Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-07-09
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

1 Dress suit cases are said to be used by
walking speak-easy keepers in distributing
lliquor in Gloucester City on Sundays. q
In attempting to board moving freight
train at Wildwood, Frank Mitchell, lad
of eighteen. made misstep and fell under
the wheels. He was instantly mangled
into an almost shapeless mass. He meant
to steal ride to his home in Milleyille.
Alta meeting, Thursday, of the directors
Of the Central Trust Company, Of Camden,
it was decided to add 100000 to the sur
plus fund Of that enterprising institution.
This amount was takez from the undivided
profits and now makes the surplus fund
100000.
Or. w. 7. Good formerly Of Quinton
was summoned to see a patient in Bridge
ton who had been taken suddenly i'll.
When he arrived he was attacked by the
patient who went at him in murderous
manner with butcher knife. The doctor
succeeded in seizing and overpowering him
only after desperate struggle.
While standing on the railroad bridge
with some friends SATURDAY. afternoon
Charles Conoyer, of Delanco Is years old,
slipped and fell into the Rancocas Greek
and was drowned. Apparently he was
stunned, for he did not come to the top q
the water again and all assistance which
could have been rendered was useless.
A vessel was sunk at the mouth of Allo-
ways Greek seven months ago and aban-
doned Walter Sheets and Joseph Pancoast
were successful in raising the vessel recent
", and towed it to Hancoek's Bridge.
They are making some repairs to the boat,
and after these are completed will use her
for conveying salt hay from their leased
marshes.
Harry Marx, Of the East Side. Camden,
was frightfully burned, Wednesday. He
was boiling tar on the kitchen stove to
menG the chicken house roof. By some
accident he fell and the can fell with him
encasing his arms and the upper part of his
body with the hot and sticky material.
He was made nearly crazy by the pain and
frantically resisted the doctors at Cooper
Hospital when they dressed his wounds.
Arthur Swain, who on several other oc-
casions has done some brave deeds, distin-
guished himself Saturday night by saving
the life Of a boy who fell overheard during
free fight at the Gloucester City ferry
house. Two of special Officer Edward Cat
tells teeth were knocked out in the melee
and three men were locked up for hearing
Monday before Mayor Lincoln.
A Camden policeman met with pain
full bite, Wednesday, when he investigated
the contents of bag carried by suspic-
ions looking fellow. There has been so
much petty thieving going on Of late that
the officer thought best to see what the fell
low had As he refused to state the copper
ran his hand down into the bag and was
forthwith nipped by big snapper. When
the snapper let 60 his hold the policeman
let the man go.
The Navy Department. opened bids, on
Wednesday, for three steam colIiers of Z 200
tons dead weight, the maximum cost Of
each to exceed S525, 600. The New York
Shipbuilding Company made the lowest
bid on these ships covering all the re-
quirements, although there were some
bids submitted at lower figures which did
not cover all the specifications. Camden
people are hoping the home concern will
be selected TO do the work in order that
the big plant may be kept steadily busy.
The worst cloudburst in years hit Bur-
lington early Saturday evening, when two
electric storms met over the city with re-
sultant doWnpour Of four inches Of rain that
turned the streets into mill ponds Hun
dreds Of terrified picknickers at Burlington
Island Park and other pleasure resorts were
caught in the storm. A panic occurred at
the height Of the shower on one Of the river
steamboats, filled with excursionists and
score Of women tainted before order was
restored by the crew.
Rev. John R. Mason, pastor Of the Col
lingswood Methodist Church, is mourning
the loss Of a three days. trip to Maine this
week through the law peculiar to that State.
He was TO haYe performed the wedding
ceremony Of Miss Daisy Dolly, Of Ceilings
wood, to a resident Of Portland, in that
city on Wednesday evening, Everything
was ready for the trip as far as the preacher
was concerned, but while preparing to
start he received a letter from the Governor
Of Maine informing him that the marriage
laws Of that State forbid a minister from
outside the State performing wedding cere-
monies within its boundaries.