Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-09-27
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

Whooping cough, which is raging among
young people at PleasantYille, has attacked
number Of aged people.
vineland farmers are receiving $l.75 a
bushel in New York for lima beans in the
pod. This is one of the best crops raised
in this vicinity.
i Mayor Nichols, Of Clayton, has ordered
1.-THE policeman to break up corner loa6ng,
even to the extent of making arrests.
The tax rate in Gloucester City is $2.0l
and it is the highest in the county. Prop
perty owners say that it is too high consid-
ering the rate in other places.
While about six hundred carloads of
white potatoes have been shipped from the
Elmer station, it is expected about fifty
carloads will be received here as seed pota-
toes. Farmers say they did not get good
seed last year.
A strange malady is taking off numerous
chickens around Pittsgrove. The poultry
seems as we'll as usual, when they will drop
over and expire in few moments. Poultry
dealers are puzzled over the disease.
The Board Of Health has closed the
churches and schools at Fairton, because Of
She outbreak of diptheria in the town, there
being seyeral serious cases already, but it
IS hoped to confine it to the cases now de-
veIoped, and prevent its spread.
George Schwenck, the Hammonton farm
er who attempted suicide by cutting his
throat is being kept alive in Cooper Hos
pital, in Camden, by means of silver tube
inserted in his throat, through which he is
given nourishment. His condition is very
critical and the doctors have little hope Of
saving his life.
Committal papers have been granted st.
Francis home, in Beverly, for the removal
10 the County Insane Asylum, at New Lis
bon, Of an inmate, James Lynch, who is in
his 1O8th year, and the oldest resident in
this State Lynch, until few months
past, was in good health and possessed a
sound mind Twice he has attempted to
commit suicide by jumping into the river
from the town wharf, once by cutting his
throat and another by hanging.
Chelsea residents, who think themselves
somewhat exclusive have met and decided
that the ssgolden rodn was a weed and that
il breeded hay feyer. Therefore, it was
outlawed and all cottagers are required to
wage war on it.
a mosquito bite on the ankle has caused
the confinement of Mrs. Samuel w. Cope
of Atlantic City, to her home at COG North
Michigan avenue Blood poisoning had
developed and caused alarm among her
friends and the attending physician.
Lincoln Park was sold on Friday to Col
.5nel John /. Rogers for $4,000 above the
mortgage and leins, amounting to $57, 900.
The personal property was sold to different
gbugers and brought big price. Colonel
/ Rogers states that be did not want the park,
but had to get his money out Of it. ~
Mrs. Garrett A. Hobart, widow Of Vice
President Hobart, has given lot and con-
tribute6 So, 500 toward the erection of a
new Presbyterian Church, in Paterson.
Stephen BirdsalI farmer, SO years old,
living near Bordentown, committed suicide,
"Wednesday. He wound one end of a rope
around his neck, with the other around
cornstalk, in field at his home. The body
was for nd by son. The farmer was part
" lying down and had strangled himself
When West Jersey and Seashore Rail
road freight train gos hot box near New
field, Monday night, Harry Wood, brake
man, secured pail Of water to throw upon
il. As he threw out the unused water it
struck the third rail Of the electric road.
Instantly connection was made through
the little stream and Wood was sent spin
ing like top and landed on his back. He
was not hurt