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Despair Drove Her to Suicide.
(By the Associated Press.) J

Charleston, s. c., March 14-Mrs
Quiseppina Cappina, of Tampa, Fla, who
attempted to take ner life near this city
yesterday, while en- route from New Yo k
to Tampa, died here today. She recov-
cred consciousness shortly before her
death and stated that she regretted her
act, giving as her reason she feared that
she would not see her son again.
Advices received from Tampa state that
Mrs. Cappina had been visiting in Italy
for over two years and was returning
home when she attempted to take her life.
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alD N0rh GapG16ma Daily Papers Both @ua0m

no one who held any animosity towart
Burdick.
Adjourned until Monday
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Gadsden. Ala. March 14.-Will Fergu-
son, wife and baby We're drowned in the
backwaters of Hytop Creek, DeKalhe
county, last night A eavy fall of rain
during the night had caused the creek to
overflow and Ferguson's house was food
ed. In trying to make their escape the
family were drowned, their bodies being
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Plans for Kinston's New Church.

J. c. BIRDsoNG. Sec.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29
MULLICA HILL.

Lippincott Moore and family, Of Elmer,
visited friends here on Saturday.
Mrs. Ward Heritage, of Wenonah, spent
a few days with relatives here last week.
Merry sleigh bells have been jingling
since Sunday.
Mrs. Warren Stranger, of Glassboro,
called on friends here on Thursday.
Mrs. Rebecca Parker and daughter Anna
are spending the week in Phila.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Somers, of Harding
Vile, visited friends here on Saturday.
Nathan Lippincott, of Phila., spent Sun
day with his mother and sister.
A mothers meeting was held in w. C. T.
u. Hall on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Ella
Benezet, superintendent of the department.,
presented very interesting and instructive
program. Among the questions discussed,
the following ELECTED considerable interest:
stHow can we teach our children to love
the bible ?' The assertion stOur children
are what we make them" called forth
much comment and opinion. At the next
meeting, Feb. 9th, the topics will be
christian Citizenship" and Narcotics. "
I1ere Is no toWH III Douen jersey endt
has been better supplied with coal than orr
own little town for which feeling Of
humble gratitude should exist
Mrs Rachel Bill is spending week with
relatives in Camden and Phila.
Miss Clara Iredell, of Camden, is spend
ing few days with her father, j Fenni-
mere Iredell.
VIM. NJ Colson has recently finished a
fine, new barn ON the premises of his hand
some new residence.
1t is rumored that bank is to be estab-
lished in our town in the near future.
Enterprising citizens will welcome every
advanced measure.
Miss E. R. Chatham is quite sick with
Inflammation of the lungs.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29
WILLIAMSBURG.

rI,boro ,voro throo fnnerals bare IN Mon.
day last. namely: Mrs. Rhinehart, of Ocean
City: Mrs Lake. an elderly lady and a
former resident Of the place; and James
Hutchinson, Of Clayton, another former
resident.
Josiah Giberson died on Tuesday last of
heart trouble. Mr.. G. was veteran Of the
Civil War. OF late he had made his home
with his son Joseph.
Tho ,.;or;tv Of tho meu,bers 81 the hand
bora vithSra,y, and ID organ;1ad - me- new one
n n,e tba leadershin Of Clinton front -
~ -',N'e'p :
, Inc giassDloweIs expect % nave an over
how meeting ON SATURDAY tIe olst, IneIe
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29
PAULSBORO.

