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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21
Biggest Bridge In the World

The new Pennsylvania Railroad bridge
over the Raritan River at New Brunswick
was partly opened to traffic last Monday.
This magnificent structure cost So, 0O0, 900
and is the largest stone arch building in
the world. The Pennsylvania Railroad
stone arch bridge above Harrisburg is con-
siderably longer, but this one over the
Raritan contains more cubic yards of
masonry.
Its total length is !, 40 feet there being
twenty-one arches, each span about sixty
six feet The roadbed is ifty-seven feet in
width, with room for four tracks. The
height Of the bridge from low water to the
top Of the coping is sixty-five feet. ALI the
face stone is from the sandstone qua ries in
Cambria County, Pa, The rough stone is
from local quaTries The work has been
in charge Of Mr.. William C. Bowles, assist
ant engineer Of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
and the contract builder was H. S. Kerr
baugh, Of Philadelphia. Felix H. Poirier
was the superintendent Of construction.
From an artistic standpoint this is re-
garded as one of the finest specimens of
bridge architecture in the country. It is
greatly admired by architects and artists.
1t is also regarded as splendid triumph Of
engineering skill.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21
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CLARKSBORO.

Mr. John Barber, Of Easton, Maryland,
visited his niece, Mrs. Thomas Stratton
last week.
Mr.. Scott Green is improving his prop
erty by painting and papering.
The photograph gallery, which has been
in town for the past week, was moved
away on Monday morning.
The Ladies' Guild of st. Peters Church,
will hold their annual lunch in the school
house ON Memorial Day.
Miss Mary Tullis has been spending a
few days in Camden with her sister, Mrs.
Dr. Garrison.
Miss Edith Weaver, of Philadelphia, was
an over Sunday guest Of Miss Lille Shute.
The Epworth League of the M. T.
Church will hold a social at the parsonage
on Saturday evening, May 23rd A fine
literary program has been arranged. Adj
mission 10 cents. Come and enjoy q
pleasant evening.
Mrs. E. B. Higgins left on Saturday fol
an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs
Frank Paulin, in Bridgeton
Mrs. Ida Eldridge represented the w. G.
T. U. and Mrs. Mary Brown, Misses Name
Shute and Lydia Grandfield the Y at the
Spring School of Methods held at Newfield
on Thursday last.
About twenty young friends Of Miss Ce
celia Shute gave her surprise last Satur
day evening.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21
Board Of Agriculture.

The June meeting of the Gloucester
County Board of Agriculture will be held
in Patrons Hall. Mullica Hill, Monday,
June l. at 2 p. m.
Question: ''Of what advantage would
the rural telephone be to the farmer of this
county ~ VIM. Hoffman, Mary r. Brown,
]. G. White
Recitation-Ella Tomlin.
Report from delegate to State Horticul-
tural Society.
Paper on ''The beauty and culture in
the farm home y
Question: Would it be advisable to
hold County Board meetings at the differ
emit towns ?" VIM II. Borden, Sam'l S.
Conover, George Gaunt.
Question Box
Specimens from the farm, or questions Of
interest, are requested at this meeting
All are welcome
A. c. GARDINER, Scc'y.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21
PITMAN GROVE.

