Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-05
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

ldent.
Secretary Taft will deliver an address
before the Trenton Chamber of Commerce
en- March %
Representatives of Ohio window glass
factories have been in South Jersey looking
for blowers. The trade has been rather dull
in South Jersey this winter.
The Shad Fishernan's Protective Asso-
elation has petitioned Congressman Louden-
slayer to have the buoys removed from the
fishing drifts during the spring season.
The weekly aooident bulletin of the State
Railroad Commission shows that for the
week ending February % there were seven
persons killed, ten injured and one prop
erty damage wreck on the railroads of New
jersey.
William Warmers mould maker Of Glass
boro, has just completed two Of the largest
glass moulds made in that town in thirty
years The largest Of these is "a inches
high and weighs 276 pounds. 10
The Cumberland County Board Of Agri-
culture has thoroughly discussed the to-
mato question, and motion was passed
that members should not sell their toma
toes the coming season for less than $40 per
ton.
Some farmers in Salem county are con-
templating growing peas the coming season
for Nunsen g. Co., of Salem. They will ex
pertinent and If it proves profitable large
acreage will be planted next year. Io
Postmaster George w. Branin, Of Mill
Vile, has received orders from Washington
directing him to procure options on sites
suitable for the erection OF a government
building. The cost of the building will be
S65, ,0OO
A jury in She case of the State Board OF
Health against Samuel W. Ableman, of
Woodstown, returned verdict of not
guilty in trial Wednesday morning before
Justice of the Peace D. Harris Smith He
was accused of selling watered milk.
Saturday afternoon, February 20, about
So, 900 pounds Of smokeless powder at the
Dupont works at Carney's Point exploded,
hurting the roof of the building 300 feet in
she air. Fire destroyed she building and
threatened surrounding structures, but the
flames were put out before other buildings
were destroyed
Ambitious politicians are now scheming
to trade the present City Hall at Atlantic
City for the large Bartlett building, which
has 200 offices. Business men are some
what shy of the plan: believing it will
prove too expensive, but the owners Of the
building claim tbe change can be made
withous excessive cost.
The anti-cigarette bill, introduced by
Assemblyman William G. Cattell, passed
the house of Assembly with bus one dis
senting vote. Last year the same measure
met with vigorous opposition, but the Cat
tell measure was not obssructed in it's pas
sages The bill prohibits she sale of cigar
ests 30 children under the age of 19 years.
The age Limit has been IA years, and many
women's organizations have worked dill
gensiy 80 raise she limit.
Sentiment in Gloucester City is appar-
emily strongly against the scheme, secretly
discussed by Camden county Republican
leaders, to annex outlying towns and bor-
oughs to Camden City. Residents Of Glou-
eester City argue that inasmuch as their
eify now has population of oyer 5000 and
its own systems Of sewerage, water works
and police there would be listle TO be gained
by an alliance, and possibly much TO be
lost owing to probability Of increased
taxes.
With appropriate ceremony, the steam
ship Oklahoma, the largest oil tanker in
America, was successfully launched at she
New York Shipbuilding plant in Camden
on Saturday last. Miss Helen Fessenden
Taber, of New York daughter OF the general
manager of the Cuff Petroleum Company,
for which the craft was built, acted as
sponsor. The Oklahoma is AL feet in
lEDxbut O0 ttcs uccp1 obu "a iCce y iuCucc
wide. Il is equipped with seven large COM
parsments for the retention Of petroleum
The Oklahoma will ply betwe, Sabine Pass
Texas, and New York.
Il is reported that final arrangements
have been completed for connecting up
electric trains from Ocean City at Pleas
antyilie with the trains on the West Jer-
sey and Seashore electric line. This will
give much shorter route than at present
and lessen the time to this fayorite resort
from Philadelphia. The electric line which
now CONNECTS Atlantic CRY with Ocean
Ctsy, with iss bridges, which was opened
np last summer, make this ronte possible
and will be boon to people who travel 10
shss place in she summer every day.