " Mr. Kelly is a well
known citizen of Henderson, n. C. For
sale by A. S. Marshall, Woodbury. C. A.
Smith, Mantua. 7-3-1m.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
Reduced Rates to Tocoma. Portland Seattle,
Vancouver and Victoria via Pennsylvania
Railroad, Account Meeting Y. P. C. o. of the
Presbyterian Church at Tacoma, Wash.

On account of the meeting Y. P. G. o..
of the Presbyterian Church. at Tacoma,
Wash, July % to 81, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell excursion tick
cts to Tacoma, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver
or Victoria from all stations on its lines,
from July 10 to July 20 inclusive, at great
ly reduced rates. These tickets will be
good for return passage until September
is, inclusive, when executed by Joint
Agent at destination and payment of so
cents made for this service. Apply to
Ticket Agents for additional information.
7-1O-3ts.