Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-06
AwEEK's NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday, July 81.

AWEEk,S NEWS CUNDEM0EDs
Friday July 81.
Free delivery postal service has been
established at Canonsburg, Pa.
Thirty-six prominent Wilkesbarre,
Pa, grocers were arrested and fined for
selling adulterated jellies.
The Seayiew House, at Old Orchard,
Me-, was destroyed by fire and two fe-
male guests burned to death.
While trying to arrest thief at Buff
lalo, N. Y. Policeman Dowd was shot
and killed. The thief escaped.
The Tobacco Association OF the
United States held their annual con-
sention at Old Point Comfort, Va.
The United States land Office has
withdrawn under the reclamation act
46, 900 acres of land on Verdi river,
Ariz.
Saturday, August I.
The entire family of D. w. Ward,
of Burwell, Neb.. was poisoned by eat
ing sardines, and three children died
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
discussed departmental affairs with
President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, L. /.
Alexander Means and Will Stacks,
negroes, were hanged for murder at
Montgomery,A Ala, before large crowd.
The International Congress of Tu-
berculosis will meet in St. Louis dur
ing the exposition. Many foreign coun-
| tries will be represented.
| Secretary Root has directed the sale
of the military reservation known as
the Columbus Barracks, at Columbus,
o. at its appraised valuation of $780,
600.
Monday, August 8.
| Burglars secured $500 in stamps and
S85 in money from the postofice at
Mockville, N. c.
A large quid of tobacco gave Charles
Hafer a coughing spell while swimming
near Reading, Pa, and he was drowned.
While crossing bridge at Syracuse,
N. Y. Mrs. Henry McDermott and
daughter were struck by train and
instantly killed.
E. NJ Bowman. top filler at the
/ Lebanon, Pa, furnace, was found dead
at his post, asphyxiated by gas escap-
! ing from the furnace stack.
Matthew and Joseph Rice were en-
tombed in mine at Mahanoy City,
Pa, by fall of coal, and had given up
hope when rescued. They were unin-
iured.
Tuesday, August 4.
The first bale of the new cotton crop
of Georgia was sold at Albany Ca, for
Is cents pound
The union plumbers at York, Pa,
are on strike for a nine-hour day and
recognition of the union.
The national convention of photog-
raphers met at Indianapolis. Ind, with
over 1000 delegates present.
Joseph Saxton, aged 70 years, the last
surviving uncle of Mrs. Mckinley, died
of cerebrum anemia at Canton, 0.
| The second annual convention of the
National League Of BARRIERS was held
at Altoona, Pa, with over 100 delegates
present.
The contract for the Pennsylvania
building at the St. Louis exposition
has been awarded to Dietrich and
Bowser, of Philadelphia. for $4,000.
"Wednesday, August 5.
! President Roosevelt has appointed
John w. Zerbe postmaster at Shame
kin, Pa.
| General Robert S. Oliver, the new
assistant secretary of war, will as
sumo his Office on Saturday.
| The planning mill and lumber yard
of William Buechley & Son, Pottsville
Pa, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $780,.
| 900.
Major General Corbin will relin-
quish his duties as adjutant general
of the army on August 90, when the
general staff law goes into effect.
Sheriff's posses after chase OF
several days near Kenton, o., captured
William Nichols, colored, charged with
murder. A lynching was barely
| averted.
l Thursday, August 8.
| The Pennsylvania Sunday-school As
sembly will meet at Saratoga Park,
Pottstown, August II to 81
Robert Anterior, prominent tex
tile manufacturer of Paterson, N. j.,
fell dead from heart disease in his
factory.
| Samuel Goldstein, a trusted en-
ploye of a New York clothing house,
has been arrested for stealing $4,000
worth of goods.
Two men were suffocated and two
others badly hurt in a fire which de-
stroyed the Schwazchild & Sulzberger
refrigerating plant in Brooklyn, N. Y.
While standing In large barn at
Hillsdale, Mich, Herbert Cox was kill
ed by lightning and Jonas Brown IA
| tally injured. The barn was totally