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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-07-25
LOCAL MARKETS

Corrected by Simon Hirsh g. Bro
Wheat, soc. 10 90c.; corn, new,
81 to So; old, So; meal. $3.50 to 81 30
per 100; oats, 40 TO 45; fowls dive lnto
l03; hens, live, 10 to l0t; ducks, live,
8 to 10; spring.chickens, ~ to - cents
per 10; lard, II to u; turkeys, live
10 to II; eggs. 10 to IA; butter, 10
to 25; hams, IA to II; sweet potatoes,
75c to SOC; Irieh potatoes. 35c to 40c;
New York Early Rose potatoes, 20 to
zoe; Maine Houlton Early Rose, 80 to
81; beef 3 to 81; pork, 8 TO 6i veal.
A to 5; lambs, $3.50 to $3.50; hides,
(green) 5 to 8; hides, dry, 8 to 10;
sailed hides, Z to 8; baled hay, $40 to
$13 per ton.
Leaf Sumac-55 to 60 per 100.
Wool-Unwashed, 30 to 35; washed.
SO to 40.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-07-25
LIVE Stock Markets.

PITTSBURG (Union Stock Yardsl-
CATTLE steady; choice, $5.40Q $50;
fair, $5.15G 5.35. HOGS active; prime
heavy $500 a 6.10: mediums. heavy
Workers and light do ss25 "a 2 $50 !
SHEEP slow; prime wethers. $5Q5.l5;
common. SOS; spring lambs. $500
Z: veal calves, $797.25
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
browning at HaPPis0nViIle.

Antoine Mitchell, farm laborer employ
ed by George Horner, Jr., was drowned on
Thursday evening in Harrisouville pond
After supper he went to the pond to take
a bath, as had been his custom, being ac-
companied by another man. He was not a
very good swimmer, and being seized with
cramps, drowned before his friends could
aid him. He was large, strong man, and
his companion small, 50 that he could not
manage him, and no other help was at hand
The body was found upright in the gates
at the mill. Or. Stanger was called and
the body taken ont Of the water as soon as
possible, but he was unable to Eesnscitate
him: Coroner simnon, oi swedesboro, was
notified, and alter Eeuing The body gave q
certificate of aodidesdtal drowning.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
Census Of HOOdstOWn.

The Borough Of Woodstown is the most
important business centre in Salem county
outside Of Salem City, the county seat. In
1890 it had a population Of 1916; in 1900,
1871 while the census just completed gives
it an even 1900 people. The Monitor Reg
isteu thus dissects the figures:
There ares6e3 males and SIT females, 50
of whom are colored males and 95 colored
females. There are 433 families living in
397 dwelling houses. There are 314 single
males and 374 single females. There are
65S married persons, and only 143 widowed
and 2 divorced. The number of American
born is 1447, with only 5s foreign born,
and Of these are English, % Irish, 20 Ger
man, and born in other countries.
The number Of males under 5 years is 50
and the number Of females under five years
81, so that the sex in the children is pretty
evenly maintained, and the disparity noted
above must be because our young men 60
elsewhere to WOO and we'd. Between the
years Of five and eighteen, there are 139
males and 147 females, and between eigh-
teen and twenty-one 40 males and 38 fe-
males, showing that the sexes maintain a
fairly good balance in the earlier years, ex-
cepting between fye and eighteen Be-
tween twenty-one and forty five there are
2I5 males and 272 females, the latter again
taking the lead.
We have Is naturalized citizens, and %
in the professional pursuits, 81 in the COM
mercial business, ia skilled laborers and
206 unskilled laborers
OF the 1900 inhabitants, all but IA can
read and write, and the this number is large
" composed of small children, 50 that the
percentage Of illiteraey is Insignificant. All
but 81 can speak English
This is gain over the last census Of
about no. but the population Of Woods
town has been considerably higher in the
past. We need something to attract capital
people this way.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
SeweII Produces q Bad Boy.

