Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-01-24
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

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of turkeys part of the farm crop, because
Of the high prices obtained during the holi-
day season.
Gangs of Iaborers are working day and
night to depress she trolley tracks on ATTAIN
tic avenue, Atlantic City, to be ready for
the street payers, who are soon to lay
bitulithic pavement on that thorofare.
Some Of the Woodlynne people who want
ito be annexed to Camden are making
move to have the Legislature take steps to
shat end this winter. The last effort was
defeated by vote of the people.
f The residents Of Five-Mile BeachIresorts
of AngIesea, Wildwood and Holly Beach
are again discussing the subject of consol-
idation, and a bill with that object in view
will be introduced in the Legislature
Mayor lincoln, OF Gloucester City, has
issued strict orders to the police that all
gambling places must close. Members OF
she sporting fraternity, in reply, loudly
declare there are no gambling places open
& Navigation still being open, farmers along
Ithe streams Of South Jersey are we'll along
With their spring work, as fertilizers have
abeen freighted bv the thousands of tons
Usually at this time of the year the creeks
are frozen. NJ
Atlantic City business men sent COM
mittee to GAINESVILLE, Ohio, last week, to
use their efforts TO induce the executive
committee of the G. A. R. to hold the an
uual encampment at the city by the sea in
September next.
Mount Holly people are signing petit
sion to be presented to the Legislature ask
ing for borough charter for that town. The
present form OF government is township.
Some citizens favor q city charter, but the
majority seem TO lean towards the borough
form.
By the explosion of the boiler of locomo-
tive No. Is, of the Atlantic City Railroad,
at q point midway between Blue Anchor
and Cedar Brook about eleYen O'Clock Mon
day night, three men were killed, two cars
were WrecK6u, anu Liz tAf CO VI 't'~~e' 80
passengers imperilled.
Suits brought in the Supreme Court by
the Central Trust Company, Of Camden, as
administrator OF the estates of George II.
Wonfar and his wife, against the West Jer-
sew & Seashore Railroad Company, have
been settled for S5, 600. The Wonfars were
victims Of the wreck at the Atlantic City
drawbridge last October.
After thousands of dollars haye been
spent by Burlington County in the con-
struction Of what haye been considered
up-to-date sewage disposal beds for the
Burlington County Insane Asylum, at New
Lisbon, complaint has been made by the
State Sewerage Commission that beds Of
increased capacity will be necessary.
At the Moore glass works, in Bridgeton,
1t has been found necessary TO resort to the
EMPLOYMENT Of Southern negro boys owing
10 the scarcity of white boys A lively
5race hatred has sprung up which culmin-
lated in riot few nights sgo7L The
white boys haye now refused to work in
the factory with the coIored boys. -
Colonel John O. Mather, commander Of
the Third Regiment, N. G. N. j., is can
didate for the position of commander OF
the Second Brigade, made vacant by she
resignation Of General Quincy ON. Gil
more. Those in q position to know, say
that if the Third Regiment officers vote
solidly for Colonel Mather, his election is
assnred. as the other candidates cannot
command the full support of the other reg
iments Of the brigade.
ssJersey Day"is to be celebrated at Vine
land soon. The Jerseymen announce that
as New Englanders celebrate Forefather's
day and the Scotch ''Bobbie" Burns day,
they feel that Jerseymen should tell Of the
honors won at home and abroad by natives
reared in the pines, log cabins and among
the sand Dunes The date is not set, bui
there will be big time, for many of ths
leading citizens are the simon pure stock.
DR.. George v. Ridley, Of Camden, died
at Panama few DAYS ago, Of pneumonia
Congressman Loudenslager sent word to BIZ
mother. Mrs. Medora Ridley, of 322 Poin
street, Wednesday Of last week, that thi
DOCTORS remains are being brought home OF
the steamer Advance, which will arfiv'
about the middle Of this week. DR. Ridley
was graduated from Jefferson Medical Col
lege two years ago. and Immediately tool
an examination for position under thI
governments in the Canal Zone. He has
been very successful in bis work and has
received rapid promotion, being chief path
ologist Of the Ancon Hospital at the tim
81 bis death. He il survived BY q widow.