Mrs. Stephen johnson fell on the cellar
steps Thursday morning at her home on
Delaware street and broke the bone of her
ankle in two places DIR. Laws was called
and set the ankle.
About six inches of snow fell here Satur-
day and Sunday last that made it look
more like winter. The sleighing was
fairly good on Broad street and some
sleighs were out
Gill Hannold deserves credit for his per-
severance getting coal for his customers
He got the Lodge Bros to take their barge
out last week to get 100 tons of coal he had
bought at Port Richmond. The boat was
somewhat cut by ice. The coal was loaded
Saturday morning and a tug was called for
but none could be found to bring the load
to Paulsboro on account of ice One was
secured on Sunday, when they started for
home, got to the creek and found it full of
ice, so went to Billingsport, where by the
efforts OF two tugs got the boat to the
wharf and Mr.. Hannold is delivering the
coal to his customers from that place.
Mrs. James Lawrence moved to Wood
bury Monday last, where they will board
for short time until they go to their new
home in Missouri.
Excelsior Lodge, A. 0. U, W, elected
and installed the following officers Tuesday
evening: M. W., H. F. Young; Foreman,
Geo. K. G. West; Overseer, Michael Ban
cher; Receiver, VIM. McIlvaine; Financier,
K. A. Jester: Inner Watch, Albert Polig;
o. W., J. W. McIlvane; Trustee, Geo.
West; Representative to Grand Lodge,
Charles Knake
Mrs. E. G. Miller went to Washington,
D. c., Tuesday, where she will stay two
weeks visiting friends there.
Miss Bertha Kirby, of Camden, is keep
ing house for E. G. Miller while Mrs.
Miller is away
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29
PEDRICKTOWN.

Mrs. Elsie Stanley and son Guy spent
Friday in Phila
Miss Agnes Justice, of South Pedrick-
town, was an over Sunday guest of Miss
Lottie Sweetep.
A special meeting was held in the NJ E.
Church on Saturday evening for tho G
recently converted, also for those seeking,
under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Holton. The revival meetings continue
with much interest.
Samuel Pedrick, an aged citizen, is lying
critically i'll at his home here.
The L. 7. L. will hold their meetings
every other week instead of every week as
in the past.
Miss Hannah Somers acted as teacher in
the primary department. of the public
school during the week, owing to the i'll
ness of Miss Carrie Strimple.
The Misses Roberts, Of Auburn, have
been visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Kier
Mrs. Anna Titus, who has been in poor
health for several months, is now at the
home of her son, Otis, in PhiIa., where she
is being treated.
Geo. R. Pedrick and wife are visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Detwiler,
in Phila. Mr. Detwiler is quite i'll.
The members of the M. E. Church are
holding prayer meetings at private homes
with very satisfactory results.
Frank Norton, our genial stage driver,
lost quite valuable horse during the week.
James Sweeten, Jr., and wife spent a
few days OF last week with relatives in
Woodstown.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29
BLACKWooD.

On last Thursday evening the many
friends Of Milton E. Rudderow rendered
him a surprise birthday party. There
being about go present. pleasant even
ing was enjoyed, after which refreshments
were served, consisting of ice cream, cakes
and fruit
Mr.. J. Park Dayeler, of Lancaster, Pa,
is visiting his cousins, Mrs. J. Wood and
Mrs. James Pine.
Miss Ethel Clark is spending week
with Addie Rudderow.
A supper was given in the lecture room
of the Presbyterian Church on Thursday
evening for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid
Society.
George P. Wood, having spent one year
on the farm, will remove to his former
home at this place.
Mr.. Robt. Marshall has accepted posi-
ton with the American Bridge Company
at Pittsburg, Pa.
A juvenile social is to be given at the
home OF Rev. j. N. Lee, on Thursday eve
ming of this week. An enjoyable evening
is anticipated.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF Baptist
Ouuiou uafc 0AUcuelcu lHFibdblOuS 10 all tO
attend social in their Sunday school room
on Tuesday, Feb. 3. An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged, among which is
an interesting feature of men trimming
ladies' hats. The orchestra will be pres
cnt
The Delaware and Atlantic Telephone
Company has installed 30-drop exchange
in G. G.. Hagerman's store. The exchange
board is well equipped with modern i'm
provements and will be an improvement to
the service.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

1t is the evening" of the masked ball.
The fond husband and the loving
wife are assuming their DISCUSSES.
''Where," he exclaims, where in the
dickens is my toNpee? l can't find it
anywhere, and 1 have to wear it, no
matter whether appear in costume or
not"
"My angel" replies the wife, II am
wearing your toupee. 1t was just what
needed to twist into Janice curl for
my colonial dame attire"
"Well, that puts me out" commented
the husband. "What character can ]
assume without any hair?"
"Why not appear as Samson shorn
of his locks?'"
"Got no lion skin costume"
"Well, why not be unique and orig
inal for once and go as hard boiled
egg?'-Judge.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29
MANTUA.