Constable John I. . North and Deputy
Sheriff Ed. North, brought bad boy from
Seweli to jail on the ten O'Clock train Tues
day night He was given a hearing before
Mayor Ladd Wednesday morning, and
from the evidence it developed that be had
worked for Jacob Rodan, near Sewell, about
three weeks. That about eight o'clock
Tuesday evening be was recklessly intoxi-
Gated aud made nuisance Of himself at
the Rodan home. Next he went and laid
his head on the railroad track. and prayed
for train to come along and kill him.
The officers and station agent Atkinson in
sisted on saving his life and he kept them
busy until the train came along All the
way to jail he was noisy, violent and abu-
siye, and threatened TO kill the officers
when he got out. These facts were testified
to by the officers and Mr. Atkinson.
In his own defence he said his name was
VIM. Motley, that he was born in Canada,
eighteen years ago. Came to sswell three
weeks ago to work for Mr.. Rodan. who EN-
ployed him at an employment Office 2o5
South Front street. Philadelphia Six
weeks ago he said he worked for aNasan
named Pancoast near swedesboro, later f1E
a person at Pitman.
In explanation of his condition be said
lie cot two glasses Of whiskey Of boy
named Schwarts. next door TO Rodans. He
had no recollection. he said, Of what hap
pened after he drank the liquor.
The Mayor held him to the Grand Jury
ID the sum Of $780,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
THE CHOSEN GR[EHOLDERS.
July Meeting.

The July meeting Of the Board Of Free
holders Of this county was held last Thurs
day, all the members being present except
Mr.. Mathers
County Collector Pierson reported that
Justice j. M. Pancoast had paid the
amount due, Sl02, and his bill for $3.50
was ordered paid when properly itemized.
Solicitor Watkins advised the board that
the law establishing the fiscal year in
townships, boroughs and villages, did not
apply to the county.
Bids for rebuilding and widening Church
Run bridge in Swedesboro were read, and
referred to the committee with power TO
select plans and build the bridge
Clerk G. w. Sickler, Of the new borough
of Pitman, asked for two ballot boxes, and
the Clerk was instructed to procure same
Mr.. Joyce reported repairs to White aud
Grown Point bridges completed at a cost of
about $400.
Mr.. Fisler was authorized to expend
from SIS to 500 in repairing road in No
Mans land, ia Clayton township.
A step toward county ownership Of the
turnpike between Woodbury. and swedes-
boro was taken, when, on motion OF Mr.
Wolferth, a committee consisting Of Messrs.
Rachor, Usinger and Tonkin was appointed
to confer with the directors of that turn
pike with view to taking off the toll.
An ordinance repeating four franchises
granted the Paulsboro Traction Company
in February 1902 and October 1908, was
introduced and passed These franchises
included the right to lay tracks, set poles
and maintain a street railway on or along
the county roads from Woodbury. to Pauls-
boro, and in Swedesboro.
The Red Bank Battle Monument Com
mission was authorized to abate all nuisan-
ces on the Park grounds
Messrs. CLARK, Tombleson and Cunning
ham were appointed a committee on cul-
Yerts in Washington and Deptford town
ship.
A temporary loan Of $1,000 was author
ized.
After paying bills the Board adjourned
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
S. p G. A.

The Gloucester County socisty for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals i desir-s
ous Of haying every locality in the county
represented by a properly authorized agsnt-
Complaints have come from several places
Of acts Of cruelty particularly 70 horses auds
while the Society is doing grand work IL
the places where it has egents located, yet
the work Of thorough organization Is neces
sarily slow. The Society aims e prevent
cruel treatment Of our dumb animals and
exercises care IN the selection Of it's AGENTS
because Of its peculiar character oi the
work.
The citizens Ct any locality who desirs
an agent IN their community should com
municate with either Mrs. Is. N. Andrews.
President, OF j.. B. Rutherford, Secretary
p. O. Woodbury., and they will gladly furn
ish any information.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
FORESTRY in NEW JERSEY.

New Jersey is about to begin its first
real work as State in practical forestry.
At the suggestion Of Governor Stokes, the
last Legislature passed an act for the estab
lishment of forest park reservations, and
created State Board Of Forest Park Reser-
walton Commissioners. Under the pro-
visions Of the law creating the board
(Chapter AZ, Laws of 1905) the Com
missioners were authorized to acquire fee
simple estate in any lands to be taken for
the purposes Of forest park reservations,
the acquisition to be accomplished either by
deed, gift or devise; or, if necessary, by
condemnation proceedings; and when the
land for this purpose is once acquired it is
to be held for the benefit Of the people OF
New jersey. To the Commission was given
the care, management and preservation of
the reserves, aud it was also directed, to
quote the exact wordi G Of the law, to
keep in view, and, so far as it can, put in
operation the best method to re-forest cut
over and denuded lands, to forest waste
and other lands, to prevent injury of for
ests by fire, the administering and care Of
forests on forestry principles, the encour-
agement Of private owners in preserving
and growing timber for commercial and
manufacturing purposes, and the general
conservation Of forest tractss around the
.headwaters and on the water sheds Of all
water courses of the State.
From the foregoing extract it will be
seen that the law contemplates rendering
great service to the timber land owners Of
New Jersey. and it is to be the aim Of the
Commission to carry out the provisions of
the statute as fully as it is possible to do 50.
To this end, therefore, the Commission is
asking the newspapers Of each county to
put before their readers just what the new
law is Ia this way it is hoped to reach
the owners Of forest or timber tracts, who
would sell their property to the State for
forest reserves or who would like to have
the aid Of practical forestry in the develop
ment Of their tracts
The information desired would greatly
facilitate the work Of the Commission BY
saving the preliminary investigation neces-.
sary to ascertain who have forest lands to
sell. If all such owners to whom this
notice comes will communicate with the
Secretary Of the Commission, William H.
Chew, Camden, New Jersey, giving the
size, character, location and price per acre
at which they would sell their tracts, the
information viii be filed with the Commits
sion, to be taken up at an early meeting.
It is to be hoped that all timber land own
ers, as we'll as Others interested in forestry
in New Jersey. viii cooperate with the
Commission in this matter.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
4 KANSAS APPLE CROP.
Grown by gloucester County Boys.


