Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-01-10
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE MEEK.


few hens which have made an excellent
record for the year 1906 by laying every
day except two during the year.
On the advice OF counsel, the Jersey City
tax board has refused to make a re-assess-
ment of railroad property, and has alse re-
fused its books and data to special assessors.
This is in defiance OF the State Board and
the matter will probably go to the courts.
General John Walger Barringer died
suddenly, Monday last, at the depot Of the
New York and Long Branch Railroad, at
Asbury Park. from heart disease. He was
rs years old, West Point graduate and
served with distiction during the Civil
War.
David H. and John Brand, proprietors
Of Trenton department store, were con-
yicsed in the Mercer county courts, on
Wednesday, January 2nd, of abetsing and
eonsenting to the astempt to burn the store
several months ago. The case has claimed
the attention of the Court for six weeks,
and had a dramatic climax when the YER
dict was announced, as one Of the men
tainted and the other became hgsterical.
Boatmen will fight the project of the
Pennsylvania Railroad TO remove the
draws from thorofare bridges and substl-
tute fixed bridges. The owners OF sail
boats say that they will be unable 80 nayi-
gate inside waters if the change is made,
and will carry the fight to the courts.
The State Board of Education on Thnrs-
day last opened bids for the new normal
school at Mount Clair Heights, for which
the last Legislature made an appropriation
of S275 600. with an additional $25, 600
for the purchase of land. The building
will cost about 5000, 900, leaying $4,000
for the heating and furnishings
United States Judge William M. Ian
ming on Friday last fled an opinion OF
widespread Importance by declaring, IN
the suit Of Luells Long against the Penn
sylvania Railroad, that wife can sue
corporation and recover without her hus-
band being joined IN the suit The rail-
road contended that the law was uncon-
stitutional.
Alter an illness of only few days,
Colonel J. Frank Cline, City Clerk, and
prominent business man of Burlington
died Wednesday afternoon Of last week
from pneumonia. He was 45 years old
and prominent in the State National Guard
with which organization he had been con
nected for many years. lie was also vet
eran Of the Spanish American War.
Camden's Excise Board will not be
abolished. City Council SO decided at a
meeting Friday night The excisemen
have been under hot fire of public crit
icism for granting Licenses to criminals and
often near churches and schools. Il was
also charged that applicants for license
had to promise to buy certain brands OF
liquors aud cigars.
Farmers Of Burlington county have Or
eanized to fix the price Of tomatoes to be
sold to the Gamers for the coming season.
Edmund Braddock, Howard Braddock,
Charles Hammill and N R. Whitaere were
anpointed committee to wait upon the
Gamers and inform them that resolutions
had been adopted by the Farmers Associa-
tion determining not to sell tomatoes for
less than $40 ton.
The State Board Of Equalization Of
Taxes. Thursday, by vote of four to one,
ordered a reassessment Of all property in
Jersey City. This decision was rendered
in connection with the appeal of the New
Jersey Central Railroad Company, which
claims that second-class railroad property
in that city was assessed at higher rela-
tive value by the city assessors than the
property Of private individuals.
Residents of Moorestown are greatly
incensed over the announcement by the
Public Service Corporation that the special
cars that haye been run for the last three
years over its line between that place and
Camden will be discontinued after January
/. These cars haYe furnished the only
means of rapid transit competition with
the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Philadel-
phia commuters will now be forced to ust
the steam line to avoid the many annoying
DELAYS Of the accommodation trolleys.
When the new Republican Board OF
Chosen Freeholders Of Monmouth County
meets at the court house as Freehold fol
organization next Monday it is understood
il will be served with notice that the
present County Collector, Auditor and
Road Supervisor will refuse to surrender
their offices to she appOintees Of the new
board, for the reason that they have NJ
authority to GUST the officials named, they