Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-08-08
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.


though the crops of tomatoes are small, the
seasons profit are about the same as last
year, ~
A Reading express train while on It's way
to Atlantic City crowded with passengers,
was attacked by fusilade of bricks and
stones hurled from the road by gang OF
alleged tramps. The windows in the train
were smashed. and for time panic en-
sned. Several Of the passengers were slight
ly cut by flying glass.
strong seaward current, due to the
falling tide, caught a score or more OF
bathers on Monday at Atlantic and compel
led them to call the life guards for help.
r. Slunbert, of Trenton, upset by breaker,
was swept beyond his depth, and quick
work was necessry by life guards in life
boat to pick him up.
C.H Oliphant, owner Of Lake View Cream
cry, has leased all the privileges Of Elmer
Lake, from w. w. johnson, the owner, ,and
the townspeople are much chagrined at the
cutting off of their boating, fishing and bath
ing parties. 1t is said that Mr.. Oliphant
wants to control the ice crop, and is dicker-
ing for the lease of the Lower Mill Lake
also.
Aroused at last by harsh public criticism
and by broadsides fred personally at him
by angry hotel and business men at meet
ing Of the hotel organizations, Mayor Stoy
Of Atlantic City gave orders to clear the
beach of the subway cafes" which haYe de-
fed the law by doing business under the
Boardwalk and have given fashionable Sec
tions of the strand bowery-like appearance.
The orders were executed last Monday.
Fire last Thursday night gutted the Office
and job plant of The City sJonrnal, week
~ paper published by Daniel e. Van Brunt,
Of Asbury Park. The loss. partly covered
by insurance, is 81. 600. Mr.. Van Brunt was
unable to issue his weekly Friday. The fire
originated from lighted cigarette dropped
in some rubbish. Mr.. Van Brunt was in
Newark Thursday night and knew nothing
Of his loss until he arrived home Friday
morning.
For the fifth time in each Of their lives
Daniel Babcock and Mrs. Elizabeth Brown
were united in marriage at Pleasantville on
Saturday. Death has claimed four hus-
bands Of Mrs. Brown and four wives Of Mr..
Babcock. Justice of the Peace Brown sought
TO dissuade the aged couple from marrying
again, but as they were insistent he per-
formed the crenlony with the remark that
he hoped the knot would be stayed tied
for life this time.n
George Kell, of Bridgeton, had thrilling
experience in lower Delaware Bay on Satur-
day. He was out of his boat, wading on
what is known as the drumheds, picking up
natural-growth oysters, when he was attack
ed by large mau-eating shark, which made
a lunge for him, just grazing his breast and
making an agly abrasion. Kell's compan-
ion fought off the shark while Kell scram-
bled into the boat and the shark darted of
in deep water.
August Vengel on Thursday last display
ed giant horse maekerel, nine and half
feet long and weighing, ii is estimated about
1000 pounds, which he caught off Belmar
late Thursday afternoon. Vengel, John Or
lando and Daniel Keim saw the big fish
from shore, and securing motor boat went
after it. The fish was hooked with little
difficulty, but gave the fishermen battle
for over two hours. This is the second big
horse mackerel caught in this vicinity this
week.
The fourth of series of lightships de-
signed for sea service, and built by the
New York Shipbuilding Company for the
United States Governments was successfully
launched at the shipbuilding plant as $50
o'clock Saturday morning. The launching
was without formality Of any kind. The
boat is 1876 feet long, 80 feet wide, Is feet
deep, 660 tons burden, will develop 81
knots speed per hour and is fitted with all
the latest safety appliances. Another Of
similar pattern will be ready for launching
IN a few days.
Gloucester City was treated to balloon
ascension and parachute leap Saturday af-
ternoon which proved thrilling and narrow
ly missed becoming tragedy. William II.
Gill was the aeTonaut, and he used a large
hot-air balloon, rising from the corner OF
Burlington and Hudson streets. AS the
ballon lets the ground it was seen that the
air was escaping from rent in the top.
When about 1000 feet up the balloon near
Iy collapsed, and Gill to save himself cut
loose his parachute. He descended with
startling rapidity and landed in heap
about block from where he went mp. He
escaped without serious injury. The bal
loon landed in tree near by and was
,urranfya1 I.v 4ho hranofar