There is hardly cottage in the Grove
that is not rented.
Carr Bros. are making elaborate prepare
tions for Memorial Day.
Miss Dubois, Of Clayton, spent Saturday
and Sunday with the Misses Collins.
Howard Biddle, now Of Philadelphia,
was in town on Tuesday.
Dr. Phillips residence is being painted.
Charles Justice is having asphalt walks
laid through his spacious lawn.
Harmon Dilks opened his new drug
store on Thursday last. Very few drug
stores in country towns are fitted up so
beautifully.
Master Lawrence Bidwell, of Riegels-
vile, spent Saturday and Sunday with his
sister, Miss Elma.
DIR. Duffield and wife, Of Glassboro, were
guests Of S. P. Clark and wife on Sunday
last.
On Wednesday of last week the local W.
G. Z. U. held memorial services for the
late Miss Elizabeth Chatham, who was
identified with the county work for many
years.
Mr. Stratton, who has been teaching at
Mullica Hill for the past two years, will be
principal Of our public school for the COM
ing year.
Mrs Frank Paulin entertained the mem
bers of her Philadelphia euchre on Tues
day.
Rev. w. d. Peterson's new building will
be ready for occupancy about June 10.
His stores are already rented.
Mrs. Florence Jester and children will
spend the summer with relatives in Della
ware and Maryland.
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Holiday will cele-
brate the fiftieth anniversary of their mar
riage on Tuesday of next week.
Frost Bros, of Camden, have rented one
of W. L. Peterson's stores, and will keep a
full line of Photographic and optical sup
plies.
James Kelley's summer residence has
been largely remoddled, and the family
will soon take possession.
DR.. H. H. Carr attended the Hahne-
mann Alumni banquet on Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs r. NJ Shoemaker enter
tanned Camden friends on Sunday.
The special services held in the M. E.
Church on Sunday morning, drew a large
number of people Two cannon were
features Of the appropriate decorations.
r. FL. Conveys family are domieiled in
their handsome summer residence. Mr.
and Mrs. Comey will leave on Saturday for
European tour.
Rev. W. L. Petersons enjoyed large
dish of strawberries picked from their patch
on Wednesday of last week, the 18th.
Mrs. Charles Stewart and Mrs. Louisa
Hopkins, have put their sidewalks in front
of their residences in fine shape.
The local w. F. NJ S. cleared about
enough from their festival on Saturday
evening to pay for the care of their India
orphan for a year The ladies wish to
thank Mr.. Dilks for the gratutious use Of
his hail.
While working at CARTS mill on Friday,
Harry Shoemaker had the misfortune to
catch his hand in one Of the machines and
had two of his fingers badly injured. He
will he t,nobIo In xuotLr for Soma time
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21
MANTUA.

The party of ladies who went to Wash
ington last week returned very much
pleased with their visit 30 the Capitol,
Mt. Vernon and Arlington. The view
from the Washington monument at the
heighth of 500 feet gives complete birds
eye view of the city and surrounding
country. The Capitol is distinguished for
its commanding situation, majestic proper
tions and its adornments and decorations
without and within. The decorations in
the Presidents room by Brumider, were
thirty years in completion. The browning
glory of the Capitol is its imposing dome.
The Library of Congress which stands to-
day as Americas highest architectural
achievements is magnificent and must be
seen to be appreciated The central stair
hall is lined throughout with fine Italian
marble highly polished, and is unsurpassed
by any other entrance hall ia the world. 1t
is truly "a vision in polished stone" A
visit to the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, and thence to the Treasury with
guides, enables one to see the money Of the
u s. in various stages of completion from
the blank sheet on which it is printed until
it is ready for the vaults or circulation.
All the money is counted fifty times
separately and by different people We
also saw the vaults in which the reserve
money of the U. S. is kept We visited
many other points of interest which space
will not permit me to speak Of, among
them being the Soldiers Home and National
Cemetery.
Mr.. George Jones, formerly of this place,
has sold his farm of sixty-two acres to a
Mr.. Philip, of Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones will leave in few days on their
wedding tour for Topeka, Kansas, although
they have been married thirty years. they
have been so busy that they have not been
able TO take the tour before.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21
BRIDGEPORT.


Mckinney & Bro. have given their meat
shop new coat OF paint inside, giving it a
more lively appearance than heretofore.
Principal Theodore Fleetwood, of West
vile, formerly principal in our public
school, visited friends in this place on Sat
urday and Sunday last
Mr.. Roy p. Stillwell, principal at the
Repaupo school, having finished out his
term, went to his home at Englishtown. N.
r., on Tuesday Of this week. The Young
folks OF Repaupo gave him a surprise party
as a token OF respect held by his friends at
G .a place, on saturday evening last, ABOUT
~ pelhg present.
Memorial Day will be very deliberately
celebrated at this place. Rev. DIR. Mac
Berry will be the orator of the day; services
will be held in the town hall, commencing
a. O'Clock P. m. Inc choir OF the M. =.
Cnurch VIII attend to the vocal music, and
the Bridgeport cornet band viii give the
instrumental music, lnterspersed by the
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21
swEDEsBoRo.

