Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-05-04
THINGS }dLKED ABOUT

The new Telephone Franchise ordinance
enacted by Woodbury. City Council two
weeks ago contains many propositions
original to Woodbury. and the State Of New
Jersey The features limiting the rate of
local service and the term of the franchise
meet with almost universal favor, and
Councils wisdom is almost universally
commended.
A former resident Of Woodbury. spent
Sunday here with friend few weeks ago.
While resident of another State, yet he
retains his interest in Woodbury. by con-
tinuiDg TO be subscriber to all the city
papers, hence he knows what is going on
quite as well as though he lived here. Dur
ing the afternoon they sauntered over town
admiring various improvements, and, reach
ing the academy, the school house ques-
tion came up, and they felt impelled to
visit the 'Manley Lot, just to see 'show
deep the water was To the surprise Of
the Woodbury. citizen they didn't find
water anywhere on the lot, and little
investigation proved that it is as high as
Delaware street, and only slightly below
citizen admitted that he was greatly sur
prised to find so beautiful school SITE
The idea he had gathered from street talk
was that the 'Manley Lot" was bog hole,
utterly unsuitable as school house site, or
any other purpose. He felt he had spent
valuable day, and expressed the opinion
that other citizens who believed the Man
ley Lott is low and bogy and not suitable
as school site, ought to look for them
selves
There is a 90 d deal Of repairing in pro-
gress over town, but as yet the building
outlook is not bright. Only three towns in
the county show great activity in building
these being Pitman, Paulsboro and Gibbs
town.
/ We have had big week in the show
line-a circus and tent presentment Of
Uncle Toms Cabin The circus held forth
on Friday on the "Manley Lot" and the
big wagons went on and of without mir
ing, but did get fast in the road in front Of
the Presbyterian Chapel, and a big wagon
was driyen in ditch by careless driver.
The Uncle Toms Cabin Company held
forth on Red Bank avenue on Monday.
Both had good houses.
Dr. Phillips lectured before the Teach
ers Association in Woodbury. last Saturday,
Teachers Savings and What TO Do With
Them" The pith Of his views on the s'sav-
ing'' idea was that the local Building
Association was the ideal savings bank, but
he warned the teachers against the foreign
Loan Association that promised big returns.
He explained the workings of loan associa-
tions, insurance companies, assurance com
panies, etc. He advised against teachers
building houses unless they wanted them
as home, because it is easier to buy or
build than to sell. He considered first.
mortgage on real estate the best invest
ment for teachers savings. And then he
told the teachers something else. He adj
vised them if they got married to keep their
savings in their own name. If a home was
bought with their savings, he advised
having the deed made IN their own name,
and to be sure it was DONE If the husband
objected, then reason for doing so was the
stronger. Apropos to this advice, we call
attention Of those Of our teacher readers
who are entering on a saving campaign to
the thirty-ffth annual meeting of the
Woodbury. Real Estate Mutual Loan Asso-
citation on May tenth, when the thirty
fifth series will be issued. We believe it is
one of the best institutions Of the kind in
the State The very fact that the thirty
fifth series is to be issued speaks volumes,
on that line.