Sleighing was of such short DURATION
very few took the trouble to get their
sleighs out.
Geo. Switzerland, who has been very ill
for several weeks, died early Saturday
morning. The funeral took place on Tues
day. Mr.. Switzerland was an old resident
of the place and veteran of the Civil War
Ben Kircher is kept busy sharpening
saws, for many are saving wood who
usually shovel COAL
Contractor Carson, who was taken with
a severe attack of rush of blood to the head
last week, is very much improved.
Joseph Dunn's new house is about ready
for white coating. 1t will be very neat
home when finished.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hires, of Atlantic
City, arrived at Los Angeles, California,
the thirteenth of the month and expect, if
they like it, to make it their future home.
Mr.. Hires is carpenter and says he found
plenty OF work there. Mrs. Hires is the
daughter of Samuel Craig, of this place.
Phil Nicholson was considerably shaken
up and bruised ON Tuesday while holding
on to his horse as the runaway team
dashed into the baker wagon in Woodbury.
on Tuesday.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29
HURFFvILLE.

While working at Bateman Manufac-
turing Company few days ago, Mr.. Her
bert Hurff caught one Of his fingers in a
cog wheel and tore the end nearly off,
Our farmers are very busy hauling ma
nure for another prosperous season.
Charles P Watson caught very large
fish at Reeves pond laying on top Of the
ice.
William McCracken and Thomas Me-
Keighn have accepted positions at Bate
man Manufacturing Company, Grenloch.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

The day of the retail coal dealer is well
nigh past; soon we shall see in his place an
agent of the coal combine; in small towns
there will be but one coal yard, in large
cities probably several This will effect
great economy in the expense of distrib-
uting coal. This saving, however, will not
60 into the pockets of the consumers, in
the shape of low prices, nor to the miners
in higher wages, it will merely swell the
already enormous bank accounts of the
Railroad-Coal Trust.
These sales agents, moreover, will not be
allowed to lessen the profits of their masters
by making chad debts, y for no coal will be
delivered until it is paid for, as having no
competitors they will not fear losing custo-
mers by refusing credit.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Ispecial correspondence.l


Trenton, Jan. 29.-The sessions this
week were brief, and the lawmakers
went home early ON Tuesday. So far
In the neighborhood of ninety bills
have been introduced in each house,
which is a most remarkable state of
affairs, it being usual to flood i'll the
bills the first day or two and to hold
off for a few weeks while more are
being prepared. But there seems to
have been a steady stream since the
legislature opened, and every one is
wondering where it is going to end. If
the number of bills yet to be intro
duced keeps up in proportion with those
usually introduced later in the session
in recent years, there will be between
100 and 200 bills in each house over the
average number.
That the session is Frightening up
and will soon round into form is evil
dent from the number of important
matters already before the lawmak-
ers, a few of which are as follows:
The Passaic pollution bill, the several
normal school bills, the fish and game
revision, the codification of the stat
utes relating to the assessment and col
lection of taxes, the Dunn act re-enact-
ment bill, the Meeker repeater, the con-
stitutional amendment, the antipigeon
shooting law, the bill limiting the cap
italization of corporations to 100000
and preventing merger beyond that
figure, the automobile bill, the meas
ure authorizing the governor to dis
charge factory inspectors on sight, the
child labor bill changing the age limit
of children employed in workshops and
factories from twelve and fourteen to
fifteen years, the plank road bills, the
bill permitting teachers to be retired on
half pay after having served forty con-
secutive years, the North Plainfield an
nexation act repeater, the Sussex coun-
ty fish commission fight, the PROPOSE
ton to publish a synopsis of the laws
in the newspapers of the state, the
scheme for a new armory in Newark
for the Essex troop, the American
flag advertising bill, the plan to tax
resident gunners, the abolition of coun-
ty fees and the state board of control
of penal and charitable institutions
Many Appropriations Asked.
Plans are being laid for attacks on
the state treasury, and it will be read
lily seen that the present legislative
session will be full of interest even
though there is no United States SEN
ator or important state officers to
elect. The following is a list of OBJ
jects for which extraordinary appro-
priations will be asked and the
amounts likely to be requested in each
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29
BRIDGEPORT.


