Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-22
LOCAL BRIEFS.

pany.
Farmers report the hay crop almost a
failure.
The wife of Joseph Hurff, at Sewell,
is reported very i'll.
The May term of our county courts
will open next Tuesday.
George E. Pierson is preparing to enter
the face for County Clerk.
Sidney L. Knisell, of Atlantic City,
was in Woodbury. on Tuesday.
Mrs. Joseph Paul entertained the
Euchre Club on Monday evening"
"A new timetable will go into effect
on the West Jersey Railroad next Sunday.
The annual session of the old Deptford
Sunday-School Association is held at Red
Bank chapel to-day.
B. w. Pierce participated in the mi
tiation of lodge of Shepherds of Bethlehem
at Gloucester City last evening.
The local branch of the Red Cross So
ciety is receiving subscriptions for relief of
the Martinique volcano sufferers.
Mrs. Joseph Paul will open the new
Evergreen Hall on May 30. She has many
names booked for the summer.
The New York Shipbuilding Company
successfully launched the Nebraskan on
Monday, a twin ship to the Nevadan-
Already the Loudenslager papers are
pursuing the Loudenslager tactics of belit-
ting his opponent for the nomination.
If the coal strike continues, manufac-
turing plants can fall back on Texas oil,
and the housewife the gas and oil stove.
The West Deptford Board of Education
has elected Miss Florence M. Wiley, of
this city, to teach the Mantua Grove school.
DR.. 7. E. Parker and wife are spend
ing a few days among the Brandywine hills
of Chester county, the Doctors boyhood
home.
On Monday last Sheriff Springer sold
the property of Carmine Mungeto, in
Franklin township, to another son of Italy,
for $500.
in the annual readiustment of Presi-
dental post office salaries, the salary OF the
GIassboro postmaster has been reduced from
$1,7oO to 81, 600.
George Cans, of Barnsboro, has new
potatoes on his vines as large as black
walnuts. A gentleman who travels the
county says George has the finest patch he
has seen.
The people can tell more people of
their wants through the DEMOCRATS adver-
Using columns than any other avenue IN
this county. If you want to buy or sell
anything, try it.
Under the amendment to the game law
non-residents who desire to fish in New
Jersey lakes are not required to pay $40
for a license, as in the case with nom
resident gunners.
An adjourned session of the Grand
Undge. A. o. u W., was held at Trenton
on Tuesday to consider the classified assess
ment plan. By vote of 81 to IA, that
plan was adopted.
The electrical storm of Tuesday MORN
iue. which was so beneficial to crops in this
immediate vicinity, made work for electri-
cal exuerts as the 'stalk' was taken out OF
several phones in town.
John N. Allen, of Deptford, was just
driving out of his lane as the storm burst
tuesday morning, and his horse fell to the
ground, struck by bolt of lightning Mr.
a. escaped with slight shock.
.-LSst of advertised letters for the week
ending May 10, 1902: Isylvaster Jones,
Michael Kelley, Geo. S. Rutman, Florence
williams, E. r. Zibell, 3. Persons calling
for the above letters will please say adver-
tised.
How thankful we should be, when, all
ahout us there are foods, fires and volcanic
eruptions, and we are permitted to live
unframed and drink cooling drinks and
gees at Merritt's or Marshall's or Rachor's
sof Fosters.
The State commission recently APP
,,o;sated to establish sanitarium for poor
Tuberculosis patients is now inspecting sites.
There is one of these institutions in Sulli-
van county, New York. and it is claimed
the summer resort business there has
suffered greatly because of the fact
i'm Difference to public sentiment and
,vsiahes of postmaster Jessup as to the loca-
,.tion of the post Office, Col. Green has
,arransxed to combine the Southern half of
the Celson building with the present post
office at the present site. The date of
,nuttinp the free delivery in force has been
extended to July 1.
Among the graduates of Hahnnaman
College last Thursday night were Walter
Jszard. son of the late VIM. Iszard, of this
CITY. and Emanuel S. Black, son of Mrs.
Mary E. Black, of Swedesboro. Mr..
Iszapd will practice his profession in a
Brooklyn, n. Y. College.
The New brunswick Agricultural Tx
periment Station sends out a warning to
cattle owners relative to substitutes for
ordinary feed for stock. The high price of
corn and oats has led to substitution of
1aaaterials that are practically worthless for
feed. and these are palmed off on the farmer
,under some euphonious name.
The rain which was SO welcome here
on Tuesday morning, was accompanied by
an electrical storm of considerable violence.
All the Carpenter street school house the
'phone wire was torn off the wall, scorch-
ing and burning the wall paper about the
width of a foot the entire length of the
room. Pictures were torn from the wall,
-as,d the clock rendered useless Nine
wiadow panes were broken. Trees in front
of the school house supported the wire and
-preveated it falling in the street.
Notice.
All old soldiers are respectfully invited
to participate with General Howell Post,
No. 81, G. A. R., in Memorial Day services
lin the vicinity in which they live.
T DAWSON Adit