The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-19
STATE NEWS.

Sth, 9Th and IUtn.
Surrogate c. W Potter, of Ocean county,
has ripe strawberries growing in his garden.
Ex-Gov st. John will speak in Phila-
delphia October nth and in Newark Oct
10.
The Newark Womans Temperance
Union has raised $1,000 for the building
fund.
A Burlington county gunner was fined
81 so day or two ago for shooting mea-
dow lark.
The Eastlake wooden mills at Bridgeton,
have shut down, owing to the oyerstocked
markets.
The receipts of the Western Union tele-
graph Office, in Atlantic City, during the
month of August, for messages sent to
Philadelphia alone, were 81, 400.
Application has been made to the author
tiles at Washington by Postmaster Bailey,
of Camden, for mounted letter carrier
for service in the suburban districts.
The twenty-six annual fair of the New
Jersey State Agricultural Society opened
at Waverly Monday The exhibitors num-
bered between two and three thousand,
A freak of nature seldom heard of in
South Jersey is ripe strawberries inthe gar
den of Mrs. Hand, residing in the outskirts
of Woodbury.. The berries are large and
luscious.
Senator Hires will speak at mass meet
ing of the South End Blaine Club, Broad
way and Kaighns avenue, Camden, to
night. This will be his first appearance
in that city since his Congressional nomina-
ton.
In the Gloucester County Court Monday
Frank Scott, charged with keeping dis
orderly house in Woodbury., under advice
of counsel, retracted his plea of not guilty
and plead guilty. He was fined $50 and
costs.
The Burlington County Grand Jury on
Tuesday failed to find bill against Captain
Cargill, of the yacht Stella, which was
Sltuk dt DcldiCO OI ttiC ltdANDOdo
Greek last June and two of the crew
drowned.
The suit of Frank Earl, executor, against
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
500, 900 damages for causing the death OF
F. w. Earl, of Pemberton, at Mount Holly,
a year ago was begun ON Tuesday in the
purIinrtou ro,,p+v Ca,,rt
| Rev. Mr.. Mccormick. of High Bridge,
| Hunterdon county, who has voted for
every Republican President ever elected,
and who has twice stumped the Fourth
District for the Republicans is opposing
Blaine and supporting st. John.
At the Democratic Convention of the
First New Jersey Congressional District,
which met at Cape May last Saturday,
Thomas NJ. Terrell was nominated by ac-
clamation. The next meeting of the Con-
vention will be held at Woodbury..
The Local Preachers Association of the
New Jersey Conference held their annual
meeting at Vineland ON Saturday and
Sunday. The Saturday evening session
was devoted to an essay entitled ''The
duty of Christian men to the work of tenn
perance." u1
Efforts have been made during the past
day or two by the friends of Samuel H.
Grey, Esq, to induce that gentleman to
allow his name to be used as a candidate
/ e., +bo Dau,,Jl;aop nomination for Stafe
Senator Mr.. Grey decided not to be a
candidate, however, Camden Post
Mr.. B. Frank Lewis of Pennington,
proposes establishing erematory ON his
land in Pennington. Heis firm believer in
cremation himselfa and thinks there are many
others who also believe in it. Mr.. Lewis
has large kiln ON his premises which he
intends to convert into an oven, for the
burning of bodies. If possible Mr.. Lewis
would like to organize a stock crematory
company His idea is to have erema-
tory similar to the one in Washington,
Pa. t4E.4 EtA-H y ga Ell =
The following estimate of the Prohibi-
ton vote in New Jersey this year has beer
made by a Prohibitionst who claims to
have an intimate knowledge of the can
vass of the party through out the State
Atlantic, $50; Bergen, 500; Burlington
800; Camden 500; Cape May, 200; Cum
berland 700; Essex, 1000; Gloucester, 600
Hudson, 400; Hunterdon, 1000; Mercer
600; Middlesex. 500; Monmouth, 1900
Morris, 500; Ocean, $50; Passaic, 500
Salem 500 Somerset, 500; Sussex, 800;
Union. 600; Warren, /, 400. Total, IA,
500
The United States District Court began
its September term at Trenton on Tuesday
! The only business transacted was the
charging of the Grand Jury. Judge Nix
on's charge was unusually elaborate He
referred to the growing indisposition tc
punish crime. owing TO feelings of sympa
thy for the offender, and said, unless
checked. this Indifference would lead tx
| disastrous results for the country. The
public conscience must be walked up from
the death-like torpor that has overtaken it
| Allusion was made in general way to the
amount of crime among men holding offici
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