Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-06-03
Do1NGs IN NEW JERSEY

Girt rifle range. has asked to be retired
Colonel Ovens has been in the guards
81 years, and will be retired as brevet
brigadier general.
New Brunswick May 3O-From a
sound sleep Joseph Travers. aged "a,
of Hamilton street, lapsed into uncon-
seriousness yesterday. from which he
never recovered He has long been a
sufferer with kidney trouble. and went
to his bedroom yesterday noon. com
pletely exhausted. He was soon in a
deep sleep, from which he never awoke.
Atlantic CITY, June "A gang of
thieves invaded Egg Harbor City Mon
day night and broke into seven bust
ness places and houses. They secured
some cash, amount unknown, and got
off with considerable merchandise. The
work is evidently that of a crowd of
tramps. as the chief of police has been
busy chasing them out of town lately.
MilIvine. N. j., June IA shooting
affair occurred Monday night at New
port. Felice Carfagna, Giuseppe Tram
att and Angelo Disimore, three berry
pickers, boarded a boat to go fishing,
George Hates and Alfred Bradford. the
intruders pulled revolvers and riddled
the men with bullets. Hates was shot
through the lungs. Bradford has been
sent to a hospital but it is feared that
he may die. The pickers were arrested.
Long Branch, June Phil Daily,
ST.. proprietor of the Pennsylvania
| Club house, was taken dangerously ill
late Saturday night at his private resi-
dence. Rrookside Villa. He was missed
from his bed chamber at 1:30 yesterday
morning, and was found in the bath
| room gasping for breath and partially
unconscious. He is suffering with acute
| cardiac failure and edema of the lungs.
The patient for several hours was in a
very precarious condition, and his life
| despaired Of
Lambertville May S0.-Fred Stolen
| burg, farmland employed by G. l..
Eye, living about two miles below this
city, while on his way home from here
last night was set upon by two strang-
ers with razors after refusing to de-
| liver his money to them, and terribly.
perhaps fatally cut about the face. and
| neck in 20 places. He was robbed of
his shoes and a small sum of money
| and then thrown down a 20 foot en-
bankment where he lay unconscious
| for several hours.
Trenton, June 2.-President p. e.
Wurhein, of the New Jersey Baseball
league announces that the league has
been disbanded The season was to
have opened Monday. but was post
/ c-,:4 =
sons willing to take the Bridgeton and
Millville franchises. The representa-
tives of the other four clubs in the
league = Trenton, Elizabeth. Asbury
Park and Atlantic City-after con-
ference decided it would not be wise
| to go on with a four club league.
Trenton, June 2.-The borough OF
Morrisville. Pa, Just across the river
from Trenton, has been in state Of
great excitement on account of trouble
between forces of men employed by
| the Pennsylvania railroad company
and the Fast Penn Traction company.
Several times yesterday there was
/ danger of bloodshed, and 60 special Of
| ficers were sworn in. The traction
| company is determined 10 Law the
tracks, and are strongly supported by
the Morrisvile authorities ahd people.
Trenton, May 31-Mlss Margaret
| williams. the typewriter by whose mis-
take an extra session of he legislature
had to be called, has received d letter
from Senator Johnson Of Bergen, in
which he makes light of the mistake.
and informs her that indirectly She
was the cause of saving the state So
| 600 The new election bill for the con-
stitutional amendment election in Sep
! TENDER was passed at the special ses-
sion, and 1t provides for fewer days
for registration In this way the saw
/ ing is effected.
Mount Holly, May 3d. Petitions are
being circulated about the county In
| favor of the pardon of John w. Muir
ply. ex-collector of taxes for the city
of Burlington, who has been in state
| prison some months, serving a SEN
i tence of two years. The petitions al
ready contain a long list of names of
] prominent residents of the county, and
the sympathy of the community is with
him, as he was well liked. He con-
| Quoted a tobacco store at Burlington
and was the Republican opponent of
| the present mayor ol that city, Will
lam McNeaI, al the election about a
year ago.
Bayonne. N. j., June LAT the Me-
mortal Day carnival OF the New Jer-
sey Athletic club at Bergen Point yes
terday the principal feature was the
first public appearance in his country
of John Flanagan, the hammer throw
ing champion of Ireland and England.
Jim Mitchell, the worlds champion,
was among those who contested, but
showed poorly against Flanagan, who
made a new worlds record with a
throw of $50 feet S inches. The pre-
| vious record was 145 feet and y of an
inch made by Mitchell in 1892 Yes
terday Mitchell could do no better than
12S feet inches. and MeCracken, of
| Pennsylvania. beat him for second
] place by ten inches.
Atlantic City, June Mrs Phoebe
H. Phillips, proprietress of The Kenneti
| House on Ocean avenue, was shot and
fatally wounded by her affianced hus-
band, Robert Hilbert, in the kitchen
of her home yesterday. Mrs. Phillips,
is 43 years of age, widow, and has
three children, the eldest of whom Is
| about the same age as HILBERT. The
latter is a mechanic. The woman and
| HILBERT became acquainted in Kenneth
| Square, Pa, three years ago and since
| that time have preserved the most in
Innate relations. They were to have
been married today. Yesterday he en-
tered the Kitchen where She was en-
gagged. and telling her 1t was time to
/ quit shot her four times. He then at
tempted suicide, but defective cart :
| ridge foiled his purpose. Mrs Phillips
forced the officials TO promise her that
they would not hang HILBERT should
she die.
The delayed prosperity under the Re.
publican administration is becoming very
general talk. Que of the foremost business
men of Newton, a lifelong Republican, was
in the Herald Office within the past week
and after gazing some moments on photo
graph Of William Jennings Bryan, said that
we're the Presidential election to be held
to-day instead of six mouths ago, he would
certainly be elected President This senti
ment is being generally echoed Throughout
the country. The people are generally
auakinO IN the f.of thot fhau xvora orr,aflx