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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26
BASE BILL

Germantown wins from Country Club in
a hard fought game by the score Of 5 to
The Woodbury. Country Club met its
first defeat of the season ou its home
grounds last Thursday at the bands Of the
strong Germantown nine.
It was the kind of game which ore likes
to see, for in nearly every inning hiF or
an error would have scored run.
Dopson was not in his best form, and
lacked much OF his usual effectiveness, and
in the seventh inning gave way to Cupitt,
who held the visitors without hit or
run
Not a run was scored until the fifth IN
ming, when Jennings, the first man up for
Germantown, was hit by pitched ball.
Dopson then famed Dennis, but Buzzard
Knocked a grouuder to short aud was safe,
while Jennings was put out between second
and third. McCarty then drove liner ont
into centre field for three bases, scoring
Buzzard, BoisboIn then was thrown out at
first.
In Woodbury's half of the fifth, ID.
Speece flied out to left field, Cupitt received
pass, and Edwards famed. Dopson then
singled to right, scoring Cupitt, whom the
meantime had stolen second. Lynch was
an easy out on grounder TO second.
Dopson's troubles began in the sixth in
ming for Germantown scored four runs.
Topham and Reese both singled, and Top
ham scored on Watson's single to right.
Brady then hunted, and Dopson quickly
picked up the ball and threw it to A.
Specie who caught Reese at the plate,
Jennings then singled, scoring Watsen.
Blennis hit TO Lynch who picked up the
ball and threw it against the wire serene
in an attempt to catch Brady at nome.
Both Brady and Jennings scored on the
error. The next men up were easy outs.
Woodbury. made desperate effort to tie
the score in the eighth inning, but fell one
run short. Edwards doubled along the
left field foul lines and Dopson reached first,
on Reece's error Lynch wa & & y
four balls, filling the bases.
banged the ball through McCarf
scoring Edwards and Dopson.
scored on A. Speece's bunt to Brady. Boz
Davis and vogedine were out on grounders
to Brady and McCarty, respectively. In
the ninth inning neither side scored. The
score:
Woodbury., 0000 0 0 3 o.
Germantown, Q Q l Q 0-5
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26
COUNCIL Proceedings.

The stated meeting Of CouEcil was held
on Tuesday ev-ning last with all the mem-
bers present.
After the minutes of the last meeting had
been read and approved, Mr.. Burkett, Of
the Finance committee, reported in favor Of
the payment Of the Cooper street improve
ment notes, amounting to $50, 200, and
orders were drawn in that amount, $12. $50
to the First National, and 1880 to the
Farmers and Mechanics Bank.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26

On motion of Mr.. Williams, the Clerk
was directed to send bills for advertising
Railroad ordinances to the railroad COM
pany.
Mr.. cattelI presented an ordinance to
pave Delaware street from Broad to the
city line. The tile was read.
On motion of Mr.. Reading the Ordinance
committee was instructed to draw an or
dinance laying out Aberdeen Place uni
form width from Broad street to Railroad
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26
TIE HESSIANS At RED BANK

The number of troops; the battalions
and regiment composing the force; !;
names of the principal officers; the
route TO Red Bank; the summons to
surrender; the preparations for the
attack; the assault; the repulse !;
the retreat and routes taken by the
defeated troops; the losses in killed.
wounded and prisoners; some incl
dents before and after the battle.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26
Anna M.,

Widow Of the late Benz L. Densten, died
at National Park on the 23d inst. aged 50
years. The interment was at Eglington
to-day.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26


