Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-05-19
LOCAL BRIEFS.

advertised in our issue of June 2nd.
Frank Eastlack and wife have moved
from Thorofare to Glover street, this city.
Mrs. John Mcclellan, of Brooklyn,
has been the guest of her sister for few
days.
President of Council Reading is having
concrete pavement laid in front of his
residence.
-Glassboro public schools have twenty
one graduates in the grammar grade and
six in the high school.
Prof Frey attended a meeting Of the
South Jersey schoolmasters Association at
yineland last Saturday.
Thomas C. Dilkes has withdrawn his
libel suit. instituted two years ago, against
John J. Truncer, deceased.
Mrs. E. T. Lake left for Pleasantyille
last Saturday where she will spend an in
definite period with her parents.
Camden City Council has plans for the
enlargement of the Fire Department that
will entail an expense of $4,000.
The glad news has gone forth. The
sewers are completed, and they work. The
next important period will he pay day.
The estate of the late Samuel H. Grey.
Esq, of Camden, is valued at 1852, 900. The
estate is largely in mortgages, bonds and
stocks
John H. Garrett has accepted posi-
ton with one of the leading builders of
Trenton, who Is now erecting $4,000
church.
The jury In the second trial of the
landlord and tenant case of Schrenk VS..
Williams, rendered verdict for the de-
PENDANT.
Bishop McFaul, of Trenton, confirmed
forty-six convicts ia the State Prison last
Sunday afternoon. Forty-three were men
and three women.
The public school teachers of Salem
are on strike for higher salaries. 1t is
said that Salem teachers are the poorest
paid of any in the State.
Former Senator, VIM. c.. Gebhardt, Of
Clinton, Huntefdon Co., and wife, spent
last Sunday in this city with his Brother-in-
law, Councilman Reading.
Councilman Chenoweth has had several
hundred feet of concrete curb laid along the
Cooper street and along Woodland Ave
fronts of his house.
Councilman Pierson is having an up-to-
date bath room placed in his house on Pop
ular Ave, by c. c. sofeiss, and the house
painted by George Mankin.
Game Warden Avis is on the look out
for dogs that run rabbits out of season. 1t
will cost the owner of dogs from $50 to $25
if the Warden locates them.
A forest fire swept over large tract
of land between Glassboro and Cross Keys
last Friday The fire originated from a
brush burning enterprise by Wilmer john
son.
"A gentleman who travels over Wood
bury every day is our authority for the
statement that there are more Improvements
in progress on High than any other street
in Woodbury..
Miss Ella Klock, for several years
teacher of the 18th grade of Woodbury.
schools, and one of the best of Woodbury's
teaching corps, has been elected to position
in Swedesboro schools, at an advanced
salary
Sheriff Jones has appointed he follow
ing officers for Washington Park Captain,
William Allen, of Monroe. township; Lieut.,
Clarence Redfeld, of Woodbury., and Alb
ram Pierce, Martin Edwards and Joseph S..
Ayars, of Woodbury..
"A Philadelphia who undertook to ride
the toboggan at Washington Park standing
erect in the car, last Saturday, was pitched
to the ground, and was unconscious when
picked up He was removed to Cooper
Hospital.
Preston E. Rice and Walter Wooley,
who last Fall purchased building lots on
Curtis Ave- have each contracted with
Builder Thompson Allen to build thereon.
Both houses will be of concrete block, and
!, the cost of each will be about $1,000.
Mrs. E. E. Reading is to be congratu-
lated on the fact that the age of 80 years
: she is enabled to enjoy birthday cele-
bration, and that her children are so stu
ated as to be able to be present. The event
took place at the home of her son, DR.. Geo.
E. Reading this city, last Monday.
"A Monmouth county farmer hired va
grant who came along looking for work,
had bitter quarrel with him two days
later, and the next night lost S., 600 worth