Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-06
DoINGs IN NEW JERSEY.

and committed to the county JAN Tor hNc
days by Justice Hin for cursing women
who would not buy from him.
Pennington. March 81 Charles Bull
mer, aged % years. Of High Bridge, was
fatally injured in a runaway accident
yesterday. His horse became frighten-
ed at an unknown object and ran away.
throwing Bulmer out He was dragged
a long distance and the wheels passed
over his head. He died from his inju-
ries this morning.
Tdell, April 1T. d. Kerr, Of Idell,
Huntertion county, was testing milk to-
day at the creamery at Ideil. when a bot
tie of vitriol burst in his face and eyes.
He may lose the sight Of both eyes.
Bridgeton, April l..Iudge Thomas w.
Trenchard today succeeded Judge James
X. Hoagland as law judge Of the Cum
berland county courts.
WHliamstown. April 1.-The glass
works here are greatly hampered on
account OF lack Of boys. and in some
shops that require special work in ham
ding bottles, men are hired to do boys
work There is an average of three to
four shops idle each day and night on
account of not having "tealing boys.
Packers are also scarce. and it has been
many years since there was such short
age of men as at present.
Trenton. April 1.-Papers were filed
with the secretary of state yesterday in
creasing the capital stock of the Ameri-
can Tobacco company from $4,000, COS
to $T0,000.000 During the month OF
March the number of companies incor.
porated was go, on which there was
paid filing fees Of $126,000. There were
50 companies whose authorized capita
exceeded 100000 each, and the ag
gregate authorized capital of these b
companies was Sill, 100000.
Newark, April 1.-When Alphonse G
Helms was editor of labor paper il
Philadelphia. and went home from work
one day he found on the table a note
from his wife. Jane, saving that she and
the children had gone to France. Late,
a letter from his brother-in-law. il
France, told him his wife was dead
Helms then married Mrs. Margaret
Stollemeerk, of Newark, and came here
to live. Recently his first wife. who was
not dead after all, turned up in Brooklyn
Helms promptly separated from his sec
ond wife, and today secured divorce
from the first,
Bridgeport, April 1.-When George
Gray, well known young boat builder
was stricken with illness early this weel
he Iapsed into Inconsistencies. All eff
forts of his physician to bring him ont
of this state were futile. and Gray grew
gradually worse. On Wednesday, how
ever he suddenly aroused himself and
asked: Mother, what day is thisT
.sThis is "wednesday, my son. replied thS
aged woman anxiously. We'll. I'll dix
on Friday said Gray, aud with deel
sigh sank back into Inconsistencies. Be
fore darkness fell last night Gray was
dead His strange prediction was full
filed.
Trenton. April 2.-Thomas J. Brown
A well known hotel keeper of this place
has sued his wife for divorce The cast
attracts considerable attention becaus'
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown became reconciles
some months ago Several local detec
tives sued Brown for $500 alleged TO b.
due them for sbadowing his wife. The,
were unable. to get any damaging infor
nation and reconciliation followed
But the suits of the detectives brought
out a renewal OF the hostilities between
Mr. and Mrs Brown, and the husband
secured another detective. The Browns
have four children.
Someryille. n. r.. March 31.-Two per
sons were burned TO death in a small
house at Mine Rock, a small place abou
Is miles from here. on Tuesday. The.
were Benjamin Rush, almost 100 years
old, aud Catharine Blue, his house
keeper. who was over 20. They were
recluses, and occupied small frame
dwelling. It is thought the high winds
of Tuesday blew down the flimsy struet
ure, which caught fire and cremated it
two inmates The bodies were found ii
the smouldering embors On Wednesday
and the roof of the house was 10 fee
away, where it had evidently beer
blown by the wind.
Flemington, April 1.-The genera
store of Samuel Schriller, at Higl
Bridge, was burglarized Thursday night
After ransacking the building and sc
curing several hundred dollars worth o
booty, the thieves set the building Oh
fire, inside and out. Storekeeper Schuy
Ter occupies apartments on the secont
floor of the building. He was awaken
ed at 2 o'clock in the morning by some
thing falling in the store below. Hi
apartments were filed with smoke, ant
SCHUYLER and his wife were almost suf
located. The citizens were aroused
and forming bucket brigades succeeded
In saving the building. The loss by fir,
will amount to several hundred dollars.
Bridgeton, March 31.-William Moor,
was arrested this afternoon charged witt
robbing the Fairton postoffice last Sat
urday night. Moore lives in Fairton
and officers are said to have found il
his residence nearly all the stolen arti
cles. He in in Jail pending an examina
ton.
Paterson, April ALMOST nnparal
lelled in its atrocious cruelty is the cas-
of Elizabeth Reems, IL years old, VIII,
was taken in charge today by the Pat
erson Society for the Prevention .
Cruelty to Children Her aunt, who i
accused of having tortured her, will b
prosecuted. Six years ago the child wa
left an orphan and went to live with he
aunt. Keziah Storms, near Crystal Lake
Since that time she has been made
household drudge by her relatives. Sh
has never seen the interior of a schoo
or church She does not even know tn
first letter of the alphabet Her fac
is that of woman of 80 years, her bod,
that of an emaciated child of years
who has been beaten often and withou
mercy, and her hands are the great cal
lous ones of farmers boy of 20. Oh
the night of the great blizzard little Liz
zie Recms, starving and without cloth
ing, walked four miles through tn,
snow to the home of Poormaster Packer
She had heard that food could be ha,
from him for the asking. Her clothinI
consisted of piece OF old bed ticking
and she had no Undertaking. One foo
was half hidden in an old shoe, and tn
other was wrapped in old bagging an,
tied with string. A piece of old carpe
was wrapped about her body, and he
arms were covexed with thin rags Pres
ident Bishop has placed the chad in tn
Fisher Home for Children.
A Kansas City Governed by Women.
Beattie. Kan, April 6.-~In the cit!
election here two tickets were in til,