Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-04-09

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Recapitulation.
Estimated expense March to June 80,
1913. ...................... 1914 CT
Estimated expense June 80, 1903 to
June 30, 1904 .................... 1857 81
S2s.74l 81
Estimated receipts from State tax -. 6,so6 z
Balance in hands of Treas Mar ], 1908 $3.50 5.
S2a777 0.
Mr.. Davis moved that $40, 1000 be raised
by local tax to pay the school expense fol
the years 100000, and the motion was
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Carpenter then spoke of the need for
additional school room, and expressed the
opinion that at an early day new school
house would have to be built Several
locations were discussed but the confer
ence was dispersed by an alarm of fire from
box IL, and the meeting adjourned.
The Cold Snap.
The sudden change in temperature that
occurred about noon on Saturday, the fourth
instant, reached its most serious stage Sat
urday night and Sunday morning, when
the freezing point was reached, and ice
formed to thickness of one and half
inches. Fruit growers are of the opinion
that one-half the peach, pear and berry
crop, or at least those in bloom, were
ruined.
Up to last Saturday morning, farmers
had reason to believe that the season of
1903 was to be a record breaker as to early
production, but when snow began falling
at noon on the fourth, and cold winds from
the north swept the State, the worst fears
that the mild weather of March that had
given vegetation such remarkable start,
was not to be favorable to a large fruit
crop or an early marketing of the usual
crops, was realized.
Mr.. John G. Whitall, one of Gloucester
county's most methodical as well as sue
cessful farmers, says that his record, cover
ing period of twenty-five years. shows
that the earliest date at which he has cut
asparagus for market, previous to this year,
was April IA, and the latest date April %
This year he made his first shipment on
April 2, twelve days earlier than the earli-
est date for twenty-five years.
Luther Chew, of West Deptford inform
ed us last week that Strawberries were in
bloom two weeks earlier than usual, and
like reports come from other sections Of the
county.
j. Ellis Paulin, EsI., of Glassboro, in
forms us that in his section, the farmers
are of opinion that one-half the peach and
pear buds were blasted by the cold of Sat
urday and Sunday nights.
| Reports from Williamsiown, Atco and
Hammonton concur in the opinion that
the small fruits and berries that form such
an important source of income to the peo-
pie, were ruined by the freeze.
An extensive berry grower Of Sewell
says that the early varieties of Strawberries,
which were in full bloom, were killed by
the cold weather of Saturday and Sunday
nights.
An observing citizen of East Greenwich
township is more hopeful of the fruit and
berry crops than farmers generally. He
does not think those crops were seriously
damaged in his section, as they were not
far enough advanced to be affected
OF the effect of the cold snap on his
trees, John Repp, of Glassboro, the largest
fruit grower in the State writes us: Apples
and Keiffer pears are hot hurt at all;
peaches and Duchess pears, enough buds
left to make crop; Bartlett and Law
renee pears, so to * per cent. killed, but
they are very full of buds, and if nothing
further happens there are enough left to
make crop; sour cherries and plums are
all gone.
| IN SUSSEX AND WARREN.
The following statement of the effect of
the freeze on fruit in Sussex county, under.
date of Monday, April 6, is received
The expected cold wave came Saturday,
accompanied with fall Of snow. The
mercury gradually fell, and at midnight
registered 81 degrees above zero.
Reports from the peach growing districts
particularly from the Vernon Valley, indi-
cate loss of many thousands of dollars
to the growers of the fruit The buds
were about half opened, and were nipped
by the hard freeze. The wind blew a gale
from the northwest all day Saturday, and
badly damaged the fruit orchards.
All vegetation which had been started by
the warm weather suffered severely Mon
day it grew rapidly warmer, and at night
fall it promised to be warm to-day
In Warren county the farmers state that
the cold wave has about ruined the fruit
crop in Warren county, as many trees, such
as peach, apricot, plum, etc., were in full
bloom, and nearly all of the fruit buds
were developed enough to be in danger
from such weather as Saturday and Sun
day. The farmers state that the buds can
stand considerable cold if it is a dry one
and the wind keeps up. But SATURDAYS
rain and snow is said to have blasted them.
Those examined late Sunday were said
to be black at the heart, sure indication
of death.
The thermometers registered much below
the freezing point Sunday, and Mo nday
morning. Those who had water in pals,
etc., outdoors Sunday morning state that
it froze to thickness Of two inches
Obituary.
DIR. ALvAH RITTENHoUsE, an aged gen
tleman who moved to the Patterson resi-
dence on Hessian avenue recently, died on
Tuesday, aged 20 years. The funeral will
be on Friday, the 10th instant, interment
at Rosemont.
Mrs. EMMA BLENcoE, sister of Mrs.
D. P. Stanger, Of this city, and aunt of
Mrs. A. F. Oliver, of Williamstown, died
at her home in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
A daughter survives her.
| BEATRICE CONNER, adopted daughter
OF Mr., and Mrs. Thos W. Hurff, died
Wednesday morning of diphtheria, aged
five years. Beatrice was an exceedingly
attractive child, and general favorite Of the
entire neighborhood.
| ABAGAIL HALL widow of the late Chas.
Hall, died at Paulsboro, on Tuesday, March
81, in the 10Th year of her age Mrs. Hall
was daughter of the late John B. Miller,
prominent citizen Of our county of past
generation, Lay Judge of cur County
Courts and member of the legislature in
the years 1S47-48 Mrs. Hall was the
eldest Of eight children, Judge Samuel I.
Miller, Lydia A., widow of the late James
M. Roe; Emily Gaunt, widow of the late
George H. Gaunt; Edward G.. Miller, Anna
Sickler, widow of the late zacheus Seeker;
Lizzie Summerill, wife of Daniel v. Sum-
merrill, Of Pennsgrove, and Charles F.
Miller. A remarkable fact in connection
with this family is that Mrs. Halls death
is the first break in the family Of John B.
Miller since 1849, when son died at the
age Of 16 years.
Low Swindler Caught.
/ On March two men came to our town
representing themselves as agents for. Nor
gan's Mfg Co., so and 81 Franklin street,
New York City, under the names of John
D. Wells and D. Gaery Cor H. Lee) and
sold soap by false representations, and re-
ceived about $50 90 from our citizens.
On April 6, Mrs. Howard Moore, Of our