Gloucester County Democrat., 1904-08-11
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The August meeting Of the Board Of
Education was held in the Academy last
Thursday evening, all the members being
present.
1t was resolved to open the Fall term on
Tuesday, September 6. The price of tut
tion for out of city pupils was fixed same
as last year-S50 for the High School and
S32 for the sth and lower grades.
After Principal storrie had given his
views on the subject of the instruction in
drawing, a resolution that special in
structress be employed in that branch was
adopted.
The ianitors of the Academy, West End
and First Ward Schools were re-employed
at the same salary as last year.
The Property Committee reported repairs
well underway.
Miss Anna P. Gill is spending the
week at Holly Beach.
M. Ware Scott, of the post Office, is on
two weeks vacation.
Misses Judith and Emma Locke of
Hessian Ave. are spending two weeks at
Lewes, Delaware.
Mrs. Ella Yarnall, daughter, and
granddaughter Of Roxboro, Pa, are visit
ing Mrs. A. F. Budd.
The Gloucester County Democratic
Executive Committee will meet in the
Prehl Building, Woodbury., on Friday,
August 10, 1904, at 2 O'Clock p. M.
The Executive Committee Of the
Farmers Picnic at Washington Park will
met at the Park on Saturday evening next
at 3 o'clock.
The annual reunion of the numerous
Watson family will be held at Watsontown
Camden Co., on Saturday August 90.
Coaches will meet trains at Clementon and
Lucaston R. R. stations on the Reading
and G. & A. railroads.
Warrants were seryed on milkmen
Cropper and Joyce this morning, by order
of State Board of Health, for selling milk
containing less than the legal standard Of
solids. It is said that there are about a
hundred other warrants issued for various
parts of the county for the same offense.
I'm the absence of A. S. Clark, organist
of the Kemble Memorial Church, Clarence
Laub very ably performed on the pipe
organ. A cornet solo was given in the
morning by Prof. Leudtke. and violin
solo in the evening by Prof Blanc a grad
uate of the Berlin Conservatory of Music
"A drove of eleven head Of registered
Guernsey cows was driven through Wood
bury on Tuesday on their way from the
home of their former owner, Newkirk
yanmeter, in Upper Pittsgrove township,
Salem county, to that of their new owner,
Hon. Ephraim t. Gill, near Haddonfeld.
The consideration of purchase was 81, 100.
Mr.. Gill is owner of a large herd of thoro-
oughbred cows, and his product finds ready
market at 8 cents per quart, wholesale, and
these cattle will make an appreciable adj
dition to his herd. Mr.. Vanmeter, the
former owner, lost his buildings by fire last
Winter
Mr.. William Ellsworth Meek, of Hay
words, Almeda county, California, called
on Mr. John G. Whitall last Tuesday to
learn something about asparagus culture,
and how to overcome asparagus rust. He
has field of $50 acres of grass, and how to
overcome the rust is serious problem with
him AMI all California growers. He had
been to the State Experiment Station, and
was there directed to Mr.. Whitall. Mr..
Whitall showed him his beds, but could
give him little new information Mr..
Whital has new lot of roots, grown from
Mr.. II. w. Ridgway's seed, and Mr.. Meek,
after close inspection, offered $40 per thou
sand for the lot Mr.. Meek says the butt
of California asparagus goes to consumers,
but some is shipped to Philadelphia
For the Sufferers Relief.