Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-04-07
DolNGS IN NEW JERSEY.


Trenton. April Mrs. Adele Burr
Of Camden, secured a verdict in the
United States circuit court yesterday
for $1,000 against the Camden and Su.
burban railroad for injuries. Mrs. Burr
had her back broken in an accident
two years ago.
Camden, April Sowing to war ru-
mors a large number Of orders which
have been received by c. r. Sinner &
Son, wooden yarn manufacturers, have
been countermanded. The works have
closed down, throwing number OF
people out of employment.
Trenton. April 5.-The three cornered
fight for the postmastership of Bor-
dentown has ended by the appointment
of William H. Foley by the president
yesterday. Mr.. Foley is president oil
common council and has been active in
the politics of Burlington county for
several years. His principal opponent
was William Allen, formerly the post
master of the United States senate
Atlantic City, April 5.-The manda-
mus recently issued from the supreme
court ordering three members OF the
Brigantine city council to transact the
duties attendant upon their office by
attending sessions of council was eff
fective. Until Saturday night there
had been no meeting since last Novem-
Der, the city was without clerk, legal
notice for an election had not been is
sued. Constant Bowen was elected
clerk at the meeting, and the election
will be held on the 18th. There are Is
rrrfa ~ 1,-s- On
be filled.
Pennington, April 4-Hiram Hart
pence. aged about Is years, attempted
to commit suicide at his parents resi-
dence, at Aliens Corner, near Fleming
ton, this morning. Unknown to his
relatives Hartpence procured razor
and slashed his throat from ear to ear,
missing the jugular vein. Dissatis-
fed with this attempt Hartpence then
cut deep gashes in his wrists. He was
discovered Immediately afterward, and
physician was hastily summoned,
and succeeded in stopping the dow of
blood. Hartpence is very weak from
loss of blood, but hopes are entertained
for his recovery. No reason is assign
ed for his actions.
Collingswood, April 4.--Mayor Tatem
stated today that the electric light sys-
tenn in this borough would be in work
ing order by the first of next month,
and probably week earlier. The Sub
urban Improvement company, which
has the contract for lighting the town,
will get their power this year from the
power station at Haddonfield, but next
year will build a plant of their own
near the railroad track, on the Camden
city line. The lighting company is also
after the sewerage and drainage sys-
TEN contract, and will, in all probable
ity, get it, notwithstanding the protests
of number of residents who favor the
borough doing this work.
Woodstown, April 5.-The tomato
packers of Woodstown have made their
annual contracts with the farmers for
this seasons crop, and are now run
ming full handed making cans. The
three factories, Lippincott & Davis, the
Farmers Cooperative company and
Dickinson & Lippincott, pack over g.
000,000 cans and make 1000 barrels of
catsup. To produce this they contract
for about 1900 acres of tomatoes. The
price last season was SIS per ton, and,
as the crop was light in other sections,
a number of the growers jumped their
contracts and sold to commission
houses in Philadelphia, realizing from
s. to SIS per ton. This year the con-
tracts are more binding, and the price
has been raised to Sc per ton.
Hall, wife of Assemblyman Hall, of
Jersey City, a guest at the Seaside
House here, died very suddenly to-
night. She was walking on Pacific ave-
nue. about II o'clock with friends, and
suddenly complained of feeling unwell.
The party was then near Westcott's
drug store, and, although the lady was
urged to enter a bus and go immedi-
ately to her hotel, she declined to do
so, and entered the drug store, saying
that she thought she would be all right
in a few minutes. She had just seated
herself in a chair, and a physician
present was preparing to apply restor-
atives, when she suddenly fell over and
expired. She was 40 years of age.
Heart failure was the cause.
Bridgeton, April 5.-More oyster trou-
bles are brewing. Since the opening of
ers have begun to avoid the new rough
Gull law. This law and also the new
line law compels oystermen to throw
overheard all small oysters below three
inches in length and all shells as soon
as brought up in their dredges, so that
this stuff may make natural beds. OF
the 400 oyster boats 20 of them have
been detected by the watch boats Of
ficers in loading everything brought up
from the plant beds and carrying it off
to their beds in the cove. When the
officers attempted to board these boats
on Saturday to make arrests they were
repulsed, and, as they had no war
rants, they withdrew Warrants will
be procured for some of the most
prominent oystermen of the Oyster as
ISOLATION.
Trenton. April 1.-The state conven-
concluded It's session yesterday after
noon. Frederick F. Meyers, of Newark,
was elected president with the follow
ing vice presidents: Herbert w. John
son, First congressional district; Walter
H. Edge, Second; Joseph S. Freling-
huysen, Third; j. B. r. Smith, Fourth;
William Mackenzie, Fifth; R. F. Ged-
DIES, Sixth; Robert Carey, Seventh; E.
e. Ludlow, Eighth. An executive COM
mittee of one from each county was
also chosen. Six delegates-at-large to
the national convention of the Repub-
lican clubs at Omaha were chosen, as
follows: George w. Page, Mercer coun-
ty Robert Mclaughlin, Passaic; D. H.
c. H. Herold, Essex; John P. Land
wine, Hudson; E. r. Alderman, Ber-
gen; David o. Watkins, Gloucester.
Four delegates from each congressional
district were elected.
Klondlke Craze Unabated.
San Francisco. April THE steamer
Alameda arrived yesterday from sgd