The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-20

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The Bell Telephone Company has pur-
chased the Bridgeton Telephone Exchange,
using the Overland system. and will here
after operate the lines.
Out 0 Fifteen hundred chickens raised by
the Pressey sisters. of Hainmonton. only one
chicken has been lost. Their success is
something remarkable.
Philadelphia and Baltimore parties are
negotiating for the establishment Of a
large iron foundry at Vineland. They are
now looking about for a site.
The railroad siding to the proposed new
Swedesboro glass works is completed.
The factory viii be located between the
tank house and the r. Il. bridge.
Benjamin Black. living near Centre
Square, is turning his potato house into a
sawmill and grain mill. He has put ina
80 horse power boiler and engine.
John Thiergantee, Of Glassboro, whose
mysterious disappearance from home Gre
ated a good deal Of surprise some time
since. has returned. Few, if any. know
the cause Of lis absence or his where
abouts.
At a meeting Of the Directors Of the Cum
bertrand Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
held in Bridgeton last week, Ephraim ].
Lloyd. formerly Of Salem. was elected
Secretary of tie company in place of Henry
b.. Lhpton. deed.
J.. ShiHn, the Toms River Insurance
agent who has the mare that Rockwell is
supposed to have used in carting Vain
wright's body to Bamber. paid $500 for the
animal, with the understanding that he is
to keep her as long as she lives.
A -capaeious pavilion, a dining hall and
ten cottages are to be Immediately erected
on the tract at Cape May Point which has
been purchased by the denomination ofthe
United Brethren in Christ of Pennsylvania
for a national Communicating site.
The March issue of Tie Ameffcqn P6hre
Record contains the portrait and a sketch
of Henry C.. Garrison, of Swedesboro, the
well known Gloucester county detective.
'Garry's'' record shows him to be a shrewd,
energetic, plucky and successful detective.
Charles Loder, a little boy residing in
B~ridgeton, died Saturday night last after
an Illness Of nine days. His death is at
tributed to eating a piece of bologna con-
tanning poison, given him by a colored boy,
supposed to have been thrown ont to poi
son dogs.
One Of the longest courtships on record
was happily terminated with a marriage at
H~arrisongille a short time g the parties
being Hiram J. Cheesemau. of that place.
and Miss Eva II. Thomas. of Clayton.
The couple had been keeping company
continuously for twenty-eight years.
A writ Of eieetment has been served
against the Salvation Army in Vineland
for having a crowd of noisy converts about
its lodgings until after twelve o'clock near
ly every night, as its headquarters in Cum
berland Block have become so noisy that
the other tenants threaten to vacate unless
the Army IS turned out.
Farmers of Camden. Burlington and
Gloucester counties last Friday made a for
NAL request 10 William II. Gatzmer. act
ing for the united ferry companies between
Camden and Philadelphia, and asked for
the following reduction in fares: On double
teams, round trips 30 cents, now 60; on
packages of tickets containing twenty
single trips. 81. now s.. The matter is to
be considered at the annual meeting. to be
held on the 28th inst.
The residents of G~assyflle. Ocean county.
are agitated over the supposed murder of
Mrs. Lizzie Brown. wife OF George Brown.
a charcoal burner of that place. The sup
posed murder occurred on Thursday night
of last week. and both Brown and a COM
panion named William He~ndrickson. a
wild, dissolute young fellow, Of respectable
parentage. are under arrest, charged with
the crime. The funeral of the woman took
place on Monday afternoon, and was at
tended by the husband in charge of two
constables.
A religious revival is in progress at Pit
man Grove. which, for earnestness of char
acter and religious feryor. has been rarely
equalled there. Scores of visitors attend
the revival from Camden, Gloucester, Wood
bury and the adjoining districts. Improve
ments are also being made to this Mecca
of Methodists for the coming camp meet
ing. Stores are being renovated and build
ings erected in various parts of the grove.
Additional walks are in progress of COM
pletion, and trestle work for large coal bins
are in course of construction. Thu future
prosperity of Pitman Grove, as a camp
meeting ground. is assured. as it has not a
rival in the State which can equal it as a
pleasant summer resort away from the
turmoil Of the business world.