lsl0''' ! IS - 1850 s - Z - -
Mhlle tne crop q applss' perhaps, : nos
50 neavy as u was aoul years aso Wnen p
y Coomos s bros nao 2 bumper crop q
2Oo carloads, as fafker ana Lang, nan. the
trees are mucn larger IMAM as snas 'lIne.
Ihe bearing trees were snen seven @ twelve
years DID, now they are loul years older
and the TACT that the seasons since tne dry
year have been Wes, csusea apple s1ses 20
grow rapidly. Even though tne cr was
very sny oosn lass year and oeiors' ss's u'y
year, l50i- they picked ana marketed from
Parker and Lane orchards 2oo carloads N
1902, lo4; 1903, "; 1904 ~ carloads
L may be when they get 70 gathering the
crop, they Will be able 70 harvest something
like the 1901 crop, They now have box
and barre material for fifty carloads and
more will be coming along as they see they
will need II
They are also building an apple house
that will hold twenty carloads They
have storage capacity IN kansas City for
hfty carloads, the balance of sne crop VIII
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
New School Defeated.

After several public meetings Of the
Board Of Education the new school house
question at Clayton has again been defeat
ed BY the taxpayers. Several hours Of hot
debating followed ]. Preston Potter's adj
dress making d plea for new school house,
Mr.. Potter is the President Of the Board Of
Education, and in his address be told Of the
unfltness Of the present school, which has
been condemned By The county snperin-
tendent
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
Prayer Meeting Held Over Telephone.

The congregation Of the Baptist Church
in Rollin, Michigan, made its pastor a
Christmas present of telephone, which
was duly established in the pastoral domic-
lie and connected with all the brethen and
their families. On recent prayer meeting
night If was stormy. No one yentured out
to meeting that evening, but the Shepherd
of the flock was none the less busy. It was
suggested that the pastor, the Rev. Mr..
Goodrich, hold a service over the telephone
ii i lev moments 21 ears were glued to re-
eeivefs about the village and the service
MAS started. An opening hymn was sung,
the pastor offered feryent prayer. preached
short sermon and made the usual weekly
announcements. When be came to the an
nonncernent, Brother will now pass the
Nstien box, there was an unrestrained
Sele along the line, and low voice, that
ssssnsd miles away, got hack NTH, We
ye now. deacon, can i send money to
" isotricity Telephony I
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
The Essential Feminine Qualities Are
Lacking In Our Government.

Henry B. Blackwell Of Boston in his ad-
dress at the annual convention of the Nat
ional Woman Suffrage Convention which
has Just closed in Portland, Oregon, gave
some sound reasons why women should be
given voice in governmental affairs. He
said in pars:
"A purely masculine government does
not fully represent the people. The femin-
inc qualities are lacking. It is a maxim
among political thinkers that every class
that votes makes itself felt in the govern
ment. Women as class, differ more
widely from men than any other class Of
men differ from any other To give the
ballot to merchants and lawyers and deny
lit to farmers would be class legislation,
which is always unwise and unjust. But.
there is no class legislation so complete as
an aristocracy of sex. Women have qualities
in which they are superior to men. Both
are needed Women are less abelIigerent
that men, more peaceabIe, temperate,
cbaste, economical, and lawabiding, with a.
higher standard OF morals and a deeper
sense Of religious obligations. And these
are the very quilities we need to add to the
aggressive and impulsiye qualities Of men.
Now the primary object of government is to
keep the peace War is the greatest curse
that afiicts humanity. A purely maseul-
inc government never did and never will
keep the peace. A government Of men aud
women is needed in order to establish inter-
national courts Of arbitration, and so make
war and bloodshed forever more unneces-
sary. A battleship which lasts only fifteen
years, costs more than all the land, build
ings and equipments Of Harvard Univer-
sity, Hampton and Tuskegee Colleges COM
binsd
I'VE need an extended sufTerage to
check the growing corrupt use Of money by
trusts and corporate monopolies to control
legislation. We must create voting con-
stituency too numerous to be bribed or
coereed or manipulated in order to rescue
our people from the encroachmeuts Of the
money power
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
Aye Bnrkets, Chenoweth, Davis, Kug-

