Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-04-11
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

The Executive Committee of the Phil
adelphia Milk Shippers Union has fixed
the wholesale price of milk for April, 1907,
at AZ cents per quart
The work Of Delaware River pilots has
increased so that more pilots viii have TO
be produced, and to meet the growing need
apprentices will be taken.
The local IRE wardens are cautioned to
be particularly alert to prevent fires in
woodlands now, when much damage may
be.caused by the careless burning of brush.
To stimulate agriculture the Grange at
Yineland will give several hundred dollars
in prizes. The boy or girl who raises the
most corn from quart Of seed will get a
SIC gold piece.
That South Jersey farmers are planting
an unusual quantity of white potatoes is
shown by the fact that dealer in Mullica
Hill has sold 5000 barrels, and one in
Glassboro over 5000 barrels of seedlings.
Fire of mysterious origin destroyed the
brick paint shop, 50xlO0 feet, of the N. G.
Grayes Co., Inc, Twelfth and Linden sts.,
Camden, Saturday night, entailing loss es-
timated at O,OO0, fully covered by insur-
ance.
Fire practically wiped out the oyster
settlement at Maurice RiYer, near Millyille.
The buildings in which the oystermen lived
in the season were small frame affairs The
loss is estimated at $50 900, on which there
was no insurance.
One day last week as Benjamin Bates was
helping tear down portion of an old house
owned by Luke Smith, of Alloway, he.
found brick bearing the date 1851. Mr.
& Smith Will build an addition Of two stories
TO bis house.
Fiye tramps were arrested by Sheriff Jud-
son A. Gum, Of Sussex county, for hold
ing up train on the Lehieh and Hudson
Railroad near Huntsville, and seriously
injuring the engineer, Edward A. shaeffer,
of Phillspsburg.
Colonel II. j. and Mrs. S. A. Bly,, of
Asbury Park, who took out the first liquor
license in Asbury Park, were dropped from
the rolls Of the First Baptist Church, of
which they were members at meeting of
the congregation.
While playing the piano in her home at
Gloucester City, on Sunday, Miss Katie
Costello, "a years old, of Fourth and Hun
ter streets, fell from the stool senseless, and
died soon afterward. Apoplexy was as
signed as the cause Of death.
At the regular meeting Of the Salem City
Board of Health Tuesday evening of last
week, the Health Inspector was instructed
to proceed to enforce the ordinance prohib
iting owners from allowing chickens to roam
at large on the public streets and highways
The jury in the Buglio murder trial at
Nays Landing rendered verdict at g
O'Clock Saturday night finding Joseph La
briola guilty Of murder, and Mrs. Buglio,
widow Of tie murdered man, guilty Of man-
slaughter. LabrioIa will be the first victim
Of the electric chair in New Jersey
Caught under about SO feet Of falling
earth at Hilton's clay pits near Camden,
Dominick Da Crosse was instantly killed
on Monday. Da Crosse had been in this
country but month and a few days ago he
told fellow workmen that be expected to
send for bis wife who remained in Italy.
While walking along the street on her
way home from church reception We'd.
nesday evening Of last week, Mrs. Ann
S. Lippincott, of Salem, widow Of the late J.
M. Lippilcott. had sudden attack Of heart
trouble when opposite Walnut street and
died before reaching her home.
Attacked by vicious rat as he was walk
ing across the Friends High School yard at
Moorestown. Joseph Pisrson had lively
fight before be succeeded in dispatching
the rodent with club. The rat had great
long claws, curved teeth and long hair. 1t
weighed three pounds
Secretary Samuel H. Ham, Of the New
Jersey Law and Order League, is about to
begin crusade against liquor dealers
throughout Camden county. He is looking
up the county records with view Of sec1r
ing list Of all properties that have re-
strictiye clause in their deeds preventing
the sale Of liquor.
Franklin Dye, the Secretary Of the State
Board Of Agriculture, does not think that
any serious damage will result from the few
days Of summer weather followed by the
dash Of seyere winter. II the unreasonable
warm weather had continued few days;
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