Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-12
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.


Nearly buried by a caying bank at Clay
Vile yesterday, Alfred Robinson was dug
out with leg and two ribs broken.
While Salem county's potato crop last
year was record breaker, particularly in
the Pittsgroves, this years yield will be
far in excess
Thirty thousand quarts of cherries have
been shipped from the station at Elmer this
season, and it is estimated as many more
were allowed to rot on the trees, growers
being too busy to pick them.
Efforts Of Woodstown blacksmiths to
close their shops at noon Saturdays was
not success. They found that they were
losing money, for il was at that time the
farmers brought their horses to town to be
shod.
Hundreds Of acres of tomatoes have been
flooded out of the ground. To make the
best Of the situation many growers are now
contracting for what they have at S12 a ton.
There is no difficulty is disposing of them
at this price.
An auditorium 36x1O0 feet for Emmanuel
Methodist Church, Pennsgrove, was dedi-
Gated on Sunday with all-day services, be-
ginning at sunrise. Rev. William A.Stone,
the pastor, a leading spirit in the enterprise,
was assisted by Rev. George T. Harris, OF
Camden.
While Alfred K. Snyder, a restaurant
keeper on Kaighn Avenue, Camden, was
carrying bag of crabs last Saturday, one
big fellow put his claw through hole in the
bag and nipped the right forefnger of Mr..
SNYDER, iniuring him so badly that is re-
quired a physicians to stop the flow OF
blood.
I State Road Commissions Hutchinson
has viewed the road from Salem to Quinton
one Of the main roadwaya Of Sat q County,
and has assured Freeholdel I,cunsbuEy that
De VIII approve the appropriation q money
for State road, providing the Board q
Freeholders will pass resolution for its
building.
Constable Samuel K. Gaskill, turnkey OF
the Mt. Holly prison is now in possession OF
the young bloodhound formerly owned by
M. E. Matlack. The animal will be kept
at the jail and trained for use in running
down criminals. Experiments made in
this direction shows that the dog works
we'll.
Governor Stokes, on behalf Of the State
Military Board, has issued an order making
the maximum strength of a company of the
Natiodal Guard 84-81 men and three COM
missioned officers. This was the figure
under the old law, but the new military
act raised the maximum to 100 and made
so the minimum.
Thomas PurtelI, Of Sharpstown, aged 48
years, committed suicide on the Fourth, by
drowning in the lily pond near his home.
Purtell carried the mail between Sharps-
town and Woodstown and Thursday morn
ing his coat and hat were found on a post
as the edge Of the lily pond at Sharptown.
Thinking that someone had been drowned
while swimming, the pond was dragged
and the body Of Purtell was found. To
sone foot be had securely fastened an iron
teakettle flied with stones.
The effect Of the Bishops bill, which
went into effect into New Jersey Thursday,
viii be but little felt at Cape May for the
eason thas nearly every place is hotel OF
more than ten rooms, and, therefore, inn
mune from the screen provisions for Sun
day. Generally thers mas been an observ-
ance Of the Sunday laws, under the previous
laws, which were just as strong for Sunday
offenses as the new law. Il is believed the
Sundays will be no more dry" than here
tofore.
Drastic orders by the Pennsylvania Rail
road which drove the buses out Of the main
station, where they had been il she habit
Of backing mp to the platform, haYe led the
busnen to make threats. The busmen
have organized and mean to contest the
right Of the corporation, on the ground
shat The street adjoining the station plat
form has been opened for more than twenty
wears to public travel, and is now public
highway in the meaning Of the law.
Automobiles and h0Tsemen are manifest.
ine considerable interest in the laying Of q
,,,;,a "a dnsklaza and waterproof roadway,