Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-07
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

During February, 1912 patients were
treated at Cooper Hospital, Camden.
A Trenton man has brought suit against
druggist for $500 damages, claiming that
drug clerk negligently gave poison to a
valuable dog which died from the effects of
the dose.
Locked up in the Camden city jail last
week awaiting indentifcation, after they
had been found in the possession Of John
Koebeck, two out Of dozen chickens laid
eggs in front of the iron bars.
Fishermen of Pennsville are busily en-
Rased IN preparing their nets for shad. The
old fishermen argue that there will be
plenty of good fishing this spring because
tae river has been full Of ice for long
astime. ~
John Douglas, a farmer near Delair, was
kicked BY a colt until he was unconscious
He nearly froze TO death before search was
made for him by bis wife, who was sick in
bed. and arose to ind what had become Of
her husband.
A Franklinville farmer has made an ex-
pertinent for keeping ice. Having no ice
house he dug a hole in the ground in which
he buried quantity of fine ice and covered
d il over to the depth Of two feet. He ex-
poets She crop to keep in good condition. %
The Boardwalk National Bank has been
organized in Atlantic City, and the institu-
tion will open for business March Is, on
the first floor of Green's Hotel, at South
Carolina avenue and the Boardwalk. The
capital stock is 5000, 600. John G. Reed is
president.
The New York Shipbuilding Company
has been awarded a contract by the J M
Guffy Company, of Pittsburg, for 40
foot steamship, to carry $4,000 barrels Of
crude oil 10 bulk. to ply between the ports
Of the oil fields Of Texas to Eastern ports.
Burlington county farmers are making
strenuous efforts to have a law enacted
which will prevent the milk dealers from
compelling them to sell their milk to the
dealers by dry measure, while the latter
sell to their customers by liquid measure
1t makes a difference of six quarts on every
forty.quart can.
After delay Of sixteen years, for causes
mostly political, the paying Of Atlantic
sayenue, Atlantic City, probably the mud
Idiest street in Atlantic, is to begin next
sweek. Bitulithic will be used The en-
tire avenue, it is believed, will be COM
pleted by August l. c
That the sea monster which on Friday
afternoon last partly wrecked the auxiliary
sloop GoIdie Bndd, and terrified her crew,
was so badly injured 10 the collision that it
NAV die and be cast ashore on the coast is
she opinion Of seamen here. Wide interest
4 has been aroused in the story Of the mishap
to the Goldis Budd.
Members of the band which is to head
the local lodge of Elks, of Atlantic City, IN
the big parade during the national conclave
in Philadelphia next July, will appear in
the line clad IN bathing suits. Leader
McDaniels announced this plan to officers Of
the lodge on Sunday last, and the sugges-
tion met with their approval.
The City Council Of Millville on Friday
night last adopted resolution offered by
Mr.. Austin, instructing the Recorder to
notify the Cumberland county delegation
>xfn the Legislature that it is in favor Of the
abolition Of the voting machine. Mr.
Austin said he had seen old, gray -haired
men who had never missed vote turn
away from the polls when they found that
the machine was the only means for cast
ing their ballots.
When Farmer VIM. Fox, Of Burlington,
takes smoke be will carefully note sswhere
he is as'' when he strikes the match. FRI
day last he filled bis pipe for good puff.
It happened thab he was on top Of load OF
straw on the road The match iguited the
straw and the farmer had TO scramble
lively to save his life. The blaze quickly
enyelcped the dry straw ana Fox, in order
to saye his wagon, unhitched the horses and
overturned the load, which was consumed
tnaiify.
William Britton and Edward Hill, Of
Trenton, two electrical workers. Thursday
last finished pool contest for the love o.
sheir mutual sweetheart, and Britton won
the girl. Their sweetheart is party to
the arrangement, both men say, and she
will marry Britton as soon as the wedding
arrangements are completed. Both men
came into q local pool room with J. How
ard johnson, who was the referee, and On
whose decision the Girl rested her future
choice. BFitton won the first game by the
score Of rs to 2S Hin won the second
game. % to is, bus Blilt0n duplicated this