Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-05-04
WEEKS NEWS CONDENSER
Friday, April 20.

Former Governor Alvin Hawkins, OF
Tennessee, died at Huntington, aged
80 years.
Miss Gladys Smith. Of st. Louis, will
christen the cruiser st. Louis when the
ship is launched at Philadelphia May 6.
Six persons were injured. three ia
tally, by gas explosion at Hunting
ton, w. Va, which wrecked two build
ings.
at the Annapolis naval academy who
will come up for graduation have been
found physically disqualified.
The hides of five bears killed by
President Roosevelt in Colorado will
be dressed and cured and shipped to
the White House.
Saturday, April 90.
Cardinal Andrea Ajuti, archbishop Of
Verona, died at Rome from liver trou-
Bile, aged Sc years.
Mrs. Johanna Barber So years old.
was asphyxiated by gas from a stove
at her home in Phillipsburg, N. j.
The 18th annual meeting of the Ma :
tional Municipal League at New York
ended with banquet to the delegates.
J. Julius Schaumloffel, a Baltimore
lawyer, was sent to jail for five years
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
Hans Olsen, his wife and five chill
dren of Muskegon, Mich, were poi.
soned by eating deceased beef, but ply
sicians saved all but the mother and
the youngest child.
Monday, May 1.
A tornado passed over Carlisle, ILL.,,
destroying much property and causing
a loss of 100000
Chief Wilkie, of the United States
secret service, is in San Francisco run
ming down counterfeiters of silver coin.
Mrs. Roosevelt will give tea at the
White Houst to the International Rail-
way Congress on the afternoon OF
May r.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has planted 10000 more locust trees
near Mt. Joy, Pa, to grow for rail.
road ties.
Heirs of the late Mrs. Mary Stock
dale, of Flint, Mich, who left her
$500, 900 estate to charity, have decided
to contest the will.
Tuesday, May 2.
Secretary Taft has accepted an in.
vitation to visit Honolulu on his trim
to the Philippines.
Secretary and Mrs. Shaw attended
the funeral of Rev. Dr. Harris, an old
friend, at Boone, Ia.
The seventh annual session of the
National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Associa.
ton was held at Lancaster, Pa.
Hon. Craig Kent, former lieutenant
governor of Virginia, and a member
of the secession convention in 1860,
died at Roanoke, Va, aged 76 years.
The transport Sumner arrived at
Old Point Comfort, Va. with 1000
artillerymen to participate in the army
and navy manoeuvres at Fort Monroe
next month.
Wednesday, May 8.
The seventh annual convention OF
the Knights of Columbus of Pennsyl-
yania was held at Wilkesbarre.
The Both annual convention of tina
Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers was held Al
Detroit.
John Conray, who is wanted in
Washington. D. c.. for embezzlement,
was arrested in London and held for
extradition
The General Assembly of the Pres
byterian Church, representing 50 state
synods, will be held at Winona Lake
Ind. May IS.
Falling from chair upon which she
was standing in her home, Mrs James
Rodgers, aged Al years, of Altoona.
Pa, received injuries from which sha
died
Thursday, May 4.
James Sutherland, Canadian minis
ter OF public works, died at Woodstock,
Ont after long dllness.
The next annual convention of the
American Bankers Association will be
held at Washington in October.
Edward j. Smith, San Francisco
tax collector, who embezzled $62, 009
and disappeared, was arrested in St.
Louis.
Miss Florence Payne, of Williams.
port, Pa, is reported to have made
$50, 900 in stocks through tip she had
from New York broker.
Postmaster General Cortelyou was
the principal speaker at the corner
stone laying of the Nazareth Hall Mil
itary Academy at Nazareth, Pa.