Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-14
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new JERSEY STATE BRIEFS.

Sussex county has organized a S.P.
C. A. Society and will enforce the
State laws in regard to the protection
of dumb animals.
The apple crop in Warren County
will be short one this year. The
pear crop, however, will be the largest
in years. The trees are so loaded
with fruit that the limbs have to be
propped. The plum crop is also very
large.
The Public Utilities Commissioners
have reduced the price of gas at Sa-
lem from 81. so to 81. 55 per thousand
feet.
The Vineland Grape Juice Co. main
tains armed watchmen on duty day
and night to protect their vineyards.
Declaring that the owner of the
launch Alice, from which three men
were drowned in collision with bar
ges in tow of the tug. Rancocas had
neglected the laws and failed to dis
play the proper lights, a Coroner's
jury has held julius Kish, of Roebling
responsible for the deaths of the
three. Kish was arrested and is now
in Mt. Holly prison
Emperor William, of Germany, has
presented the ST. John First German
Lutheran Church of Newark with a
silver-mounted Bible, on the fiy-leaf
of which is written, in his chirography
the thirty-third verse of the fifth chap
ter of First Thessalonians The
church recently erected a new house
of worship, and the bible is sent as
a token of encoura cement from the
Fatherland.
Freeholders of Morris County are
now receiving $500 year and the
director is drawing $500 per annunl
under an act passed by the Legisla-
ture relating to the compensation of
members of the Boards of Chosen
Freeholders This salary is received
in all counties between 10000 and
100000 inhabitants
The Collingswood Board of Trade
is offering prizes of $2S for the best
design for a coat of arms and of S.
fbr the best flag design for the town
The Millville Board of Education
has retained former Assemblyman
Louis H. Miller to prosecute suit
for damages against Joseph F. Steel
imam, Bridgeton contractor, who
Afailed to complete the Culver school
building.
ii The barn and stables of Freeholder
H. P. Gray, of near Daretown, Salem
| County, were destroyed by fire of un-
known origin Saturday evening Two
horses were burned to death, a fine
| herd. of Guernseys being out at pas
ture. The buildings were partially
| insured
Carp are not nearly so pieatiful this
season as in past years, say the fish
ermen.
Mosquitoes are thicker and more
| troublesome than ever before, is the
unanimous verdict of suburbanites.
As a result of eating toadsteels,th
persons are dead and several i'll III
the Paterson hospitals.
New Jersey had twenty-four busi-
ness failures during the past month,
according to the bankruptcy record in
the United States District Court.
/ Newark led with four bankruptcy cas-
es, while Jersey City, Paterson and
Hoboken each had three.
John Miller, of Red Bank, has se-
cured judgment of $500 gainst David
Pye, of the same place for killing his
dog with his auto.
Sixteen sheriffs are to be elected
this year in New Jersey.
Four hotel proprietors of Asbury
Park have been arrested charged with
the illegal sale of liquor.
] Fifteen hundred firemen, represent
ting fifty-six organizations, made up
over mile of very interesting pro-
! ceSSion, which passed through the
streets of Freehold recently. These
I firemen from the different parts of the
State, were the guests of the. volun-
teer firemen of Freehold, and the brill
liant pageant was witnessed by
great crowd of people estimated to be
over 10000