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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-21
A Birthday Party.

Mrs. George Hendrickson gave
birthday party at her home near Mt.
Royal on Sept. 16, her husbands
birthday. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. George Hendrickson, Mrs.
Amanda Hendrickson, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Huber and children, Emily,
Haddie and George; Mr. and Mrs.
Benz. Lodge and son Benjamin, Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Zonin and children,
Louisa, Annie and Lizzie; Mr. and
Mrs Jacob Hendrickson and children,
Rhoda and Walter; Mr.. and Mrs. FL
mer Travis and son George, Miss An
ME Lodge. Mrs Grover Lodge and
sons Grover and Harry, Mr.. Will Will
son and family, Mr. and Mrs Charles
Fritz and daughters, Name and Kate,
Mr.. G.. Swartz and daughters Eva
and Emma, Mr.. and Mrs. Tendency
er, John Zeezler, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Pennington and sons Will and Edward
and lady, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew
Thomson. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Magin,
Mr.. John Magin, Mr.. Jos. Frazer, Mrs
Eva Hughes, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
r1OlllS. Inc muSic Was luTuISH6u ny
Mr.. George Wilson, Mr.. Estlack, Mr..
George Pennington and Mr.. Thomson,
by which they all danced till a late
hour, when they were invited to the
dining room where they all did JUS
tice to we'll filled table. Mr.. Hen
erickson received several useful pres
ents. At late hour they all depart
ed for their homes wishing him many
more happy birthdays. which they look
forward to a big dance.
ONE THERE.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-21
CROSS KEYS.

Rev. Stanley Clark is having a va
cation. Rev. Chas. Champion, of
Williamstown, filled the pulpit here
last Sunday.
Miss Pearl Thomson, of Los Angeles
Cal.,. is visiting VIM. Thomson and
sister, at Robanna.
A girl baby was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Winson at the residence of
Geo. Ware, at Robanna, last week.
Eva Ware. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Ware, was married to WIN.
Smith, at Camden last Saturday.
Mrs. Abbott is spending several
days at Atlantic City.
Mrs. H. J.. Smith is putting more
furniture in the Maple Wood Inn in
order to accommodate her guests.
Mr.. Hollinger, of Atlantic City, has
been visiting David Roun and wife.
Joseph Lawson and family, of
Bridgeton; Mrs. Rebecca Lawson, of
Camden, visited w. H. Lawson and
family last Saturday. Mrs. Lawson
will remain here for some time.
Owing to the storm last Friday and
Saturday there were not SO many at
tended the fair at Gibbsboro as in for
mer years.
The horse of E. b. Cant has been
very lame for several days, the result
of cutting its leg with farm nipple
ment. DR.. Hew1ings is attending il.
Mr.. J. w. Sparks has a very good
crop of cultivated chestnuts. He has
also sown several acres of alfalfa and
it looks very nice. John is taking
quite an interest in farming.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-21
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS.
To the Democratic Voters of Glouce
ter County.

10 the Democratic Voters of Glouces-
ter County,
Gentlemen: In asking for your sup
port. at the Primary election next Tues
day, wish to state my position in re-
CARDS to legislation and the Demo-
cratic party. / have always been 10y
al to the Democratic ticket through
success and defeat, and if I receive
the nomination for Senator, | pledge
myself to use all fair and honorable
means for my election. And if elect
ed will at all times be guided by
the councils of my party in Glouces-
ter county to the end that we become
thoroughly united as party. and then
we can rout the enemy at all times.
| endorse Governor Wilson and would
be proud to assist him in all legis-
lation that is just and right. / be-
lieve in a government of the people,
by the people and for the people.
Very truly yours,
JAMES j. DAVIDSON.
1.-THE above advertisement is paid
for by James ] Davidson.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-21
REDWOOD.

