Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-07-29
DoINGS IN NEW JERSEY.

and formally committed to await the
action of The grand jury on the charge
of murder.
Thomas Proctor have certified to the
supreme court indictments found
against them by the Monmouth coun-
ty court for selling beer from a wagon
within two miles of Ocean Grove. They
contest the constitutionality of the
law.
Trenton July 24-Ex-Mayor Frank
A. Magowan's stock of wine was sold
at sheriff's sale yesterday for $3.50. This
closes out all of the ex-mayor's per-
sonal property Magowan's stock of
wine was once valued at Sc, 1000 The
Mcgowan mansion is advertised to be
sold next Wednesday under foreclo-
sure proceedings.
Swedesboro, July 25.-The shipment
of tomatoes from the station averaged
about 5000 crates per day, and about
twice as many via water. The price is
much better than that of a year ago.
The shipment of white potatoes has
been very small and the price is likely
to advance. These have been worth
from 81 to s2.15 per barrel. There is not
half the crop of egg plants around here
that there has been in former years.
Cape May, July 23.-A year ago this
month lLrs. John c. Bell, of Philadel-
phia, who was STAYING at the Chal-
fonte hotel, lost a ring set with dia-
monds, valued at $500. Yesterday Mrs.
Charles Walton wife of the proprietor,
moved her belongings into the room
occupied by Mrs. Bell, and the spark
ling of something in the part of the
lock fastened to the DORIAN attracted
her attention. 1t was the lost article,
which was forwarded to Mrs. Bell yes
terday.
Pitman Grove, July 25.-The state
ment a few days ago that there was a
possibility of the Camden, Gloucester
& Woodbury. railway extending their
tracks from the terminus in Mantua
to Glassboro, through this place, is
denied by the officials of the road. The
turnpike company may operate line
of it's own. Since the new stone road
has been built from Glassboro to West
vile farmers are going some miles out
of the way to strike the new road, and
the turnpike company feels the effect.
Camden, July 25.-Rev. James NJ
Way, aged II years, a local preacher
in the Kaighn's Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church. Camden, died at his
home, 272 Sycamore street, in that city,
yesterday, from paralysis of the brain.
He was a prominent Republican, and
served as justice of the peace in the
Fifth ward for a term of five years.
At the time of his death he was the
chaplain of the grand lodge and pre-
late of the supreme lodge of the Inde-
pendent Order of Mechanics, He leaves
wife and five sons.
Trenton, July 26.-The discovery has
been made that Sept. %, the date fixed
by the recent legislature for the special
election to pass upon the constitutional
amendments is also the first day of
registration for the fall election In
cities of over 10000 population. These
cities are Newark. Jersey City, Pater-
son, Camden, Trenton and Hoboken.
The question has been raised whether
the election officers will be able to per-
form the double duty and whether it
will not be necessary to call a special
session of the legislature to rectify the
matter in some way
Newark. N j., July 2s,-Mrs. Michael
Kmentz, wife of saloonkeeper of this
city, was found murdered in bed at
their home yesterday. Her husband
and her 7-year-old son are in the GUS
tody of the police. The officers are look
ing for Andrew Muluaik who, the child
told them, shot the woman and fled.
Muluiak had for several years boarded
with the family, but was recently or
dered from the house after boasting to
Kmentz of his intimacy with Mrs.
Kmentz. The boy, who slept with his
parents, declares he saw Muluiak creep
up to the bed and shoot his mother.
Lambertville, N. j., July 23.-Lizzie
Carroll, Is years old. of Centre Bridge,
and John Levy, of New Hope, Pa, were
drowned in the Delaware last evening.
Levy rowed from New Hope to Hen
bricks Island for the girl. She got into
the boat with him, and they started
to row across the river toward the
Pennsylvania shore. When in mid
stream the boat, which had apparently
sprung a leak, went down, and Levy
and Miss Carroll were thrown into the
water. The accident was witnessed by
a number of people, but by no one who
could swim. Before a boat could be
procured the two had been drowned.
Egg Harbor City, July 25.-Two ex-
citing runaways took place here today
and in both cases the drivers were in
jured. The spirited horse of Thomas
Menzig took fright at several wheel
men early this morning and ran down
Philadelphia avenue, cOlIiding with a
wheelman and throwing him 20 feet
His wheel was a total wreck. The
horse then made a dash around the
corner and threw the occupant of the
carriage upon the paved avenue. He
sustained several injuries. The horse
was captured one hour later. A horse
attached to bottling wagon took
fright at an approaching train this
afternoon and made dash for the
pavement, where it collided with trees
and tore the vehicle to pieces. The
driver was slightly injured.
AsbAry Park, July 25.-At the ma
tional services in the beach Auditorium
this afternoon, Rev. Thomas Dixon,
Jr., of the Peoples church in New
York, spoke on "The Worship of Mann
mpn," He said; Respectable poverty
is the cradle in which greatness is
reared. 7 am sorry for a rich mans
son. ] never saw one who amounted
to a row of pins. Today millions of
people in this nation are out of work
Oh, I am tired of talking to people who
are out of work. AS a preacher, it
makes me sick at heart, Whenever /
hear of these natural born-foel politi-
clans laying their hands on the great
problems that touch the possibility of
mans earning his bread, do you
know what / feel like? feel like or
ganizing general vigilance committee,
going down to Washington and hang
ing them ALL"
Tariff Law in Four Languages.
Washington, July 29.-Although the
tariff bill has been in operation for less
than four days, the bureau of Amerl
can republics has ready for distrihu-
ton copies of the bill in four lang
uages-English, French, Spanish and
Pprtuguese-and is busy sending them
to the South American countries, where
there is q large demand for them.
There is also a demand for the law
printed in foreign languages In this
country, and the bureau Is filling nu-
merous orders for them.