Aye Bnrkett, Chenoweth, Davis, Kug-
Ter, Glover, Munyan, Reading. Z
No. Cattell. Pierson. 2
Mr.. Kugler said that we had been with
out third officer for two months, and the
Mayor thought that with special officer,
say on Saturday nights, or on extra occas-
ions, we could get along without a third
officer.
Mr.. Davis said everyone familiar with
conditions at Red Bank ave., and Broad
street, knew they needed a policeman
Mr.. Cattell said here was case Of the
city paying 5000 to protect man in keep
ing a disorderly house. We don't haYe 10
keep policemen at the hotels He thought
it wrong to have to pay $500 to enable a
man to get rich. Council should notify Mr..
CaIlan that he must keep order about bis
place or Council would 90 to Court and ask
to have his license revoked.
The election Of an officer was then laid
over for two weeks
Mr.. CatteH asked the privilege Of seeing
and making copy Of the contract with the
Electric Light Company. Granted
All
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
Program for Pitman Camp.

Tuesday, August 1st Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society.
Wednesday. August I'd Woman's Home
Missionary Society. Rev. Marshall Owens
will preach. Miss Josephine cOrbin, Of
New York City, National organizer, will
speak in the morning
Thursday, August 3D. Epworth League
Friday, August 4th-10a. M. opening
sermon BY Rev. E. Hewitt, D. D. After
noon, Rev VIM. Stone. Evening, Rey. J.
w Morris, D. D.
Saturday, August 9TH Morning, Rev.
Willis Reeves. Afternoon, Rev. VIM. Stone
will conduct an evangellstic service. Even
ing, Rev. W. P. C. Strickland.
Sunday, August 6th-Love feast at $50,
led by Rev. DIR. Ballard At 10 o'clock
sermon by Rev. W D. Parr, D. D., secre-
tary Of Church Extension Society. After
noon, Rev. DR. Monroe, Of Philadelphia.
Evening, Rev. Frank Moore, D D., Presi-
dent Of Pennington Seminary.
Monday, August Morning, Rev. E.
a. Wells. Afternoon, Rev. William Stone.
Evening, Rev John H. Boswell.
Tuesday, August sth Morning, Rev J.
L. Roe. Afternoon, Rev. JOS Smith.
Evening, DR.. Chas. 4. Mead, Of Newark.
Wednesday, August 9th-Rev. James
Moore, D. D. Afternoon, Rev. Joseph
Smith. Evening, Rev. W. ". RldeIy.
Thursday, August 10th Morning, Rey.
A. Fl. Eberhardt. Afternoon, Rev. Joseph
Smith, Rev. Marshall Owens.
Friday, August 11th- Morning, Rev.
Wm. Bamford, D. D., Of Philadelphia.
Afternoon, Rev. JOS Smith. Evening,
Rev. VIM. H. Morgan, b. D., Of Newark.
Saturday, August 18th Morning, Rev.
D. H. schock. Afternoon, Rev. Joseph
Smith. Evening, Rev. E. L. Hyde.
Sunday, August 13th-Love Feast at
$50, led by Rey H.. NJ Brown. At 10
o'clock sermon by Rev. c. #. Mead, D. D.,
Of New York Afternoon. Rev. Joseph
Smith. Evening, Dr. Mead
Monday, August 18th REV. G. F. Garri-
son. Afternoon, Rev. Joseph Smith. Even
ing, Rev, B. G. Lippincott, D. D.
Tuesday. August 10th Morning, Rev.
Amos Johnson, D. d., Of Philadelphia.
Afternoon. Rev. Joseph Smith. Evening.
Rev. E. L. Hyde.
Wednesday, August 16th Morning. Rev .
Joseph Smith. Afternoon, closing exer-
cises. Evening, special song service con-
Quoted by Or. Fl. T. GiImour.
Thursday. August 17th-A convention Of
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
of Gloucester County Directed By Mrs.
DR.. GiImour.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
WOODBURY. As It is.
VINO we are and where We came From.
Ourselves, onr Children and our
Neighbors- White and Black
Population 1850.

