The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-02-27
STATE NEWS.

Steps are being taken to establish a ere
matory in Jersey City.
Senator VIM. j. Sewell is in favor of the
redemption Of the trade dollar.
The hall of the Collilogan Society at Pen
nington was burned on Monday.
The prohibition amendment to the State
Constitution was defeated in the House on
Tuesday.
Speaker Armstrong has been engaged to
address the Trenton Band of Hope on mex
Tuesday evening.
The President on Tuesday nominated
| Robert Carson to be Postmaster at New
Brunswick, in place OF ]. F. Babcock who
has been removed.
The Executive Committee of the State
Agricultural Society has fixed the time for
holding the next annual Fair on Monday,
September the 18th, to continue for five
days.
The original silver service from which
General George Washington and family
dined during the early days of the repub-
lie, is in the possession of Colonel Lewis,
of Hoboken.
Charles A. Scott. of Oceanic, has inyen-
ted a patent horse shoe. which can be put
on and taken off without the aid off black
smith. 1t is made of cast steel and four
shoes weigh L pounds.
S. S. Kane, a Keyport boy who has been
in the habit of smoking three packages of
cigarettes daily, has just recovered from a
very serious illness, caused by smoking,
and has given up the habit.
James II. Stewart, of Newark. has pat
ented a neat little contrivance for holding
railroad tickets. 1t is made ofnickel and is
fastened upon the back of a seat. Tickets
can be inserted in it and securely held and
all the time be exposed to the view of the
conductor.
Rev. DIR. Buckley, the able editor of the
Christian -Adtocate, and the eloquent
preacher and lecturer, gave a talk on
Money" in the NJ. f. Church at Penning-
ton last week, when a collection for Pen
nington Seminary was taken up, nearly
$4,000 being realized.
The young men of Freehold are forming
themselves into a non-cigarette reform
club. whose badge is a light blue ribbon.
They contemplate a public meeting soon.
Pledges have been circulated around that
city the past week and have received a
goodly number of signatures.
Within the past few weeks four persons
have disappeared from Burlington county.
Their names are Ezra Burr and George Ste
phenson, of Burlington: Benjamin Platt,
who worked near Hainesport, and W. Rain
ear, residing above Burlington. 1t is gen
orally believed that all of them have been
drowned in the Delaware.
The expert appointed to examine the fl
nancial condition Of Trenton reports a de
fciency in eight years Of $243, 1914. He has
also discovered an over-issue of bonds and
Implications, the excess on the two last in
stalments being 332, 400. The records have
been loosely kept, but no charges are made
against any city officials.
The Board of Freeholders of Hudson
county last week fixed the salary of David
c. Joice, .iailor of the county Jail, at $1,000
per annum. Heretofore Joice received q
compensation of 30 cents per day for eacl
prisoner under his charge. 1t is said tina
under the old system the position wa
worth so, 900 per year.
The Grand Jury OF Philadelphia on Fri
day found a true bill of Indictment agains
Glenmore w. Todd, of Burlington. charg
ing him with the embezzlement of SIS
S92. 80, the property of the Provident Lif
and Trust Company. He has been sen
fenced to a term of two years and eigh
months in the Eastern Penitentiary o
Pennsylvania.
Lewis c. Beatty, of Washington, War
rem county, has applied for a patent ON
station Indicator which he has invent
ed. 1t is to be fastened on the front of pas
senger ears where it can be seen by all pas
sengers. and is operated by mechanics
contrivances connected with the car wheels
The name of each station appears ON tn
indicator before the train has reached tn
station.
The Common Council of Bordentow
has elevated the skating rink to the dig
nifty of a subject of special Legislation
School children will not be permitted t
enter the rink until after 4 p. NJ, the mar
ayers must not admit minors against tn
written objection of their parents, til
doors of the rink must number at leas
fonr large ones for use IN case of fire, am
no Intoxicating liquors will be allowed t
be sold in the building, nor will any bac
connection be allowed with neighbour
saloons. The license fee is fixed at M
less than $3.50 a year.