Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-12-12
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

The vestry of Christ Episcopal Church Of
Millville has decided to erect new church
building in the spring. c<0
Mrs. William R. Hackett, of Quinton,
has bed of sweet peas that has not ceased
blooming since the last of June.
A moving picture show at Williamstown
! has been stopped because it used so much
electric current that the town was almost
in darkness. ~
Beverly is suffering from slump in the
manufacturing industries, and a number OF
working people will find Christmas season
the d1llest in years.
Several fishermen have been to the fish
ing banks off Cape May to test the cod
fishing, but fiLd that there are SO many dog
sharks that the cod are not fo1nd.
The Office building for the use of govern
ment officials who will be engaged In the
building Of the entrance TO the Cape May
Harbor is being built.
The State Board of Pharmacy is sending
notices to all registered pharmacists and
assistants calling their attention to the law
requiring their re-registration every three
years.
Owing to the many recent accidents and
narrow escapes from death at the crossing
Of the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad at
Westyille, there is talk of compelling the
company to place safety devices there.
Ten thousand trout will be placed in the
stream running through Moore's meadows,
east of Camden, by Game Warden Moebius
of Williamstown. This stream is the head
Of Maurice River and is damned at Frank
linville. CO
Mayor-elect Jesse R. jackson Of Metuchen
attended the Army and Navy football
game on Dec /, contracted pneumonia and
died on Dec. s.. He was Republican, the
Council is Democratic, and will elect a
Democrat to that Office.
Health Inspector Bullock, assisted by the
Board of Health, is investigating report
of the peddling Of unwholesome oysters in
Millville, and arrests will probably follow.
Is is charged that the oysters sold so cheap
ly are those discovered by the shippers as
unfit for the market.
Mrs. Ella Sseman, Of West Creek, has
suffered with attacks supposed to be epil-
epsy for several years. All attempts to re-
lieve her failed until she took an adver-
tised patent medicine In few days she
emitted fully developed snake nine inches
long, and it is believed her troubles are
ended.
A delegation of members of the Atlantic
county bar presented petition signed by
$50 lawyers to Chancellor Magic, asking him
to assign a Vice Chancellor TO sit in Allan
tic City. It is asserted that Atlantic Co.
furnishes more Chancery Court business
than Camden or any other district in South
Jersey.
In another speed trial with steam To-
comotive on the West Jersey and Seashore
Railroad below Clayton, Thursday, engine
No 6034 attained speed Of over SO miles.
This is very much better that the electric
locomotives have been able to do. The
steam engine shows little more vibration
than the electric, but it makes up in speed.
Under an order of Secretary of the State
Dickinson Saturday Charles O. Faller,
State Inspector of voting machines, opened
the machines at Gloucester over which there
has been so much discussion SINCE election
day. He made a careful examination Of the
devices and will report to the Secretary up
on his findings.
Congressman Loudenslager has introduc-
ed bill in Congress providing for the ex-
penditure OF $40, 900 for repairs and rebuild
ing OF roads from Harrisonville to Fort
Mott connecting with the State road to
to Pennsville. This would give Uncle Sam
good road from this city TO the Fort which
is said to be much needed 60
By substituting Holstein cattle for his en-
tire herd of Jersey cows, Proprietor AL
bertson, Of Model Green Hill Dairy Farm
near Burlington, has begun his plan to CO.
operate with the authorities to prevent the
spread of tuberculosis through COWS milk.
The dairymen Of Salem county are elated
over their victory in getting one Of the To-
cal creameries to pay Philadelphia prices,
less freight, for the milk taken. This
creamery some time ago refused to pay the
prices asked, so number of the largest
shippers held back their supply.
Probably the finest collection of Indian
relics in South Jersey belongs to Freeholder
Thomas L. Munyan, of Redwood It con-
sists of 800 arrow heads, spear heads, fish
spears, axes, banner stones, corn mill, pestles
mortar, celts, paint cups, chisels and gouges
Most Of the relics were found by Mr. Mnn-
gan himself during the last twenty year in
southern New Jersey.
Former Assenblyman Wilson Banks was
fined 800 and costs by Mayor-elect Smith
Of Millville, on charge OF having deer in
his possession. HammIl Beebe confessed
30 killing the deer, before Mayor Payne,
Wednesday, and was fined 500, which he
paid. Game Warden Phifer, who found
She deer shortly after it was slain, hung it
mp in Banks barn. Andrew Snyder,
! who was fined 500 about year ago
for hunting deer, immediately had war;
rant issued for Banks. who admitted that
the deer was in bis barn, but that it was
kept there on the advice Of Warden Phifer.
The case was appealed.
The following were elected Monday
evening as the officers for the ensuing year
OF Harrison Conclave No. 113, Improved