Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-05
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

City
John Bethel, Of Cape May Court House
while longing for CLAIMS in the Great Sound
brought TO the surface flint tomahawk in
perfect condition
Mayor Nichols, Of Clayton, has ordered
that all persons whistling or stamping their
feet in applause at the opera house be eject
ed from the building.
The Keystone Leather Company Of Cam
den is rebuilding the drying department
that was destroyed by fire two weeks ago,
entailing loss Of Of $4,000.
The Elmer Grange has been incorporated
and the following trustees elected: John
Woolman, Hamlin Woolman, W. 3. New
kirk, John Moore and Hiram Vanmeter.
In dredging for the proposed harbor at
New Cape May, bed of sea shells more
than thirty-ive feet deep has been found
and the bottom of the shell deposit has
not yet been reached
james G. Bevins, we'll known farmer
of Salem County, was fined $4,000 and
costs by Justice Smith on Monday on
charge brought by the Society Of Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals for ill treating his
cattle.
To educate the school children in the
work of planting flowers and beautifying
the town, the Mount Holly Village I'M
proyement Society has arranged to furnish
seeds of all kinds at the rate Of one cent
package.
Judge Lanning handed down decision
in the United States District Court last
week, refusing a permanent injunction
against the use of Dufield presses by the
Elmer Glass Works, and sustaining the
validity Of the patents.
Grover Giberson, aged % years, brake
man on the New Jersey Central Railroad,
was killed Saturday afternoon by falling
from a freight train near the station at
Bridgeton. He was son of William 9.
Giberson, liveryman of Hammonton.
The scarcity of seed oysters confronts the
South Jersey planters this season. Seed
plants are held at 10 cents per bushel, and
are scarce at that. 1t is said that Tucker
ton bay is more nearly exhausted of its
supply that at any time in its history, and
the planters are in a quandary.
Thomas Gaskill, a surfman at the Sandy
Hook Life Saving Station, while patroling
the beach, a few days ago, was attracted by
his dog making fuss near the waters edge.
He found the animal digging at strange
looking object which proved to be piece
OF ambergris, said to be worth $40.
The skate, much despised fish, is at
tanning considerable value as q food. A
fisherman, Of Sea Isle City few days ago
shipped TO market barrel of cod fish and
barrel Of skates and was surprised to re-
ceive cent pound more for the skate
meat than be received from his cod fish.
The United States cruiser Washington
the largest warship ever built in New
Jersey shipyard, left the plant of the New
York shipbuilding Company, in Camden
last Thursday, on her trial trip. She was
built by the New York Company and is
warranted to make twenty-five knots an
hour.
Farmers near baskerville are very busy
lust now looking after their famous straw
berry plants. Every one looks for crop
this year equal to that Of 1904 which was
the banner year for berries. The mild fall
Of 1905 coupled with the moderate Winter,
has scarcely injured the patches and they
present fine appearance.
Two families were made homeless and
400 chickens were roasted alive in fire at
Audubon, near Camden, early Friday
morning. The explosion Of lamp in an
incubator in the chicken house Of John
Warfeld, which adjoined the double house
occupied by William Jones and Joseph
Workman and their families started the
fire.
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United States Minister to Haiti William
F. Powell, Rev. R. French Hurley, Law
yer Powell K. Martin, Rev. DR.. Matthew
Anderson and others, have started move
ment toward the establishment of an in
dustrial school for the youth Of that race.
A committee has been appointed.
Another new industry is to be located in
East Camden. A wooden mills company
has secured site for factory on River
Road, below State street. This is in the
vicinity of where the $500, 900 factory is to
be erected by the Porcelain Trust. These
new industries will give big boon to East
Camden, which is already growing very
rapidly
John Roddicks who has been superinten-
ding the laying Of the water works at