Charles Curry, of Woodbury., spent
Sunday with his uncle, Albertus Her.
itage and family.
Frank Ramsey, of the University of
Penna was an over Sunday visitor
with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lacy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett Heritage
were given an old fashioned serenade
last Friday night.
Mrs. Charles North was an over
Sunday visitor with relatives in Riv-
erton
Mrs Charles Hudson and daughter
Sarah of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Kier.
Miss Eselle Munyan was Philadel-
phia visitor on Thursday.
A reward has been offered by Mrs.
Charles Miller for the finding or any
news that will lead to the finding of
two rings that were stolen from her
home sometime during last week.
One was set with an emerald, the
other, diamond, with the initials C.
M. to J.. NJ. engraved on the inside.
About seven years ago Mrs. Miller
had a watch stolen in the same mys-
terious manner.
Wl1lidIH rAi6T HdS puICHdSou flCH-
ard Taylor's farm now occupied by
John Shute.
Mrs. A. Tomlinson and daughter AL
medah spent Monday with Mrs. Thos.
Munyan at Mullica Hill.
Don't forget the oyster supper CIV
en- by the Ladies' Aid at Alcyon Park
Saturday night.
Henry Ledden, of Pitman, has pur-..
chased Enos Kier's property and will
move in soon.
Farmers are cutting their corn and
report good crop.
Mrs. Eastlack, of Pitman, spent
Sunday with her son, James Eastlack
and family. She will start for Cali
fornia this Thursday to spend the
winter with her son, Josh who has
been in business there for several
years.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-21
BRIDGEPORT.

Mr. Joseph Rieger, one of our re-
spected townsmen. whom we reported
last week as seriously i'll with can
Ger, passed away on Thursday last, af-
ter many weeks of suffering. His flu
neral was held on Monday morning
last, with services at the Swedesboro
Catholic Church, burial at the Swed-
esboro Cemetery. He leaves wife
and three children to mourn the loss
of kind and indulgent husband and
father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Plat and
daughter Edith were over Sunday
guests in Atlantic City.
Mr.. Jacob Hager spent part Of
last week with his sister and family,
Mr.. and Mrs James Salem, at their
summer home, St. David, about eight
cen miles out of Philadelphia. jake
reports fine trip, beautiful scenery,
and very enjoyable outing indeed,
which he truly deserves.
Mr.. Benz. P. Lawrence, of Swedes-
boro, has bought the Lawrence prop
erty here. late Miss Annie Lawrence's
estate, for $4,000, deed dated August
Sth, 1911.
Don't forget the excursion to Mauch
Chunk on Saturday, Sept. Both.
Leave here on the early $40 train;
tickets purchased in advance and NOT
used, the money will be refunded. w.
J. Helms is selling tickets and has
some sold this far in advance. So 80
round trip from Reading Terminal
Children half price.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Smith Hewes
spent part of last week in Atlantic
City.
: Capt. VIM. Mounce fell down an
lopen hatchway in tying up the boat
s"Logan" on Monday evening last.
The tide was high and over the wharf
and they ran along side the Howard
and in stepping off to tie fast walked
into the open hatchway, breaking
two ribs and MASKING one of his
wrists At this writing he is doing as
well as can be expected. DR.. Still
wagon, of our town, and DR.. DeGroft
of Swedesboro, are attending him, and
a large circle of friends sympathize
with him in his suffering and hope for
a speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown, of En-
porium, Pa, are at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas Vickery. Rumor has
it that they have purchased home
and will be permanent residents here.
The name of the party who pur-
chased the farm of W. J. Helms is
Stephen M, Hoffman.
Much sympathy is extended to Mrs.
Fred. Folker in her bereavement, the
death of her sister, Mrs. Frank Rode.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Salem spent
over Sunday with their mother, Mrs.
Hager, coming in their auto from
their summer home out in Penna
Mr. Morton Shock is repairing and
building to his house over in South
Bridgeport. and is greatly improving
the same.
The China aster flower bed of Geo.
Ritterson has been attracting much
attention of flower lovers.
John Mitchell will move his fam
lily to Gibbstown next week, where he
is employed at the powder factory.
The fire commissioners measured
and marked out the town for the fire
plugs, on Saturday last.
Miss Pearl Sharp, assistant organist
in the church, had charge of the mu-
sic last Sunday in the absence of Miss
Plat.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-21

White House Coffee, the
same today, tomorrow - one
universal sameness the year
around. This accounts for
the steady increase in our
sales Of this particular Coffee.
We consider it's money we'll
spent when you buy coffee of
this high quality. It's smooth
d ri king, rich. aromatic.
Packed in I lb. alright tins.
38c per pound
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-21

The State Democratic campaign
headquarters in Trenton were opened
last Monday by State Chairman Edw.
3. Grosscup and William K. Dever-
aux. secretary of the State Committee,
Mr.. Deyeraux will be in charge, anu
vigorous campaign work will be start
ed at once.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-21
important to
the + armers
REGARDING
Atkinson's High Grade Fertilizers

