Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-04-03
LOCAL BRIEFS.

udy.
Grocer Munyan came out in a new
wagon on Wednesday.
"A supposed mad dog was killed on
Green street on Monday.
Art Lay received his first invoice Of
Delaware shad on April 1st.
The boys of Woodbury. High School
are organizing a base ball team.
-Thos. NJ Tice sold fifteen head OF
horses at Mt. Ephraim on the 1st inst.
JOS Carr is in Iowa buying car load
of horses to sell at Pitman on the 18th inst.
-Expressman Hendrickson has a new,
up-to-date business wagon of great capacity.
Geo. w. Cattell and wife have returned
home from an extended vislt in Washing
ton, d. G.
Contractor Thompson Allen has staked
off the ground for Sam'l Sharp, Jr. IS new
house on High street.
w. Harrison Livermore, Esq, has had
his residence made just as attractive as new
paint can make it.
Mrs James Moose, Mrs. Aug. Prehl's
mother, is probably the oldest lady in
Woodbury., being in her 93d year.
-Senex Green and wife have gone to
their cottage at Pitman for the Summer.
Their Woodbury. home has been rented for
that period.
Mrs President Roosevelt has donated
a handkerchief to Christ Church Guild
which will be sold at the annual sale on
the 10th inst.
"A Deptford township farmer hauls
loads of manure of four and half tons
weight from Philadelphia. exclusive of the
wagon, with one team of horses.
Go. were defeated on Saturday night
at the Armory by Haddonfield basket ball
team by the score of 80 to 20. 1t was a
fast game from start to finish and much en-
joyed by the large audience.
The Odd Fellows of Glassboro are COM
pleting arrangements for the celebration of
the eighty-third anniversary of Odd Fellow
ship, on April %. Addresses will be made
by prominent State officers.
On Monday last Sheriff Springer sold
the farm of E. E. Sharp in Harrison town
ship to John Crawford for So, $50; also the
Catherine Muller place in Franklin town
ship to David G. Alsop for 81 900.
"A good dose of Porpoisine Black Velvet
Oil will cure any case Of "dry rot'' in har-
black, as velvet. Porpoisine applied now
will add vitality to the leather for several
months.
The postmaster informs us that only a
very small proportion of the patrons of the
post Office have signifed their determine
ton to give up their boxes and take advan-
tage of the free delivery system that will go
into effect on June 1.
The Committee on Education of the
State Board of Education will meet in the
office of the State Supt. of Public In
struction at Trenton, on Tuesday, April 8,
at II o'clock, to examine applicants for
county superintendent.
The boys of Woodbury. High School
have organized base ball team and will
play their first game on Wednesday after
noon, next, on the Country Club grounds.
The boys will wear their new suits and
will present a striking appearance.
List of advertised letters for the week
ending March 81, 1902: Miss Daisy Allen,
John c. Budd, Miss L. Gusper, M. Johns
ton, Mabel Lewis, Laura B. Mulligan,
Elsie Radnor, Daniel Thomas, Mrs. Susan
Veighte. Persons calling for the above
letters will please say advertised.
Articles incorporating the Pitman
Grove Water Co. were filed in the Clerks
Office on March "a, with these incorpora-
tors: H. G. Williams, T. A. Goodwin, j.
M. MCGOWAN, o. B. Moss, P. H. Focer,
Edw. C. Champion, Jos. Lodge, Edwin A.
Waters. E. E. Parker. Matthias H. Young
Past Grand Master Workman John
Enright, of the A. 0. U. W., visited the
local branch on Tuesday evening, with
some of the Grand officers, and explained
the. new plan of classified assessment and
reasons for the change from the level to the
classified graded method.
Governor Murphy has appointed Johr
Fl. Crissy, of Newark, to the vacant posi-
ton of State Military Storekeeper. South
Jersey presented candidate in Major
Fdmnnd Dubois, wounded veteran Of thu
Snanish-AmeFican and Philippine wars
but as against an of1ice-seeker from tht
Governors own county he had no show.
Judge John S. Jessup, whose first five
wear term as Law Judge of our county
expired on the LIST instant, began his SECOND
term of like period on Tuesday, the 2C
instant. the oath being administered by
County Clerk Ridgway. Judge Jessup ha:
met public expectation in the performance
of his duty as Judge, and enters the new
term with best wishes CT men of al
parties for continued success in the admin
istration of law and justice in our county
Our readers will recall an article pub
1ished in these columns a few weeks agt
setting forth the scheme of the insurance
companies to inaugurate horizontal ad
vance of % per cent in insurance rates
This move on the part of the Insurance.
companies has created CONSERVATION among
property owners generally, and as profess
seems Of no avail, the people propose t.
organize county companies in seh-defense
A movement is well under way among
business men of Gloucester and CamdeI
counties to organize straight stock com
pany and confine risks and capital in tina
territory. There is no reason why such !
corporation should not be success finan
ciaily and save many dollars to the people
In Woodbury. last year the fire loss wa
only 81, S55, yet our property owners are t
10 ,,rlnted for a 25 Der cent increase ii