Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-09-24
JERSEY Happenings.
DURING THE WEEK.

Daniel Dickinson. of Cedarville, has re-
markable eitren vine on his farm. 1t is 65
feet long had 26 citrons on and is stilI grow
ing.
Rev. Il. M. Blake of Elmer, has been ap-
pointed district president of Washington
Camp Patriotic Order Sons Of America, for
Salem county.
Friends Of Edith Costill, of Elmer, whose
flasher died when she was four months old,
gave her s.nickel shower on her first
birthday, Wednesday.
The Postmaster General has granted a
leave of absence to forsh-class postnaasters
in this State to enable them to attend the
convention of postmasters, to be held in
Trenton September 30 and October l.
Charity baseball played by Councilmanic
teams of Atlantic City and Philadelphia
last Friday netted oyer $1,000 for the Chill
drens Seashore House and the Day Nursery.
The fund viii be equally divided.
William Mitchner, prominent farmer
of Franklinville, fellfrom his carriage while
driving in Clayton Sunday and was picked
up unconscious and carried into the home
OF John Keyburtz. DR.. Ogden revived him.
Glass workers are again in good spirits.
Moore Brothers fred three furnaces Satur-
day night and fred another on Sunday and
expect to go in full blast soon. Pierce 4
Company who have five pots broken expect
TO be ready to start up the coming week. a
The wallpaper factory at Collingswood
was broken into Friday night and consider
able damage done to the machinery, prob
ably through revenge. In terms known to
machinists the engine was packed and
work at the factory was tied up for several
hours Saturday.
While at work in the woods not far from
his home, near Williamstown, Fred Courad
was suddenly seized with heart disease and
died. He and bis son parted near the scene
OF his death early ii the morning, and WREN
the son called for him to 60 home with him
he found the corpse.
Colonel Mather has issued orders for the
Third Regiment TO parade in the Business
Mems Carnival on September 30th. The
full regiment will be in line in their service
uniforms, and will add greatly to the inter-
est Of the pageant. Camden people always
like to see the Third on parade
Lamont Fry, who is training for base
ball twirlef, threw ball SO hard to-day
that he broke his arm. As the ball left his
hand loud crack was heard and his arm
fell limp to his side. Believing he ad
burst blood vessel he rushed to DR.. Ogden,
who pronounced it fracture of the humel us
Woodstown Council has been compelled
to revise the budget for the coming year,
for if the original amounts asked for were
allowed to stand the tax rate would be $l.S7.
This being deemed excessive the budget was
revised to read as follows: Borough pur-
poses; S2200; water, $1,000; lights, Sl700;
roads, 1864; sinking fund, $1,000; poor $400
a total Of $8764 This will make the rate
$1.75.
Something over IL 900 pupils were en-
rolled in the Camden public schools at the
opening last week. 1t is expected that at
least a thousand more will be placed on the
rolls before the first of October. There
were about 500 applications for admission
to the Manual Training and High School,
many coming from outlying school districts
where high schools are not maintained and
whose tuition is paid for by such districts.
Through the efforts of Dr. John A. Cot
ton, the reeently-appointed medical director
of the State Hospital for the Insane, in
Trenton, tuberculous shack for the insti-
tuition will be built. Tubercular patients
are now cared for in separate wing Of the
hospital. The shack will be at some dis
tance from any Of the hospital buildings,
and will be SO situated as to receive plenty
Of good air and sunshine.
Notice was given to Camden saloon men
last week that on all future applications for
licenses one individual will not be allowed
to sign more than one application That is
to say, that the twelve property owners who
sign one license will not be accepted as
signers on any other application. This has
been the law for years, but it has not been
enforced, and thus through this laxity il
has worked around so that only few men
sign practically all she applications for IL
censes. The City Solicitor has just fled an
opinion with the City Clerk stating that ths
law must be enforced in this particular
This ruling will make some Of the saloon,
keepers hustle. Ii is said that some Of
them have offered as high as twenty 1--WE
dollars for single signature since the notics