Gloucester County Democrat., 1911-10-26
new JERSEY NOTES

All must make sewer. connections
/ is the verdict Of Haddonfeld Council
! Twelve men were drowned in a
mine near Morristown last Thursday
when water broke through from an
abandoned working
The season for shooting rabbit,
quail and wild duck opens November
first. The open season for woodcock
does not begin until November 18th.
With $50 delegates in attendance,
the annual convention of the State
Council, Junior Order of American
Mechanics opened at Trenton yester-
1 day
/ The West Jersey & Seashore r. R.
will cover the third rail in the vicinity
of Vineland to protect it from sIeet
and ice which holds up the trains to
greater extend than snow.
The annual convention of the Cam
den County Sunday School Association
will be held in the Broadway NJ. E.
Church on Thursday, Nov. 2, with ses-
sions morning, afternoon and evening.
Because the soldier on the soldiers
monument did not face front, the G.
A. R. Committee has refused to ac-
cept the monument dedicated at Vine
land last August. A new figure has
been ordered.
! The Steamer Columbia. of the estate
lof WI. Thompson, was sold yesterday
morning, by the U. S. Marshal at
Gloucester, for $780, free from all
lclaims. Mr.. Thompson purchased the
boat about ten years ago for $4,000.
A Board of Trade has been organ
1 lied in Pennington, with the following
officers: President, Elmer d. Wagner;
vice president, DR. Edgar Hart; sec
retary, G. w. Scarborough, and treas
Iurer, n. L. Laning.
Reports from Cape May. Cumber
| land, Atlantic, Gloucester and Salem
counties are to the effect that deer
are more plentiful than ever. The
season for shooting will open Wednes-
/ day, November /.
| All the Bridgeton churches are cam
vassing the male membership, seeing
to it that every voter is registered,
hoping they will vote against licenses
which will be passed upon at the COM
/ ing election.
Leroy Young, aged 7 years, son of
/ George Young, of Flagtown, was
struck by passenger train on the
lCentral Railroad at that place yester-
day afternoon and fatally injured
He ran on the track during play at
/ the noon recess of school.
The National Board of Fire Under-
writers has offered reward of $500
| for the apprehension of the persons
who fired the outbuildings belonging
/ to the estate of Samuel H. Horner,
near New Egypt, on October 4
! Charged with numerous forgeries,
Barzilla A. Conover, former High
Bridge man, but for the past year
proprietor of general store at Leb-
anon, was last week arrested, taken
/ to Pennington and held for the grand
jury.
| One day last week some of Mr.
Champion Coles COWS strayed away
and little, later one of them was
found in neighbor's cellar where a
| supply of seed potatoes was kept. 1t
| is supposed the COW fell into the cell
lar.
The new out-patient and private
room building of the Cooper Hospital,
Camden, was opened yesterday for the
reception of patients. 1t has all mod
ern hospital equipment, and is said to
be one of the best adapted buildings
for its purpose in the State.
Gravel put on the Upper PENIS
Neck state road the distance of about
two and half miles, the past sum-
mer amounted to HOO tons. The
gravel cost, put on the cars at the pit,
in Cumberland County 20 cents a ton;
freight so cents a ton; teams and la
bor about $500, making about 81 rs a
ton, about $500.
Mayor Bell who recently came out
in favor of city charter for Hacken-
sack, has given notice that the ques-
ton will be submitted to the register +
ed voters at special election in the
make Hackensack a second-class city,
1t is now town, ruled by board of
six commissioners, elected under an
old act.
Diphtheria has gained such headway
in Point Pleasant that the board of
health has given instructions that
both moving picture houses are to
close their doors and hold no further
shows until the disease has been
checked Lately there have been sew
eral cases reported to the officials and
it was hoped that the advance of the
sickness could be stopped by drastic
measures are now deemed necessary
in checking its spread.
Suit for $4,000 has been brought
against Henry Paulson of 666 SPRING
field avenue, Summit, by Ralph e.
Thompson of Asbury Park, for injuries
received when he was knocked down
and seriously injured by Paulson's au-
tomobile. An effort was made to Set
tie the case out of court, but Thomp-
son refused to accept the offer made
by Paulson and instructed his counsel
Rulif V. Lawrence, to proceed with
the suit.
Seeking $4,000 damages for injuries
sustained when the fprrvhoaf Arctic