Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-04-25
JERSEY Happenings
DURING THE WEEK.

Aday, which dealers were trying TO palm OIL
Hon an unsuspecting public.
The first lot of sturgeon of the season was
on sale in Mount Holly on Tuesday and
{ brought 25 cents per pound. Only few
{ years ago ten cents pound was considered
"a high srice for sturgeon.
Horribly burned shortly before midnight
Saturday, Mrs Mary Hewitt, widow,
aged so years, of 92O Elm street, died at 2
o'clock Monday morning in Cooper Hospital
after suffering excruciating agony.
8 While watching game Of ball in Glon-
sster on Saturday, Albert zeissweiss, eight
years old, was struck in the face by hard
HATED ball and rendered unconscious. He
Twas attended bv DIR. Blake and yesterday
gseemed to have fully recovered.
DIR. John Ware. Of Salem, died early Sat
urday from the effects Of afall on the street
Friday. DIR. Ware lived with his sister in
Market street and she died after brief i'll
ness and was buried on last Wednesday
The shock of her death is believed to have
FASTENED his end.
With no other motive than desire to see
what he calls the beautiful flames" Edwin
Worren, ayoung man, set fire to the build
inqs on the Mary Haines property, in Med
ford, occupied by Edward Warner, late Sat
urday night, and caused the destruction Of
a large barn, some small buildings and their
contents and three valuable horses.
s The first train to pass over the Great Egg
Hardor Bay bridge, which is to make troll
hey service possible between Atlantic City
Ocean City, carried party of West jersey
and Seashore and East Shore Line officials
Saturday as Far as Rainbow Island. This
line is to be ready for operation BY June l5.
"A gentleman who visits Williamstown
only occasionally, went into their new bank
on Monday and was amazed at what he saw.
He saws il is the finest bank building in the
county. The furniture is of beautiful dark
oak, tile floors, departments for ladies and
everything as complete as the large city
banks.
Fire Of unknown origin threatened the
plant of the Farr & Bailey Oilcloth Com
pany. at the head Of Pine street., Camden
on Wednesday. 1t is owing to the prompt
service Of the volunteer fire brigade made
mn of the employees Of the concern that the
plant was notdestroyed. The loss amoun-
ted to about $4,000.
In burning the paint off house at 92l
North Second street, Camden. Thursday
afternoon, painter set fire to birds nest.
This in turn set fire to the cornice Of the
house and before the fireman could put the
fire out nine houses were more OF less dam
aged, as the flames rapidly ran along under
the roofs. Fortunately not much damage
was done either TO the houses or theic coz
tents.
Captain William Sommers and Assistant
John Thompson, Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road ferryboat Hammonton, plying between
Camden and Philadelphia, have been re-
warded By the Women's pennsyl lYania Sc
ciety for tie Prevention Of Cruelty to Ami
mails for their rescue on February 16 Of
spaniel from the icy waters Of the Delaware
River. Sommers received bronze medal
and Thompson SIS gold piece.
According to the report Of the Bureau Of
Statistics there are AS canning plants
in this State, mostly in South jersey. The
amount Of capital invested is $740, $40; the
number Of persons employ during the can
ming season is 5,2l6, and the wages paid a
mounted last year to 1858. $40, while the
products Of the canneries brought 81 ,582, ,222
Dnring the past year so, eg7, 797 pounds Of
vegetables were canned and 1851, ,545
sounds Of fruit were preserved.
Church congregations throughou5 Atlantic
City are rising up in protest against the
continuation Of Sunday work by she Penn
sylvania Railroad in reconstructing itsAt-
Iansic avenue trolley line. Rev. J Sherman
PITT. in behalf os the Central NJ. E ChuEoh
has appealed TO Mayor Stoy and other con
aregations will take like action. At big
mass-meeting at the Central Church, city
officials were condemned for permitting ths
railroad 10 violate the spirit Of the Sabbath
Il leaked Ous Oh Saturday that Marion
Williams, giant negro from Salem County
made desperate attempt TO escape she stas'
Prison last Sunday night. When Deputy
Keeper Fitzgerald's = head was turned, VIII
lians hit him vicious blow with vinegar
crnst wrapped in napkin. The blow rem
dered the keeper unconscious, and the Negro
ran into the prison yard and was about e
scale She wall when be was discovered bS
other keepers. He fought desperately nn'
/ was overpoWersa