Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-07-29
COURTS OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY,,
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Tin their limits leading from Burling-
ton to Salem and whatsoever shall re-
fuse or neglect to give their attendance
having lawful summons except such
persons which have already done
their proportion of such work, shall
be fined for each and every day of
their so neglecting, the sum of five
shillings to which the bench assents
the court at Gloucester for the juris-
diction thereof on We first day of We
7th mo. 1881 The grand jury re-
turns and agree that the overseer of
We highway do not fail to cause the
road leading to Salem to be we'll re-
paired by the twelfth of this instant
Second mo. 1857. A tax levied could
be paid either in money or come at the
following prices wheat sh., rye
Ssh, barley 3sh, indian corn sh.,
oates 2 sh., indian 5 sh., buckwheat
2 sh., Cd. At the same court where
as there were several persons sum
moned to make the road between
Salem and Burlington by Wallo Daibo
one of the surveyors within this the
lower division of We county of Glou-
cester and those persons following re-
fusing and neglecting to appear or do
their proportion of that work there
follows seven names) The grand
jury presents and with the consent
and concurrence of the court, fined
each and every one of the aforesaid
persons six shillings a piece and the
clerk was ordered to give warrant
to collect We same by way of distress
to be had and taken on their goods
and chattles.
First day 10th mo. 1887, Gloucester,
Frances Allen engageth to We grand
jury to make sufficient bridge over
We upper branch of Gloucester River,
and also to mark out We way plainly
and sufficiently from We said bridge
to and through the Indian field on the
upper side of said bridge.
Complaint being made to the grand
jury that for the want of sufficient
bridges in four several places in the
public road leading to Salem which
ought to be made good by A. Rollins
and Wally DalbO, overseer of high
ways which said persons we G. J. do
present for their neglect and default
therein, the court order that if said
bridges be not made good and the
way passable without danger on or
before We 10th day of We End mo. next,
the overseers shall be severally fined.
Court at Gloucester, 1st, list mo.
1858, 1t is proposed to the bench that
ferry is very needful, is much want
ed from Jersey to Philadelphia and
that William Royden's house is looked
upon as place convenient, and the
said VIM. Royden a person suitable
for that imploy and therefore an order
desired from the bench that a ferry
may be there fixed, to which the bench
assents, the G. j. to methodize the
same and fix the rates thereof. 4th
mo. 1888, court orders bounty for Kill
ling wolves.
The G. j. presents John Hugg for
rydeing of James Atkinson's horse in
We woods about We said John Huggs
own business.
Wally Dlabo discharged from the
Office of constable and John Rambo
attested in his room for the year en-
suing and to be legally discharged
therefrom.
They seemed to have way of max
ing their officers do their duty
June, 1892. G. Jury orders bridges
to be repaired and the inhabitants
between Coopers Greek and Newton to
make that bridge by Thomas Buck
mans and Thomas Sharp to be over
seer; and the inhabitants between
Newton Creek and Gloucester River
to make that bridge at the northerly
branch of Gloucester River and John
Hugg to be overseer; and the inhabi-
tants between Gloucester River and
Woodbury. Creek to make the bridge
on the southerly branch of said river
and John Wood to be overseer; and
the inhabitants living between Wood
bury Creek and Old Mans Creek to
make, amend and repair all the rest
and remaining bridges to We end of We
county and Robert Parks to be over
seer to all which the bench assents
and orders the same to be forthwith
proceeded and performed.
Court at GloucestersSepte 1898:
The G. Jury presents complaint of
Isaac HOLMAN that dog of John Bur-
rough's had wounded child of his
by biting of him. Therefor we said
G. J. with the assent of We bench that
John Burrough or John Hugg, Jr.,.
in whose custody We dog is supposed
to be shall kill or see that dog be
killed within two weeks next and
bring his head to James Atkinson's
or else pay damages by We said dog
already done.
Court September 1893 at Gloucester:
The G. J. presents Edward Burrough
for OBTAINING of hue and cry in his
hands for several days and not for
warding of it in pursuit of fellon,
it was sent after for contempt and
N, ic dop,oanor va honoh finod him thQ
sum of ten. shillings.
Court at Gloucester, December
1898 The G. J. presents John Iyer-
son for his selling of rumme to We
Indians about fifteen months ago
contrary to the laws in that case
made.
We may here observe that such of
the bushes of the Court related to
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