Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-10-24
October Term of Court.

October Term of Court.
The October term Of Gloucester County
Courts convened on Tuesday, Justice Gar
rison presiding with County Judge Jessup.
After the usual fornalities the following
good and true men were called and quail
fed as Grand Jurors:
B. w. Andrews, Woodbury..
Thos. M. Terrell, Glassboro.
Geo. r. Hazelton Harrison
Harry G. Pebble, Wenonah.
DIR. o. Grimshaw, Woolwich
Jos. W. Merritt, Woodbury..
John III. Brown, Greenwich.
Geo. K. Carroll, Woodbury..
VIM. III Springer, Logan.
James Jessup, Mantua.
A. F. Oliver, Monroe.
Thos. J. Stratton, East Greenwich.
Joshua S. Joyce, West Deptford
John Kirby, Logan.
A. G. Silver, Clayton.
G. A. Shaw, Washington.
Harry W. Jones, Franklin.
A. w. Muller, Deptford.
DR.. S. F. Stranger, South Harrison.
Benz. Shoemaker, Woolwich.
Samuel Neal, Elk.
Thos. G. Allen, Glassboro.
DR.. J. G. Edwards, of Monroe, and
James White, of Harrison, were called but
did not respond.
The jury then retired, without special
instruction, attended by Officers Dopson
and Murphy.
An experimental call was then made of
the cases listed for trial in the Supreme
Court, and of the eleven cases four were
reported ready for immediate trial, as fol-
lows: M. Kellmeyer VS.. Chas. Sharp; Jon.
Kindle VS.. Chas. G. Justice; John J. Cox
VS.. the Delaware Granite Mining Co. +;
Chas. G. Justice VS.. Jon. Kindle. The
trial of these began yesterday morning in
the order printed.
The issue Of Edw. g. Miller vs. John
Rambo, case famous in this and the
higher Courts, went off for the term by
consent. The case of Thos. Martindale vs.
Ida Kirkbride was referred to the Circuit
Court Justice for trial, as was also the
case of Litchfeld vs.. the W. J. & S. RR.
Stevenson, executor. Other cases were not
acted on.
OF the eleven Circuit Court cases six
went off for the term and three were re-
ported ready for trial, as follows: Spring
Water Co. VS.. John and Catharine Ladner
Emma d. Davis VS.. Jos. d. Green; Thos
Keegan VS.. John Fl. Shute, S. S. Duffield,
Chas. S. Heritage, David Paulin and Edw
Munyan. The case of Lord vs. Lord will
be tried late in the term.
The list of appeal cases was called and
those reported ready were set down fol-
trial on the last Friday of the month.
Justice Garrison announced that Justice
Nixon would be here next Monday to try
Circuit Court issues and other cases referred
to him.
Mr.. Watkins made application and filed
petition for the appointment of surveyors
to lay out new road in West Deptford
township, through the Fitzgerald and
Strictmatter farms. The petition was
signed by those parties and A. P. Rambo
J. W. Leonard, J. G. Whitall, B. F.
Bruner, j. c. Budd, Jas. T. Budd, S. B
Heritage, G. W. Wilkins, G. B. Leonard
and L. R. Wilkins. The petition was
granted and the surveyors appointed.
Applications for licenses were filed as
follows: Samuel Reeves, Mantua; Henry
Finger, Franklinville; John W. Jessup
Mullica Hill; Charles Sharp, Bridgeport
Charles Kerns, Malaga; L. d. Bozorth
Almonesson; Jacob Field, Glassboro; Frank
Steelman, Glassboro; Andrew J. Hendrick
son, wholesale, Woolwich township.
Judge Jessup announced that remon-
strances against applications for licenses
must be filed by noon Monday next, and
all uncontested applications will be dis
posed of on Monday afternoon. Where
circumstances appear the applications will
lay over until Thursday of next week.
The Grand Jury took recess until Fri
day, when its labors will be completed.
The trial Of the Kellmyer7 Sharp case
was completed yesterday except the testi
mony Of one witness for the defendant, who
will be heard this morning. 1t is suit
for damages sustained by Kellmyer in fall.
ing through trap door in Sharp's hotel al
Billingsport, while a guest of the house
The door is in the passageway leading from
the Office to the rear of the bar. Kellmyel
was stranger in the house and thought
he was going into the bar room.
The case of John j. Cox VS.. the Delaware
Granite Mining Company is now on trial.
Teachers Union Institute.
The Union Institute of the public school
teachers of the counties of Salem, Atlantic
school building, Atlantic City, beginning
Wednesday a. m. on November 6 and
closing Friday afternoon, November 8. The
instructors will be Prof Earl Barnes, Prof
Chas. S. Albert, Miss Louisa Connolly
Rule prescribed by the State Board Edu-
cation is : "All teachers shall attend tht
Annual Institute, held for the County in
which they are teaching; and no deduction