GEVENTEEN years ago the first of Atkinsons
~ High Grade Fertilizers were put upon the
market. At first it was used only on aCherry Lawn
Farm" Then the neighbors demanded it. II was
called "Atkinsons High Grade Potato and Early Truck
No +, guaranteed analysis 41z-7-7. In that time the
only change made has been to improve it-guarantee-
ing H-8-8 1t is not ANALYSIS alone that makes
fertilizer succeed it is what you get the analysis from
Years of experience Cherry Lawn Farm, has
demonstrated what some crops need In these high
grade fertilizers you have the advantage of what years
Of experience has taught Ohe, Manufacturers fouoaO
lead 1t has only been in the last few years that
any manufacturer selling many goods in South Jersey
has put up Il per cent of ammonia fertilizer for
early potatoes while Atkinson has had for seven
teen years Atkinson had the first Special Sweet Pc
tato Fertilizer, 28Io-now they are numbered by the
dozen. Atkinson had the first Special Early Tomato
Fertilizer the first Special Asparagus Fertilizer now
the followers legion
Some farmers say Atknsons fertilizers are all
right, but high priced. They high priced con-
sdering the materials used and the analysis They are
the cheapest on the market. Whya Because they are
made up of practical materials and so formulated as
to meet the needs of the crops used upon Hundreds of
farmers testify to-day where Aknsons fertilizers
have made them from $40 to $50 per acre more than
other fertilizers used along side of them There are
many things farmer does not understand about fet
zers; very slight change in the guarantee of fer
ger makes big difference in the cost. For instance
take Atkinson's Special Asparagus Fertilizer, guaran
teed analysis 5A-S-5 Suppose some other manufac-
turer offers for special asparagus fertilizer guaranteed
Az o5; not much difference i'll the figures but look at
the difference in cost. On average every per cent
of ammonia costs So; half per represents 81 So
Every per cent of available phosphorc acid is worth
ooc; hence the value of Atknsons Asparagus Fertilizer
would be $3.50 plus $3.50; or, $3.50 than the
other fertilizer If the other manufacturer sold his for
81 ton less than Atkinson he would still make ST. 90
more profit The farmer pays the extra profit.
Atkinsons leading fertilizers are the No l. 1888
for Irish CobbleTs and all early truck No u 49,
Special Potato, for any later varieties.
Special Sweet Potato, 2-8-Io and hard to beat; a
Special Early Tomato Fertilizer that beats 'em all and
Special Asparagus Fertilizer that tweuynne years in
the asparagus business has given few pointers as to
what the asparagus needs.
My fertilizers and my experience are yours to
command
The convenient way, IL bags to the ton of I67 lbs
each, apply to all my brands
ATorsrar4 +LsnCnn
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-07
GEN ERAL.

An international railway commits
sion, with supervisory authority over
the railroads operating between the
United States and Canada, practically
is assured.
News of an assault on A. A. Will
hanson, the American vice consul of
Dalny, Manchuria, has reached the
State Department in Washington
Rene Simon, French aviator, broke
the worlds record for monoplanes
when he circled mile track in 20-mile
wind in 81 seconds flat, in New Or
leans.
In campaign against palmists,
mediums, phrenologists and fortune
tellers, the police made simultaneous
raids in Manhattan and Brooklyn and
arrested more than forty persons.
Unusually cold weather. with freez-
ing temperatures almost to the gulf,
prevails throughout large portion of
the South. The cold wave follows
closely upon the heels of a general
weather disturbance which took the
form of thunderstorm in the central
valleys and snow in northern Texas.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-07
Deserved Medal of Honor.

On January %, 1906, Edward Murray
of Pittsburg, a freight conductor on
the Pennsylvania railroad, was en-
gagged in switching service on the
White Hall branch. His engine was
backing down Twenty-first street with
a number of cars coupled on ahead.
Murray was on the rear end of the
tender. AS the engine approached
Carson street two small children,
Robert and Margaret Lewis, two and
four years of age, stepped directly in
front of the engine.
Murray sized up" the situation in
a twinkling. He leaped from the foot
board in front of the moving engine,
lifted one child clear of the rails, and
grasping the other in his arms leaped
back on the footboard. 1t was an ex-
ample Of quick wits working in unison
with quicker muscles. 1t gave Murray
a medal of honor
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-07
Blizzard over Middle West.

st Louis s-Throughout tho Middle
West the new year was ushered in
with blizzards and zero weather. steam
railroads, electric roads telephone
and telegraph wires suffering as a re-
suit In Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri,
Minnesota, Texas and other states
rapid drops in temperature were
noted, thirty-six degrees in eight
hours being the record at Kansas
City. Through trains are reported at
Kansas City and Omaha to be many
hours late, and prospects are that
this delay will be added to, despite
heroic efforts of the railroads to
keep their rights-Of-way open. North
ern Texas is in the grip of a severe
storm, gradually extending south
ward, and stock in the Panhandle
country is suffering greatly.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-07
The Filial Enuineer.

