Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
Do1NGS IN NEW JERSEY,


| gage on the rectory.
Toms River. April 17-Theodore j.
r. Brown, the newly appointed prose-
cutor Of the pleas for Ocean county,
is only rs years Of age, and is a Column
bla college man. He Is the first native
of Ocean county to hold the position,
Barnegat being his birthplace. He Is
also the first Republican prosecutor In
| 25 years.
Bordentown, April ia warrant
was sworn out here yesterday by
| Charles Thomas, colored, for the ar
rest OF George Sykes. also colored
Sykes Is charged with assaulting
Thomas with ali AK. Officer Lewis
| found Sykes seated In a church, but
the latter made his escape by jumping
from a window In the edihce.
Railway. April 17.-The DAILY Mem
orial monument, erected In honor Of j.
]. DAILY. M. D., who was elected five
times mayor OF Railway, was dedicat-
| ed today In the presence OF great
crowd OF people. b. A. Vail. president
OF the association, presented the mon
ument, which Mayor G. b. Holmes ac-
cepted on behalf OF the city. The shaft
is 80 feet high and four feet square,
and is of gray granite. The cost Of
the monument was $500. which was
raised by private subscriptions.
Trenton, April i7,--For the first time
in eight years the entire division Of
the National Guard Of New Jersey will
be in line on April ~ and take part in
the parade in connection with the dedl-
cation Of the Grant monument in New
York city. Governor Griggs and the
members of his personal staff will head
the New Jersey division, and according
to the general orders just issued by
General Plume the First or Essex
troop of cavalry will act as escort to
the governor. There will be about
| 1890 soldiers in line.
Pennington, April 18.-Three deaths
have occurred in the Anderson family,
| located near Pennington, this week
| They are Wesley Anderson, aged So
years; Mrs. Charles Hoff, aged about
so, and Theodore Anderson, aged II
years. The latter died suddenly yester-
day. He had attended his brothers
and sisters funerals and it is sup
posed the shock caused by the death
of the other members of the family
brought on an attack of heart failure.
James Anderson, of Reaville, another
aged brother, is dangerously i'll.
Trenton, April 18.-An agent of the
Union News company of New York
came to Trenton last evening and dis
missed number of boys who were en-
ployed to sell sandwiches. fruit and
confectionery on the Pennsylvania
received complaints from passengers
who were annoyed by the boys. 1t is
said that the railroad company's con-
tract with the news company relates
only to the sale of periodicals, news
papers and books, and that the sale of
refreshments on it's trains is to be dis
continued.
Trenton, April 20-The special com
mission to investigate into the conduct
of the affairs of Mercer county by the
board of chosen freeholders held a
short session yesterday. Contractor
William Morgan, who built the bridge
over Peddle lake, at Hightstown, which
cost the county double the contract
price, was the principal witness. By
his testimony it was shown that he
put in three bids for the contract, one
in his own name and two in the names
of other contractors. It also developed
that ordinary broken stone had been
put in the abutments, instead of dress
ed rockfaced stone, as called for by the
| contract.
New Brunswick, N. j.. tnsil 16-
Charles P. Ford, d justice of the peace
of this city, who was under Indictment
for embezzlement, died here yesterday
Several months ago Justice Ford was
found to be short $1,700 in his accounts
as guardian of Julia A. Cashier lu-
matte. Failing to make the deficit good
he was indicted. Twice his trial was
postponed, the last time on March 10,
when counsel for the accused man pre-
sented a physicians certificate stating
that Justice Ford was a mental and
physical wreck, broken hearted over
his trouble and disgrace. Justice Ford
was about 65 years old.
Metuchen, April 19.-Thomas Mar
key, of this place, was shot and seri-
ously wounded last evening. He and
his brother, Frank, went to Menlo
park, near here, and demanded en-
trance to John Walsh's saloon. Walsh,
who had trouble with the Markeys be-
fore, refused to let them in saying
that he did not keep his place open on
Sunday. The men started to break
the door down, and, after warning them
to desist, Walsh fired revolver shots
through the door at them. One bull
let stuck in the woodwork, but another
struck Thomas Marley in the leg,
making a painful wound. No arrests
have been made.
Jersey City, April 19-Three Jersey
City boys, full of love for adventure,
early this morning climbed into a light,
canvas topped wagon, which they built
themselves, babe a year and a half's
adieu to fond parents. applied a whip
to Jenny" the mule, and started for
California. The boys were Fred Mich
Ter, aged 10, and his brother, Walter,
Is, and Henry Semeinski, aged IS. The
Michlers are the sons of blacksmith.
and Semeinski is the son of carpen-
ter. The three young men started on
the road to Philadelphia. They intend
to take a northwestern route through
Pennsylvania, Ohio Indiana Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana,
Washington to Oregon, and thence to-
ward California.
Atlantic City, April 19.-The Atlantic
County Bar association will tomorrow
request Supreme Court Justice Ludlow,
who sits in this county, to use his in
f1uence to have the time of court terms
in this county changed from April,
September and December to January,
May and October. The latter dates
compose the schedule of the sessions
of the Cumberland county sittings,
and an effort will be made to effect a
trade. 1t would make no difference to
Cumberland county, While the change
would be more particularly advantage
eous to Atlantic county, owing to the
fact that the terms come at inconve-
nient seasons to litigants and lawyers
In Atlantic City, which furnishes three
quarters of the business transacted
1t is believed that Judge Ludlow is
favorable to the change
The telegraph informed the people of
New Jersey yesterday morning that the
defeated Republicans of Jersey City had
concluded to abide by the decision of the
hallot-boxes, and turn the offices over to
their chosen successors. How condescend-
ing the Republican Office holdere of Jersey
City are
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