Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-07-06
DoINGS IN NEW JERSEY.


WOODS today. 1t is believed that it is
John Mitchell, superintendent of SEN
ator Kean's farm, who disappeared on
the 18th ult.
Bordentown, June 30.-Because May
or ]. Gilbert did not respond promptly
to his demand for a match stranger
tried to assault him today. The mayor
knocked his assailant down and then
turned him over 70 a policeman. The
prisoner said he was W. II. WEIGH, of
Trenton. He was committed to the
county jail.
Seabright, July Richard G. Fes-
sendon, of Jersey City, who was APP
pointed by Judge Collins last week to
Investigate into the charge of mis-
management of borough affairs, de-
clines to serve. The mayor and coun-
ell agree to aid the expert in every way
to make thorough examination of the
books and other accounts of the bor-
ough.
Woodbury., June 30.-All the union
glass factories in South Jersey shut
down tonight for the summer season.
A prominent glass man stated tonight
that there are many untitled orders re-
manning over, and that there is not any
doubt that there will be an early re-
sumption in the fall. He said that the
glass business was in better con-
dition today than it has been for years.
Trenton, June SO.-At the close of
business for the month this evening
the corporation books in the secretary
of states Office showed that 205 COM
panies had been chartered during the
month of June, for which the state
received in filing fees $83,53S. In this
list there was 81 having a capitaliza-
ton of more than SO 900 900 each. Al
together 1,179 companies have been in
corporated since the first of the year.
Atlantic City, June 3O-Rev. James
S. Thompson, pastor of Macedonia At
riean Methodist Episcopal church,
Camden, while discussing religious
matters at the quarterly conference Of
the African Methodist church last
evening, suddenly fell to the floor and
died a few minutes later. The cause
of death is said to be primarily due to
an affection of the heart. Deceased
was pastor of ST. James African Meth
odist Episcopal church, of this city,
for several years.
| Plainfeld, July Mrs. Sylvester ].
O'Sulliyan, wife of the vice president
of the United States Fidelity and
Guarantee company, of New York, was
probably fatally burned in the store of
Crosby & Hill, Plainfield, yesterday.
| She is supposed to have stepped on a
match, which ignited and set fire to
her dress. She was almost immedi-
ately enveloped in flames. Manager
William Carson, of the store. was Sc
verely burned in trying to save Mrs.
O'Sullivan.
Bridgeton, July S.-Charles Brooks,
farmer living near this city, while in
the harvest field suffered stroke of
paralysis. He fell to the ground, and
during his paroxysm he swallowed his
false teeth. His son found him and
took him to the house and an effort
was made to extricate the teeth, but
without effect. Brooks experiences
much pain in his stomach and the at
tending physician says he will have to
undergo a surgical operation to get
the teeth out.
Summit, N. j., July 3.-An incendi.
airy fire here yesterday did $3.50, 900
damage. The fire was discovered about
o'clock in the morning in the rear of
house owned by V. Vicari, on Union
avenue. A high wind prevailed at the
time The fire communicated to a
frame building some distance away
and then destroyed about ten similar
buildings adjoining which were occu-
pied as stores and dwelling houses, to-
gether with five buildings on Union
avenue. About 100 persons were driven
to the street and saved practically
nothing.
Burlington, July Am attempt was
made at noon to wreck a trolley car
on the Mt. Holly and Burlington
branch of the Pennsylvania railroad.
The car was running at high rate of
speed along by a dense woods when
the motorman discovered the obstruc-
ton on the track. Hastily applying the
air brakes he brought the car to a
standstill just in time to prevent it
dashing into the obstruction. Three
coupling links had been fastened to
the rail. Detectives have been put on
the trail of demented man who hal
been seen lettering in the vicinity and
is suspected of committing the act.
Haddonfield, July Ada Cuthbert,
the 51a- year-old daughter of B. Cuth-
bert, of Westmont, had both legs near
ly cut off this afternoon by the sharp
knives of moving machine. She
was sent out in the field to call her
grandfather. Harry Cuthbert, to dinner
and crawled through the fence where
the underbrush was high, so that her
grandfather did not see her, and she,
not knowing that the knives were on
that side, stepped directly in front of
them. Before the horses could be
stopped the knives caught her and cut
through the flesh of both legs and
severed the outside bones She was
taken to the West Jersey Homeopathic
hospital, Camden, where an operation
was performed. The doctors have some
hopes of saving her limbs.
Newark, July "a small boys in
spiration to celebrate the anniversary
of the battle of July 8 resulted disas-
trously today to himself and three OF
his playmates. The lad is Charlie
Kaiser, years old, and his fellow I'M
fortunates are his sister, Sadie, {
years old; Willie Hogan, years, and
Arthur Hogan aged g. The children
loaded toy cannon and trained it on
an imaginary Spanish fleet, consist
ing of row of dog kennels and hen
neries. AS Garlic lighted a match
there was flash and loud explosion,
and the faces and hands Of all the
children were terribly burned with
gunpowdef and lacerated with glass.
A spark from the match had dropped
into We powder jar The Kaiser chill
dren are in a hospital In a serious
coalition. The others will recover,
Belonged to Family of Governors.
Columbia, S. c., July Sat midnight
Ex-Governor John Peter Richardson
died suddenly at his suite of rooms at
the Hotel Jerome of heart disease. He
had been in failing health for some
years. He was 60 years of age and
leaves a widow. He was governor for
two terms. and was succeeded by
present United States Senator TiIlman.
He belonged to family that has fur
nished in all five governors to the state
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