The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

The largest catches inade this season by
Morris < Coz men baden fishing steamers. Of
somers Point, were 81 go fish by one and IL
60 by another.
Benjamin Hugg Of Eineiaud, ha~ been noti-
ned that he j. one 81 about forty heirs to an e.
tate OF salnsn.no nnw lying in the Court Of
Chancsry Of England.
Fairfield township. Cumberland county,
boasts OF having fffy-hve residents who are
over seventy years Of age. The oldest Is
Sarah Price, aged ninety.
woodbine a summer resort in Cape MAY
county. was laid ont on extensive scale
twenty years ago, but 81 present there are only
three families in the neighborhoOd.
Mr. Treoph. wc~tcoft.a Cumberland county
strawberry grower. ha- shipped T41- quarts Of
berries mostly Of the SharpIcsS variety. OF of
an acre ami a half Of ground the past season.
Clayton stevens, Of Woodbury., while walk
ing on the track, Of the West Jersey Railroad
near his home Wednesday was struck by
the Atlantic City express and instantly killed
All kinds OF truck seems to he quite forward
on the light land Of Gloucester county. some
Of the farmers arr. already selling tomatoes. and
the sweet potato vines said 10 he three feet
long.
the standard window glass works al Woodbury.
have been overcome. and arrangements are
being made To starr the works promptly on
september i~i-
1t rumored that the Baltimore Ohio
Railroad Company viii soon secure possession
II the Delaware River Railroad and viii extend
it from Woodbury. 10 connect with the Glou
cester city railroad.
open air Temperance meetings on sunday al
ternoons al woodbury. in Halls Grove, Ever
green Avenue and Cooper street. The first
meeting wa held last sunday.
Harry Maiiincr "f cape May. has heen a
conductor on the wesf Jersey Railroad for
twenty-five years. During that time he has
made about 6.sa trips between cape May aud
Camden travelling l.Iegooo miles.
The sturgeon fisheries at Bay side are abont
closed up for this year The business, of MAX
ing fertilizers from the refuse still goes on
and by the time the manure j. needed for fall
crops a large supply will he OF hand ready for
use.
y combination excursion of ten Grand Army
Posts Of New Jersey VIII visit Atlantic City on
the 18th instant The Department commander
and staff will accompany the excursion sen
ator John y Logan has promised to address
the soldiers.
The four hundred dollars reduction in the
salary of the postmaster al Woodbury. i found
to De due 10 the fact that Mr.. George q. Green
did not send his almanacs though the mail
this year. making consequently large de-
crease in the business done.
y twelve-year-old son Of Joseph Green, lfv-
on Foundry street, Gloucester City, was in
stantly killed last Tuesday afternoon by light
ming. The hos was standing ia the hollow of
tree near the depot when the lightning
struck IT, splitting ii 10 the root
\ sevcn-yeaF-old hoy named Reed went into
the Delaware 10 battle on saturday and getting
beyond his depth was drowning when James
Teyose, of Camden,- swan ont and succeeded in
bringing him safely TO shore. This Is the
seventh person Young Tevose has saved from
being drowned.
The walking match in Bridgefon on the
Fourth, conducted under the auspices OF the
Knights Of Labor, was a success financially,
over 800 being cleared. Page came in first,
having made a miles; Vineyard 2d, 10 miles;
Mead Sd, 81 miles Hess ith 81 miles. and Porch
18th, 81 miles The time in which the distances
were made twenty four hours.
The wreckng schooner Arthur sailed from
somers' Point last week for New Orleans
under the command Of Captain David English
with fall wrecking outfit, TO remove the
steamships General tirant and Grecian and
the ship Alsatian. which went down during
the rebellion in the Mississippi river, below
New Orleans. She stopped at sea Isle City 10
take the anchor and cable to the wrecked
schooner Ernest j. Lee. from Calais
A. The crew of the sloop J. Lee Mott were
r.,
Inlet, one day lately their net became en-
tangled in a sunken wreck and was badly
torn. The water was unusually clear AT the
time and the fishermen had fair view of
the wreck, which seemed to he the remains
OF a large ship loaded with some kind Of
metal, which flashed and gittered in he water
with dazzling brilliancy. Whence the ship
came, or how long she has been under the
waves. Is mystery
The eight o'clock train for Camden. on the
Gloucester and Mount Ephraim Railroad was
the scene of great disorder at Gloucester ON
Saturday evening. A young man demanded
a seal for his sister which another man had
reserved for his wife. I his WIS refused when
the Young man drew a revolver tn en- forcc his
demands. His sister, however, did not take
his view OF the case. and though not a large wo-
man carried him bodily from the car Mean
while Il general n,w lad hecn instituted
several REVIEWERS beine drawn. Ladies in the
ear became frightened. but it WAS 80 CROW ded
that they were unable 10 escape, until finally
three four Of hem were helped by The crowd
on the outside TO climb out Of The windows
Nobody was seriously injured. and no arrests
were made.
The Gloucester county Frecholders have
adopted plan submitted by Hazelhurst K
Haekel, architects, of Philadelphia, for st new
Court House al Woodbury. II il believed the
structure will cost Sijg1 The new edifice
viii be " by % feet, The material 10 be Trenton
brown stone. rough face with Dauphin comfy
stone trimmings tonlcd. ON / he first floor " i'll
be the offices for he County Clerk, surrogate,
Shorthand Prosecutor, Grand Jury and witness
rooms. together with ilc-proof- for the three
former. On the second floor will he the Court
room, with seating capacity for 400 and
gallery to seat 200; law library, female Witness
room and Judges retiring room. The third
floor will contain the petit jury rooms. The
height Of the cupola from the ground will be
l25 feet. The erection viii require about Il
year. The old Court House viii he de
molished to make room for it, successor
MuIIica Hill.