Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-21
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.
Volume XVIII.

Nearly fifty cases Of measles are reported
at Sickleryille.
Fifty thousand dollars was taken in at
the office Of the Tax Receiver at Camden on
Tuesday.
Milk has been advanced to ten cents a
Quart in MlllYille and the citizens are
Emaking vigorous protest. ~
The new Council Of Gloucester will or
panize on New Years Day with seYen Re
publicans and two Democrats.
New York manufacturers Of table linen
have leased the old wrapper factory at May IS
Landing to install plant there.
Lewis johnson, Of Millville, has been
stricken with smallpox. A strict quaran-
tine has been placed upon the house.
One hundred and seyenty-fiye persons
have professed conversion at the series Of
revival meetings just closed at Vineland.
Physicians Of Camden fear another cpl
demic of grip as bad as that of five years
ago as several cases have already appeared
Cocaine fiends Of Philadelphia, unable to
secure the drug there are endeayoring to
purchase their dope from Camden druggists.
Mayor Ellis has issued an order to the
Chief Of Police to the effect that the snow
cleaning ordinance must be strictly obeyed.
Freeholder Oscar Wittmyer, Of Mt. Holly
is minus drove of seven calves which be-
ca me lost in the snow and we're struck by a
train.
Thomas Stephenson, Philadelphian,
was fined s27 for cunning at Miilyille, with
borrowed license on Thursday Of last
week.
y With eggs. at 40c dozen in Gloucester
llCounty and corn at Csc bushel some
pouIty dealers are undecided which to do
away with.
TIE recently ie3aed bulletin Of the State
census shows that Of Bridgeton's 1924
population, ID. .0s1 are American born and
0,775 can read.
wildwood is booming; large hotels,
houses and handsome cottages are now
under construction. A canal viii also be
completed before next season.
a horse belonging to John Ware, Of
Turnerville, dashed from the stable and
into wire fence, turning complete SOM
ersault, breaking it's neck.
While alighting from wagon on Friday
Of last week, Harry Walker of Gloucester
City tripped and sprained his ankle. He
has had the same leg broken twice before.
John Nichols, of vineland, a watchman
at the French window glass factory was
hseverely injured and burned by falling into
4 a swing hole while making his midnight
round.
Trenton church people will present a
monster petition to Mayor Frederick w.
Gnichtel when he takes his oath Of Office
asking him to enforce the Sunday closing
Of all saloons
Princeton University has received contri-
buttons since October amounting to $50, ,076
besides $40, 900 from the will Of the late
DIR. John S. Syre for chemistry and electric
ity scholarships.
After drilling we'll 1900 feet without
finding sufficient flow of water, Salem
City Council has decided to abondon the
water plant at Quinton and establish a
pumping station nearer Salem.
The President Of the Board Of Trade of
Mays Landing has appointed number Of
committees to further the interests Of that
town. The board is in most prosperous
condition, with eighty-six members.
A City Councilman and four trustees Of
Of the Twelfth Ward Republican Club.
Camden, were each held under $500 bail
for selling liquor without license, selling
on Sunday and maintaining gambling
honse.
Baked beans and sausage came near
being the means of ending the liyes Of six
people of Camden on Saturday night who
partook Of them freely. Pantomine poison
ing is supposed to have been the cause Of
the trouble.
notwithstanding the additional exten-
sions recently made at the. lower end of the
West Jersey and seashore railroad at
Woodbury., the freight business is badly
handicapped for room. This is the juno
tion Of three branches.
During the year ending Friday last there
we're 564 contagious diseases reported 70
the Camden Board Of Health as follows;
Typhoid fever, 80; scarlet fever, 135; diph-
liberia, 227; membraneous Group, %; tuber-
culosis, small pox, 3.
Former Assemblyman and ex-City Re.
corder BENZ. u. Braker, died at his home