Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11
caunfx News.

The Gloucester County Medical Society
will celebrate its eightieth anniversary al
the Wenonah Inn on September Is.
Paulsboro is considering q business mems
carnival as a method Of booming the town.
The proposition is to hold it early 10
October.
Mr.. Somers r. Steelman has leased bis
Newfield hotel property to Mr.. Jacob F.
Maier, of Philadelphia. who has taken
possession. Mr.. s. and family have re-
moved to Clayton where they will reside
for the present.
The Gloucester County Game Protective
Association is about to be given a new
charter under law recently passed in this
State. This charter will extend the
authority of the Association and by the
new powers granted the members hope to
break up the illegal hunting that has been
SO prevalent.
William II. Nicholson, chairman of the
last Congressional Convention of the First
District Of New Jersey of the National
Prohibition party, has issued call for a
convention to name candidate for Con-
gress. The convention will be held at
Ocean City on August II. So far as known,
no candidate is yet IN view.
On Friday last James Keegan, Swedes-
boro farmer, was badly injured by being
run over by his own team in Woodbury.
Mr.. Keegan was on his way home from
market, and was asleep on the seat A
sudden jolt of the wagon threw him from
his seat to the ground directly ia front OF
the wheels. Both wheels of the wagon
passed oyer his body, fracturing several
ribs and severely crushing him about the
body.
Application has been made to vacate the
road from Gibbst0wn to Crown Point and
the following Surveyors of Highways have
been appointed by the Court: George
Turner and Lewis Warrington, of Wool
wich township; Benz. Norton and Jno.
Shoemaker, Logan township; Elmer E
Clement and Jesse Mullen, West Deptford
township They will sit at Gross Hotel,
Gibbstown, at $50 a. m. Wednesday Aug.
II.
The drowning at Almonesson Lake of
Willie and Leon, sons of Mr.. and Mrs
Willard Hunt, of 1868 North Fifty fourth
street, Philadelphia, last Thursday after
noon, was one of the saddest accidents that
eyer occurred there. The boys were aged
s and IL years. The boys were fishing off
the road way, near the dam. when one of
them lost his footing and fell into the
water. The other went to his aid, and as
neither could swim, the result was as stated
above. Coroner Hunter held view. and
gave a certificate of death in accordance
with the facts. The bodies were taken to
Philadelphia for interment.
I..k ToooA
years old, with party of friends from
Philadelphia, were enjoying an excursion
on the rive, when opposite Bramell's Point,
off Greenwich township, they went in
bathing Young Schroepier was seized
with ciamp and despite the efforts made
to save him, he was drowned. The body
was recovered off Crab Point on Tuesday
morning. Coroner Gaskill decided that it
was not necessary to hold an inquest.
Undertaken McMulIin took the body to
Gloucester where it was delivered to
another undertaken and taken to Palmyra
for burial The deceased was a type
writer.
On Monday, the LIST inst, Mr.. James E.
Helms reached the 80th mile stone in life's
journey, and the event was made by his
friends the occasion of congratulations and
rejoicing. II was an all-day surprise party,
the friends coming in the morGing and
separating in the early evening. Mr..
Helms shared the post OF honor at the
table with his old friend John Fl .Featherer,
who on that day had reached his 8Ist
anniversary. Among those present were
Hance Helms, Emma Helms, VIM. j.
Helms and wife, John Helms and wife,
Henry Shoemaker and wife, Horter and
Gertie Helms, Mrs Mary P. Helms, Miss
Meribah and Ella Helms, j. Clark Helms
and wife, Master John Helms, Misses
Bertha and Sarah Helms, William Justice,
Sr. and wife, Misses Emma and Abbie
Justice, Mrs. Lizzie Hilyard, Miss Eta
Dawson, Mr.. Richard Thompson and wife,
Mrs. Ruth A. Justice, Miss Martie Thomp-
son from Camden; Misses Carson and
Albertson, from HaddoDfeld Mrs. Lydia
Justice and daughter, from Swedesboro !;
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Locke, from Pauls-
boro; Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Derrickson, Miss
Flora DericksoD, Miss Lizzie McIlvain, Miss
Ida Bennett, from Repaupo. Mr.. and Mrs.
Helms are yet in vigorous health and the
hope of all is that they will enjoy many
such occasions together yet.