office, men who will not buy the same pile
of lumber three times, nor rake the ceme-
teries for names to inject into the labor list
Ii the people want to continue the Free
holder system they can do so by selecting
men who not only are honest themselves,
but possessed Of sufficient courage to oppose
suspicious bills until their correctness II
proven. The FreehoIder system is doomed
unless Boards are made Of sternes stuff than
now.
There would be healthier public senti-
ment if there was more publicity. The
men who see wrong, yet keep it to them
selves lest they incur somebody's displeas-
ure, are not performing their duty as good
citizens AS one bad egg will condemn
basket full, so one bad official is likely to
condemn his associates.
We can recollect the time in this c,unty
when published charge. that Chosen
Freeholder was making out spurious bills
against the county, would have aroused
storm in the county. The county press
would have been unit in demanding swift,
full and open investigation, and the peo-
pie would have become excited. Do you
notice anything of that kind now
The State is picking up pieces of waste
land here and there, with view to making
a fair experiment Of forestry. Last week
the commission bought ], ,053 acres of wood
land, near Tuckerton, adjoining a tract
already belonging to the commonwealth,
the price paid being from seyenty-five
cents to $50 an acre, the average price
being about S4 per acre. Option was taken
on about 1000 acres more in the same To-
cality, so that the State will have quite an
area of land to experiments with in Ocean
County. The State forestry scheme, such
as Governor Stokes and others have long
had in contemplation, is excellent for
many reasons, not the least OF which is the
fact that it can be made very profitable it
rightly managed. Yet New York made a sad
failure Of its forestry plan in connection
with system Of instruction in Cornell
University. just whose fault it was is
mot clear, but Cornell does not seem to
haYe been wise in its management Of the
Is, 900 acres Of Adirondack forest placed
Under It's care. The forestry commission of
New Jersey has some very good and also
some very bad examples before it, and will
doubtless be guided by wisdom and by the
experiences Of others. Newark News.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26

Dr. Reading reported the water extension
on Oak street completed. and the extension
on Evergreen avenue under construction.
A fire plug was ordered placed at the
northern end Of Euclid street main.
A motion to have sewer assessment
against Sarah Thackara recsifed, was re-
ferred to the Sewer commission for invests
CATION, and recommendation. A similar
motion was made in complaint by @ T.
Abbost; also Of the Lavinia Cloud estate.
Application by Mr. North, to connect two
properties on Cherry street with one line Of
pipe, was returned for diagram Of the
property.
Elwood H. CLARK, Of Paulsboro, was
granted plumbers license.
DR.. Reading presented deed Of the site
Of the sewer reservoir from George G. Green
to the city, which was referred to the sur
veyor and solicitor, for approval, as to
lines and form.
The Water committee was authorized to
buy water main for Bayard avenue, TO be
laid as soon as that street is decided to the
clty by Colonel Green.
DR.. Clark moved that the Street COM
mittee relay she gutter on Newton avenue.
Carried.
DR.. Clark presented plan and specifica-
tion for the Improvements Of Broad street,
x,,L;oI, roon;ras khe ra-s17rfacinp nf Broad
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26

The Country Club easily defeated PEN
sauken by the score of 8 80 o.
Pensauken proved an easy victim for the
Woodbury. team last Saturday, and suffered
a shut out. Dopson was a puzzle to the
Pensauken boys and famed them almost at
ease, for whenever one of she visitors reach
ed third, the next man struck out. A good
lead was secured by Woodbury. in the first
inning when three runs were scored on
Strickland's hit, Lynche's sacrifice, A.
Speece's two bagger, Welshes error, and d.
Speece's hit. The same number Of runs
was again scored in the third inning on
base on balls, three hits and an out.
In the fifth Vogedipg scored on his base
on alls, stolen base and D. Speece's hit
to centre field. D. Specie was doubled up
with Cnpitt on the latters fly to left
Lynch got Woodbury's last run in she
seventh inning. After be had singled TO
centre field, A. Speece singled and Lynch
scored on Davis drive. Davis and Yoge-
ding were doubled up on fly TO centre
field. The score:
Country Club, 03010 | 0 KS
Pensaukin, y . z y Y Y 9--o
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26
ELI srErsER,

Died in Woodbury. on the 23d inst. and
was buried in Bridgeport to-day. His
age was Sc years.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26

Conrad Shoemaker, an aged fcitizen Of
Pitmau, had narrow escape Nom serious
injury II stepping from Grain a that
station last Monday Two young men
standing near, saYed him.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26
DOLLAR GAS.

