Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-14
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK

information has been received at Cape
MAY that work on the harbor entrance is
fready to begin in July.
8 George Hates, of Mt. Holly, who recently
left for trip through the South and Cuba,
is quarantined with smallpox in hospital
at Mobile, Alabama
The Cecil Hotel Company has been or
ganized by Philadelphia capitalists, with
the project in view OF erecting at Wildwood
million-dollar hotel.
Invitations to ], 500 lodges to bring the
1909 convention of the Fraternal Order Of
Eagles to Atlantic City have been extended
by Atlantic City Aerie.
The City Council Of Ocean City has
ordered the building Of nearly two miles
Of new boardwalk in two sections. The
Council also declded to advertise the resort
for Easter. M
s Black muskrat furs are selling for 46
cents and the irown variety are bringing
Is "a cents in the open market in Salem
county. This is the highest price paid for
many winters. Y
Cape May educational men are consider
lng the proposition of establishing sum-
nner school at that famous old resort. One
pf the special features will be the practical
study of agriculture. ~
Isaac Brandiff, Of Lower Creek, Salem
county, has shot over forty hawks the pres
ent trapping season. Twenty-one Of them
he has stretched near his cabin; the others
were left on the marsh.
VineIand farmers are now rapidly mar
keting the last seasons crop of sweet pota-
toes. 1850 bushels were shipped in one
day over one railroad alone last week. The
potatoes have kept unusually well and are
in splendid condition.
Cape May City Council Friday evening
passed the appropriation ordinance to third
reading without change and passed to sec
ond reading an ordinance authorizing an
issue Of bonds to she amount Of $4,000 for
improvement purposes.
Considerable opposition has developed IN
Port Norris to the bill Incorporating that
village and Biyalve as borough, and As
ssmblyman Buck, the iutroducer, has asked
the Committee on Boroughs to give the
residents hearing this week.
During the past week dogs caused dam
age amounting to nearly 5000 in the kill
ing Of chickens and ducks around New
Egypt. In some instances whole focks
were destroyed Plumstead township will
be called upon to settle she bill.
The Official Board Of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church of Salem, has purchased
the property known as the "Bruna'' prop
erty al the corner of Walnut and Wesley
streets. The property was purchased for a
parsonage. The consideration was So, 400.
The post Office authorities have given in
Instructions that persons who live along the
Erural free delivery routes must provide
boxes Of approved design for receiving the
mail, in order tD facilitate the work Of the
carriers. The boxes are to be provided
with device indicating whether there is
mail in the boxes to be collected.
Several fat naers in the vicinity OF Penns-
willie, are Increasing their herds Of cattle
preparatory to selling milk in the spring,as
il is reported that the creameres will send
ont wagons to collect milk. This, if true,
will be a great help to the farmers in the
section who have heretofore been unable to
sell milk or account Of the distance to
Salem.
An echo Of the Thorofare disaster Of last
October came last Thursday, when Solicitor
Higbee, Of the Atlantic Comfy Board Of
Freeholders, aud Coroner Gaskill reached
an agreements under which the coroner's
bill Of S240 for injury into the catastrophe
will be paid. The jurors, headed by State
Senator Lei, ,receiyed 81 each for the week s
hearing Of the case.
Under a decision handed down by Vice
Chancellor Bergen Tuesday, it will be
necessary for Mayor Stoy to remove bay
window from his cottage, the White
House, y III Pacific avenue, Atlantic City,
which extends two and half feet upon the
property of Charles F. Wahl, neighbor,
and reformer antagonistic to the Mayors
administration. The Mayor will appeal.
Wood win probably be the material for
the new forty-two-inch water main which
Atlantic City is to construct across the five
miles of meadow to its pumping station on