Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-04-04
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

Out of shipment of four dozen quail,
received from Kansas by the Tuckahoe Gun
Club, just half died on the way.
Cape May county clam tongers are re-
ceiying $3.50 per thousand for the bivalyes,
which is record d-breaking price.
William C. Smith, Of Newfield. is ex-
perimenting with Angora goats. II they
thrive on Jersey soil he will go into she
business on an extensive scale.
A small dog on the farm Of Henry Clark
son, near Delair, killed 80 chickens in one
night, carried them to field and buried
them. Mr.. Clarkson killed the dog.
]. H. Williams, former resident OF
Toms River, has sold his magnificent orange
grove at Porterville. California, for $780,
600. II is said to be the finest in Cali
fornia.
Edward Rigg, Sr., Of Burlington, lost a
horse last week that had cost him $125, the
animal having bowl trouble that caused
death. This makes the third horse he has
lost in as many months.
Lawrece Taylor, ten years old, son of
Amos Taylor, of Centre Grove, recently
had a hand mangled in corn-shelling ma
chine on his fathers farm, m,and DR.. Bennett.
of Millville, amputated the hand at the
wrist
/ For the first time in many years there
seems to be plenty of boy help at the glass
factories in Clayton. As Glassboro num-
lber of colored lads have been secured from
Ethe South, but they are restiYe under the
heat
W. A. Jessup, SMedeshoro butcher, is
spending whas leisure time he has at musk
rating. The fur froea these little animals
is unusually high this spring. The skins
from the black ones now bring 46 cents
each aud those from the red ones sell readily
at "a cents.
Joseph White, Jr., will probably be the
largest trucker in Gloucester county this
wear. He will plant abo1t 110 acres Of po-
Atatoes. will put out SO bushels Of onion sets
and has about $50 sash Of tomatoes and
peppers. Mr.. White also has big dairy,
and ships a large quantity Of milk dailx17
The police of Camden have been at work
again doing away with slot machines This
time the offending machines were in evil
dence in small candy stores for the dispens-
ing Of candies by q cheap lottery process
The storekeepers all decided to discard the
machines rather than appear in court.
Emil Parks, 54 years old, Of Camden,
was sealded from his waist down, Tuesday
night, by falling into a boiling vat Of dye
in dye works in CentreYille. Parks lost
his balance while passing near the vat, and
had be not grasped the edge of the tank he
would have plunged into the scalding liquid
over his head.
Escaping from bis sister, Thomas Single
tary, two and a half years old, of Camden,
on Friday, stepped in front Of trolley car
of the Public Service Corporation at Third
and Federal streets, Camden, and many
persons on the sidewalk turned their heads,
sure that the little fellow would be crushed
to death, but to the surprise of all, the
child landed in the fender uniDjured.
Some Forked Riverites say that instead
Of having closed crab season to protect
crabs, the State ought to pay bounty on
them, they are so plentiful. Last year the
baymen say that the crabs almost totally
destroyed the set Of oyster spat around
Barnegat, while the oysters were still in the
blister stage, and before the shell was thick
enough to protect it against the crabs
claws.
A verdict Of $500 has been awarded in
the Philadelphia courts to Henry and John
Hansbury, fishermen of Delanco, for DANA
ges sustained in the confiscation Of sheir
sturgeon nets by Pennsylvania fish and
game warden two years ago. The case was
one of interstate interest, as the Jersey
fishermen were arrested for alleged viola
tion Of the Pennsylvania fish laws By fish
ing for sturgeon, the season for the taking
Of the big fish then being closed in shat
State.
Crashing through the iron gates Of the
ferrybo Baltic as the boat was entering
the slip on the Camden side Of the Delaware
River, at $50 O'Clock Sunday morning, a
big touring car, known as the Merton, land
ed in the riYer with loud splash, and the
driver narrowly escaped death. The three
occupants Of the car just stepped from the
machine and were holding conversation
at its side. In throwing rope oyer the
apparatus, q lever was turned and before
an effort could be made to check the ma
chine il passed through She gates: