Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-30
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Merchantville.
DR. Chords dental rooms will be
closed during August.
Estate Agent Burke will be found at
No IL Cooper street.
Joseph B. Gibson, of Williamstown,
killed a male fox on July %.
The annual clam bake at Washington
Park will be held on August II.
-"Gus' Prehl is having the entrance to
his hall papered by John H. Carpenter.
The year is young, yet chairman Bat
ten already secs the end of the street ap-
preparation.
When taxpayers look at one of our
dim-burning arc lights, just recollect that
it costs S95 year or 1915 for five years.
An electric belt fallir, who attempted
to work his money making scheme at the
Court House corner Monday evening, Jared
badly.
From Mullica HE station there was
shipped last week ninety solid car loads of
pototoes, and twenty-four car loads of
mixed products.
-Mantua townships tax rate of $1.46 on
the 500 valuation is divided as follows
County, IS, State school, Is; township, %.
township school, IS.
The sale of the Joshua Dawson prop
erty, on Glover street, advertised to take
place in the Sheriff Office on Monday last,
was adjourned for one week.
"A farmer who has been tomato grow
er for sixty years, as boy and man, proph-
estes ten cent tomatoes the first week in
August. He says it never fails.
The Union Services of the Methodist
and Presbyterian Churches will begin next
Sunday The services will be held in the
Presbyterian Church at II o'clock.
William M. Carter, executor of the S.
o. Keasby estate, sold two High street
properties on Saturday to Mrs. l. W. Buzz
by and Mrs. Joseph Knight for $3.50 and
$1,000.
Dennis Blake, agent for the American
Dreging Company, has few acres of grass
in the Eagle Point Meadows at private sale,
or to be cut on shares. Address at Ma
tional Park
The Commercial Tool Company, of No.
81 South Broad street, has filed articles Of
incorporation in the Clerks office. Dan'l
H. Mullen, W. S. Quigley and Paul Kras-
tin are the incorporators.
Baker c. G. Schrenk has put four
horse power Backus gas engine in his bak-
cry to run the bread and cake kneeding
machinery. F. c. White, of this city, is
local agent for this engine.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woodbury. w. G. 7. e., will be held in
their rooms on Cooper street, on Monday
evening, August 3. A full attendance is
desired as matters of Importance are to be
discussed.
The following officers were elected at
the semi-annual business meeting of the
Baraca Glass; President, Mr.. Harry Sim
Secretary, Harry A. Mankin; Treasurer, A.
L. Terry, Jr.
The Musical held in the Kemble M. E.
Church Tuesday night was patronized by
an immense audience. The talent was the
best ever produced in our city, and the
successful affair was thoroughly enjoyed
and appreciated.
Edward Jessup while on a pleasuring
trip on Muller's naptha launch, had three
fingers of his right hand smashed. His
hand was caught between the boat and the
piling at Crown Point bridge. The
wound was a painful one-it was made
comfortable by DR.. q. II. Clark.
List of advertised letters in the post
Office for the week ending July 81, 1903
Bridget Cunnane, Fannie Faulhaber, All
Holden, Isaac johnson, Bertha Kastner,
Arv Lee, Jennie Miller, Edward L. Pond
orst, Rev. J. B. Smith, Mrs. Carrie M.
Stiles, Florence Z. Sutton. Persons calling
for the above letters will please say adver-
tised.
The Court of Errors has just reversed
the Judgment of our county courts in favor
of the plaintiff and ordered new trial OF
the case of w. F. Titus VS.. Frank Gum, to
recover under Mechanics Lien, for erecting
two double houses at ut Royal, which was
tried before Circuit Judge Nixon at the
October court. A. H. Swackhamer for the
plaintiff and R. S. Clymer for the defend
ant.
The National Convention of Bakers
will be held in Philadelphia on August Is
to 81. On the Doth, Mayor Fleischman, Of
Cincinnati, of yeast fame, will entertain
the one thousand delegates. They will be
given an excursion on the Delaware in one
of the Gloucester Ferry boats, visiting
Cramps and the New York Shipyard,
League Island, etc., and end the day al
Washington Park, with an old-fashioned
clam bake.
The buttons that won't come off. y
The new II & VIZ SHRED waists fol-
babies and girls-fnest soft cambria, re-
inforced to carry weight of clothing from
manifestations put on with fSur-ply
Hercules tape so they will not pull off
The eVelvet Grip hose supporter fol-
babies and children is the one that lasts
Every Friday is remnant day. Term
cash. The Misses Cozens, 172 South Broat
street, Woodbury..
-Woodbury's tax rate of $500 on TIL
500 valuation, is divided as follows:-Stat
school, 10; district school, a.; county, Sc
streets, 8; police, s; poor Oh incidentals
6; lights, "a; fire, 02; Board Of Health
Oh; engine house bonds, 05; salaries, 0e
sidewalks and cutters, A public property
/: sewers, OF: making the city rate z
cents. 1t will be seen that Woodbury.
light tax is mo e than one-third of the entir
cost of city government.