Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-06-25
LOCAL BRIEFS.
White potatoes are 81 per barrel.
Minister has started SIS watch club.
n.boro are ninetean ,,risnners in iaiI

White potatoes are 81 per barrel.
Minister has started SIS watch club.
There are nineteen prisoners in Jail.
"A petition to the Board of Pardons to
release w. ]. Peall from Jail, is being
signed.
The White Hall base ball team will
cross bats with the Westyille team next
Saturday.
Orphans Court and Court of Special
Sessions of the Peace will be held to-
morrow.
There will be John Wesley memoir
ial service in the M. E. Church next Sun
day morning, and in the Sabbath School in
the afternoon.
The commission of Sam'l R. Hammill,
of Newfeld, as a justice of the peace, has
at last reached the Clerks Office.
The Mingin shoe store, at Broad and
German streets, has been sold to Edward
Birmingham, of New York. See adver
Capt. Truitt will start the Farmers
Night Line from Bridgeport to Philadel
phia on July 6, with the steamboat ''Flor-
ence."
A lot of terra Gotta sewer pipe, sold
last Thursday by Franklin D. Springer,
Auditor, was purchased by Lewis Starr for
1913. 35.
City Clerk and member of the Board
of Education, J. E. Estell, moved to his
handsome new home on Curtis avenue,
yesterday.
The Public Service Corporation has
paid to County Collector Pierson 500 as
its share Of the cost of the new bridge over
Lees Branch.
There is an epidemic of smallpox at
Bordentown and the town council has
voted $1,000 to the Board of Health to
fight the disease.
On Monday last Sheriff Jones sold the
Arthur E. Beardsworth property in Dept.
ford Township to G. G.. Green, complain-
ant in the action, for $3.50.
The employees of one of the houses of
Woodbury. Bottle Works took last Monday
of. because of bad gIas. Impurities in the
lime was the cause of the trouble.
AT the special meeting last Thursday
evening. the Board of Education, after
many ballots, failed to elect a teacher to
fill the vacancy in the high school depart
ment.
-siGus'' Prehl sold and delivered three
The three carriers are Messrs. Newkirk,
Brooks, and Pearicliff, and will start in on
July LIST.
Mr.. William H. Turnbull has plans
prepared for a new house to be erected
adjoining the property he recently sold to
Mr.. P. B. Burke. Thompson Allen has
the contract.
An important city ordinance, that
regulating the sewer system, will be found
IN another column of this paper. Also She
ordinance authorizing the issue of bonds in
the sum Of $780, 900 for street improve
ment.
Among the decisions fled by the
Court of Errors and Appeals last week was
one affirming the judgment obtained in the
Gloucester County Circuit Court by Sam'l
G. Hewes plaintiff VS.. Aaron L. Hurff, adj
ministrator, for about $4,000. Watkins &
Avis represented the plaintiff and T. ].
Middleton the defendant.
List of advertised letters in the post
office for the week ending June %, 1903
DIR. T. S. Collins, Eva .Canson, B. Crood-
bread, VIM Hancock, David A. Harmon,
Cant. B. w. johnson, HI. A. Norris, Mrs.
Susan Patterson, Miss Peacock, Miss NJ.
G. Shumetz, Miss Sara Stout. Persons call
ing for the above letters will please say
advertised.
There will be grand celebration al
GrenIoch Park on the glorious Fourth.
The Sicklerville Band will be present all
day and there will be sports of various
kinds and fire works at night. A feature
of the day win be a game of base ball be-
tween Grenlech and Blackwood teams
Grenloch will be good place to spend the
Fourth.
The item published last week under
the caption "Claphan Winsh was not
altogether accurate, as the case has not ye
progressed to final hearing. The suit hal
really only passed its second stage, and Il
awaiting the final hearing, which will no
take place until late in September. Tit
information on which last weeks item wa
based, was from the plaintiff in the actor
and seemed conclusive.
Last Thursday landlord Rachor, o
sAewton Hotel, caused the arrest of Charlie
Anderson, one of his walters, who came t.
him early last May, highly recommended
on suspicion of stealing watch from on
Of the boarders, also as having attempted
to rob the house the night before. Paw
tickets were found in his room and tn
watch recovered, and the large iron chisel
used in the effort to force a door was founl
in box in his room.
Joseph D. Green is projecting ne,
street from Broad to the railroad, midwa:
between Centre and Hopkins, and parable
with them As Mr.. Green owns the entir
plot of land, and the exits at both th
Broad street and railroad ends, there shout
be do doubt about the accomplishment Z
his purpose. If Mr.. Green succeeds j
doing for his native town by the opening (
this Street what Mr.. NJ W. Newton ha
accomplished by opening Newton and Cul
lis avenues. he viii erect lasting m0nu
ment to his enterprising public spirit,