Extra meetings are in progress at the M.
E. Church.
The tug Owen Brady came up the creek
and took out large manure scow on Fri
day last in spite Of the heavy ice.
Mr.. Richard Moose, after having sec
ond operation performed for cancer in the
mouth at Philadelphia Hospital, has re-
turned home greatly improved by the
operation. We wish him complete recoy-
cry.
Mr.. Charles S. Holdcraft will make a
trip to Florida starting this Thursday,
going by boat Mr.. II. will visit several
places OF Importance in that state while
away.
District Deputy s. M. W., A. E. Davis,
Of Fidelity Lodge, No. 3, A. 0. U. w,
visited Bridgeport Lodge, No 80, and in
stalled its officers for the present year.
The carpenters are making some progress
in the building Of VIM. j. Helms new
house, but are handicapped by the un
favorable weather.
Miss Edith Platt is still confined to hel
room.
Fred Folger has bought the barn on the
Capt. Sparks property and is removing il
to his farm.
| George Baxter has gone to Baltimore fo
visit.
The grippe has affected several in th,
town, and our physicians are kept busy.
Next Sunday Quarterly meeting. Love
feast at 9 As, preaching at 10 80. Quar-
terly conference Monday afternoon Feb. 2
at 3. 80. Reports from all the committees
trustees and Epworth League. All re
quested. Memory day in Sunday School
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

While Governor Murphy was last week
expressing doubt as whether there were
''any'' trusts, the Grand Jury in Chicago
was indicting some sixty Of those conspira-
tors there just in the line of coal, and in
Washington the Republican President and
Congress leaders were getting up an ANTI
Trust" measure which might stop the peo-
pies clamor for while without losing for
the party the ''aooence" and funds of the
Trust maenates.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

A case of great interest to boroughs and
telegraph, telephone, electric and trolley
companies was decided in the United States
Supreme Court at Washington few days
ago, when decision was handed down con-
firming the right of the borough of New
Hope, Pa, to impose license fee upon the
poles and wires of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. The decision of the Su-
preme Court, which was reached within
four years after suit was first brought be-
fore the courts Of Bucks county, will affect
vast number Of boroughs, because it per-
mits them to COLLECT license fee for the
poles and wires of corporations doing bust
ness in boroughs.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

President Roosevelt recommends to Con-
gress special appropriation to aid in meet
ing the expenses Of his carpet-bag officials
in the Philippine Islands. This is in addi-
tion to the hundred and odd million dol
lars year it costs to keep our army and
navy there. But the remarkable feature
in this special call for laid" is the adj
mission the President makes that the
Philippine tariff is farce and failure.
He says =
1.-THE removal under the laws Of Congress
of export duties on goods shipped from the
Philippines to the United States has mate
rally reduced the revenues Of the islands,.
while the duties collected in the United
States upon importations from the Philippe
mes have amounted to practically nothing. ;"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

The haste with which the Trust-run Con-
gress rushed through the bill to suspend the
coal tariff for year, is like the tactics of
more commo robbers who throw away
little of their swag when pursued, to save
the rest.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29
ALMoNEssoN.

Proprietor Bozorth has filled his ice
house this week with 5-inch ice of of lake.
Last Monday Arthur Jaggard caught in a
steel trap hen hawk measuring four feet
one inch from tip to tip.
Those who have been i'll with measles
were able to re-enter school last Monday.
Chalkley HannoId begins the new year
right. It is ten-pound boy.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

The salary of the Bank and Insurance
Commissioner is to be increased from $4,000
to $4,000 per annum before a new Com
missioner is to be appointed. Let's see,
wasn't there party that gained power in
New jersey on the pledge to reduce, not
increase. salaries?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

Anent the opposition of Congressman
LoudensIager and Mr.. Watkins appoint
ment as Bank and Insurance Commissioner,
the iCamden Post Telegram says ''H Mr..
Watkins has the support of United States
Senator Dryden he need not worry about
the opposition of the followers of Congress
man Loudenslager !"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

measure before the legislature that the
people at large approve, is Senate bill No.
%, introduced by Senator Hand last week
Monday, providing fer the publication in
the newspapers of synopsis of the laws as
rapidly as they are enacted. Except
through the newspapers there is no way Of
promulgating the legislative enactments,
and this bill safe guards the treasury from
extortion by useless publication; as laws of
special character are published only in
counties where they apply.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

