Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-09-13
JERSEY Happenings
DURING The WEEK.

I Foreign buyers have forced the price OF
tomatoes to $11 ton in Woodstown.
Over 5000 tons Of silica sand were
shipped from Nillville to Boston last week
Miss Lillian c. Cosmetic, stenographer
Of Bridgeton, on Wednesday received
check for 81 900 from the Murphy Varnish
Company, Of Newark, as prize for a catchy
liue for advertising.
Fhe heat id the glass factories at Mills
willie on Monday was so intense that the
men were unable to stand it even though
working fifteen minute shifts.
The picking of cranberries is better than
was expected, and On some bogs the crop
would have been enormous had il not been
for the scald, as it is they will averaye
about two hundred bushels per acre.
The opening Of the new electric system
Aon the W. j. & S. R. R. received another
fsef-back on Monday when a gang OF $50
arnen sent to Richland refused to work for
their present wages-14a cents per hour.
Freeholder Joseph H. BARTLETT was hurled
twenty feet out Of the vehicle he was riding
in by an automobile Thursday night, at
Atlantic City, and is now in precarious
condition at the residence Of DIR. c. G..
Allen.
Window glass workers in the east are
dissatisfied on account of the agreement of
the Amalagated Window Light Workers
Union with the manufacturers which was
TO the effect that factories should keep
closed for several months in order that
present selling prices might be maintained.
The Mercer Memorial Home, at Atlantic
City, an institution affording seashore out
ings for poor women, has had to close be-
cause of funds lost ia the defunet Real Es-
tate Trust Company Of Philadelphia
Frank Kr Hippfe was treasurer Of the
Home.
Failing to find a suitable site for the new
$40, 600 high school, Gloucester City Board
of Education on Monday night authorized
the dismantling Of the present Monmouth
street school to provide the desired site.
The high school will also have a primary
department.
A meeting of the New Jersey State Bar
association has been called for Friday
afternoon, September %, at the MarlbOr-
ough- Blenheim Hotel, at Atlantic City, to
consider the proposed amendment to the
New Jersey State Constitution which pro-
svides for readjustment Of the Judiciary
Of the State.
Mrs. Elizabeth Van Hart, paralytic, go
years old, was killed by rats in her home
ii Elizabeth. She lived alone. Her
daughter in law called Wednesday and
found her dead. Rats had attacked the
helpless ola woman as she sat IN chair,
uossibly asleep, and severed an artery in
one Of her feet that caused her to bleed to
death. The flesh Of both feet were tore by
the relents. 4.
The rain fall during the past summef
sInoaths was the greatest on record. 1t
amounted to p. .s3 inches, which was 11.02
shches above the average. During August
D.53 inches of water fell aud there were
only five clear days, which was only 45 per
cent of the average The total rain fall SO
far this year is 4l.75, while the average
yearly rainfall is 1888 There fell 316
inches in January, 247 in February, $50
in March, 317 in April, 4.43 in May, s.04
in June, 5 33 in July, 8 50 in August.~SI.
AS matters now stand Millville has a
good chance to become owner Of many
nroperties which were sold two years ago
FIR Delinquent taxes and bought bv the
city. Delinquent Tax Collector William
Dooling will begin searches on the proper
ties and have deeds claiming same recorded
ia the County Clerks Office. The former
owners will then be compelled to pay inter-
est on the money involved and also rent
for the time the properties are occupied by
them, if the city so demands,
4 A muddle IN the matter OF DullulHg
new new school house at stewartsville was
bcleared up by visit on Thursday from
! sAssistant Superintendent Belts, Of the
Estate Public Schools. The Greenwich
8Township authorities had refused to pay
l the contractors, alleging that the firm had
used inferior material. Mr.. Belts pointed
out that the Board Of Education had
changed the plans and specifications after
thev had been approved by the State au-
thorities, as required by law, and that in
50 doing they had committed asblundeF.
he said they were all legally guilty, if not
morally So, of unfaifness TO the tazpayers,
ana thai if the State authorities should moi