The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14


heavy influx of cyclone sisht-seers,
The work on the iron pier at Atlantic city is
progressing rapidly and will he completed BY
the 1st of september.
According to the recent censns Bridgeton i.
the eleventh city of the state in point of popu
laton, while Millville is thirteenth
There was a lire of l6O carriages al the
funeral of the late Michael Potter, the Cnm-
bertrand county centenarian, last week
Mrs. Thorne wife of the Rev. r.. Thorne, of
Clayton, has night blooming cereus, the
flowers of which were eight inches in diane
ter.
Masons are putting up the walls for the iron
bridge near seweil station. While the bridge
is off temporary bridge a little farther up the
stream accommodates travel
The members of Tabernacle Methodist
Episcopal Church in Camden have decided to
build new church, and not attempt to repair
the old one which was partly destroyed by the
tornado.
some four or five hundred people congre-
gated at Woodbury. Park on Saturday TO Wit
ness bicycle and horse racing The contests
were close and on any other day would have
proved interesting sport
Washington Carter, prominent citizen of
Gloucester county, was found dead in his
wagon on Wednesday in the stable sheds of
Reeves Hotel, Glassboro. Coroner n g.
Justice took charge of the body.
\ special train on the West Jersey with
seven r'ssenger coaches ON Tuesday made
the run from Cape May to Camden, IA distance
of eighty-two miles, in one hour and forty
minutes. On April y, 1892, this distance was
made in eighty-three minutes by train with
three passenger coaches.
Joshua Dufteld lille at work in gravel nit
on the camden and Atlantic Railroad WAS
caught in cave-in Monday afternoon and
buried. He was buried so deeply that it re.
quired about ten minutes work to extricate
him, and when taken out he WAS dead. His
home was in Berlin, Camden county.
The Building Inspector of Camden has made
a thorough inspection of all the buildings
damaged by the tornado last week. He found
five hundred dwellings injured, not including
the manufacturing establishments or public
buildings of the five hundred damaged
dwellings three hundred and twenty he pro-
nouiiced untenantable
Thursday week night express commenced
running over the Camden and Atlantic Kali.
road, leaving Atlantic City ut 1910 D. M and
arriving in Camden al lbs. This will permit
snch as visit that popular resort for day to
spend the eyening-the most delightful time
nj tie sea shore-on the beach or at one of the
numerous entertainments.
The Wenonah Water-supply Company or
ganized on Friday last by electing stephen
Green, President, DIR. Geo. W. Bailey, Secre-
tary and Treasurer. Plans and specifications
have been prepared and the work will at once
be proceeded with December first is the time
To
unlimited supply Of pure and wholesome
water.
The Milk Producers Protective Association of
Pennsylvaniaand New Jersey, met at the West
Jersey Hotel Camden, saturday. The question
was discussed of raising the price of milk to
uniform figure at which all producers should
sell. a member of the association complained
that the middeman, who sells from house to
house, often skins The milk and then sells it
first class article.
The following appointments of Postmasters
are announced for New Jersey: William h.
Brown AT Tuckahoe, Cape May county, vice
c. H. Blizzard removed: l. c. Complin, at
Rio Grande. Cape May county, vice j. X. Rich
ardson, removed; Harrison j. Carson at
Petersburg, Cape May County. vice W. X.
FanGiider, removed; Horace ;. Van Leer at
Aioway, Salem county,
The fixtures of the canning factory of VIII
liam II. Barrett. at shiloh, who recently
absconded was sold by sheriff Williams, of
Cumberland county, Monday. The nix
lures were sold in lump 10 f. II. Tomlinson
Il former partner of Barrett, who will run the
factory, much TO the satisfaction ofthe farmers
who had contracted 10 grow tomatoes for
Barrett. His forgeries it is said, will amount
10 about $500. Many of the farmers who had