Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-09-06
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

I George Elk, the well known auctioneer,
is to erect grist mill at Quinton and will
have it ready for operation by Nov. /.
Ralph o. Smith, Of Salem, who was an
instructor at. Wisconsin University, Madi-
son, last year, will teach at Pennsylvania
State College this season.
Alarmed oyer the deadly current OF the
third rail, the gangs of section men number
ing fifty, refused to continue at work at
Pleasantyille on Thursday last.
The owners Of cranberry bogs in this
State will commence gathering the crop
next week. A good deal of the fruit has
been lost by scald, but fair yield is ex-
pected nevertheless.l
Scores of gunners violated the law Sun
day morning id the marshes Of Big Timber
and Newton Creek and of the Delaware
RIVER on the Pennsylvania side by cunning
for reed and railbirds for three hours.
Dwellings are so scarce in Millyille, on
account of the influx of glassblowers who
have been employed for the fall season
that one glass company is offering bonus
TO any one who will build residences near
their works.
While working in a stone quarry on the
Cedarville turnpike Claude Petit was
caught under heavy mass of stone and
earth that cayed in unexpectedly. He re-
ceived injuries which it is feared will prove
fatal.
Freight hands do not relish a new order
issued by the West Jersey & Seashore Rail-
road. II is to the effect that they must
wear rubber boats on and after Tuesday
until they are thoroughly familiar with the
new electric system.
There are more pupils enrolled to COM
mence the term at the State Normal School,
on September II, than ever before in the
history Of the school. Among the. pupils
will be seyen Of the PHILIPPINES whom the
governments is having educated here as
school teachers.
There was a final injunction issued,
Wednesday, in the Court of Chancery, at
Trenton, restraining the National Council
Of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. from further juris-
diction in this State. This is the outcome
Of suit brought by she State Council.
A valued family horse belonging to El-
mer Bump, of vineland, broke his leg. The
bone was set and as the animal was abeu
TO be let out of the hammock in which it
had rested for four weeks, fit of indiges-
tion made it wild, and with a plunge the
horse fell to the ground, and, breaking the
leg again, had to be killed.
Having its origin in nail scratch, thought
at one time to be Insignificant, tetanus, on
Thursday caused the death Of William Jepp,
II years old, Of 2919 Poplar Street, Phila-
delphia, in Cooper Hospital, Camden. He
sustained the injury week ago at Black
wood, New Jersey, where he was spending
his vacation.
F.Juigaus, IAN italian fish peddler, of Ham,
inton, lost the sight Of one eye
by being his with a butcher knife.
Juigans came up behind Joseph
Russo, who was cutting up fish
with butcher knife, and when Russo
raised the knife over his shoulder the blade
hit Juigans in the eye, cutting the pupil
open, completely destroying his eyesight.
Captain J. L. Ring, the first assistant Of
Of Charles K Landis in settling
Vineland, and promint man Of the com
munits, was the proud owner until Sun
day of probably the oldest dog in the State.
Jack, the dog, was killed by chloroform
because of an affiiction Of the throat. He
came to his master puppy Of six months
twenty-three and one-half years ago. Jack
retained all his faculties up to death, had
good hearing, fire set Of teeth and excel
lent powers.
William j. Lee formerly an iron founder
in Trenton. later an inmate of the State
Hospital for the insane and who escaped
from that institution three years ago, has
written letter Of protest to Trenton from
his home in New. York, against the sale Of
three of his properties for unpaid taxes
Lees objections are probably the most
remarkable ever recorded in the Office of the
Receiver Of Taxes. He says he was adj
Judged Iunatic in 1902 and committed to-
the asylum and for his maintenance there
the county Of Mercer had to pay So week.
Since escaping on May "a, 1903, he says he
has maintained himself and has allowed the
So week to be placed to his credit at the
asylum. He renders a statement showing
that for 10 weeks this money amounts to
$50 and the tax charges are $271.47. The
city il IN his debt TO lhe amount Of S268 70.
Proi. Dixsn arrived in Woodbury. shis