To our mind there is no more interesting
subject for study than the figures returned
bv the census enumerators. Granting that
these figures are accurate they form a true
record of all the parts that 60 to make up
the local society of representative Ameri-
can town of 1850 souls. One fact that will
Fatzd lbe reassuring to those good people who be-
S s. I've that immigration is a menace to
- merican institutions will be found in the
issued osfsuehss y ioiS - y, "uN'i n1l- -
Of New Jnly 31O-or one foreign born to fifteen
EonasAmerican born; and when it is noted that
etgy 299 are Of nationalities already pretty well
Cont assimilated into American stock, we should
fSsios lose no sleep over the flood Of immigration
All to our shores. To our mind 315 widows
oi hi are a greater menace to the peace Of mind
Beeaof our widowers that all the foreign born
lins we have, and it cannot help being source
the, the Of anxiety to our 1855 females that there
sf5s IS rs are only 2205 males from which to choose
Boo1 husband, while the 2205 males will at once
Avf become mighty independent.
Sa,z Another curious fact is that Of the S26
children between 3 and 49, there are 222
nos more males than females, while Of those
III M between is and 21 the males exceed the
5ly females by only 6.
lzl3 Another curious exhibit is that only
1Sss 1et7 3779 Of our total population ,can speak
.iss English, yet the total number of foreign
and born inhabitants is 80. Have we Al
III III mntes
,s we A Tremendous plea for better educational
facilities is found in the large number who
II II cannot read-851. In explanation of this
there are. .266 under the age of years, who
isn't fair 10 expect to be able to read, yet
subtracting them we still have 5s5. Sub
tract 80 foreign born, and we yet have 275
native born over the age Of years who
cannot read.
This showing is not complimentary to
the educational spirit Of our city, and those
charged with educational matters have a
work to perform in reducing this ratio OF
non-readers.
There are other features of these figures
that the curious win enjoy. Below is the
Il table
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
PauIsbOrO's Population.

The census enumerators give Paulsboro a
population Of 1868 In the last census
PauIsboro was not incorporated, but formed
part Of Greenwich township, the popula-
tion of which was 2252 Under the new
census Greenwich township has 754 inhabi-
tants which, added to Paulsboro's p7esent
census shows 1923 -or a gain Of III in
what was old Greenwich township, The
largest. increase of any municipal division
Of our county. Below is the detailed state
ment Of popnlation:-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
SUIT FOR S25O,OOO.
aEore-Jonas co. bring Suit Against
w. j. 4 >. :. Railroad for that
Amount


Amount
One of the most important civil suits
ever brought in this county has been
started in the New Jersey Sapreme Court
by the More-Jonas Glass Company against
the West Jersey and Sea Shore Railroad
Company, the glass company alleging that
the railiood company was responsible for
the very serious loss caused By the fire at
the More Jonas plant on the afternoon of
the Fourth Of July says the Bridgeton
Pioneer of last Monday.
The suit is brought by the we'll known
law firm of Hampton & Fithian for the
More-Jonas Company, and with them is
associated, as advisory counsel, Mr.. Walter
A. Bacon, who some time since severed his
connection with the railroad company, as
its Cumberland county legal representative,
The summons and declaration setting
forth the allegation and the damages caused
by the fire, were this morning placed in the
hands Of Sheriff Somers, of Camden county,
and service will be made to-day upon the
West Jersey and Sea Shore Railroad Com
pany The venue is fixed for Cumberland
county and the trial Of the case will be be-
fore Supreme Court Justice swayze, in this
city. It will be upon the list of causes for
the September session Of the Court.
The Glass Company expect to have little
trouble in fixing the responsibility Of the
fire upon the railroad company, it being
claimed that sparks from an engine passing
the works was permitted to fly upon the
buildings. The company fixes $3.50, 900 as
the amount to be sued for, and will have
no difficulty in showing an actual loss ex-
ceeding $4,000.
The suit is Of greatest Importance, and is
one seldom brought. There have been in
the State several suits against railroad COM
panies for loss caused by fires in forests, but
few suits have been maintained against
railroad companies for causing damage to
buildings In this case the glass company
profess to believe that its case is of such a
nature that the railroad company cannot
successfully attack its contentious. The
amount involved makes the suit one Of
greatest importance, and it will be followed
with intense interest.