Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-07
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.


boardwalk.
Seyenty-two hams were destroyed by the
burning of a smoke house belonging to
James whitsell, on Saturday, at Courses
Landing.
It is stated that the lower glass factory at
Elmer. which has been idle for some time,
has bees bought by Parker Brothers, glass
manufacturers, of Bridgeton, and will be
operated by them. * ~ ~
A delegation of property owners are
shrinking Of attending the next meeting OF
Gloucester City Council and make demand
for paid fire departments, as it is claimed
that cheaper insurance rates will result
+ "A live electric light wire burned out the
-telephone cables in big box on high
pole at Haddon and Wright avenues, Cam
den, on Saturday, destroying the box and
putting several hundred telephones out OF
commission.
The big steamboat Columbia, built to ply
on the Chesapeake Bay, will be launched on
March -. The 425 foot steamship Cover
nor, being built for the Pacific Coast Steam
shin Company, will be launched some time
during April.
Work is progressing rapidly on the big
battleship Michigan, and steamboat to ply
on the Hudson River. AT the present time
there are between four and iye thousand
men and boys employed at the New York
Shipbuilding plant.
Felix Sam johnson, of Vineland, son OF
former United States Consul Edmund john
son, sailed Saturday on the Kaiserin Angus
ia Victoria for Bergen, Norway, TO take the
post Of United States Consul. He was
appointed by President Roosevelt.
The mechanics at the Pavonia car shops
of the Pennsylvania Railroad are surprised
and worried oyer reduction in pleoe-work
prices at the shops. At the present time,
when most prices are advancing, 25 per
cent. decrease IN wages is rather strikipg,to
say the least.
The battleship Kansas, which was recently
given trial trip off she coast of Maine will,
in all probability, be turned over by the
New York Shipbuilding Company, OF Cam
den, to the Government in April. Her sister
ship. the New Hampshire, will not be given
her trial strip for at least six mon tbs
In the contest for audiences between the
Salvation Army, in the lower part of the
hall al Clayton and comedy company in
she upper part which has continued for sew
eral nights, the former won out and the &C.
tors left town last Saturday disgusted. 81
Dr. Somers, health officer at Atlantic City,
is conYinced that kissing and the grip GO
hand-in-hand, and in order to stamp out the
frightful rayages OF the illness he has issued
an official warning against osculation. he
says that per cent OF all kisses are laden
with grip germs, and further adds that ii is
impossible TO have kisses sterlized.
There was mucn rejoicing at Cape May
Tuesday evening, when the news was re-
ceived by Mayor Millet that the appropri
alton for the completion Of the harbor here
bad been passed by the House of Represents
tiyes. Preparations are being made Tor
: public demonstration when the bill becomes
q law.
The Jersey City trolley companies hav'
taken into the courts the ordinance recently
passed BY the authorities Of thai city which
prevents them from collecting fares from
persons who are not accommodated will
seats. Justice Fort has issued an order re
quiring the city 10 show cause why the ordi
nance should not be reviewed under wri
of certiorari
Colonel Lewis T. Bryant, State Commits
sioner of Labor, has recently banded bis re
port to Governor Stokes. During the yea
his department. has caused to be discharged
from factories 361 children that were unde
the age limit Of fourteen years. Colonel Bry
art says that the factory law which wen
into effect in the latter part OF 1904 ha
proven TO can excellent aud effective meas
ure. He says the labor conditions are bette
in this State under its workings than eve
before.
According to the annual report of th
New Jersey State Library Commission jus
submitted TO Governor Stokes for transmits
sion to She Legislature, no other State in th
Union has made greater progress during th
past year in the promotion and establish
ment Of free public libraries. Due credi
for assistance in this work is given by th
Commission TO the New jersey Librar
Association. the State Federation Of Won
ans Clubs, She New Jersey State Grange
Patrons Of Husbandry and the larger libras
les Of the Commonwealth