Mrs. James Wise has gone to spend two
weeks with her children at Williamstown.
l. Newton Hannold, Of Philada., spent
Sunday with his father and brothers here
Miss Lizzie Hagerman, of Trenton, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her niece, Mrs.
Geo. M. Ashton.
Mrs. Edward McAllister has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. VIM Elliott, in Cam
den; and also attending the birthday ami
yersary OF her brother, VIM. Morrison, in
Philadelphia.
Carl Crispin, Of the U. S. Navy, is spend
ing vacation with relatives here.
Miss Florence Stone has been visiting
relatives in New York.
George Lehar and family, of Phila., were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Currie,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Field, of Phila.,
were guests of the latter's parents, Mr., and
Mrs James Irelan last week.
Henry Mitchell was the purchaser of the
Russell Parker property on Main street, sold
at Sheriff's sale on Monday. We under.
stand Mr.. Mitchell intends to make it his
future home.
Charity Circle of Kings Daughters o.
Trinity Church will hold a cake sale at the
residence of Miss Ella Taggart on Satur
day afternoon.
A public meeting will be held in Meley's
Hall on Friday evening to complete ar
rangements for Memorial Day. Several
new features are to be added to the usual
program; among them being a chorus OIL
one hundred school children of the public
school, who are being trained for the occa
sion by Dr. j. G. Halsey The Twelfth
Reg't Band, Of Salem, will furnish music
and Col. L c. Stahi, of Trenton, will be
the orator of the day. Come to Swedes
boro and see how we celebrate Memorial
Day.
Mrs B. F. McCollister is making very
satisfactory improvement following a severe
surgical operation.
John A. Dix Post, G. A. r. accompanied
by Diamond Council, Jr. o. U. A. M. will
attend divine service in the Presbyterian
Church on next Sunday morning, when
Pastor J. H. G Brien will preach special
sermon.
Memirako Tribe Imp'd Order of Red Men
attended divine service in the Methodist
Church on last Sunday morning and listen
ed to one of the finest sermons ever de-
livered to an Order. Pastor Lawrence held
his large audience spell-bound while he
reviewed the history of our great country
from its earliest discovery to the present
time, and then in closing drew some very
practical lessons regarding the responsible
ties of those who live in this most highly
favored day.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21
BLACKwooD.

A special Sunday school meeting will be
held in the school house on May 90, for the
legal voters Of Gloucester township to
authorize Board of Education to build a
new school house at Blackwood at an esti-
mated cost of $4,000 or to authorize the
Board of Education to remodel and enlarge
the school house at an estimated cost Of
81, 600, and also some other questions.
Mrs T. J. Wentz, Mrs. S. Jones, and A.
A. LeFever, have arrived at Los Angeles,
California, after pleasant trip
Mr. and Mrs. G.. E. VanAllen are visit.
ing relatives in North CUMBERLAND, and will
return this week
Dr.. Everitt, formerly pastor Of the Presby-
terrain Church will preach in this church on
Sunday morning and afternoon.
A Christian Endeavor social will be
given in the lecture room Of the Presby-
terrain Church on Friday evening Of this
week. A very interesting program has beer
arranged, and pleasant evening is antici
pated. All are welcome. A silver offering
is expected at the door.
Mr.. Theodore Jennings is becoming con
valescent after having rheumatism.
A strawberry festival will be held on thu
lawn Of the M. E. Church on Saturday
evening, under the auspices of the Epwortl
League.
The novel water Fairy cantata viii
be given by the young people in the ". G.
T. q. Hall on Saturday evening, June 6
for the benefito of w. G. T. q.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21
REDWOOD.

James Munyan, Of HoImesburg, spent
Sunday with his parents.
Rev. Jessie Styles, of Pitman, preached
a very interesting sermon in our church on
Sunday afternoon.
Recreation gun club held their regular
shoot on Saturday afternoon at Is blue
rock. Score o. Armstrong broke 20,
A. Tomlinson 10, 7. Munyan 16, j..
North Is, G. North IA, w. Reichardt. 9.
Mrs. VIM. Lacy, Mrs. Reed Strang and
Mrs. Thomas Mdnyan were Phila. visitors
on Tuesday.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21

1t has been decided by the state board Of
taxation that in assessing the capital stock,
surplus and undivided profits of trusts
companies, local taxing authorities must
exempt and deduct the value Of any part Of
such capital and surplus as may be in
vested in securities designated by law as
non-taxable.
This point was involved in a case that
was heard before the board about three
weeks ago in jersey City, when the New
Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Com
pany appealed from the assessment made
by the city taxing authorities last spring.
The capital and surplus of the company
was assessed at $500, 600, and it was asked
that the assessment be reduced to 1912, $50,
because the difference was invested in
securities of non-taxable nature.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21
The New Jersey Editorial Meeting.


