Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-07
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday, August 1.

Friday, august ].
Rev. Benjamin Sold, rabbi emeritus
of Oheb Shalom Temple, Baltimore,
died yesterday at Berkeley Springs,
w. Va.
1t is said in Washington that fo-
tilla of torpedo boats will assist the
army in the coming army and navy war
manoeuvres.
The Patriot, the only morning news
paper Of Harrisburg, Pa, was sold to
Mayor Vance c.. Mccormick yesterday
by D. A. Orr.
Reports from st. Petersburg say that
cholera is spreading rapidly in Man
churia and hundreds are dying daily,
the victims being mostly Chinese.
Saturday, August 2.
The official trial of the new battle
ship Maine has been postponed from
August Is until September /.
Major j. NJ Young, U. S. M. c., re-
tired, died suddenly of heart failure at
his home at Baltimore yesterday
The safe in the postoffice at Niles,
O.. was blown open by craftsmen, who
secured $3.50 in money and 1000
stamps.
Captain William Phillips, of the
Tenth Infantry, U. S. A., has been ap-
pointed governor of the Island of Para
qua, P. I.
The entire National Guard of Kan
sas will take part in the manoeuvres
of the regular army at Fort Riley.
Kan. the latter part of September.
Monday, August 4.
Canada is to have steamship SER
vice between one of its ports and South
Africa.
London, denies that he will retire from
active business on his return to
America.
The German Army and Navy Asso-
citation of North America held their an
nual convention at Hamilton, o., yes
terday and today
While picking berries on the noun
tains near Shamokin, Pa, Saturday,
Mary McCollum was bitten by copper
head snake and may die.
Tuesday, August 5.
Charles Vaughan, of Middlesboro,
KY, was shot and killed yesterday by
Sheriff Wilson while resisting arrest.
The Edgerton colliery of the Temple
Coal Company, near Scranton, Pa,
shipped 80 cars of anthracite coal yes
terday.
Commander -in-chief Torrance, of the
G. A. r., has appointed committee
to erect a statue in Washington of
General B. F. Stevenson, founder of
the G. A. R.
During an electric storm lightning
struck the house of Thomas Jansen,
near Monticello, N. j., killing Jansen
and shocking four other members of
his family into insensibility.
Wednesday, August 6.
President Palma, of Cuba, will give
his first dinner to foreign ministers
at Havana tonight.
The 250th anniversary of the settle.
ment of York, Maine, was observed
yesterday by floral and historical
parade.
In a freight wreck on the Norfolk
| and Western road, near PEBBLES, O..
Brakemen Foley and Harvey Norman
were killed and three other trainmen
| injured.
| Contracts have been awarded for a
large addition to the Austin Hall Law
School at Harvard College, Cambridge
Mass, for which 100000 will be ex
| pended.
Thursday, August 7.
The 32d annual convention of the
| Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF
| America was held at Dubuque, Ia, yes
| terday.
Companies A, B, E and l, of the
Seventh Infantry, commanded by Ma
| jor Booth, arrived at Seattle, Wash.
yesterday from Alaska.
A cloudburst yesterday near Denver
Colo. washed away seven bridges and
many miles of track on the Rio Grande
and Colorado Railroad.
The plant of the Erie Forge Com
pany, at Erie. Pa, was destroyed by
fire yesterday, causing loss of over
| $4,000. Several hundred men are
| thrown out of employment.
Senator Hanna addressed the Chau.
tauqua Assembly at Urbana, O., yes
terday on Capital and Labor" He
will address the Chautauqua Associa-
ton at Lake Chautauqua, N. Y, on
| the same question,