Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

The Williamstown Methodist Church and
parsonage are being improved to the extent
Of about $1,000.
A Local Option League has been formed
in Pennsgrove, with Harry Mile, president,
and Harry Davenport, secretary.
The New Jersey Editorial Association
will hold their annual meeting and euting
at Lake George from June 2S to 80.
Itisreported that Philadelphia firm will
put large steamer on the route between
Salem and that city, stopping at Penns-
grove and Chester.
With the First National Bank in the
hands Of a receiver and no banking insti-
tution in NIanasquan, movement is on
foot TO form a new bank and trust COM
pany.
In the Cumberland County Courts, on
Thursday, the cases Of the three girls who
were killed at the Wheaton glass works. at
Millville, by the falling Of large chimney
were tried together, and verdict of 81 500
for each girl was found.
The big amber tank at Millyille works
Of the Whital Tatum Company went out
blast for the season last Saturday night.
The "D'' tank was blocked, preparatory to
going out next Saturday night, and about
200 hands are thus thrown out Of employ
ment. va
Patrons Of the fashionable Hotel Princes,
at Atlantic City, were forced to seek new
quarters on Friday, when Charles B. Prett-
man owner of the house, secured a process
of ejectment against Crowell & Collier, les
sers, for unpaid rent. Fifty servants were
thrown out of employment,and lawyers are
busy searching for assets to satisfy unpaid
claims.
A negro who asked for something to eat
at the home Of James Mason, at Penning
ton, was told to 60 to the poor farm. He
said he expected to get enough to eat with
out working, and unless he was accommo-
dated he would burn the barns. He was
driven away by rural mail carrier, but
returned at night and made good his
threat.
The Camden County Country Cl0b, of
Collingswood, has been requested in letter
signed BY the pastors of all the churches in
the town, to dispense with the playing Of
golf on Sunday. A copy of the letter has
also been sent to Mayor Collins. II the
club refuses to grant the request the minis
ters will insist that the Mayor enforce the
borough Sunday observance ordinance.
Because $1,000 worth of dogs has had to
be destroyed in the last As hours, the Bor-
ough Council Of Haddonfeld met in special
session Saturday night and ordered proc
lamation requiring that all dogs shall be
muzzled between May 13 and September !,
and that all unmuzzled dogs found wander
ing at large during that period are to be
killed by the police without further notice.
sup't Wentzell, Of the Salem county
schools, announces that the last meeting for
She school year will be held at Bacon Aca-
DENY, Woodstown, Saturday next, May
16 Professor Alvin E. Dodd, superin-
tendent of manual training in the public
schools of Trenton; Professor T. D. Sensor,
of the State Department. of Public Instruc-
tion, and others will deliver addresses.
Judge Horner, in the Burlington county
court, on Tuesday, was called upon to han
die a peculiar case. A constable let a
negro haye his keys to the jail at Palmyra.
and the negro let out a prisoner named
Wayland Beechman, also colored, who was
charged with burglary. The constable was
an ignorant fellow and was let off with a
fine. The negro was sentenced to FIVE
months in the county Jail, and the burglar
was sent to State prison for two years
When John Starr, an old Gloucester shad
fisherman, made the last haul Of his gill net
off Gloucester Saturday, he found it very
hard work, with all the signs Of big game
present. Sure that he had caught prize
anchor or some other valuable asset, he used
all due precautlon. AS the net neared the
surface, Starr began to fear he had caught
sea serpent, or some other ugly monster
Of the deep, and he was wondering what 50
do with it, when two keegs Of beer bobbed
up.
While thousands Of shad are being taken
by the fishermen Of Bay side, eight miles
below Bridgeton, it is almost impossible to
get any of the fish in the local market. The
New York and Philadelphia commission
men are upon the wharves and make bid
for the entire catch, and all Of the shad are
at once shipped away. The catch this year
has been immense and the prices higher
than for years. Monday steamer took
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