Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.
The snow is going

ing MEXICO.
-Almonesson Lake yielded thirteen
inch ice this week.
Chew Brothers have a barge sunk in
the creek at the lower bridge.
BY the will Of the late Sarah Pike,
Charles Geitz receives $500 in cash.
-Undertaker Samuel R. Budd has new
$1,000 dead wagon. but nobody has request
ed ride.
One hundred Gloucester fountains
eheered Speaker Avis as he took up the
Speakers gavel on Tuesday.
Cashier H. s. TaIman, of the Farmer $
and Mechanics Bank is going to Florida
Tor an indefinite stay on account of his
health
The widow of the late Judge William
Beckett was stricken with paralysis last
Monday. Her condition is somewhat i'm
proved at this writing.
The Board of Health organized on
Tuesday evening by electing William T.
Cooper President; Arthur Starr, Secretary,
and Dr. H. B. Diverty, Physician.
The annual supper by the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Presbyterian Church will be
HELD on Thursday, February II, 1904, not
January % as heretofore announced
-P. B. Burke's agency announces the
sale of the property of Albert Devault, on
Washington street, this city, to Alice Ed
wards, of Glassboro; also the Haines prop
erty on the same street to Albert Deyault.
Editor Hawn, of the Times, was called
to Daretown on Tuesday to the bedside of
his mother, who is believed to be near
deaths door. Death came to the aged lady
Wednesday morning.
The holder of ticket No. 2179 in the
drawing for the big doll at Starts not pre-
senting herself, or himself, another draw
ING was held on the 18th inst, when ticket
1905 was declared the successful one.
AT the annual congregational meeting
II Kemble NJ. E. Church the following
trustees were elected: Robert d. Hughes,
Frank q Heritage and Thomas D. Clark.
De. b B. Diverty was elected treasurer,
AMI William q. Sithens was chosen as Lay
Delegate to the coming conference.
AT the annual meeting in the Town
Hall, Mullica Hill, on Tuesday, Gloucester
County Pomona Grange elected the follow
ing officers: Master. John c. Heritage;
overseer, James c. White; Lecturer, Belle
Kirby; Steward, T. Wood Wyne; Assist
ant, William c. Cattell-
Roland Packer, carrier of the Thoro-
fare r. F. D., reports that after paying all
expenses, and not estimating ar and
tare, his salary as carrier was just 81 Is per
day. His route is just 18g miles long
He says carriers all over the country are
hanging on waiting to see if the salaries
are advanced to respectable figure. If
not there will be many vacancies, he says.
Patrons of the early trains from Wood
bury complain that the electric lights are
out at train time and they are obliged to
group their way to the station at the dark
est hour of the night, that inst before the
dawn. 1t was to meet the demands of
these citizens that the all night and every
night schedule was adopted here, and he
complaint against the company to perform
this portion Of their contract is therefore
especially censurable. 1t is pretty gener-
q ly believed in Woodbury. that our light
TAX IS exhorbitant and the service below the
standard, but as the city is bound for five
{5} years from July 1, 1913, complaint is
OF Istle avail The plain fact Is that Wood
bury ought to owa the light plant, just as II
dos- IFS water aud sewer systems, then we
would know that we were getting our pub
lie utilities at fair cost.
"A preliminary inspection and election
conducted by Major Shivers took place in
the Armory on Monday night Ernest
r -dfeId was the unanimous choice for cap
sin. Edward Glenn was elected unani-
nously to fill the vacancy Of first lieu
t4nsut, and Regimental BugIer Scott will
wear the stripes in the capacity Of second
lieutenant. After inspection and election
the company marched to Paul's Hotel,
where supper was enjoyed BY the hungry
soldiers. Speechmaking foil wed with
Captain Dubois as toastmaster. Majors
Mathers aud shivers gave good advice t.
the men and urged upon them the neces.
sity Of attending drill and he ping theiI
newly elected officers in every way 4
vote Of thanks $ extended to Captain
Dubois for his faithful attendance and
performance Of duty while serving in the
capacity Of temporary captain. He, thank
ing the men, said that be would deem il
she greatest honor if be could sill retair
captsiney Of the company bat under exist