Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-07
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.
Volume XVIII.

Blue fish are now biting we'll in Delaware
bay.
An epidemic Of pink-eye is affecting
residents of Millvillc
The Welsbach Light Works Of Glouces
ter City, have been closed down for week
to take account of stock.
Seventy-fve barrels of fish, among them
a monster sturgeon weighing nearly two
hundred pounds, were caught in the Holly
Beach pound net on Friday last.
While George Englehardt was working
at che ice plant at Millyille Saturday morn
ing caldron of water fell on him, and he
was scalded about the body and legs IN a
horrible manner.
The iourneymen carpenters Of Trenton
went on strike on Tuesday for ap increase
Of from Al to so cents per hour. Most
of the bosses surrendered at once, and the
rest haYe done so since
A. S. Lambert Bridgeton machinist,
left there Tuesday of last week on his way
to China, where he will have charge OF
Government mint near Shanghai He is
under contract to remain there two years.
Mr.. A. Felix du Pont, of Pennsgrove,
had very unpleasant experience last Sat-
urday afternoon. When in the middle OF
the river his gasoline engine exploded.
The engine was torn from it's foundation,
but the boat was not seriously damaged
The oyster schooner, Hampton, while
working up Delaware bay early last Tues
day morning, was blown up by an explo-
sion of her gasoline tanks, and sank three
minutes later The schooner was equipped
with the modern gasoline machine dredges
None Of the crew were injured.
The crew of the United States Fish Com
mission Steamer Fish Hawk on Saturday
deposited in the Delaware river below
Camden Two hundred aud forty two thou
~szIIJit ) z-s==z=-ahad Is was the first deposit
Of the season from The Fish Hawk, and may
be the last as the shad season closed at the
Washington Park fishery on that day.
Harry Kieffer, brakeman, fell from the
top of a car while the freight was drilling
at the West Jersey & Seashore depot at
vineland on Monday, and was instantly
crushed to death by the wheels passing
over his body. He lived at Camden and
Coroner Potter took charge of the remains
and held an inquest.
While casting their shad net in the Della
ware river Wednesday Of last week, John
McCauley and Joseph Harkinson were
knocked overheard by their frail craft CO.
liding with naptha launch. The crew OF
the launch rescued the fisherman, gave them
dry clothes, and after righting their boat,
put them in and steamed away. The fish
ermen lost their net, but got good clothes
10 return, with which they were satisfied.
Atlantic City was visited by cyclone
and severe electric storm, on Thursday
afternoon last, vi hich did great deal Of
damage to property in the heart Of the city.
A delugs of rain and hail accompanied the
storm. Several buildings were unroofed
and otherwise damaged, and window glass
was totally destroyed on the sides OF the
buildings exposed to the storm. At the
Inlet on one end, and Ventnor on the other
tie storm was not felt.
Vice President Ballard, Of Ocean Grove
association, happened into the store Of Ross
& Wlgus at that place a few days ago and
espied show case filled with cigars and
tobacco. He notified the firm TO diseon-
tinue the sale Of tobacco in any form and
the case was promptly draped in black. Is
appears that there is an ordinance prohibit-
ing the sale of tobacco in any form within
the confines Of Ocean Grove and fine Of
SIS may be imposed for each and every Of
fence. Cigars are sold in Ocean Grove, but
never openly, the stock being kept out Of
sight.
The shad fishing season closed at the
Washington Park fishery on Saturday last,
when the last haul was made on the high
water, and the big net was drawn out on
the river banks to dry. The season was
the poorest in the history Of the fishery,
which was established over one hundred
years ago. This is attributed to two rea-
sons, one that so many large nets are being
operated in the bay that roe shad have very
little chance to get up the river to spawn,
and the other that the pollution Of the
river kills big percentage Of the young
shad that come down from the head waters
Of the Delaware
While digging a trench near the car
barns Of the Millville Traction Company
on Monday, hens egg was found buried
at q depth Of seven inches underground:
The egg shell was unbroken and upon be-