Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-18
BRIEF JERSEY HAPPENINGS.

Oaklyn in the near future will vote
on a proposition to bond the borough
for $4,000 for municipal water sys-
TEN.
A farmer in Stow Creek, Salem Co.,
one day last week was sleighing in
the forenoon and plowing in the after
noon.
A farmers exchange was organized
at Vineland on Saturday, with Robert
Chalmers, president and Arden Ellis,
secretary.
Cataracts have blinded one of Sheriff
George w. Payne's eyes, just after his
recovery from serious illness at
Millville.
Lockjaw, resulting from a fall from
a load of hay on a picket fence, caused
the death of William Lee, an aged
blind man, at Bridgeton.
Fire from a defective fiue at one
o'clock on Monday morning destroyed
the Millville store and dwelling of
Harry Beakley, just extensively i'm
proved.
Having but little faith in banks,
Jesse Fennimore, an aged farmer liv-
ing near Bridgeboro, carried his
money in the lining of his coat. The
lining wore through and roll of $487
was lost.
The fireworks factory at Newfield
started up last week with large
number of girls, and more will be
put on if they can be obtained, in
order to fill orders for over 100000
novelty fireworks for the next Fourth
of July.
A curious case occurred at the city
jail, Camden, last week A Polish
woman was locked upfor stealing coal
Her continued shrieking so disturbed
the Recorder that he ordered her re-
lease to secure quiet so that business
might be continued.
Burglars on Sunday night for the
third time entered the old St. Mary
Magda1en Roman Catholic Church
building, at Millville, which is now
used as a school, and, being unable
to discover anything suitable for plum
der, they demolished the furniture.
Fire. supposed to have been caused
by sparks from locomotive, did $l2,-
600 worth of damage at Asbury Park,
last week, when the plant of the Farm
ers' Coal and Supply Company was
destroyed. Twelve thousand barrels
of wood were consumed, together with
large quantities of coal and charcoal
John Doe, a mysterious prisoner
who was found living at his ease in
the belfry of the school house at Ger
man Valley, and who declined to
give any information as to his iden-
tity when arrested, charged with
having burglar tools in his possession
was placed on trial at Morristown on
Monday.
During the Methodist conference be-
ing held in Camden this week Bishop
Wilson, who is presiding officer, will
use a beautifully carved gavel made
from a piece of wood taken from the
old First NJ. E. Church in Salem. This
church is the oldest Methodist church
in the United States, being founded
nearly year before organized Method
ism in this country.
Members of Camden Council, Mayor
Ellis and several city officials on
Monday afternoon went over the route
of the proposed tunnel with Engineer
Ashbridge, of the Camden Tunnel Com
pany. After inspecting sites of prop
critics that are likely to be torn down
to make way for the tunnel in Camden
the party visited the East Side by
trolley, where they agreed to further
consider the tunnel ordinance on April
Sth.
: The officers of the National Guard
who will be retired under the compul-
sorry retirement order recently issued
in addition to General BrientnaII are
General Joseph w. Congdon, General
Edward A. Campbell, Colonel James
S. Kiger, Colonel, Charles Boltwood,
Lieutenant Colonel Mortimer Lamp
son, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel r.
Murphy, Lieutenant Colonel Geo. w.
Terriberry, Captain John H. Crissey,
Captain James L. Marsh, Captain Will
lam H. Howard, Captain John T. Hill
ton, and Chaplain Cornelius Brett.