Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-11-16

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Wilson, George Sharp.
COunty'S Liability In Bridge Accidents.
A man who had been thrown from load
Of barrels into river by defective bridge
in Hudson county, brought suit against
the Freeholders for damages, and the Su-
preme Conrt has ruled that to make the
Freeholders liable, the defendant must
show that they had knowledge Of the de-
fectiYe bridge, which in that case was
loose plank, for period long enough for
them to make the repairs, or by failing to
do so criminally negligent and therefore
responsible.
The Court ruled that the .Freeholders are
not an insurance body insuring the perma-
nent safety of the bridges to the travelling
public, and that their liability begins only
when they neglected to repair or make re-
pairs after having notice for long enough
period to allow them to do So
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/ "A new lamp has been placed in front
Eof the Odd Fellows Hall, on Delaware st,o
T John Estell's mother, who makes her
home with him on Curtis avenue, is visit
ing friends in Brldgeton for an indefinite
period.
"A travelling photographer visited our
schools one day last week, and the result is
THAT all the scholars are wearing button
containing their photograph. ~
Key. Bishop s. NJ. Merrill who recently
died, assigned Rev. S. L. Howard to the
Kemble NJ E. Church, and appointed Rev.
Frank Moore as dean of Pennington Semin-
| airy.
DR. James NJ. Green, principal Of the
State Normal and Model Schools, has been
requested to become president Of Rutgers
College to succeed DIR. John Scott, re-
signed
Mir jerry Pancoast, an employee Of
the Constitution for several years has ac-
Scepted position with the Thompson Print
ing Company of Philadelphia, and has
entered upon his duties this week
After forty-two years of service as sta
tion agent at Daretown, on the West Jer-
sey Railroad, Jerry Foster will be retired
next week according to the company rule
of retiring its men at the age OF seventy
years
T. ~ hard aap,a ~ fao+ ha1l M Sst
Isurday last, Woodbury. defeated the strong
lColumbia Field Club team, by fast playing
/ by the score of 5 to o. Logan will be the
opponents next Saturday, and good game
lis looked for.
The musical given by Miss Leona P.
Scott and her scholars, on Tuesday even
ing in the First Baptist Church, was thoro-
oughly enjoyed By large audience.
Twenty-Five dollars was added to the inn
provement fund
The Changers Of the First and Second
Congressional District of New Jersey have
shipped a great quantity Of products to the
National Grange Convention in Atlantic
City. The exhibit is displayed on the new
iron pier, and attracts wide attention. The
sessions Of the National Grange open to-day.
EIam Hitchner died at his home in
Woodstown, Wednesday, November s, in
the eighty-fourth year of his age. He was
stage driver in the days before the rail-
roads reached South Jersey. Deceased was
an uncle Of Mrs. Joseph Morgan, and great
uncle Of Hon. John Boyd AVIS, Of this
city.
! The Sheriff Of Salem County offers a
reward Of 800 for the arrest and convic-
tion of the coIored man who assaulted Anna
B. Lippinoott near Quinton, Salem County,
New Jersey, on Wednesday morning, No
yember 8th. Description Age between
% and 80 years, very dark, small nous
tache, height about 5 feet, 6 inches. has 2
rings, one marked "a. B. T. the other
has setting Of three moonstones
AT depth Of ten hundred aud seventy
nine feet. we'll borers at Quinton, Salem
county, brought up pieces Of petrifed wood.
At that depth, which is deeper than any
we'll ever drilled in New Jersey, the soil is
composed Of fine sand and clay It is said
that the soil there is very unusual, and
that il was the same all Of the way down
to the bottom while usually IN digging that
deep several varieties Of soil we're bored
through