Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-12
JERSEY HAPPENINGS
DURING THE WEEK.


Nearly one hundred men were laid off at
the plant of the New York Shipbuilding
Company, in Camden, on Saturday The
pipe department. was principally affected.
Gloucester City Board Of Education has
ordered fire drills in the schools and pupils
will be drilled at least once week. Chief
Mealey, of the fire department will have
charge of the drill. L10
Burlington City Council, at a meeting
held one night last week, decided to build
o filtration plant and use the Delaware
river for water supply. The artesian we'll
system was entirely turned down by
Council.
An experimental mile of stone road
built by the Cape May County Board of
Freeholders in West Cape May has proved
SO satisfactory that there is strong senti-
ment favorable to the making Of stone in
stead of gravel roads wherever possible.
The cost is said to be very little greater.
A Vineland Justice of the Peace has
taken novel and effective way of pre-
venting the use of profanity in his Office.
When any one uses such word box is
presented to him and he is requested to
drop 25 cents into it or pay heavier fine.
Much money has been collected in this way
for charity work in the town.
Discovering a law that permits the ap-
pointment of a county auditor at 81, 500 a
year, the Atlantic Freeholders decid-
ing that such an official will be needed
because of the new law requiring an ac-
counting monthly of all fees received in
the Office of sheriff, county clerk and surro-
gate, there is scramble among place
holders for the berth.
Fright over Black Hand letter is de-
clared by physicians to be the direct cause
OF the death of Grace Seaman, 8 years old,
of Peermont, N. J. 'Ghe child found the
letter on February 20 last on the doorstep
of her home. Looking at the word
ssbeware," and hurried glance at the con-
tents threw the child into Mysteries. From
that time until she died she was in state
OF fear.g
Interest in the local option fight has be-
come SO great at Burlington that an anti
saloon league will be formed as she rally
to be held in Burlington, to night, when
delegations will be present from all parts
Of the county. board Of vice presidents
will be chosen to supervise the work in that
city, and TO look after the sections of the
country in which it has been impossible to
form branch organizations.
The Supreme Court on Monday sustained
the authorities Of Burlington City in re-
fusing a liquor license to Charles w. Lam
ning in the new Opera House building
there. The Court holds that the prohibi-
tory distance Of 200 feet from church must
be measured by the most direct line from
the church to the place seeking license,
and not from entrance to entrance. The
church and the opera house are on different
streets back to back.
Convicted OF breaking into the farm
house of Albert Bates, near Haddonfield,
Richard Smith, white, and William John
son, colored, were sentenced TO seven years
in State prison, at hard labor, by Judge
Joline in Camden. At the time the rob-
berry was discovered a large knife and an
axe were found back of door, which con-
yinced the court that the men would have
committed murder had they been caught at
work in the house.
The Cape May Real Estate Company has
paid over to the government its share of
she money for the making Of deep water
pected that work on the dredging and
building OF the ietties will be commenced
this spring. The jetbies are to be forty
i've hundred feet in length, and it is the
opinion of engineers that is will cause the
beach in front Of the whole city to make up
because Of the interference with the cur
rents, which will COMPEL the deposit Of the
sand and soil contained in the waters
While Josep Butterhoff, Justice Of the
Peace OF Mullica Township, and q pros
perous farmer, returned to his home on
the Boulevard late Wednesday night, he
was suddenly attacked and knocked down.
After regaining his composure, Butterhoff
pulled out his revolver and emptied it
after the fleeing assailant. Running after
the supposed highwayman, he soon caught
up to him, and, 70 bis surprise, found it
was a stray Billy" goat The justice took
charge Of the same and posted notices for
she owner 10 call for il and TO pay for the
linimens he used.
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