A citizen said to us the other day. why
don't you advocate dollar gas. Other
cities have III and Woodbury. can get, If
the papers will start the agitation. /"
The DEMOCRAT favors dollar gas, an6
will do its best to secure it. We believe
the Public Service Corporation is supply
ing other cities at that price, and il is only
fair to presume that they will supply us at
that figure il encouraged TO do So Just
what line Of encouragement is needed is
not clear TO US now. Our citizens might
unite with City Council iu q petition TO
the people from whom our gas supply is re-
ceiFed; local capitalists might secure q
franchise from Council to build a plant on
contract to furnish gas at 81 thousand,
and people might turn off their meters and
resolve not to turn them on again until the
price was dollar. Our columns are opeu
for suggestions as to the best method. We
favor dollar gas.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26

Clayton was unable to score on Saturday
in their game with Millville, the latter win
ming by score 1 to 0. The score:
Clayton, 0 Q 0 o 90
Millyille, 20 o Q o x--7
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26

With Bridgeton apparently victors Will
JAMESTOWN took brace and pounded out Il
runs in five innings on Saturday, winning
the game by score Of II to 5. The tcore:
Williamstown, 0o0o5042 OIL
Bridgeton, 05O 0s00 o Q O.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26

In several counties Of the State there is
serious talk Of abolishing Boards Of Chosen
Freeholders and substituting commissioners
Of three or fiYe or seven members, and State
Road Supervisor Hutchinson is advocating
the change. Pennsylvania has the com-
mission system, and her commissioners go
wrong just IS frequently as do Jersey :
Chosen Freeholders. The Freehelder sys-
tenn is the ideal Of representative govern
ment the only trouble with il being with
The people themselves There isn't a town
ship Or ward 10 the county IL which honest
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26

Blackwood defeated the University Jun
iors on Saturday by very close margin.
being but one run to the good The score:
Blackwood, 0400 20 2--S
University, Jrs., 2 @ Gill 81 o.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26

READ before the Gloucester County Histori
cal Society at Red Bank July 10, 1906 by wal
lace McGeorge, NJ. D., of Camden.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-15
OUT OF RoGUES' GALLERY
Ex=ConVict Had to Have His Photo
graph to Put in Girls
Locket
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 14-"John Smith,"
ex-convict, fell in love with a girl after
serving term for burglary and because
OF her influence has reformed. He is
now n stationary engineer. George
Koestle. superintendent of the identifi-
cation bureau at the central police sta
ton, refused to disclose his real name.
He called upon Koestle today and said:
I've got the girl a locket for Christ
mas, but / amt got no picture for it.
My work is at night. and | havn't had
time to get my picture taken. Now, her
heart will be broke if l can't fill the
locket with my mug. Let me have one
of those last ones you took of me sew
eral years ago. Just cut out the head
and that will not give her any idea
about my tough clothing"
Koestle gave him the picture he want
ed from the "rOgues' gallery" The
wedding takes place a month hence.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-15
CHASTISED HER WITH A BIBLE
But Negro Deacon Used Good Book
as a Club and Was Arrested
for His Work
Special to The Herald.


ARMOURDALE, Kas, Jan. 14.-Ed-
ward Ferguson, a negro nearly sew
enty years old who is the oldest deacon
in an Armourdale negro church. was
locked up at the police station yester-
day afternoon on the complaint of his
wife, with whom he had quarreed.
'Ah tor my wife that All didn't
bleebe in deacons in our church COM
in to meetin' when they was drunk,
lax one of the breddern did las Sun
day night" said Ferguson at the sta.
tion "and she tol' me not to bothah
mahself bout sech things. She says,
the Bible tells us that the wheat and
the tabs mus grow up togethah until
the Lawds comm, and so dom you
min bout them othah deacons.
''Aftah that we had a little uua'h
and she got skeered All wud huht heh
an she had me rested. But All amt
goin' back on heh. All think she's the
bes' woman evah wus''
did you strike herr" Ferguson was
asked.
"Yassah," he replied, "I TUX the
Bible and / sez to heh, 'Ah won strak
yew wiv nah fis, but Ah'm goin' to
cilastise yew wiv de wohd NV de Lawd.'
An | hit heh wiv de good OF book
After a few hours Ferguson was re-
leased He convinced the police that
he and his wife usually got along
peaceably together and that he would
not strike her again, even with the
Bible. Ferguson said that he was a
cook in General Grants army at Vicks-
burg. He was born in Missouri.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-15
NEW PRANK OF "CUTUPS"
Bridal Pair Driven to Police Station
and Groom Dragged Before
Sergeant by Them
Special to The Herald

