The Monitor., 1884-12-26
SOuts, Jersey Notes.

The Salvation Army meetings III Y Nineland
are we'll attended.
Vineland is to have a new first-class
flour manufacturing mill.
Millville has secured a noon mail between
that place and Philadelphia.
The West Jersey railroad company will
build a new depot at Clayton next spring.
The Centennial of the founding of Port
Elizabeth, Cumberland county, will be
celebrated on the 18th of February next.
The members of Milville Lodge, No
AZ, |. O. o. F., gave each of the widows of
former members of the lodge a turkey on
Christmas.
Bridgeton's skating rink, which was
opened about six weeks ago, cost four
thousand dollars and it is said has paid for
itself already.
Messrs. Reeves, proprietor of the oil
cloth manufactory at Camden, presented
each employe with turkey on Wednes-
day evening.
Camdenites are enjoying sleigh rides
from Federal street to Kaighn's Avenue at
3 cents. each, furnished by the Citizens
Passenger Coach Co.
A farmer named John IIerne, of Egg
Iarbor City, who was recently released
from the State Insane Asylum, blew out
his brains on Saturday.
The Vineland Fair Association contem-
plate the purchase of ground for its annual
exhibition. If the project is adopted
stock concern will be organized.
Boring still continues at Bacon's canning
establishment at Greenwich. An artesian
well which is being sunk has now reached
the depth of 400 feet and no good water
yet.
The Townsend Wrecling Company has
succeeded in blowing the deck ofthe sunk
en- steamer Melphar, in Townsend's Inlet.
One year will be required to remove the
entire hull.
Five negro boys, who have been doing
considerable semi-systematie plundering i'll
Camden, hare been captured, and were
committed to answer by Mayor Bradshaw
on Saturday.
Judge Joel Parker last week declined to
preside over the Gloucester County Court,
stating his reason in letter to be that, ''as
he was unwell, he was sure that two or
three days in Il room not capable of Yenti-
latlOn WOuIu nave uStu MIN up.
Governor Albeit, accompanied by the
Board of Riparian Commissioners of the
State, consisting of the President, Benning
ton +. Randolph, eX-Vice Chancellor, AMI
Dodd. ex-Congressman Miles Ross, A. G..
Ogilby and r. F. Bacot, engineer for the
Board, completed their tour of inspection
of the oyster beds in Cape May county,
Maurice river cove, and Delaware Bay,
last week.
At the Cape May County Court last week
the long pending case of Richard I. Cor
son VS. the West Jersey Railroad to re-
cover damages for the setting fire by loco
motives and the destruction of a lot of
woodland. was tried. The case had been
tried in this Court year ago and resulted
in favor of the plaintiff. ltwas then taken
to the Supreme Conrt and sent back for
new trial The jury, after being out seven
hours, returned verdict for plaintiff in the
sum of $111, with interest, making the
actual amount $50.
The passengers of the eight o'clock train
for Bridgeton, Tuesday morning, were bad
" shaken up in consequence of the break
inc of the parallel rod of the locomotive,
a short distance below Westyille. The
cylinder head of the engine also blew out.
The broken end of the rod fell upon the
ties. causing a series of jolts which alarmed
the passengers, but fortunately caused no
injuries, as the speed of the train was not
great at the time of the accident.
Millard F. Pugh, of Camden, an en-
ployee at Reeves oi-cloth works on Coop
ers creek. was the victim Of a terrible ac-
cident on Monday. While cleaning snow
from the roof of one of the factory build
ings his clothing caught in the shaiting,
which runs ON the outside of the structure,
and he was whirled around many times be-
fore the machinery was stopped. Both
legs were whipped against the side, and one
of his feet knocked off. The other foot was
subsequently amputated, II is possible
that he will survive.