Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-16
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.

proposed abolition of spring shooting OF
wild fowl.
Liveryman haye made an advance in cab
hire for funerals, owing it is stated to an
increase in wages for DRYERS and increase
in the price Of feed.
The Elk township Board of Education
has accepted the new school house at Fer
relI from contractor Munyan. A new bell
will call the pupils. w
Pennington was established as a village
two hundred years ago, and now arrange
ments are being made for bi-centennial
celebration in the nature of an old home
week. ~
Hogs in the vicinity Of Birmingham have
been seized with a disease that attacks their
legs first, causing them to totter and fall
and then TO lose consciousness. Death re-
suits in an hour.
Hugh Fitzpatrick, one of Gloucester City's
leading grocers, died on Sunday, after
three weeks illness. The death of his wife
two months ago preyed on his mind and
this, il is believed, FASTENED his death.
The large brick works of the Eastern Hy-
draulic Press Brick Company, at Winslow
Junction, on Saturday afternoon closed
down for an indefinite period throwing over
one hundred men out of employment.
There is no race suicide in Atlantic City.
The Board Of Health reports 678 births and
1876 deaths There were 527 marriages. 1t
was the best year for the stork since the
bureau was established thirty years ago.
The outlook for work in the glass factor
les at Quinton this season is not very dis
couragipg. Mr. Webb, from Morgantown,
West Virginia, was here last week trying to
hire f1atteners to-work in the factory at that
place.
Eight persons were received at the State
Prison, Trenton, thirty-two inmates were
paroled and 10 discharged thus bringing the
population of the institution down to 1857.
One year ago there were 1,24l conyicts at
the place.
The new Salem Drying Park Associa-
tion" has now been incorporated as papers
were fled in the County Clerks office this
week. This is the association which took
over the former Salem Horse Show and
Athletic Association.
Some ladies in Cumberland are reviying
the old custom Of wearing distended
hogs bladder over the head next to the
hair for nigbtcap, with the regulation
nightcap over this to prevent soiling the
pillow. The bladder nightcap, it is claimed,
will make the hair soft and silky.
Articles of incorporation for the Salem
and Philadelphia Transportation Company
were fled with the County Clerk by l. 0.
Acton, Esq this week. The company will
operate steamboat line between Salem
and Philadelphia. The capital of the new
company is $4,000 divided into 1900
shares Of a par value of $25 each.
A special meeting OF Gloucester City
Council will be held on Thursday night for
the purpose of electing freeholder in the
place Of Joseph A. Kelly, who expired be-
fore he took his seat. 1t is said William j.
Thompson will be chosen for the place.
There are several other candidates and all
are agreeable that the salary shall go
to Mrs. Kelly.
Oyerseer of the Poor Jefferis, Of Camden,
reports more people applying for assistance
this winter than for several years back.
There seems always to be some unfortun-
ates who are-unable to prepa, ahead for
rainy day, and at present these are the ones
that are seeking aid. There has been no
great slump in business in Camden that
would seem to warrant any great amount
Of idleness, but from some cause or;other Mr..
Jefferis finds many who need assistance.
Injured six weeks ago in foot ball game,
William Duncan, the IA year-old son Of
George Duncan, of 118 North Twenty fourth
street, East Camden, died last week En-
gagged in game Of Rugby with number
Of boys Of his own age or thereabouts, Dun
can crashed head-on with Earl SDyder.
Both boys were stunned, but they were
soon apparently all right, and it was not
until week ago that there were any seri-
ous developments, the Duncan boy con-
tracting meningitis
pennsgrove's new Borough Council will
make an effort to include in the borough
limits all the property owned by The Du-
Pont powder works adjoining This is
agreeable to the company, providing the
tax rate is no higher than that now paid in
the township, and this will neoessitate the
lowering Of the assessments. The borough
tax rase is 81 rs, while the township only
asks sI.06.