special to Inc Herald.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 14-At $50
O'Clock last night a hack filed with
well dressed men and women drew up
in front of police headquarters al
Fourth and Main streets and a young
man in evening clothes shouted loudly
for an officer. Holly Jarboe, the desk
sergeant, ran out and the young man
who had called for the officer said:
There is young man here we want
to put a charge against"
Then he alighted from the hack and
drawing Sergeant Jarboe aside, whis-
pered:
"There is a couple inside the hack
who We're married half an hour ago.
They tried to slip away to the depot
and we captured the hack and brought
them here instead. Let's get him out
and march him to the desk"
The officer entered into the spirit of
the fun and an individual who did not
appear to be enjoying himself was
dragged out and hustled into the sta
ton In all seriousness charge of
disturbing the peace" was placed
against him and then after lecture
by the sergeant he was released upon
his own recognizance.
None of the persons in the party
would give their names.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-15
TELLS OF OBJECTIONS
TO SOCIALIST DOCTRINE
ARTHUR M. LEWIS TALKS ON
ECONOMICS
Speaker Declares That Talk About
"6lessedness of Poverty" Always
Emanates From Those Who Are
Not Compelled to Work

Arthur Morrow Lewis, scientist and
sociologist who enjoys the distinction
of having been imprisoned in many
cities for speaking his peculiar doc
trines on the streets. addressed the
socialist local last evening. taking for
his subject Some Objections to So
cialism."
Mr.. Lewis at the outset stated that
his message was to the working class
only.
Even some sentimental Socialists" ."
the speaker declared "believe the
emancipation of the working class
must come from the bourgeois ele-
ment of society.
well, we have allowed them the
opportunity these many hundred
years, and they have accomplished
practically nothing.
1T is sometimes objected that So
cialists are SELFISH in fact, that the
entire working class is vulgarly self
tsh. That we are always seeking more
bread, more beef and more beer. That
it would be much better if we were
more contented with the position in
which it has pleased John d. Rookie
feller to place us. People who take
this view have much to say about the
blessedness of poverty.
SO far as | am concerned, there are
and have been many men to whom I
would be content to listen with
Difference and respect while they talked
about the blessedness of poverty. John
the Baptist, for instance. Had l lived
in his day or he in mine and he had
been minded to lecture me on the
value of poverty, l would have listened
with respect. He would have failed
to convince me-nobody would ever
convince me that poverty is gooo
thing.
John the Baptist lived according to
that doctrine. His whole wardrobe con-
sisted of a camel-hair cloth and his
diet of locust and wild honey. John
the Baptist practiced poverty and any
man has right to preach what he
practices.
But we Socialists refuse to listen
with patience to sermons on the bless
edness Of poverty from Andrew Car
negie or sermons on the beatitude of
submission to our lot from John D.
Rockefeller. We refuse to believe that
the poverty in existing society is ir-
remediable and look forward to a
time when all men will reap the bene-
fits of civic progress"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-15
FAILS TO CHEER
FOR CAR: IS SLAIN
CONTINUED from Paqs one.)

that the reception was a. special one for
the representatives of the foreign pow
ers. The only minister invited was
Count Lamsdorff, minister of foreign
affairs.
The emperor looked we'll and spoke
pleasantly to all his visitors, especially
singing out Mr.. Meyer. the American
ambassador, and Herr Won Schoen, the
German ambassador. This being the
first time his majesty had met MIR.
Meyer since his return from the United
States. he took occasion to renew his
expressions of gratitude for the part
played by President Roosevelt and the
United states In bringing about peace
with Japan.
Mr.. Meyer presented Robert Woods
Bliss. second secretary of the embassy;
Major William Gibson, the new military
attache; Lieutenant Commander Smith
the naval attache at Paris and st
Petersburg, and Bail Miles of Phila-
delphia, the new diplomatic secretary.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-15
PORKERS ON WATER WAGON
Prohibition Hogs Pass Up Hard Cider.
Five Out Of Twenty-Six Taboo
Holiday Spree
Special to The Herald.