The forty-seyenth annual meeting of the
New Jersey Editorial Association was held
at the Hotel Strand, Pennsylvania avenue,
Atlantic City, at 3 p m on Saturday last.
This meeting was largely attended
and brimfuH of interest from beginning to
end. Papers were read by retiring Presi-
dent Carpenter, of Woodbury.; Frank W.
Baldwin, of the orange Chronicle; Anthony
Killgore of the Hunterdon County Demo
crat, and Charles L. Stryker, Of the Wash
ington Star. Following these was general
discussion of subjects of especial interest to
publishers
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Jacob L. BunneII, of the
Newton, Sussex County, Herald
Vice President, Alex. L. Moreau, of the
Freehold Transcript.
Treasurer, W. B. R. Mason, of the Bound
Brook Chronicle.
Secretary, J D. Carpenter, of the GLoU-
CEsTER COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
Executive Committee, Charles L. Stryker,
Anthony Killgore, Frank w. Baldwin,
Charles Starr, and George D Roe.
During the session sixteen new members
were added to the membership.
At 8 o'clock the same evening the hand
some dining hall of The Strand presented
a beautiful aad animated appearance.
Many of the editors were accompanied
with their wives and daughters, the mem
dred. After the feast of solids, toast
master Carpenter introduced Judge Allen
B. Endicott, of Atlantic City, who in an
eloquent address welcomed the Association
to the City by the Sea, the largest watering
place in the world. His was an intensly
interesting address from beginning to end
Pres 'dent-elect Bunnel perform his first
official act by replying for the Association,
and if he maintains to the end of his term
the brilliancy of his first effort, the
Association will have cause to be proud of
its President Senator LewisJ Martin, who
for six years has represented the County of
Sussex in the New Jersey Senate, in half
hours speech responded to the toast, ''The
Public Press, the True Ally of Good Govern
ment," after which Mr. Wilcox, of the
Lakewood journal sang a song. Rev. j
w. Daily, an ex-editor, and at present
pastor of the Englewood NJ. E. Church,
who has State reputation as keen wit,
responded to the toast ''CoId Type" After
an informal, but exceedingly appropriate
talk by editor John F. Hall, of the Atlantic
City Union, the banquet at eleven O'Clock
arose.
During Sunday the party enjoyed the
freedom of Atlantic City. Many attended
services in the churches, others the delight
full concerts on the piers, while others saw
Atlantic City for the first time from trolley,
carriage or autom obile.
Nothing occurred to mar the pleasures of
the meeting, while everything conspired to
the promotion of friendships
The proprietors of The Strand won golden
opinions for the completeness of their ar
rangements to which is attributable the fact
that every necessary attention was paid
every guest
As to the next meeting. we may say that
the Cape May Press Club has extended an
invitation to the Association to hold their
forty-eighth annual session there, while
the Delaware Water Gap holds out tempt
ing inducements.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21

A case Of modern piracy has just been
discovered by the revenue cutter officers
who so designate the Captain of the i'll
fated Vera Cruz which, with All emigrants,
went ashore at Ocracoke Inlet, N. C. The
Captain has disappeared with about 5000
belonging to the immigrants and it is be-
lived he ran his vessel ashore at this out Of
the way point with that end in view. The
immigrants were picked up along the coast
Of Portugal, charged exhorbitant prices for
passage and induced to deposit their saw
ings in the Captains safe. The Governs
ment will waive the head tax Of 81 in this
case and will sell the thirty-fve barrels of
whale oil which constituted the cargo Of
the Vera Cruz to recompense it for the
expense of caring for the immigrants until
they reach their destination, New Bedford,
Mass. Meanwhile, every effort is being
made to apprehend the missing Captain.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21

