Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-05-06
BRIEF JERSEY HAPPENINGS.

- a sturgeon Weighing more tnan z0u
Bounds was caught in the big net at
Washington Park Saturday after a
#errific fight.
Vineland's Board of Education has
provided for the building of two new
school houses during the summer, to
be ready for the fall term.
Climbing upon chair to reach
something on the wall Elizabeth the
young daughter of j. A. Nielsen, of
Millville, toppled over on a red hot
stove and was frightfully burned on
the hands and face.
AS all the bids secured for building
MilIville's new high school were in
excess of the appropriation, the Board
of Education has ordered some modi-
fication in the plans, and new bids
will then be asked for.
The New Jersey law requires that
every automobile shall display two
white lights in front, visible at least
$50 feet, and one red light in the rear,
from 80 minutes after sunset until 80
minutes before sunrise, and during
heavy fog.
Hamlin Woolman, of Upper Pitts
grove township, has been elected di-
rector of the First National Bank of
Elmer, to succeed the late Rufus w.
Smith. e. c. Harris has been chosen
vice president, which Office was held
by Mr.. Smith at the time of his death.
Mrs. Ann Torbert celebrated her one
hundred and first birthday on Wednes-
day at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Rachel Pierpont, in Salem. She was
confined to her bed with illness Incl
dent to old age and only received her
children and grandchildren, and it is
feared her end is near.
South Jersey glass manufacturers
are receiving large orders for fruit
+ jars these days which are making
them hustle One purchaser wanted
800 gross of jars and will be unable
Ito get the order filled until the last of
June This increase of orders has
made a demand for blowers.
The fact that farmers are going into
Bridgeton with tin cans, jugs and bot
ties in droyes has no significance SO
far as liquor is concerned. The men
are after coal tar at the gas plant.
Corn planting is now being done and
the seed is dipped in this so that birds
and insects will not destroy it.
In recognition of his services in de7
feating legislative measure which
would have imposed license fee of
$5 on all shad fishermen in the Della
ware and its tributaries, Assembly
man Isaac T. Nichols, of Bridgeton,
has been presented by the fishermen
of Pennsgrove with shad weighing
fifteen pounds.
Word comes from the bay that sew
eral shad fishermen had an exciting
time in the capture of an immense por-
Apoise the other day. H. S. Bowen and
son Frank found the fish entangled in
their net and in endeavoring to land
it both were pulled overheard. They
were rescued by the crew of a tug,
still holding on to the porpoise. ~
Rev. Lawrence Correll, of Woods
town, has arranged for a series of May
meetings to be held in the Methodist
Church, Woodstown, which began on
Sunday He will be assisted by Rev.
N j. Wright, Rev. ]. Y Dobbins, Rev.
Edward Mount, Rev. William Grum,
Rev. o. S. Duffield and Rev. L. F.
Bausman.
for last week was $50 in the bay. The
catches were large and two boats were
required to take the M to market. The
fishermen are having trouble with
1nossbunkers, which have arrived by
the million. A number of sturgeon
have arrived, somewhat earlier than
usual, and the men are getting
their nets ready
Assemblyman Corville E. Stille, of
Cape May county, who was appointed
by the recent Legislature as one of
committee to investigate the condi-
tions of fish and game in the State of
New Jersey and devise a universal law
governing these matters to be intro
duced at the next Legislature, solicfts
correspondence from fishermen and
sportsmen.
Rev. DR.. James E. Lake, president
of the National Park Camp Meeting
Association, has been elected super
intendent of the Ocean City Taber-
nacle Association. DIR. Lake will sue
ceed his brother, Rev. t. Wesley Lake,
who for several years has been at the
head of the association, and will pre-
pare the program and nave cnarse oi
the services during the coming season,
which will begin on Sunday, June ~.
Civic pride has struck Florence and
the w. G. t. u. of that town mas m
augurated movement for cleaning up
the city which will make it garden
suot if carried out. Monday is to be
cleaning day, and lodge organizations
and schools have been asked to CO.
operate in setting the streets in order.
IN the evening mass meeting viii
inc the town. One feature of the
move is to give prizes for the best
kept gardens.
The order issued to Camden by the
state Board of Health to cease poll
uting the Delaware river with sewage,
has stirred up quite a rumpus In Cam
den. The City Council not only re.
fused to obey the order, but directed
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