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

The citizens of Lower Alloways Creek
township are indignant over report that
there are several cases of anthrax in that
township.
In Hunterdon the salary of the secretary
of the Tax Board is fixed at $500, and in
Sussex at $780, In Gloucester the limit OF
$1,000 is allowed.
The land near Pennsgroye, purchased by
the Dupont Powder Company, will, it is
said, contain extensive water works, with
capacity of 100000 gallons. "a
Adam Grenmen, Jr., OF 1713 South
Fourth street, Camden, is suffering from
blood poisoning, the result of wiping the
blood from a scratch on bis hand with
piece of waste.
The terrible hailstOrm in the vicinity OF
Cedaryille last Saturday afternoon caused
thousands of dollars loss TO farmers. Harry
Diament alone estimates his loss at $500
by the destruction of his peach crop.
By a majority Of eleven, the citizens of
the borough of Rockaway have voted to
bond in the sum of $50 600 for municipal
electric light plant. Out of total OF 444
legal voters, but 1873 votes were cast.
The twelfth annual camp meeting will
lopen at National Park on Saturday next,
land the Camp Meeting Association, OF
(which the Rev James E. Lake is presidents,
looks for a banner year. There will be
thirty-one full days of camp. 20
William Lennard, farmer, living near
Pennington, has just solved the mystery
surrounding the disappearance of eighteen
of his chickens and as a result, large pet
bullfrog has been banished from his prem
ises. The frog has been devouring them.
Night watchman Charles L. Tilton, of
Toms River, was surprised on Friday when
he opened letter containing Government
check for s.. 49, This money was due Mr..
Tilton forty-one years ago, while he was in
the Civil War. 1t was for clothes he had
bought while in the army.
While charging his soda fountain Drug
gist Joseph M. Garrison, of Elmer, was
severely injured by the explosion Of the
tank he was about to connect with the pip
ing TO she upper floor from the basement,
where he was working. The explosion
broke nearly all the windows in the base
ment. and aroused the business section OF
the town.
Delinquent Tax Collector William Dool-
ing Of Millville, on Friday, made an mus
ual move when in front of the City Hall
he had auctioned enough Of the household
goods of Rev. George Thomas, colored
local preacher, to pay for his last years
taxes. The bill for taxes amounted to but
SIS, but as Thomas refused to pay, Dooling
was correspondingly aggressive and seized
enough furniture through regular process
to pay the taxes. That night other delin-
ouents were alarmed and are making ar
rangements with Dooling to avoid being
sold out.
For some time Fl. Koplin, grocer at
Third and Mechanic streets, Camden had
suspicion that he was paying for more
smoked meats that he purchased from Ed
ward Lowmiller, salesman for Philadel-
delphia concern, than he received. His
suspicious we're confirmed on July 23 when
among the lot he got a ham which the
salesman said weighed 35 pounds. He
paid the bill, but after looking at the ham
declared that while it was large, it would
take a good sized one to tip the scales at
IS pounds. He weighed it. It tipped the
scales at 25 pounds.
Fruit growers in the vicinity of Mount
Hollv have conceived an idea to make big
money by picking fruit from the overbur-
dened peach trees and selling them for 81
per basket. In this manner the trees will
be relieved Of their burden and the balance
Of the crop left for better maturity. Pre-
sent conditions preclude peaches from rip
ening properly. Partial picking is being
resorted to all over the county, and in
order to secure good crop, hundreds Of
preen peaches have been thrown on the
compost heap.
The people at TOMS River are indignant
at the action Of the Board Of Freeholders.
The latest incident occurred Friday. A
meeting Of the Taxpayers League was an
nounced 50 be held Saturday morning at
the courthouse. II has always been the
custom to hold public meetings of this kind
at the courthouse, and all political conven-
lions are held there, without asking any
ones permission. When Oscar Parker,
chairman Of the Freeholder Committee on
Public Buildings, saw the messing adyer-
tised he sent Sheriff jeffrey word that he
must not allow such meeting in the court
house. It is probably the first time shat q