Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-29
brief JERSEY HAPPENINGS.

A Commercial League has been
organized in Bridgeton the object of
which is to boom that city.
Albert and Mary E. Davis, of Han
cocks Bridge, on Tuesday, the 18th
celebrated their fiftieth wedding anni-
versary.
Out of forty-eight applications for
liquor licenses considered at Cape May
Court House all but two new ones
were granted.
n The evangelical church of Millville
lis arranging to celebrate the Tooth an
niversary of the holding of Christian
n services in that city.
The Board of Trade of Millville has
offered q Jersey City mandatory a
ten acre plot of land and a $4,000
concrete building free to locate there.
Judge Sinnickson, of Salem, has sen
fenced the U. S. soldiers, Pope and
Deering, for attempted assault on a
Salem girl, to two and one year re-
spectively, in State Prison.
The shipments of peppers, pickles,
and other produce from Malaga have
become so extensive that it has be-
come necessary to lengthen the rail-
road sidings.
The borough of Elmer, by a vote of
81 to 66, decided to erect a muni-
cipal water plant From Woodburys
standpoint, the decision was wise
one.
DR.. Francis J. Collier who has been
pastor of the Woodstown Presbyterian
Church for Is years, will retire on
May l on account of impaired health,
but will remain resident of the bor-
ough.
A forty foot white whale was cap
tured in the Inlet, Atlantic City, early
Wednesday morning. 1t is supposed
to have come in at high tide during
the night 1t is said to be worth sew
eral hundred dollars.
Instead of being sent to Pasteur In
stitute, New York, victims of dog bites
in Camden are to be treated in the city
under the direction of the Board of
Health. The Board has also decided
to advertise for bids for sites for muni
cipal hospital.
Mayor Lincoln, of Gloucester City.
refused to allow Queen Lily of the
band of Mexican Gypsies that have
camped at Pine Grove to go through
the city with the women members of
the band and ply their trade of palm
istry and pherenology. Wise Mayor.
Mayor Lincold, of Gloucester City,
has instructed the police of that city
to arrest all intoxicated persons found
on the streets of that city on Sunday
in the future. There are so many
men who cross the river to Gloucester
from Philadelphia and other places
on the Sabbath under the influence of
liquor that they give the city a black
eye.
Answers given to some of the ques-
tions asked by Judge Horner when a
number of foreigners appeared for
naturalization in court at Mt. Holly
afforded amusement. When Martin
Egan, of Moorestown, was asked who
made he laws of New Jersey, he very
promptly replied Senator Robbins"
and to a similar question put to Jos.
Homatoski, of Burlington, the answer
rwas Governor Fort
The State Board for the Equaliza-
tion of Taxes has rendered a decision
which, if sustained by the courts, will
have a vital effect upon the Ocean
GFOY6s camp M6EllHS ASSOcldLlOu.
The decision is to the effect that the
land on the associations tract in its
entirety is taxable against the associa-
tion only and not against the various
1ot-holders or lessees The lots are
held under 99-year leases, with priv
ilege of renewal. : The courts will no
doubt be asked to render final decis-
ion in the case Should the boards
opinion be sustained it is thought a
borough form of government will
soon be adopted.
The report, just published, of the
work done by the Salvation Army in
Camden for the past yearc shows a
remarkable record of what may be ac-
complished by systematic, persistent
and well directed effort. Ensign Geo.
NJ Woods states that at the Home,
West and Washington streets, 953
men have been given work and help
which has made them self supporting.
During the past year the manager has
furnished 6,671 night lodgings and
served 20,249 meals to those who lab
ored in the Home The report shows
that the income from the sale of pap
ers amounted to $3,705.46; rags,
metals and bottles, $34S.42, and there
was total for all sales, including fur
niture, clothing and shoes, of $8,184.51.
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