Our readers will find that the cost of
Courts has increased $1,000, while the
appropriation for the State Asylum is 81, 600
less; the cost of elections has increased over
$4,000, thanks to Republican Reform
Methods, and the cost of maintaining
Paupers has increased from $3.50 to 81, 500,
Notwithstanding the wonderful era OF Pros
perity which we are enjoying" Under
the new scheme Of appropriations, $1,000
are set aside for Freeholders per diem and
salaries of officers, while ten years ago $500
covered the expense of the Board, officers
salaries were 50, 600, quite an increase there.
But the biggest increase is in the appro-
priation for bridges, which has increased
almost four times-from seven to twenty
seven thousand dollars. There was an
item of 81, 800 for schools years ago which
is reduced to $500 this year. The printing
expense has increased from $500 to 5000
An item that didn't appear in the appro-
priation schedule of 1893 was that of County
Roads, which takes 1923, 600 out of the $780,
600 appropriated this year.
The report of the County Collector which
will be published in a few weeks will shed
light on the subject which can be gained
from no other source, and in the interim
the Press will no doubt tell who it is that
is making business of Freeholdering and
is ouiltv of nnalfeasanoe
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21
Delaware New Jersey Case in Supreme


The Attorney Generals Of Delaware and
New Jersey, under the impression that the
Supreme Court was in session, appeared in
the empty chamber on Tuesday last pre-
pared to make another move in the ancient
feud between those two Commonwealths
over their water boundaries as affecting
the fishing rights on the Delaware river.
As the Court had taken two weeks re-
cess, their papers, as they pertain to an
original case, could not be fled, but will be
presented next Monday.
The case has been known on the Supreme
Court docket as Original No. l." fer
twenty-seven years. 1t was brought by the
State of Delaware, March ID, 1877, to re-
strain New Jersey fish wardens from
arrestiDg Delaware fishermen who piled
their trade in that portion of the Delaware
river over which each State claims iuris-
diction. 1t has dragged along ever since,
and apparently is no nearer settlement now
then when filed.
Several of the original counsel in the
suit, including Thomas F. Bayard and
Theodore FrelinghuYsen, are dead, and
with the rotations in the offices of Attor
ney General, George III. Bates, special
counsel for Delaware, is the only one Of
counsel now connected with the case.
He, with Attorney General Ward, was
on hand to represent Delaware on Monday
last, and Attorney General McCarter, Of
New Jersey, made his last appearance in
that position, as he goes out Of office on
Friday.
1t is the purpose of the Delaware Attor-
neys next Monday to ask the Court to pro-
coed with the determination of the contro-
versy on its merits, and that day at the
next term of Court in October be fixed for
arguments Counsel for New Jersey will
probably oppose this request
At the beginning Of the present term
Chief Justice Fuller notified the parties to
the suit that unless some action were
taken, he would feel compelled to strike it
from the docket, but upon the suggestion
of counsel that another attempt be made to
settle the boundary by Commissioners
representing each State, the matter went
over The conflicting claims arise from the
ambiguity Of the description Of the boun-
diaries of Delaware when it was created a
province by its segregation from Pennsyl-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21

Since the organization of the Board of
Health, the Sanitary Committee of Council
has been looked on as sort of standing
joke, but Mr.. Chenoweth gave it dignity
and standing or Tuesday by suggesting a
comprehensive yet simple and economical
plan for the permanent abatement of the
"lake" nuisance out Cooper street There
will be no more jIbes directed at the SAM
tory Committee while Mr.. G. is connected
with it.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21

From the above the Board proposed to
pay the expenses of the county in 1898 for
$50, 900 and wipe out the 5000 bridge
loan and So, $50 due county creditors.
The Board in 1902 appropriated 100000
and the fact that loan for one-quarter that
amount was Immediately made, gives
grounds for a surmise that "Bills due and
unpaid" amounted to about that figure.
A comparison of the items of appropria
tion ten years ago and this year will be
interesting, hence we quote the appropria-
tions made last weak
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21

Big pluralities for Democratic candi-
dates for Governor in Southern States are
not unusual. The Governor of Tennessee
had last year 10000, of Alabama, $4,000;
Arkansas, $4,000; Georgia, $1,000, and
Texas, $1,000. In Florida and South
Carolina the election was unanimous.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21

Sunbcam:-" Charles R. Bacon, the New
Jersey editor of the Philadelphia Record,
has been appointed member of the State
Oyster Commission. This is a wise APP
pointment and does Governor Murphy
great credit. Bro. Bacon is an expert in
every kind of shell game"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-21

Take two pounds of GRADUATED sugar,
three cups of water, three well beaten
eggs, two tablespoonfuls of butter, two
tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, juice and
rind of two lemons. Beat sugar, eggs,
butter and cornstarch until creamy,
then add lemon juice and grated rind
ind the boiling water. Cook until
smooth and clear. Then use as a sauce
or for tarts or layer cakes.