Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-01-24


ing Al were tuberculosis of other organs.
According to the report of W. f. Nee
nan, Fish Commissioner of Pennsylvania,
which has just been issued, the shad fish
cries Of the Delaware are in an alarming
condition owing to the confusion Of the
laws between the States, and the reckless
pollution of the streams.
On Friday morning last the patrol of the
Sea Isle City life saving station discovered
floating two miles at sea what was appar-
emily a dereIict The life-saviDg crew
rowed out and found section of board
walk fifty feet long and twenty feet wide,
which probably was carried away from a
resort up the coast.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
making an effort to do away with draw
bridges across the thorofare at Atlantic
City. City Councils permission has been
asked, and the War Department will also
be asked to grant permission to replace the
drawbridge with elevated structures which
will not interfere with small craft.
The Property Committee Of Camden City
Council has decided that in the future no
person shall perform a marriage ceremony
in the City Hall but Mayor Ellis. unless
the Mayor shall direct another official to
officiate. OF late number of city. officials
who are Justices of the Peace have been
performing marriages at the City Hall, using
and paying runners to pilot the couples to
their offices.
The required notice has been published
that Cape May Point will seek the neces-
sary legislation to enable it to incorporate
as a borough In the description OF the
land to be included, the lines of the orig
NAL borough are adhered to,and no attempt
will be made to secure more territory than
was within the boundaries Of the original
borough, Incorporated in 1878.
Oh Saturday. W. r. Shaw, acting for
creditors, sold the Hotel Islesworth, Vir-
ginia avenue, Atlantic City, and the beach,
at auction, for $196, 900, to F. B. Stokes, Of
Atlantic City. Another sale of the furniture
which is valued at $25, 600, is to be held
later. What is realized from the furniture
will be distributed among the creditors,
whose aggregated claims are $85, ,0o0.
The Grand Jury in the Atlantic County
Courts, on Thursday last, reported their
findings in the case Of the electric train dis
aster on the drawbridge. They censure
the railroad severely for the faulty con-
structon Of the bridge, and recommend
that the Court compel the structure to be
Immediately made safe, as they found 1T to
be still in faulty condition. They exon
crate the old bridge tender.
While playing about the stove at his
home Thursday last, the two-year-old son
of Joseph Cassaday near Ferrell. was fright
fully scalded. The little child was trying
to catch steam from the teakettle in his
mouth, when an older brother upset the
scalding water on him, badly burning the
little fellows throat stomach and limbs.
DR.. Conover was called, and reports the
little fellow doing as nicely as can be ex-
pected.
Windbreaks are to be constructed along
the boardwalk, Atlantic City. This was
practically settled at a meeting of the Ho-
tel Mems Association last Saturday night,
when resolution was adopted for presen-
tation to Council, asking that body to make
an appropriation for the purpose. In the
event Of Council declining TO raise the
money necessary, the hotel men say that
they will, through their association, defray
the expense of the Improvement themselves.
Illuminating gas, which exploded with
deafening report Sunday afternoon, almost
wrecked the home Of William Hurd, PAP
North Pennsylvania avenue, Atlantic City,
and burned Mrs. Hurd and Henry johnson,
a visitor, SO severely that it was necessary
to take them to the City Hospital. An in
toxicated man is supposed to have caused
the explosion. He was left alone in the re-
ception room Of the Hurd home for short
time and pulled down chandelier. Mrs.
Hurd smelled gas.and when johnson struck
match the concussion and ensuing fire set
their cIothing ablaze.
The Board Of Great Chiefs Of the Great
Council OF Red Men of New jersey have
completed she district session through
ous the State, and are now pre-
pairing for the annual meeting, which opens
in Trenton the latter part OF next month
The Great sachem, Charles Thompson, o.
Atlantic City, met with gratifying success
in holding his district session this year, and
at each tribe he VISITED he was greeted by
oveIfowing crowds. He conferred the de-
gree on over three hundred Past Sacbem'
during his visits. and he looks for an IN
usually large attendance at the annual
pow-wow