Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-22
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

/ The Excise Commission of Camden Is
considering the advisabillty Of restoring she
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| The Burlington county officials have de-
cided TO purchase couple Of bloodhounds
to hunt up criminals.
| The Millville National bank will build a
| fine large bank building on the corner Of
High and Main streets.
| Fifty car loads OF ice from Pocono Mount
aims, Pennsylvania, have been unloaded by
Salem dealers within the past few days.
A large canning factory has been built
Goshen, Cape May county, and many q
lsss farmers Of that vicinity lave arranged
to plant large acreage in tomatoes.
Mrs Quinton z. Rankins has Bantam
hen shat performed quite feat last week
by laying two eggs at one time one inside
the other and both with shells on them.
Next month the Board Of Health is going
to give Mount Holly a shaking up A
house-to-house inspection is to be made and
all the plague spots are to be wiped out.
| A Camden man became so incensed be-
cause his morning paper was stolen every
day that he decided to lay in wait for the
thief. A neighbours dog proved to be the
culpert.
Landlord French, Of Pennsgroye, has Of
lfered 500 to the local fire company if q
stream of water can be thrown over his
hotel when the water works are in full
operation.
| Mayor Stoy, in his annual message to
the Council Of Atlantic City, suggests that
whipping post for incorrigibie boys, wife
heaters and worthless husbands would be a
benefit in that community.
What is said 10 be the first lodge Of negro
Red Men in New Jersey was incorporated
from Atlantic City on Monday as Black
Hawk Tribe, No. z. They also established
the Pocohontas or ladies' degree
The officials Of the West Jersey Railroad
have given notice, to the dairymen shat
thy will insist upon carrying the daily
shipment Of milk from Salem County on
an evening train instead Of in the morning.
| Postmaster Rudderow has been advised
by the postal authorities that the order
consolidating the Merchantyille post Office
with Camden has been rescinded. This is
oood news and the citizens are highly
pleased.
| A forest fire burned oyer about thou
sand acres Of wood land in Atlantic county,
near Weymouth, in the early part Of last
week. Another evidence Of the need Of
| legislation for the protection Of the States
woodland.
| Eleven barrels of hardshell crabs were
shipped from Waretown recently. They
were tongued from the mud at the bottom
Of the bay. So big were they shat two
hundred and twenty-five are said to haYe
filled barrel.
| After being on strike for a week, glaz-
ers Of the Keystone Leather Works, East
Camden, have returned to work. A COM
promise was affected by which she men
will be paid by the peace, and will work
but twenty-five hours week instead Of
| fifty-eight.
! There are indications that no saloons or
concert gardens will get license at the old
beach, Gloucester City, this summer, as
she majority Of City Council have openly
declared that they will not vote to licencse
the concert saloons. Council meets in May
TO grant Licenses.
Residents Of Batesville are alarmed oyer
a dog poisoner that for the last few weeks
has wrought havoc among the dogs in that
locality. In all ten have been killed, all
Of them valuable. Examination showed
the drug used was strichnine.
Shippers on the West Jersey and Sea-
shore Railroad are elated oyer the an
nouncement that fast through freight train
will be run over the Salem branch direct
to New York to handle early produce.
Last season 1924 carloads Of perishable
freight we're shipped to Jersey City.
The company recently formed TO furnish
gas for Clayton and Glassboro, and to in
clude Pitman if franchise is granted, in
tend going ahead With the plant, whether
the latter borough gives the privilege or
not. Pitman Council is fighting out the
| question with several companies who want
franchises.
John Roebel, Glassboro farmer, has
been doing remarkable business IN winter
gardening, He has 16, 900 heads Of lettuce
ready for shipments, and has already ship
ped several hundred barrels at Sc per bar
rel. He has just sent away 700 barrels Of
spinach and has 700 sash Of radishes and
the entire lot Of his winter farming under
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