Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-24
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
The bank statements are advertised
this week.
Farmers are shipping cantaloupes in
quantities this week.
-Sixty-two persons were received into
full membership in the M. E. Church last
Sunday.
The crap shooters had better keep away
from the Stock Farm, as the officers are on
their tracks.
The Camden District Epworth League
will hold convention at Pitman Grove
next Thursday.
George D. Chenowith has begun exca-
walton work for his new house at Cooper
and Woodland avenue.
Pigeons are the only birds that are
known to eat egg-plants Hogs and all
other animals will not touch them.
The farmers are greatly pleased that
some of the commission houses open at 8
O'Clock p. M, instead of l a. m.
"A Sussex county minister is suing
barber for Sc for conducting the funeral
services over the remains of the latter's
wife.
The Executive Committee of the Far
mers' Picnic at Washington Park will meet
at the Park next Saturday evening at s
O'Clock.
The Friendship fire truck presents a
very fine appearance in its new coat of
paint, received at the shops of John W.
Sennett
Carr Bros. advertise "Uncle JOSH
whose voice is heard in every photograph,
as one of their attractions For particulars
see advertisement.
The deed from the Billingsport and
Paulsboro Land Company to the American
Can Company for 55-l00 acres of land,
was placed on record to-day.
The Executive Committee of the Glou-
cester County Sunday School Association
has fixed October 2 as the date for the
annual Convention at Paulsboro.
Last Monday Sheriff Springer sold the
VonStege property on Mantua avenue to
the Philadelphia Brewing Company for
S950-S125 less than the incumbrance.
When the State Board of Registry in
Dentistry met in Newark last week, fifty
one persons made application to practice in
this State. Among them were two young
ladies.
james Manning colored farm laborer,
was found unconscious on the Crown Point
road on Saturday afternoon. When revived,
he stated that he did not know the cause of
his illness.
John J. Costello writes us that "Mr.
E. Cox, Of Westville, who owns the racer
Orange Boy will not agree to the condi-
tions of the race, hence had better accept
or shut up"
-Messrs. George E. Piersou, George W.
Cattell and Charles N. Bell have been
named commissioners to assess the benefits
accruing to abutting properties on the Ger
man street stone road.
A communication dated Hurffville,
July 49, and signed "One That's Sorry for
Him. is not published for the old, old
reason, that the identity Of the writer is
hidden under an assumed title.
George Batten, of Philadelphia, mar
= rowly escaped drowning in Big Timber
creek on Saturday night. He was in bath
ing when seized with cramps, and was
rescued in semi-unconscious condition.
The insurance companies have paid the
M. F. Church S57S 70 damage to the edifce
caused by lightning. This does not in
clude the damage to the concrete walk. E..
P. Henry has contracted to make the re-
pairs.
John Mccain, below Mullica Hill,
going to market Thursday night with 106
baskets of truck. broke hind wheel as he
:. crossed the trolley tracks near Park Ave.
and borrowed wagon of Andes E. Budd
to take his load on.
West Deptford township has the lowest
and Wenonah Borough the highest tax rate
in the county. License fees and Washing
ington Parks big valuation account for
West Deptford's happy exemption from a
larger rate, but why Wenonah is so heavily
hardened we cannot SO readily assign a
reason. unless it be its big Republican
majority.
The city tax rate for purely city pur-
poses other then schools, is 81 cents on the
500 valuation; the local school rate is 46
cents while the county rate is 68 cents.
Our light tax is "a cents, more than half
the school expense, while fire is only 2
cents and poor l cent. The street tax is
10 cents. police cents, incidentally cents,
Board of Health 1 cent and officers salar-
les cents.
List Of advertised letters for the week
ending July 81, 1902 Miss Mary Collins,
A. J. DeIp. Miss Florence Derry, E. G. En-
sign. B. Eldridge, J. Farlain, Jno. Fitch,
Fl Fletcher S. NJ. Hughes, Miss Olivia
James, Mrs. C. F. Jones, ]. E. Merrill,
VIM. Murphy, Clyde Randle, H. Reeves,
A. S. Richards, Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson,
Gillee Upshur E. Wapselus. Persons
calling for the above letters will please say
advertised.
AT meeting on Tuesday, the Wool
wich Township Committee denied the
Paulsboro Traction Company privilege to
run their tracks on the north side OF the
causeway from the bridge to the toll-gate,
hut insisted ON tracks being placed on the
south. or creek side. The Traction Com
many declined the proposition for reason
that the creek embankment is an ever
present source of danger, and negotiations
were terminated.
The time is here for getting the
choicest and newest goods at the little
>-nrices which only the fact OF our stock
reducing sale made possible. 1t will be
,,rofitable errand for you to see the goods
hitch must be sold. White pique ano
linen slxirts. so cents off the regular prices
oIso few fine shirt waists at the same
Won can save money on these goods. i
Won do not need them for present use, thel
will keen. We have lots OF staple article
that sell all the time at regular prices
Make this your stopping pla ;e-glad to SCI
Won Agents for the New Idea Pattern
Ia cents each. The Misses Cozens, IL;
South Broad street, Woodbury..