Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-02-08
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

[ Owing to an epidemic Of diphtheria the
public schools Of Elmer haye been closed.
The Central Methodist Episcopal Church,
Bridgeton, will ask the New Jersey Con-
ference to hold its 1907 session at that
place.
Gloucester City Council has failed to Sc
cure 81 gas. The Public Service Corpora
tion declaring that it could not grant such
Ia request.
Those who bad started the movement to
secure new city charter for Cape May
haye decided that it will not be adj
vantageous this year to do so.
The cooperative glass plant,a Vineland,
has been compelled to close down owing to
poor business. The Bridgeton plant Of the
AIore-Jones Company will go into blast
next week with full compliment Of men.
Sanitary inspector Mp. Marvel. Of Vine
land, was overcome by formaldhyde gas
last Thursday while fumigatiug a house
and came near losing his life. By eating
apples he thinks he destroyed the effects Of
/ the gas.
DR.. r. B. Moore, WHO year ago pre-
scented to the italian quarter Of Vineland a
mission church, has given contract to D.
J. Deyo to build parsonage adjoining the
church. The building will cost about
So, 500.
Harry Weber, a popular young man, who
disappeared from bis home in Clayton some
years ago, and was afterward heard from in
the United States Army, has written home
that he will return this month wearing the
uniform of an officer.
Lewis p Scott, County Clerk, Of Salem
county, has been elected president of the
Atlantic Game Preserve Society. Judge E.
A. Higbee is vice-president; Surrogate r..
c. Seaner, Of Mays Landing, secretary,
and Mayor Frank P. Cope, of somers Point.
treasurer.
Getting her husbands gun last Friday
morning, and loading the weapon with her
own hands, in the presence of her four
children, Mrs. Ellis Bird Of Mount Holly
fred the entire charge into her head and
died Instantly Mrs Bird used candy
cane with which to pull the trigger.
Claims aggregating $3.50, 900 due the de-
funct Navesink National bank of Red Bank
were sold. at public auction at that place,
Wednesday for $545. The purchasers were
Sidney Conover and John Iyins, both OF
Red Bank. The great majority Of the claims
are against person who have been or are
going through bankruptcy proceedings.
Clifford Crispin, Of Pennsyille, while
killing mouse in his home severely pune
tured the palm Of his hand by nail The
nail protruded above a board where the
mouse was standing, and in his eagerness to
kill the rodent Crispin struck terrific blow
on top Of the nail, which penetrated the
hand to great depth, causing a painful
wound from which blood poison has de-
veloped and serious results are feared.
The Cherokee, which went ashore on
Brigantine shoals January 70, was foated
on Thursday, and proceeded to New York.
Captain Mark Caste and his crew, who
rescued the passengers and crew from the
Cherokee, have been notified that they
will be benefciaries Of the Carnegie Hero
Fund. Caste will receive ST. 800 TO lift the
mortgage on his home and $1,000 to edu-
cate his son, while each Of the crew will re-
ceive $500. They have all been given
building lots at Atlantic City by a real
estate company.
The tugboat Laura, Of Philadelphia, sank
| in the Delaware river, above Burlington,
Thursday afternoon last. The tug had
/ landed scow at the Reedland Seed Farm
at high tide, and in backing out became
stuck in the mud. As the tide fell the
boat settled and careened into the channel,
sinking in thirty feet Of water. The Cap
/ tain and crew were rescued by farm hand
from the seed farm who put out to the
sinking tugboat in small batteau. The
boat is owned by George Davis, of Phila.
In his annual report, State School Su-
perintendent Baxter makes strong plea
for high school grades for the country dis
tricts Tin order that the farmers sons and
daughters may have the same advantages
as those Of the cities. The report shows
that there are 9,157 teachers in the State,
s, 038 of whom are women. The average
salary paid is $685.. 50, being an increase Of
/ So So over the preceding year. The total
value Of school property is $4,000, 076.
There are 1868 school buildings in the
State, their average valuation being SILL
sos each. The total number Of pupils en-
rolled is 277, 435, an increase Of Il ,564 for
the year.
The verdict for $4,000 damages awarded
~ a snrv in the Tinted States District