Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-04-23
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

Business men of Millville and Atlantic
City have made application to State Bank
ing Commissioned Watkins for charter for
a trust company to be located at Millyille
The Coroner's inquest Tuesday afternoon
failed to throw any additional light on the
death Of James Flynn, the mail carrier,
whose mutiIated body was found on the
railroad tracks near his home at 1Toores-
town on April 4eh.
Having been appointed by Bishop Scar
borough delegate from the dioces of New
Jersey TO attend the Pan-Anglican Congress
shat will meet in London on June 15,
Franklin B. Leyis, Of Mount Holly, will
leaYe for that country on May 7th.
Rules requiring women to remove their
hats in church are proposed by Burlington
churches to preserve the male attendance
at worship. Pastors say that the attend
ance of men is decreasing, as the number of
big hats increase at the services.
The law OF New Jersey forbidding chill
dren under sixteen years of age TO attend
! theatres and other public places OF amuse-
ment unless accompanied by parent or guar
dian went into effect on Tuesday The law
was the result of agitation by the Board Of
Education Of Newark. 10
A severe electrical storm, accompanied by
heavy downpour of rain, passed over
Millyille on Sunday. The lightning was
heavy and played queer pranks. Striking
the home Of Daniel Petit, in West Mill
vile, the bolt cut the shoes from Pettit's
feet, rendering him unconscious. Physicians
revived Petit and think he will recover.
The funeral of Prof W. Collom Cook,
supervising principal Of the Mount Holly
High School, who died suddenly on Tues
day, was made impressive Saturday after
noon BY the large attendance Of school chill
dren, $50 of whom assembled in the school
building, and then marched to Professor
Cooks residence, on Garden street. Many
of them went to the cemetery.
Game Warden George Phifer says that
the ponds of Cumberland county were
never better stocked with game fish than
at present. He says that the State Fish
and Game Commission has been very
liberal in this section of the State during
the past year Some Of the best stocked
ponds and lakes are Union lake, Cumber-
land pond, Fries mill pond and Buck
chutem pond.
Fire of unknown origin, but supposed 70
haye been caused by convict who failed 60
turn out the light under a pressing iron in
the taylor shop, threatened the destruction
of one wing Of the New jersey State Prison
on Saturday, where disastrous blaze &C.
CURED just fifteen years ago. Deputy
keepers and trustees beat out the flames,
however, and prevented panic among the
conyicts The loss is not serious.
An epidemic Of rabies prevails from
Maine to Delaware, and the State Board of
Health Of New Jersey has issued orders to
the various municipalities instructipg where
to secure virus in case it is needed. They
are also warned Of the spread Of hydro
phobia. The pound of cure is all right, but
why not utilize the ounce of prevention.
No man has right to turn his dog loose
on the street to the danger aud annoyance
of other people.
The ate Military Board has arranged
dates for the encampments Of the militia
Of the State for the coming summer. The
Third Regiment and Second Troop will en-
camp Tor week, beginning July II, then
the Second Regiment, with Battery B, of
Camden, are assigned to the State camp
grounds for week, beginning July IS.
The Third Regiment comes as near being
up to regular Army standard as is ever at
tanned by the citizen soldiery. Their ex-
perience last year at Fort Hancock with
the regular troops showed that they were
able to do the service required Of them with
out flinching and they received high praise
from the regulars. They will make good
showing in camp.