Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-05
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK


A building and loan association is being
otganized in Woodstown.
Joseph Clark, of SeayilIe, has just gath
cred crop of 10000 basketsof sweet poa-
toes.
Mrs. Orlavdo Gibbon, who was stricken
with paralysis Friday last, died at her home
on Norsb High street, Millville, on Satur-
day.
Twelye-year-old George Simpkins, while
playing runaway holse on the school
grounds at Clayton. ran into kathryn
Moore with such force that he broke his
arm.
The old Elmer glass works have been
sold TO William Downs, of Elmer, and
Samuel S. Downs, Of Clayton, and will be
completely demolished and rebuilt. co
Mayor Edwards, Of Elmer, has vetoed the
gas ordinance because the company to which
8 franchise was recently granted refuses TO
furnish free lights for the municipal build
ings.
The barn and out-buiidings on the farm
sf Thomas Hope, near Woodstown, were
destroyed by fire last Thursday afternoon,
together with hay and grain, harness and
farming implements
Tripping and falling across the tracks of
Bridgeton & Millyilie Traction Company
in front OF car at Millyile, Abraham Lee,
Of GoHldtown, was instantly killed. HIS
head was severed from his body.
4 frebug attempted to burn the grist
mill at Shiloh. early Wednesday morning
Of last week. A heap of inhamable trash
had been covered with kerosene and the
match applied, but the flames were dis
covered in time to prevent damage. %
Jonathan Parker, of the Parker Brothers
Glass Company, of Bridgeson, says that she
bottle blowing machine is steadily forcing
the blowers out Of employment. His firm
is operating machines night and day, dis
placing ~ DlOHels-
Prince Clark, the father of she leper now
isolated at the Camdea Aims House at
Blackwood. now refuses to go ba,k to the
Barbadoes, from whence be came TO Cam
den five years ago. unless in addition to
transportation expenses be is furnished
with a sufficient sum of money to maintain
himself and son until they secure employ
ment.
A Trenton company has just produced a
steel wire which is intended TO replace cop
per wire for trolley purposes. The new
product has been tested and seems to work
well. The principal advantages is its
cheapness, which will tend TO prevent wire
thefts in rural districts, now source of
great loss and annoyance TO trolley oom-
panies.
While serving his route Saturday, Rural
Free Delivery Carrier, H. c. Mailman,
came upon the unconscious form Of Edward
Reed on the ground. with his face bleeding
Reed was carried to his home. At first it
was thought be had been attacked by high
waymen, but later broom was discovered
on the roof of the building near where he
was found, and it is supposed he had been
sweeping leaves from the roof when he
fell.
A Halloween prank cost Jacob Rowden
Of Seweh, $500. Sometime during Sat-
urdaY fight nasqueraders took the gate
of Of his barnyard and opened stable
door. His thoroughbred trotting colt,
valued at $500, got out and could not be
iound until Monday, when Mr.. Rowden
was notified that it had been found along
the railroad. One of its legs had been
burned off by the third rail, but the horse
was still alive. Il was killed wish shot
gun.