Senator Dryden objects to the award of a
contract to Cramps to build armored CRUZ
sers for which the New York Ship Build
ing Company made lower bid, and he is
eternally right. But how about Loudly
who works so ''hard" for his district, and
its industries? We havn't heard from him
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

A bill introduced in the Legislature by
Senator Gebhardt, on Monday evening, to
forbid and anul the incorporation of COM
bines of more than one hundred millions in
New Jersey, was startling bomb in the
camp of the Trusts, whom the message of
Governor Murphy last week had made iubi-
LIANT and "easy." 1t knocks the thousand
million Steel Trust and the big railroad
merger to start with, and takes from New
Jersey some of her bad eminence as the
breeding-place Of the monsters that prey on
the rest of the Union. And yet it will be a
very embarrassing thing for the Republic
can managers at Trenton to refuse to pass
the bill, since it is so liberal to capitulation
for any legitimate business.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

For some years there has been craze
or fad for the all red Shorthorn, and
this, too, in spite of the fact that the
prize winning animals at the big shows
have quite generally been of some other
color, mostly roam. The color fad is
sometimes carried to an extreme.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

Senator Kean opened his campaign for
reelection to the Senate at Trenton last
Monday night. The election is two years
distant, and it is predicted there will be
many openings before the event takes
place.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

Old black walnut stumps are being
dug up all over the west for use in the
manufacture of gun stocks, the stumps
in some cases bringing more money
than the tree which grew upon them
did fifty years ago.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

The terrible railroad accident by which
twenty-one passengers on Jersey Central
train lost their lives near Plainield on
Tuesday is the greatest railroad horror
New Jersey has furnished in years That
an express train, running at the rate of
sixty miles an hour, should oyertake and
plunge into local with such deadly effect,
is reproach to the train system of that
road and the fitness Of the train crews
responsible therefor Mr.. DeSano, of
Wenonah, was passenger on the Royal
Blue Flyer that crashed into the local.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

Republicans of Burlington and Lake
wood, in Congressman Gardeners District,
are pulling hair over post Office appoint
ments.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29
The Jersey City NelUs remarks !

The Jersey City NelDs remarks =
AS for the Governors defense of the
trusts at large, it is so trite and trivial as
hardly to be worth notice. The arguments
are of the school boy order. The spread
eagle rhetoric about the general prosperity
is especially foolish, getting into print on a
day when 50 ton is the minimum price
of coal and when every necessary of life
from beef to woollen socks is from so to 100
pc: cent. higher than it was when the Re-
publicans and Mr.. Mckinley went into
office some six years ago. The general
prosperity yesterday amounted to little
more than this-that the workman was
handling more money for his days work
than he did five or six years ago, but lie
was getting little or nothing more in return
for it,
There is something almost gortesque in
the wind up of this chapter on trusts
After fifteen hundred words devoted to the
subject, subject which is agitating the
entire country from the White House and
the Halls Of Congress down to the meeting
places of the ward clubs and town improve
ment associations, the Governor has no
recommendation to make except the pass
age OF law to protect the corporations
from law suits by persons who had griev-
ances against them. This will strike most
well-balanced persons as being nothing
better than an insult from purse proud
man callous from vanity and self-indul-
gence. 1t appears to us to be disgrace to
the State.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-29

The philadelphia Record says =:
Governor Murphy could hardly do less
then defend the corporation law which af-
forded New Jersey something like 81, 600,
0)0 last year. But he went further than
was necessary. Corporations that want
to do dishonest business, y he said, "have
a hard time of it under the New Jersey
law" But dishonesty is not charged, and
New Jersey is not deeply concerned in
what corporations it creates do in other
States. The New Jersey law does encour-
age the creation of trusts; it was amended
to afford more encouragement to over cap
italization, and it does enable corporations
to circumyent the laws Of the States in
which they do business.