The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-02-13

The annual meeting of the State Board
of Agriculture was held at Trenton last
week. A very interesting time was had
subjects of interest to agriculturists. The
following new officers were elected: Pres
ident. Thomas H. Dudley. of Camden;
Vice-President, Thomas T. Kinney, of
Newark: Secretary. P. T. Quinn, of New
ark: Treasurer. William S. Taylor. of
lington; Executive Committee, Edward
Burroughs. of Merchantville. Prof. George
H. Cook. of New Brunswick, and u, ID.
Denise. of Freehold. Prof. Arthur T..
Neale, of New Brunswick, was elected
Chemist of the board
The wave of temperance agitation in Pas
sale has now extended TO the Roman Cath
Ole church. Since the agitation began in
Passaic, scarcely two months ago, nearly
100 persons. or one-fifth of the entire
population, have come out publicly on the
side of temperance. The liquor dealers are
beginning to feel dispirited, and are using
every effort to hinder the work. Reading
rooms have been established in connection
with every bar-room, and other attractions
added to attract the people, but the reform
work still goes on. The Reform III is
adding a score of names per week to
pledges. The question of raising the liquor
license fee to $500 is again being dis
cussed.
An extra freight train from Philadelphia
stopped early on Saturday morning on the
Raritan River Bridge, at New Brunswick,
for repairs. While waiting the through
Southern freight train ran into the train on
the bridge, and struck an oil car, scatter
inc its contents, which caught fire. The
wreck and the blazing oil were thrown
from the bridge into the streets below and
on the ice in the river, setting fire to sur
rounding property. The wall paper fac
tory of Janeway & Co., the Consolidated
Fruit Jar Company's building, and seven
dwellings were consumed, causing a loss
estimated at over $500, 0G0. Two freight
ears full of horses were burned, and two
men persisted in the flames.
The last of the returns from the Board
of Assessors We're sent in last week. The
aggregate assessed valuation of the Penn
s~ylvania Railroad Company is reduced from
1919, Alb to So, 351 1896, which reduces the
total tax from s27.S71 to 500, 156. The
tax of the Philadelphia and Long Branch
Road, according to the revised figures, is
g. ,81S.S5 Before the revision it was So
1885,. The Swedesboro Railroad will
have to pay only s964.S5, and the West
Jersey Road ST, 945. The tax of the lat
ter originally was about 500 more. The
Camden and Atlantic Company's aggre-
gate assessed valuation is reduced from
50, 1868. 713 to 81, 210, Gil, making difference
of about 800 in the tax. This decrease
was caused by the cancellation of a local
tax.
The Secretary of State has finished his
report on the savings banks of this State
for the fiscal year. The report says that
on January list. 1888. the assets of all saw
ings banks in the State amounted to s29,-
1853, S07, and the liabilities. except the sur
plus, to s21, 649, 300, leaving a surplus over
all liabilities of 81, 514, 49S. The number
of open accounts was 81, 951. On January
LIST, 1884, their total assets amounted to
s31, 1886, ia, and their liabilities. except the
surplus, 500, 491, 221, leaving a surplus over
all liabilities of 81, $3.50, 493. The number
of open accounts was 50, $50. On January
LIST, 1888, the number of depositors was Oh
951, and the amount due depositors s27,-
34, OBS; and ON January LIST, 1884, the num-
Der of depositors was 90, $50, and the
amount due depositors 500, 1923, 42S, an in
crease of 5000 in the number of depositors
and of 81, 979, 392 i'll the amount.