Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-12
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.


4 new ferry line from New Castle, Penns-
Vile and Pennsgrove will be established on
April 10.
The annual conyention Of State Epworsh
Leagues Of she New Jersey Conference will
be held at Atlantic City on April "a, %
and 26.
Moorestown and Marlton Oranges have
adopted resolutions favoring the purchase
Of bloodhounds as criminal chasers In
Burlington county.
II is said that this year there are 500
boats employing 1,2Oo men, representing
an investments Of 1925, 1000, in the shad
fishing business Oh the Delaware.
Fruit growers at Millyille are greatly
alarmed at the rapid spread Of the San Jose
scale, and many orchards which bore fruit
a year ago now show no signs Of life
Sweet potatoes are advancing little IN
price and farmers in Gloucester county who
stored thousands of barrels last fall may yet
realize something more than the cost.
The recent Grand Lodge meeting Of the
Knights Of Pythias Of New Jersey adopted
a resolution reducing the age limit for adj
mission to the order from 21 to 18 years.
The rate for railroad commuters tickets
between Paulsboro and Gibbstown has been
raised to $3.50 and the time limit extended
for a war in place of So and six months'
time limit.
Several large auger holes have been found
in the bottom Of the railroad foat at Penns-
grove wharf. This float was wrecked at
sea some time ago and the finding Of these
holes leads to the belief that the float was
scuttled while at sea.
Spraying trees to kill the San Jose scale
gyas been the chief employment Of some
FARMERS in Lower Penn's Neck during the
nice weather this week. The scale threat
ems to destroy the majority Of fruit trees in
that locality.
BENJAMIN Wade, Of Millyille, who has
been employed by Uncle Sam as master
painter as Panama, has returned home on
leave Of absence. Mr.. Wade in talking OF
the Isthmus, states that living there is not
as black as painted.
The Camden County Building Commiss-
ion, Saturday halted the tearing down OF
the old Jail building. The work will not
be permitted to go on until the new court
house is dedicated and the county officials
take possession Of their new offices.
The Daughters of Liberty Of New Jersey
will meet next year at Asbury Park. The
salaries Of the secretary and treasurer were
increased 500 per year. The officers as
nominated were elected. The next conven-
tion will meet the third Tuesday in May.
As Gloucester City has such fund Of
historical matter and many defendants Of
illustrious people, it has been proposed
that some representative OF them should be
one of the speakers at the Red Bank monu-
ment dedication. The historical societies
in charge will be requested for such recog-
milton.
The dredging machines have not been
removed from the fishing drift at Penns-
vile, as was predicted during the winter,
and as consequence they are a great detri-
ment to the fishing business. II any more
are placed in the river between the letty
and Pennsville, one of the best fishing
drifts will have to be abandoned.
The E. /. Dupont Company, makers OF
eunpowder and dynamite will start new
mill about one mile from Writings station,
where the old powder works were dis
mantled ten years OF more ago. Charles
Thompson, OF Toms River, has the contract
to put up steel magazine on brick
foundation, and also brick laboratory.
Game Warden John Ayis captured car
in Sand Ditch" below Gibbstown, last
Saturday, containing seyen dozen yellow
perch, which he at once liberated. The
violator Of the law begged the warden to
allow him to 60, but the officer will refer
the case to higher authorities. The fine
for casching these is $40 each, OF total Of
1880.
A car on the Broadway trolley line Cam
den was burned in singular manner, last
Wednesday night. The car just ahead Of
il knocked down pole upon which were
lot oftelephone and other wires. When
car 100, the one destroyed, came along the
mctorman got up speed to run past the OBJ
structi0n while the conductor held down