Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-11-21
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING The WEEK.

An aut0m0biie line is 30 De S6aIeed De-
tween Woodstown and the other towns Of
Salem county.
Gloucester's new high school is COM
pleted, but will not be ready for occupancy
until the latter part OF next month.
The City Council Of Atlantic City has
voted to spend $35, 900 for electric light
decorations for Atlantic avenue now that it
is splendidly paved.
According to the report make by Health
Physician Leavitt TO the Board of Health,
Camden seems to have an epidemic Of
diphtheria and scarlet fever.
Several more Of the larger milk dealers
Of Camden, have reduced the price from,
nine to eight cents quart. They were
compelled to do this, they said, to keep
the Independents from getting their trade.
Run down by an electric train of the
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad in Cam
den early Thursday, Bernard Donovan,
an umbrella tinker, was instantly killed.
Coroner Kirk gave certificate Of accidental
death.
Believing that in the future they may
find more advantageous site for their
house of worship. the trustees Of the Beth
any Baptist Mission, Camden, are haying
the church building at Twenty-fourth street
and River avenue, erected in sections, SO
that il can ha easily moved
The choice of Mayor for Bordentown
hinges on five votes. Two different men
have been announced as elected, and now
on the official returns third is in the
LEAD. A recount will be made to deter
mine who is to be the man.
In efforts to check the spread Of con-
sumption, the Camden Board Of Health
and the city Medical Society will begin
campaign of education to show how to pre-
vent the contraction Of the disease. A tent
filed with exhibits will be erected and
literature will be distributed. q
The burning of barns in the vicinity Of
Haddonfeld has aroused suspicion. The
third in less than two weeks was destroyed
last week on the farm of Charles Kelton,
near Ellisburg. The farm is occupied by
Horace Britton, who lost considerable hay,
grain and implements, together with
number of chickens and hound dog that
was tied therein.
Harvey Pierce, a lineman, was at the top
Of lofty pole at Bridgeton last Friday.
when one Of his feet accidently touched a
liye wire, while his hands grasped another.
He could not let go and the electric current
made him wrlthe in agony. A fellow
workman climbed the pole, fastened a belt
around Pierce and gradually lowered him
to the ground. The sole Of Pierce's shoe
had been burned through, and his flesh
scared.
A young man and young woman played
slick trick on Game Warden Guthridge at
the Pennsylvania terminal, on Thursday
last. The warden's dog had scented game
in the suit case carried by the young man,
and in a mix-up with the crowd the girl
changed cases with The man. She then
hurried on the boat and the man was held
up The suit case when opened contained
nothing but clothing, the game having gone
across the ferry with the girl.
The Gloucester City Council Thursday
night last instructed City Attorney Cogan
to make an investigation and ascertain what
has become Of the record of the clerk Of the
water works Office previous to 1899, report
ed missing. No report on the irregularities
of the voting machines was made, as the
expert has not appeared to examine them.
During discussion Of the matter the Dem
ocratic members declared that parts of the
voting machine are in a livery stable. An
investigation will be made.
In his recommendation to the Appro-
priation Committee OF Congress, General
Alexander Mckenzie, Chief Of the Army
Engineers, recommends the further appro-
priation Of $500, 900 to continue the i'm
proyements at Cold Spring Inlet, or New
Cape May. His other recommendations
for New Jersey, besides the Cold Spring
Inlet project, is that 100000 be appor-
toned TO the Passaic river and like
amount for Arthur Kill and the channel
between New Jersey and New York. The
Patapso river in Maryland is allowed
100000.
Prominent Salem COuniIan III.