Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-05

friends from Philadelphia and Cape May
county on Thursday evening
Benton Devault had his fishing net stolen
from barrel which he had placed in the
rear Of Laws hall.
Mayer Adamson has furnished his private
office which will later be used as the gas
Office
Paulsboro school is short of teachers and
the children have TO be sent home part of
she time. CO
The Right Bishop Scarborough will con-
firm a class OF fifteen in St. James P. E
Church next Sunday The choir will be
lied by Mrs. Wilson, of Philadelphia. 20
|, A business man of owedesboro has been
booking for building suitable for bow
ling ALLY. -
Mayor Adamson has the finest show win
dows Ia this town, such as are seldom seen
in such a small place.
Charles Henry met with an accident by
scafolding falling and striking him on the
nose and cutting it.
Marshall Samuel Cole arrested James Car
ey on the charge of assault and battery on
Joseph Human, his brother-in-law and was
taken before Squire Merchant for hearing,
who held him nnder bail for court.
Dr. M. L. Dsolittle, VIM F. BouhI and
Joseph Hanle Of Gibbstown were among
those who went TO Trenton Monday to hear
the lecture on local option.
Two men by the name of Wldon aud
Armstrong of West Creek, Cape May Coun-
ty, were held for court in the l. p Thomas
phosphate case of the larceny of lead This
makes four who have been held in this case.
A tramp was told to pass along by Mrs
Isaac Vanneman and did so but took her
Sunday shoes under his coat. He will not
call again
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Meeting was called at eight o'clock Tues
day evening, with COUNCILMAN n b. Trainer
in the chair in the absence of Mayor Adam
sou, who had gone home sick. Councilmen
Jester, Young and Shines were present.
There being no committees to report the fol-
lowing bills were ordered paid:
Clemens Turner, cleaning snow. -. 81 SO
Samuel Cole, police duty ........ 9 90
VIM Silvers, Oyerseer of she Poor IL so
VIM C. McMullin, bufying child. 90
Collector William Ii Flowers was present
and stated thab the Borough had overdrawn
it's Borough account $500 and Road Account
500 and asked Council TO borrow money to
cover the same; borrowed from the sidewalk
Improvements funds.
Councilman Trainer asked if any one had
anything TO say for the good of the Borough,
when w Scott Thompson said he wish TO
notify them of the condition OF the main
street at the corner Of Mrs. Strattons prop
erty; that water would not runaway and is
damaged the property.
Cooper G. Thompson told OF the hardships
that bad been placed on the women at street
crossings; that he had taken particular not
ice of some of them trying 30 jump from one
side of the street to tile other, and on Mon
day saw one lose both fubbers at crossing
and she was compelled TO go to Philadelphia
without them. He hopsd that Council
would do something to help the woman.
Benjamin G. Paul spoke and made every
word count. He stated that as this Coun-
Gil had compelled property holders to lay
cement walks as a cost OF several thousand
dollars, il was no more than right that they
do their part and lay the street crossings
He told them that the Borough had only
one crossing shat was dry and that was
made by the people depositing ashes, which
is contrary to law; and he hoped shat this
matter would be looked into and action
taken at once.
Ex-Mayor Gill NJ Haanold complained
of she condition of the streets as they need
seraping and stated that he himself had
scraped the streets without cost to the
Borough, but was too busy to continue to
do So He hoped the Borough would have
it done at public expense.
Oyerseer of the Poor, William SilYers
also made complaint of the roads needing
scraping, as even tBennle" Lodge had been
compelled to carry his bicycle couple of
days this winter.
Councilman Robert A. Jester stated that
he himself had been compelled to go a
square out of his way to get to the station
as the water was so deep at the crossing.
J Harry Wilkinson gave them little
talk on before and after placing cement
walks.
Councilman Shines stated that he had in
quired of the Solicitor as to borrowing money
TO Law crossing and other improvements and
was ad Yised that Council could not borrow
money before the budget had been made
out, only in cases of washouts, while Coop
Thoughts these pools of water could be called
wash-outs, and wanted to know if the cres-
sings were TO be termed sidewalks streets,
or roads, while w. Harry Lamson said some
call these crossings COW paths end canals.
The school directors stated they would
not n eed as much money by 81, 500 this
coming year. as they had received nice
sum from the State and would have six
thousand dollars left over from this year,
but Director Wilkerson was careful 80 tell
Council that they could not borrow it nor