Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-04
JERSEY Happenings
DURING THE WEEK.

A case Of dipsheria has developed in
Salem.
A new canning factory is to be built at
Goshen
Nearly $4,000, 600 was spent in building
operations in Atlantic City in the past year
The italian Catholics Of Williamstown
fare getting subscription toward nsw
Echurch.
I About 10000 automobile licenses were
taken out at Trenton last year at one dol
lar each
Sea Isle City is assured Of National
bank, the institution to be opened on June
first next
]. S. Rogers CO. have commenced the
erection Of new $24, 600 public school at
Moorestown
Physicians in the vicinity Of Williams
town are busy with cases Of measles, chick
en-pox and few cases Of typhoid fever.
Widows Of former members Of Resolution
Hose Company, Of Millyille, were each pre-
sented with SIS in gold on Monday BY that
company
James K. Syneals, so years old, Of Mill
vile, who fell about week ago which pro-
duced paralysis, died in Cooper HOSPITAL,
Camden, Sunday.
I OF the more than million immigrants
|lwho landed in the United States last year,
||it is stated that some 81, 600 took up their
abode in New jersey.
Moore-Jonas Glass Co. received verdict
Of S95, 900 against the West Jersey & Sea-
shore r. R. CO., for the destruction of their
plant at Bridgeton.
Captain William Hart was on Friday
refused the motion for a new trail for keep
ing a disorderly house on houseboat
moored in Timber creek.
While at work in saw mill at MillYllle
last week, Charles Carson slipped and one
hand was caught in the rapidly revolving
saw and mangled to shreds.
party Of capitalists guarantee to keep
Atlantic City boardwalk in repair in return
for the privilege of building a sort of sub
way trolley line beneath the same.
Mayor Millett, Of Cane May, has recom-
mended the appointment Of five additional
policemen to meet the conditions arising
from the large increase in population.
Fireman Peter Carter, Of Camden was
attacked by swarm Of rats last Thursday
while mixing horse feed. Twenty seven Of
she rodents were killed bsfore they gave up
the fight.
Bids were opened last week by the Mayor
and Council Of Salem for the cleaning Of
the paved streets Of the City. The lowest
bid $3.50 was considered too high SO all
were rejected.
All Of Camden public schools were disin-
fected during the holidays. 10 addition 10
the ordinary disinfecting, desks, black
boards and walls were washed BY germ des-
troying solutions.
William Hallack, Of Iona, owner Of a
large chicken farm, was badly hurt at Clay
ION Sunday in attempting to board moy-
ing train. He had an arm badly crushed
besides being seriously bruised.
$4,000, the wages Of two hundred italian
laborers, was stolen from William Sheik,
paymaster Of the Delaware River Construc-
tion Company Of Newark by six armed
men on Wednesday last.
Andrew Storm, Of Gloucester was remov-
ed to Cooper Hospital, Camden, on Thurs
day night with a crushed arm, the result Of
having it caught in an iron shutter at the
Camden Iron Works.
Alta recent test the new water plant at
Pennsgrove supplied one million gallons of
water every twenty -four hours. The bor-
ough has entered ten year contracs to pay
$1,000 for 50 plugs for fire purposes
William Emery, prosperous young
farmer Of SykssvilIe, near New Egypt, was
stricken with spinal meningitis last Tues
day night and died Wednesday morning.
BY order OF the Board Of Health, his body
was Immediately buried.
Just as the body Of Mrs. Lucy Adams, Of
Beverly, was to be lowered into the grave
it was discovered that the sexton had dug
the grave on the wrong plot. The mourn
ers had to wait until another grave could
be dug.
A large number Of scholars Of PittsgroFe
Township, Salem county, are unable to at
tend school because Of inadequate school
facilities. A petition has been presented
to the Board Of Education asking for new
modern school house.
It is reported that 1906 is 20 be busy
season with Camden builders, and that all
available land within easy access Of the