CHESTERFIELD, Iowa. Jan. H.
Knocking the bung out of barrel from
whence gallons of hard cider ran into
q hollow of the frozen ground, a drove
of hogs, the property of A. C. Merri-
weather, farmer living southeast of
Chesterfield. guzZled the intoxicating
beverage until they We're drunk
Discovered -four or five hours after
the holiday spree began, the pigs gave
every evidence of a royal skate One
was standing on it's hind feet with
forelegs clasped affectionately about a
cherry tree, mistaking it for lamp
post.
Two others were unsuccessfully at
tempting to steer an unsteady COM
panion to the sty.
Five out of the twenty-six seemed
to be perfectly sober" said Mr.. Merri-
weather. "They were over in the cor
ner apparently watching the others
with disapproval and evidently had not
touched a drop.
THE sober quintet puzzled me a good
deal until it occurred to me those hogs
/ had purchased week before from
a neighbor named Williamson. Mr..
Williamson is a. prominent Temporal nee
worker in this section OF the county"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-15
SToRK VISITS WORTH $4,000
Twelve Children Bring $1,000 Each to
German Farmer and Wife
In Iowa

ELDORA. Ia. Jan. 14,-In the ex-
perience of George Cramer substan-
tia German farmer of this county,
there is a moral for President Roose-
welt and all others interested in pre-
venting race suicide. Cramer was very
poor when he settled in Iowa. When
his first boy came he wrote to his
father informing him of the event and
remarking that while he was proud OF
the little fellow he could scarcely afford
the luxury of a baby at that time. In
reply his father mailed check for
$1,000 and promised to duplicate the gift
every time the stork should visit his
sons house. AS result the stork has
been joyfully received at Cramer's s
home no less than twelve times, and
$4,000 plus accrued interest and earn
ings. repose In the bank here to
Cramers account
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-15
"SOAKED" HIS RIVALS HAT
Negro Employs Unusual Means to
Secure Ready Cash From His
Slow Pay Debtor

Special to The Herald. 4;
KANSAS CITY, Jam 14.-WalTi
King, a negro porter. has discovered
that it is not good policy to appear on
East Eighteenth street with new hat.
The revelations broke upon him last
night when. at Eighteenth and Lydia,
he was pounced upon by Malcolm Mat
thews, another negro, who severely
beat him. took his hat and threatened
to use a knife if any noise were made.
Matthews took the hat to pawnshop
in that immediate neighborhood and
exchanged it for $1,25 and a ticket"
He had hardly left the pawnshop, how
ever, until Sergt. Green and Patrolman
Berlin of No. police station arrested
him. Matthews went with the officers
to the pawnshop and the hat was re-
covered and returned to It's owner. The
robber is in the holdover for investiga-
ton.
Both negroes are said to be rivals for
the affections of the same girl.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-15
CUT OFF FINGER ON A DARE"
Lad Mutllates Playmate Because OF
Their Banter, but They Still
Are Friends

Special to The Herald.
BELFORD, N. j., Jan. 14.-As the re-
suit of a dare" Herbert Franklin, son
OF James Franklin, lost the greater part
of a finger yesterday. He and Harold
Bennett, son of William Bennett, We're
playing together. Both were in the
best of humor. Harold had been chop
ping kindling and had hatchet in his
hand.
Here, chop that" said Herbert. plac-
ing his hand on the chopping block,
with one finger invitihgly extended.
Harold made a feint with his hatchet
and recovered it too late. for in that
instant Herbert's finger had been
severed at the second joint. The boys
are years old.
Two youngsters, badly frightened,
sought a doctor in hurry. There is
no i'll feeling between the boys. even
now, and their parents are said to be
the best of friends.