Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
LOCAL BRIEFS.


was among our callers Tuesday morning.
A Democratic banner will be raised in
Woodbury. in few days.
The bank statements are advertised IN
this issue of the DEMOCRAT.
John H. Jessup, Jr., will be in charge
of the Public Service Corporations office
being fitted up in Schrenk building
John Redfield has sold the last lot of
his tract on Curtis avenue to John Rachor,
Jr., for 81, 500.
-Rey. James M. Wise, of New Castle,
Delaware, has been recent guest of s. A.
Stewart, of Euclid street.
Miss Fanny Tevis, of Red Bank Ave-,
expects to leave this week for months
stay with her brother at st. Louis.
John Stanley Twells and George 2.
Mankin are enjoying ten days at the Beach
Villa, Atlantic City.
Mrs. David Redfeld and children, of
Atlantic City, were the guests of A. M.
Redfield last week.
Mr.. VIM. Cox, of Glover street, moved
to Riverton, n j., he accepting position
with the Standard Oil Company.
There are now eleven prisoners in jail
-one woman who is confined in the Sd
story Of the Court House
The Board of Health is preparing to
enforce the ordinance requiring properties
to connect with the sewers.
Miss Mary Comfy and Willie Ham
mel have returned to their school duties at
Swathmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. schrenk announce the
engagement of their only daughter, Miss
Emma G., to Mr. Louis H. jam, of
Phila
Theodore Laub, of the old boot and
shoe emporium, has his usually complete
line of Fall and Winter footwear in stock,
and is prepared to meet every need.
The State Board of Health is inexplie-
ably interested in our milkmen, the inspec-
tors having taken samples from the various
wagons at least twice the past week.
This section of the county was favor
ed by a refreshing rain Monday night; but
we learn that the fall was very light in the
lower townships.
A Democratic Club will be organized
in the store 2O4 South Broad St, Green's
Block, tomorrow evening. Democrats,
come out.
The Full Dinner pail has had dis
astrous effect on the Woodbury. club room,
which has been closed Tor some time on
account of financial conditions.
At the State Council of the Order of
United American Mechanics held at Tren-
ton last week, it was decided to hold the
fiftv-seventh State Council in Woodbury. on
September 49, 1905.
The County Board of Assessors met in
the Grand Jury Room on Tuesday to make
up the abstract of ratab1es for 1904. Eli
Heritage, of Harrison, was chosen chair
man; John Redfeld, of Woodbury., Secre-
tary, and Jesse English, of Wenonah, cal
culator.
BY giving legal notice, farmers can
now effeetually protest themselves against
trespassers, in the way of hunting and
fishing The law requires three weeks
notice in the nearest weekly and the usual
posters, to be given three months in adj
vance, Then fine and imprisonment
awaits the offender.
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, through 'Thaek'
Cozens, agent, last Saturday caused the
arrest of two colored men for cruelty to
their horse in overlooking the beast. The
horse has since passed beyond need of
human aid to secure just treatment. The
men paid a fine of $3.50
List OF advertised letters for the week
ending Sept. 13, 1904. Mrs. Mary J. Den
mis-, B. Fitzgerald, Mrs Clara HaIpen, J.
Hoffman, John Kerens, Victor Knight,
Mrs. Mary Robinson, Joseph ]. Thompson,
Jesse P Shelmire, Mary Westcott, Joseph
G. Wilson, Henry White. Persons calling
for the above letters will please say adver-
tised
The County Board Of Assessors met
in the Court House Tuesday, to make up
the table of ratables and fix the County
and State School tax rate. The county
rate was fixed at 66c. on the 500 vaIu-
alton and the State School at 16c. This
is reduction Of &c. over last year &c.
on each item. Assessor Redfeld informs
us that Woodbury's tax rate will be 2 10,
an increase of Toe. over last year.
-About dusk Monday evening of the
present week, Robert Danville, a young
.,,o,, rho 4,,odo his Iao,,o ,r3+t. M. VUbo