Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-06-11
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

the supply is larger than usual.
Postmaster Davis, Burlington, has been
instructed to advertise for site for the
new Federal building to be built in that
town.
A special election has been called for
July IA, at Clayton, to vote on the removal
Of the voting machine, majority of voters
signed the petition to Council.
Corn in Gloucester County cannot be
bought for less than 81 cents, and some
dealers say it may go to dollar shortly.
This is the highest price ever known here.
The Sons Of Veterans OF Pennsgrove will
present TO the irstBaptistChur memo
I rial window in honor Of the dead sailors
and soldiers from that section Saturday
next.
Since Clayton borough has annexed mo
{ Mans Land" with its numerous tracts of
timber, it has been found necessary to have
fire warden, and Mayor Nichols has APP
pointed Rogers Gruf to that position.
City Treasurer Stokes tried to sell $780,,
600 worth Of Trenton four per cent. bonds
last week. He didn't get bid. Moneys
plenty, we are told. Lots of it in the banks.
But Trenton can't borrow 100000 Of it.
r. S. Hammit, farmer of Newfeld, has
invented machine for setting out plants
that other farmers say is better than any
device now on the market. He has been
offered good prices for the invention by
capitalists.
At the special election held at Wildwood,
North Wildwood and Holly Beach, on
Wednesday, to decide as to whether all
three places should be consolidated under
one municipal governments, the projected
consolidation was defeated The total vote
for consolidation was 106 to 322 against.
frightened over the many recent robber-
les, residents of the fashionab section ~
ing between Morristown and Madison have
armed their coaehmen and grooms with
Winchester rifles and revolvers and pro-
vided them with sleeping quarters in their
houses that they might be at hand to repel
the raids of burglars.
No golf was played Sunday at the Cam
den County Country Club, members keep
ing their word with the Mayor Of Ceilings
wood that they would not violate borough
/. ordinance. Another conference Of COM
mittee of the club and borough officials
will be held this week, when it will proba-
bly-be decided that the law shall be tested.
Squire Slaughter Of Mt. Holly gave iudg
ment to Samuel Gilbert, of Jacksonville,
for the full amount of the claim and costs
in his suit against John White to recover
$50 which Gilbert lost on horse race. A
short time ago Gilbert declared that his
horse could beat Andrew TaYlor's speedy
mare mile around the Fair Grounds track,
and in support of his claim he made wager
of $50 to $25.
Fruit growers in South Jersey expect the
largest crop Of fruit this year than ever be-
fore. Huckleberries and blaekberries were
never so plentiful and big crop of peaches
is expected. Last year peaches sold for 81
per basket, but this season the growers say
good ones will be on sale at so cents per
basket. Strawberries are fully up to the
standard and farmers are now trying to con-
tract with foreign markets.
Martin Freck, signalman at the East Bur
lington Railroad yards, was critically in
iured in peculiar accident Monday morn
ing. AS the o'clock express train sped
through the yards a baggagemaster kicked
block of ice from the open door of one OF
the cars. The momentum of the train hurl-
ed the ice with force and the block hit Freck
in the head, nearly knocking him under
She car wheels, laceratipg his scalp and rem
dering him senseless.
G. Wesley Mutchler, until recently a
State superintendent Of public construction
work, is dying at the home of his brother,
former Assemblyman Samuel B. Mutchler,
Phillipsburg, from a peculiar disease. Mr..
Mutchler was performing his official duties
at the new Normal School at Montclair
Heights. when taken i'll, three months ago,
and his condition has baff1ed his attending
physicians ever since. His affliction was
lately pronounced to be hardening Of the
muscles, which reached the critical stage
Sunday. The patient is now starving to
death. Gradually be lost control Of various
parts Of his body until Sunday. when his
his throat became paralyzed.
Work was commenced this week on the
new station at Broadway, Camden, which
Is to be substituted for the Hsddon avenue
ssation. The plans call for two large and
oommodious waiting rooms erected across