Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-29
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

The Broadway Methodist Church Of Salem
has paid off larger percentage Of debt than
any other Methodist Church in the State.
Jacob Gross, an aged resident Of Roads,
town, grieved go bitterly over the death Of
his son-in-law that be died suddenly, Mon
day, Of heart failure.
The Vineland Euening News, edited by
J. M. Lands and James Cooper, which was
instituted in September 1905, suspended
publication this week.
The trustees Of Ellington Cemetery near
Paulsboro, recently bought back FIVE acres
Of land at $500 an acre which they sold for
SIS an acre few year ago.
Henry Harris, Of Woodstown, has in his
possession 20 pounds Of fax that was
grown 54 years ago, when it was leading
industry in Salem County.
About twenty men and boys who were
working on the railroad at Tuckahoe have
quit because the company wanted them So
work half hour longer each day.
A horse attacked TO milk wagon struck
at Broadway and Berkeley street, Camden,
one day last week, was carried square on
the fender Of car and escaped injury.
1t is feared the snow storms which occur
cd last week and Monday have killed many
Of the young quail liberated by the game
wardens. Several have been found that
were frozen.
ReY. William E. Rink, Of Burlington,
is celebrating his sixty-frst year Of service
in the ministry. Mr.. Rink thinks his term
Of service the longest Of any in the ministry
in the United States.
After suffering fye days, A. Atwood
Grant died Of hiccoughs at his home in
Riverton on Wednesday Of last week. Mr..
Grant was first taken with grip which later
developed into hiccoughs.
William H. siddell, aged 10 years, Of
1148 Cooper street, Camden, was badly
scalded last Monday at the plant Of the
Moro Phillips Company, BY a boiling
chemical, and died on Thursday at Cooper
Hospital
Judge Endicott, sitting in the Camden
Circuit Court, on Thursday last reprimand-
ed and discharged Daniel Burke, a jury
man for being late when cburt convened.
The jury OF eleven men continued to hear
the case.
Hit in the eye by crust Of bread, Dan'l
Chew may lose the sight Of one eye. He
is employed in a glass factory at MiIlville
and during lunch time afellow workman
threw piece of bread at him which landed
sqnarely in the eye.
Point Pleasant was visited by the most
disastrous fire in its history, early Wednes-
day morning The business block occu-
pied by the post-ofice and several other
business houses were totally destroyed.
The loss is estimated at $50, 900.
Charles II. Myers and the city of Atlantic
City applied to Vice-Chancellor Garrison,
for a rule to compel the Steel Pier Co. to
show cause why it should not be restrained
from constructing concrete piers for pro-
posed extension Of the Steel Pier.
Samuel Siegel, Of Roselle Park. sub
mitted on Saturday at Mckinley Hospital,
Trenton, to the amputation Of both feet,
with the hope Of saving bis life. Afew
days previous hisfeet were badly frozen.
He neglected treatment with above result.
Joel James, Of Bordentown heater at
the Union Steam Forge, at White Hill,
while breaking iron with steam hammer
Wednesday last was struck in the head by
splinter. He was taken from the forge
into the Office and died few minutes
later.
Thomas Lewis, a young farmer Of New
Egypt, while on his way home on Wednes-
day last. was seized with an epileptic fit
and fell face downwards into the road. His
face was buried in the snow and mud, and
he strangled to death before aid could reach
him.
At Atlantic City the proprietors of
saloons and Cafes from Pacific avenue to
the beach front, have abolished their street
signs, SO that the wayfarer along that sec
tion Of the city will see nothing to indicate
the presence Of a drinking places except the
,.av.ral os,,oot ~ fl,o ,.1aaa
Counsel for Thomas j. Stanton has in
stituted proceedings in the Supreme Court
TO compel the Pennsylvania Railroad to
tear down its retaining wall on the elevated
tracks from in front OF IS Haddon avenue,
Camden. Stanton claims he has deed
showing he owns the ground on which the
wall now stands.
Negroes in the southern section Of Cam
den have scheme for the segregation of