The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-23


was used in the rigging OF the Augusta, that
was sunk by the British near the mouth of the
Mantua or Woodbury. creek during the Itevo-
luton.
1t Is reported that II. T. Wood 4 Co.. shoe
manufactures. have purchased the large lot
at the corner Of stacy and Barclay streets,
M~illville. and viii erect "A large shoe factory
thereon.
Dan Bishop, oi Cape May county, attended
the Mount Holly Fair last week, and had seven
hundred dollars picked from his pocket while
on the ears. He had TO borrow money 10
reach home.
The wild cattle on Ocean City beach have
been showing fight, Of late, and as all are buil-
but one, a COW having been killed by the train
some weeks ago, citizens OF the place have
vowed death to the animals.
The second Assembly Republican Conven-
tion of Cumberland county was held in Vine
land on Tuesday. Wilson Banks, of Maurice
River Township, WAS -renominated for member
of The Assembly by reclamation.
Hog cholera has made a clean sweep in the
pens of smith johnson in Galloway township,
Atlantic county, not a single porker out of
forty-nine remaining. The disease has also
invaded other pens in that vicinity with like
results.
The Democratic Convention of Cumberland
county ON Wednesday nominated f. W. Null
ford. of Greenwich. for Assembly in The
First district. and Clarence westcott, of Mill
Vile, in the second. Dr. c. X. Decker. Divine
land, was nominated for Coroner.
The Prohibition leaders of Atlantic county
claim that they are stronger than they were
last fall, when they polled nearly 300 votes.
They have ii full ticket in the field and assert
that they will poll at least 800 votes, drawing
largely this year from the Democratic party
Bartfam L. Bonsall. of the Camden Posi-. in
company with John Zimmerman, of stockton
township, has bought thirty acres of land,
with the privilege of eighty more, at Delaire
station, five miles out of Camden where they
intend to found = town and sell lots on the IN
stallment plan.
Detective Garrison, of swec esboro, gives
notice that while searching in Philadelphia for
property stolen in swedesboro last week he
found two fine sets of carpenter tools which
had been pawned by Harry Gordon, alias Slip
perry Ike. Any one having lost such tools
should apply to Mr.. Garrison.
Henry Brown, OF yineland, was sentenced in
the Cumberland county court last week TO a
fine of 800 and TO thirty days imprisonment
for Illegal liquor selling. Once before he was
convicted and sentenced and escaped by AN
appeal to the court of pardons. His case has
been an exciting one in Nineland.
The result of the Republican primaries in
Camden county on Monday night for the As
sembly Conventions, was The success OF
Amber Armstrong in the First District, Ben
jamin Braker in the second, and Capt. Jewett
in the Third. The Democratic delegates we've
elected uninstrueted. Both parties held their
nominating conventions last night.
Tice Post, q. 4. X. of MillviIIe, donated a
box of glass to Il recent fair in Richmond, Va,
in aid of the families of ex-Confederate sol
diers. When Tice Post dedicated its new hall
a few nights ago Il feature of the occasion was
the presentation, in behalf of sfonewall Camp,
No. /, Confederate Veterans OF Richmond, of a
gavel made from wood taken from Libby
Prison.
The residents of Pitman Grove and vicinity
held Il meeting at the Grove last week for the
purpose of making a permanent Methodist
Episcopal church organization. a committee
consisting of c. !. FISHER, H. p. Young and NJ.
}. Justice was appointed to communicate With
the presiding elder of the district and obtain
permission for the organization, and to fur
nish a supply until conference meets.
Hon. Thomas v. Gator, of Jersey City, AT one
time II leading Republican member of the Leg
i~slatuIe, bat for the past two years Il promi-
nent Prohibitionist, has been in Cape May
county for several days, looking after the in
terests of the temperance party. Mr.. Gator
was recognized as the most eloquent and forci-
bile orator in the Legislature and gained con
siderable notoriety by fighting the railroads.
The solicitor of the Board OF Chosen Free
holders of Gloucester county advised the
board at THEN meeting last week that their an
thor1iy to issue bonds for public buildings was
limited to $4,000. At a previous meeting the
board had passed "a resolution to issue bonds
to the amount of $4,000 for building the new
courthouse. The board, therefore, rescinded
its former resolution and passed one to issue
bonds for s2o,ooe. This will afford the means
of continuing the work at present. and the
board viii trust to luck TO find a way out of the
difficulty when more money is needed.
Charles Payne, Jr, "a lawyer, living in Mill
vile, was tried in the United States Court at
Trenton on Tuesday for presenting forged affi-
davits to the Pension Department in Washing
ton in support of a personal claim for a PEN
sion. 1t turned out that he wrote the signil-
lures of three citizens OF his town certifying
10 the allegation that ne was disabled in con-
sequence of his service with Company b of the
18th M Volunteers. The jury rendered a YER
diet of guilty. There are two other indict-
ments against Payne for extorting Illegal pen
sion fees. He was fined $500 for IA similar offense
at the last term of the Federal Court.