A Spanish railway seems an excel
lent place for a rest cure. | remem-
Der when going on short journey in
Andalusia the train that carried me
stopped at short junction.
While we were at rest here, after
some hours of travel at the rate of at
least II miles an hour, the driver un-
coupled his engine and proceeded
down the line with it in the direction
we were not to take. The passengers
walked contentedly up and down,
smoked countless cigarettes, ate
oranges, resisted the opportunities of
beggars.
At last l became uneasy, and asked
where the driver had gone. Pedro
has run down the line on his engine
to take birthday gift to his mother
who lives over there" explained the
stationmaster
And when the good man had come
back from his mission he restored the
engine to it's proper position, and we
re-entered the train, which went on it's
journey after three-quarters of an
hours delay.-London Sketch.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-07
FAT MAN CAUSED TROUBLE
Russian Railroad Probably Is Not
Looking for More Passengers
of That Type.

dispute that is of interest to very
fat men who travel on railroads has
arisen between the Russian state
railroads department and the imperial
treasury. gentleman of great glrth
who had bought a first-class ticket
sought to board the Southern express
at a station in Kieff province. 1t was
found that he could not be passed
through the door Of the saloon The
men of the staff tried to load him in,
but in vain, they finding that the dia-
meter of circle is invariable.
The station master then offered to
make him comfortable in freight
van, but the owner OF the first-class
ticket refused. He stood out for the
regular accommodation of a first-class
passenger The train happened to have
a sanitary wagon supplied by the
treasury to the Red Cross and to be
used for taking suspected cholera
cases to the nearest hospital. 1t could
be opened on the side CI leu 20 be
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-07
Moisant and Hoxsey Killed.

Los Angeles.-John B. MOisant and
Arch Hoxsey, aviators extraordinary,
were killed Saturday
Both fell out of the treacherous air
with their machines-neither from a
vast height-and Moisant's remaining
minutes of life were so few as to
count for naught. HoXsey was killed
instantly.
Moisant met his death at 8: SO a. m ,
attempting to alight in a field few
miles from New Orleans, La.
Hoxsey, who went into the air early
in the afternoon at Los Angeles, lay at
2:12 D. m. a crushed, lifeless mass in
view of the thousands who were watch
ing the aviation tournament.
Thus the last day of 1910, in bring
ing the total number of deaths of
those who have sought to emulate the
birds to thirty-five, capped the list
with two of the most illuStriOus of
those airmen who have been writing
the history of aviation in the sky OF
two continents.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-07
Cyclone Proved His Salvation.

Several years ago an engineer was
hauling a long train of refrigerator
cars loaded with fruit from California
and running on express time. 1t was
toward the close of hot midsummer
day. The track stretched for miles
straight away over a level plain. In
the distance a storm seemed to have
broken, and the engineer observed
that it seemed to be moving diagonal
ly toward him. In a few minutes he
dashed into a torrent of rain, and then,
preceded by an ominous hush, he
heard the roar of the cyclone. A
broad, shallow river spanned by a
wooden bridge lay just ahead. Peering
through the darkness, the engineer
fancied that he saw the funnel-shaped
cloud embrace and obliterate the
bridge. The next thing that he knew
was that he was sailing through the
air, and his last thought was that he
would land in the river and could not
swim.
When he recovered consciousness
he was lying in a wheat field 500 feet
from the track amid the debris of the
woodwork of the engine. Much to his
sur.rise, he was still alive. He strug-
glcd to his knees and saw his fire
man crawling toward him. When the
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-07
Saved by Enqineer's Bravery,

