Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-06-17
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday, June IL.

Octagon won the Brooklyn derby,
with Buddha second and Dan de Gro
third.
Two men have been tarred and feath-
cred at Butte Mont, and escorted out
of town for the city's good.
The young daughter of farmer of
Woodbridge township, N. j., was at
tackled by wild pig and seriously
wounded.
Rutgers freshmen nearly caused a
riot at the commencement of the Rut-
gers preparatory school, throwing fire.
crackers into the commencement hall
Saturday. June 12.
James NJ. Gordy, the wife murderer,
was hanged at Georgetown, Del, yes
terday. He died protesting his limo
cence.
. j. N. Hardin, partner of the late
Senator Hearst, has been living in a
cave in the Mexican mountains for Is
years. His family thought him dead.
A negro campmeeting near St. Mich
olas, Fla, was thrown into a panic by
the flashing in the sky of the search
lights of the cruisers Wilmington and
Vesuvius.
have secured the unfinished Midland
railroad, in Central Pennsylvania, and
will soon have short line from New
York to Pittsburg.
Monday, June Id.
Ex-Comptroller Hiram A. Waite, Of
Port Huron, Mich, was sentenced to
FIVE years for embezzling city funds.
The Spanish foreign office has not
yet received the expected note from
the American government regarding
the Ruiz case.
Bushrod Kelch, the wife murderer,
pleaded guilty at Cleveland to murder
in the second degree, and was sem
fenced to life Imprisonment.
1t is reported that the Cruguayau
revolutionists have captured two large
river steamers conveying reinforce
ments to the government troops.
Tuesday, June 10.
At Flint, Mich, yesterday, W. L.
Becker, of Indianapolis. rode mile on
a bicycle in 2.01A.
The house of a negro named Dunn.
near Hamburg, Ark, took fire Sunday
night and three children were Gre
mated.
An incendiary fire destroyed stable
in Missoula. Mont. Fred Stroutser, d
jockey, was cremated, as were five trot-
ting horses.
The business portion of Georgetown
CAL, was destroyed by fire. An ex-
plosion of giant powder killed Mrs
William Newell.
Wednesday. June 16.
The seven-year locust is playing
havoc with vegetation on Long Island
The antitrust amendment to the tar
if bill was voted down by the national
senate.
The Turkish government announces
that DR.. Angel is acceptable as our
minister to Constantinople.
The Henry Ellen coal mines, near
Birmingham, Ala, are on fire. All the
workmen are accounted for, but the
damage may be great.
Edward Bellamy, Professor Parsons.
Myron W. Reed and many others have
joined Eugene v. Debs In an effort to
create socialistic Utopia.
Francis w. Kennedy. former presi-
dent of the Spring Garden National
bank. Philadelphia, was released from
the Eastern penitentiary yesterday
Thursday. June II.
A severe cold wave swept over
southeastern Idaho yesterday. Three
inches of snow fell at Soda Springs.
Miss Purdy of Derby, Conn, ceIe-
brated her Tooth anniversary Tuesday
by riding her niece's bicycle around the
yard.
Mrs. Berry tied her daughter up at
Greenup. KY, and eloped with john
son Whitley. who has been paying at
tention to the daughter.
Louis NJ Pillet, % years old, an ar
fist employed by the Herald and Puck,
committed suicide in New York hotel
with cyanide OF potassium.