Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-07-02
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

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Jeremiah Donayan, farmer near Mount
Holly dropped dead from apoplexy while
working in his garden on Monday. He was
50 years old.
A Pennsylvania Railroad detective caught
twelve tramps robbing freight cars. He
tied them all to piece of rope and marched
them TO the Mount Holly Jail.
Rather than pay the increased price of $ls
from $l2 year for phones, many farmers
in Upper Penn's Neck and Oldman's town
ships, Salem county; will give up the ser
vice.
Frank Cheeseman, Of Clayton, fell from
load of hay Saturday morning while har-
vesting for farmer Simkins, at Shiloh. and
broke an arm and leg. He was taken to
the hospital.
Pennsgroye will not have any Fourth Of
July celebration, but will whoop-er-up in
big sciyic day. demonstration on July
80, when the lodges, fire companies and
many outside delegations will have day IS
outing.
DR.. T. c. Wheaton, TIE wealthy glass
manufacturer of MillYille, has offered to
donate site in a good location if the auth
gDrities will replace the old Culver public
school building which has been condemneds
Mrs Mary Barnes died at her home S36
Kaighn avenue, last week, at the age of
ninety years. She died in the home where
she went to live as bride seventy years
ago, never having lived anywhere else since
her marriage.
The excessive heat of the early part of
the week made work IN the South jersey
glass factories almost unbearable. Not
withstanding work was being rushed in or
der to close before the Fourth of July, only
half time was possible for several days.
While planting oysters in Maurice River
Cove, Captain George Weldon Of Millville,
tells of seeing a large brown seal over five
feet in length. Several other oystermen
saw the animal, and number of men with
seines were trying co catch it to-day.
Atlantic City business men are being
! asked to raise the money for the building
of large convention hall, with capacity
/ Of $4,000 seats. It is said plans have been
drawn and the cost is estimated at $3.50, 600.
/ II built the building will be the largest of
its kind in the country.
By the taking up of the Courses Land
ing bridge, to make it straight with the
stream, in compliance with demand of
the War Department, Nathan Hiles, the
carrier on rural route No. 2. from Woods
town, is forced to go 80 miles daily, OF six
miles more than his regular route.
Millville people are discussing with inter
est a suit for slander which has been brought
against the Catholic priest of that town by
young married woman of bis congregation.
She claims he made slanderous statements
against her from his pulpit, and asks for
$4,000 damages.
Men interested in fishing in the vicinity
Of LambertYille have discovered that thous-
ands of the yoang shad deposited in the
upper Delaware river this spring haYe died
from some unknown cause. The matter
has been reported to the government au-
thorities and an investigation will be made.
Bitten on the nose by mad dog about
four weeks ago tPete," a valuable horse
belonging to the Delaware River Ferry
Company, died at the stables, foot of Kaighn
avenue, Camden, from the rabies Saturday
morning swapping and snarling at every
thing in sight. The horse was about to be
shot when the poor beast was relieved of its
misery by death.
e. w. Fox, 26 years of age, Of 22l South
Fifth street, Camden, fireman employed
by the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad,
met with very painful accident at Cape
May Friday morning, when his left foot
was terribly scalded by the burting of q
rubber hose. The fireman was working
about his engine at the time, and was un-
aware that the hose coupling was loose.
In order that all his ashes may be to-
gether after death, L. R, Meekin, Of the
Central Railroad. Elizabeth, whose leg was
Rmputated in Bronx Hospital, had the sew
cred member cremated and brought here in
small casket and placed in an urn at Rose
hill Crematory. When he dies he has or
dered the cremation Of the rest of his body
and the leg ashes mixed with the others.
He is still in the hospital.
VIM. HalImyer, thirty three years old,
is in the Cooper Hospital with bullet
wound in his left breast, inflicted by one Of
two strangers whom he had given ride
Saturday night. HallmYer was returning
home from market. when be gave the men
a lift. They were very friendly until Hall
myer got of to walk beside his team up a
long hill Then both men sprang upon
him.
A notable gathering Of farmers and their
families assembled at the old homestead Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Dalbow, in Man.
nington Township Sunday to help them
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary Of their
marriage. Among the 200 guests present
were their nine children and sixteen grand.
children. The guests included many promi.
nent farmers and their families from Salem,
Pennsville, Pennsgrove, Pedricktown,
Paulsboro, Woodbury., WoodstoWn Allo-
way and Bridgeton.
The first contribution TO the fund te
erect a monument in memory OF former
President Grover Cleveland was received
by Governor Fort Monday William T
Logan Of Philadelphia, sent a dollar, which
be specified was TO be used for that purpose,
Governor Fort has no connection with tht
Cleveland monument movements, but BIZ
will sec that Mr.. Logan's money breaches
6he right person.