The other day one of the driving
rods OF fast passenger locomotive
broke while the train was running
more than sixty miles an hour down
the steep grades of Pickerel mountain.
In an instant the whirling bar of steel
had smashed the cab and broken the
controlling mechanism, so that it was
impossible to bring the train to a stop
by ordinary means. The great loco
motive lunged forward like a runaway
horse that had thrown it's rider. In
some way, however, Lutz, the engineer,
had escaped injury He crept to the
opposite side of the cab and climbed
out through the little window upon
the boiler to try to reach some of the
controlling apparatus from the ouside.
He was working himself astride along
the scorching boiler when suddenly
the engine struck a curve, which it
took at terrific speed. The shock half
threw the engineer from his perilous
position, but he saved himself by
grasping the bell rope. Then he
worked himself down along the unin-
jured side of the swaying locomotive
to where he could open one of the
principal steam valves. A cloud of
vapor rushed forth with a tremen-
dous roar. Although robbed of it's
power, the locomotive did not slacken
speed until it reached the bottom of
the grade. Then little by little the
threshing of the great driving rod,
which was pounding the upper part of
the engine to pieces, grew slower, and
finally it stopped. No one was killed
or injured, and not a passenger in the
long train knew until it was over of
the danger that had been avoided SO
narrowly If it had not been for the
bravery of the engineer one of the
worst wrecks in the history Of rail
roading might have resulted.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-07
UNCLE SAM AFTER
WESTERN union
BIG TELEGRAPH COMPANY is
BOOKED FOR BUCKET-SHOP
GRlLLlNG.
GRAND JURY is BUSY
CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMPANY
OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
TO TESTIFY.

ChicagO.-The Western Union Telc-
graph Company will be brought into
the limelight before the January fed
eral grand jury, which convened
Wednesday morning, in connection
with the bucket shop" cases. A score
of witnesses were subpoenaed by the
Department of Justice agents, among
them Icing several employees of the
Capital Investment Company, the Sid
Nellie concern recently raided. Nc
HE is said to have paid all who had
anything due them on his books.
A number of employees and minor Of
ficers of the Capital Investment Com
pany, it is said, have appeared at the
federal building and volunteered 10 tes-
tify as to the operations of the Chi
cago concern and it's thirty-nine
branch offices.
The extent of the participation OF
the Western Union Company in th4
business affairs of the bucket shop
ring will be the main issue in the in
vestigation, as the Department of JUS
tice believes it has sufficient evidence
against the apparent officers and EN-
ployes of the concern to warrant in
dictment and conviction.
While the Capital Investment Com
pany, figuratively, has been wiped of
the map" it's patrons have not loSt
money. When the government agents
raided the main offices in the Rook
cry building, confiscated the books and
tore out the telegraph wires, the com
pany had $635,OOO on deposit in Chi
cago banks.
Immediately after McHie came tc
Chicago from New York he began
checking up accounts. He took pos
session of the concerns funds and
doled the money back to such patrons
as the receipt books showed had
money owing them.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-07
is THE LARGEST YET
POWERFUL LOCOMOTIVE PUT IN
COMMISSION.
Capable of Hauling, on a Straight
Track, 100 Loaded Cars of Fifty
Tons Capacity Each-lts
Dimensions.

Every few months more powerful
locomotive than any previously built
is placed in commission on some one
of the railroad systems in this coun-
try, and announced as the most pow
erful in the world. The latest loco
motive to acquire this distinction,
which it may soon lose, is Mallet
articulated compound monster built
for the Delaware & Hudson railroad.
Ready for the road, this great haul
ing machine weighs 900 pounds,
not including the weight of the ten
der. This enormous weight is car
ried on the driving wheels, of which
there are 16, arranged in two groups
Of eight. High-pressure cylinders,
which take their steam direct from
the boiler, drive the rear group of
wheels, while the forward group is
driven by the low-pressure cylinders.
The rear group of wheels is carried
in frames rigidly secured to the boiler
in manner similar to the ordinary
locomotive, but the frames in which
the forward group is carried are not
connection with the rear group. With
this construction, the front group be-
comes truck, which swivels radially
about it's articulated connection with
the rear group, and it is from this
feature that the type derives its name.
The arrangement makes possible a
locomotive with long flexible driv
ing-Wheel base with the weight dis
tributed over large number of axles,
yet the rigid wheel base is no great
er than that of the ordinary locomo-
tive. The locomotive is thus capable
of traversing curves of very short
radius, while the weight being dis
tributed over a large number of
axles, it is no harder on the track
than the ordinary engine of half its
weight
Boilers Immense Weight.
The boiler alone of this locomotive
weighs as much as complete freight
engine of a few years ago. 1t is A
feet 10 inches long and, filled with
water and with steam up, weighs
159,7 ZOO pounds The weight of the
water in the boiler is 52,100 pounds,
and the tubes, of which there are
446, each "a feet long and "a inches
in diameter, weight 30,1S5 pounds.
The firebox has a crate area of 100
square feet.
On a straight level track the loco
motive will haul 100 loaded cars of so
tons capacity each-POpUlar Me-
chanicS.