Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-09-04
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Sec sales OF cattle. timber. etc.

DR.. Fl. B. Diyerty Is making substantial
improvements to his house On Cooper street,
The call for Democratic delegate meet
ings will be found on the second page of
this paper.
--''Gus" Prehl had good sale on Mon
day last, and is preparing for another sale
at an early date.
james L. Dufiield will reopen the old
established oyster house next to Newton
Hotel on Saturday of this week.
Don't forget ST. Patricll's picnic on the
lawn of st. Patrick's Church next Satur-
day, the 9th instant, at o'clock.
The suit of Harry Budd VS.. Charles
SmitA in an action of tort resulted in a
judgment IN favor of Budd for SIS and
costs.
The annual meeting of the Womanis
Christian Temperance Union will be held
at s p. m. Sept, 8, at the home Of Mrs. G.
j. Cliff, No. 254 Baoad street.
business was practically suspended in
this city on Monday last, Labor Day, banks
weFe closed all day, and most of the bust
ness houses were open only par Of the day.
Some measure should be Saken TO stop
the frequent brawls occurring on our streets
every evening. Such scenes are disgusting
10 say the least, and peaeeable citizens are
becoming tired of such disturbances.
Joseph w Pratt, contractor for water
supply, has sunk six (6) inch well for the
American Can Company at Paulsboro which
yields an excellent quality and supply Of
water, 100 gallons per minute.
A Grange festival will be held at Town
Hall, Thorofare, Friday and Saturday
evenings, September j and 6, for the hene
tit. Of music fund. Come one, come all, and
See the fun, as there will be lots of it.
The Presbyterian Church is being
thoroughly cleaned and newly carpeted.
Services will probably be held for the next
two Sundays in the NJ. E. Church on ac-
count of the above named Improvements in
that church.
Game Warden Davis, of Salem county,
has arrested two non-residenbs for cunning
without a license, and fine and costs
amounted to 500 05 each. As license
costs only $40. 80, these men ought to have
guardian appointed to take charge of their
estate.
List of advertised letters for the week
eading Sept. 3, 1902 Prof. F. S. Goodrich,
KathYyne Hayes Edward Iogwoed, Thos.
Cord, James H. Mansfield. Mary Ellen
Peatross, Mrs. Eta Reese, D. R. Slayer.
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say advertised.
There is abundance of law. if imposed.
to avoid such OCCURRENCES as the murder Of
GamnbelI bv Humphries in this city on
Augl d. Il IS unlawful for any person to
carry consealed deadly weapons in cities,
vet we venture that seventy-five of every
hundred negroes who walk our streets carry
such. 1t would be kindness to them, and
give a sense of security to society, if the law
against carrying deadly weapons was en-
forced.
Woodbury. schools will open next Mon
day with corps of twenty-five teachers.
S5he seating capacity OF the established
SHOOT buildings being inadequate, two
rooms have been leased in Green's Block,
and will be occupied by one of the two
Fifth grade classes and the Sixth grade.
OF the three teachers in the High School,
one is graduate of Friends High School,
Philadelphia, and two of Swathmore Col
lege. With some exception, the teachers of
the various grades are graduates of the N.
j. Normal schools, of considerable expe-
rience