Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-03-14
NEW JERSEY NOTES.

demonstrate their ability to grow corn
and to prove that they can grow
large yield and on more profitable
basis than their fathers have done.
This is being made possible through
corn growing contest under the au-
spices of the Camden County Commit
tee of the Y. NJ. G. A.
Warren Somers, of Atlantic City, a
banker, who succeeded Commodore
Louis Kuehnle as a member of the
Water Commission when Mayor Bach
arach defed Kuehnle and the Repub-
lican organization, has declared that
the city will soon be compelled to lay
two new water mains across six
miles of meadow from the Absecon
source of supply. The present "a and
30-inch mains which have been in use
for 28 and 80 years respectively, are
said to be in a condition that causes
official disquiet. To lay larger mains
it will probably be necessary to build
a concrete foundation for the entire
route across the marshes.
A habit of chewing match sticks
proved fatal to Charles Shea, rs years
old, of 1920 High Street, Camden, who
died Monday in Cooper Hospital. He
had unconsciously permeated his sys-
tenn with the poisonous matches and
the treatment for an liberated sto-
mach came too late to save his life.
Morristown police have been in
structed to ring the fire bell at quar-
ter before ten each evening and to
arrest children under Ia found alone
on the streets after that hour. The
fine runs from 81 to $50 for parents
who permit their children to roam
after the curfew bell rings.
In annual session at Trenton last
week New Jersey Red Men elected
these officers: Great Prophet, John B.
Wright, Camden; Great Sachem, Chas.
NJ. Curry, Camden; Great Senior Sag
amore, John Hackett, Millyille; Great
Junior Sycamore, Alfred J Royer,
Atalntic City; Great Keeper of Wam-
+pum, Mason Spafford, Bayonne; Great
Camden Grand Representatives, +.
B. Wright, Camden; Harry j. Rath-
, bone, Trenton; William Chasey, Cam
den.
The first reinforced concrete bridge
of any size on the New Jersey coast
Jwill be built over Inside Thorough
fare, at Atlantic City, by the Atlantic
and Suburban Railroad, replacing an
old-fashioned timber bridge.
/ According to the new law, just sign
/ ed by Gov Wilson, the American flag
/ will have to be flown from the town
/ hall and court house every business
day of the year.
The. New Jersey state Normal
/ School at NIontclair is a beneficiary
under the will of the late Edward
Russ, of Hoboken, to the extent OF
over $4,000, according to announce
ment made to the State Board of Ed
ucation by the executor of the estate
The cost of keeping the prisoners in
/ the Salem county jail for the month
of January was $40 83, an average OF
10 IL cents per prisoner per day.
Common red onions are selling at
SIS barrel, which is the highest
/ price ever recorded.
John NJ. Kelly, representative of a
/ firm composed of Philadelphia and
New York capitalists, who have agreed
to purchase the rug plant of the Fries
! Harley Company, Gloucester, declared
that the mill will be operated to its
| full capacity within so days after the
sale is confirmed by the creditors. Mr.,
Kelly said further the plant will be
used for the manufacture of rugs, the
same as in the past, and that within
a years time the output will be doub-
| led.