The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-06-12

| mending an unworthy person tof tavern
license render themselves liable TO penalty
of $40
Almarine Woodruff, one of the most promi-
| inent farmers and first citizens of Cumberland
county, was buried on Monday from his resi-
dence at Deerfield. lie was in the eighty first
| year his age.
| Lewis = CARL a dealer in seeds at IIancock's
| Bridge, shipped twenty-four hundred sacks of
| seeds during the past season. The sacks aver
aged i've bushels each, and the highest price
received was twenty-five cents hushel.
The Delaware shad fishing is practically at
an end although the legal season runs until
| the 18th inst Many down-iiver fishermen
| quit over "A week ago. owing to the scarcity of
fish The season hns only been fair one.
VIM Watkins Jr., of Washington, ID. G., was
| in Woodbury. last week, to ascertain what
! foundation there was for report that the
| Democrats of Gloucester county were seeking
| his removal from the berth he has occupied
since hast November.
The committee having in charge the rebuild
| ing OF the Hunter street bridge, at Woodbury.,
| have contracted for an entire new span, 30 feet
| in length, to be supplied by II Cleveland, Ohio,
| company. The old Hunter street bridge will
he placed over Chestnut Branch, near Barns
boro.
The Ocean County Board Of Freeholders has
employed counsel to contest in the courts the
| lnandamus suits brought by Lawyer linda-
| bury, of Elizabeth and Stenoglapher Knight
for services in the Wainwright murder trial
! The board cut down the bills rendered. and the
suits are to recover the full amounts
1t is stated that some Philadelphia parties
| have purchased II large tract of land near Kirk
wood, and intend starting Il dog farm there
There will commence the business with one
hundred and sevcnty-five dogs of different
fancy breeds, and VIII devote their attention
more particularly to hounds, settlers and
pointers.
Wenonah NJ. f. Church formally dedi-
Gated on sunday last Bishop Andrews
preached in the morning and DR.. Butts of
Drew Seminary, in the evening. About $500
was needed to clear the church of all debt,
which amount was raised and the church prop
erty costing nearly 81 900, was dedicated free
from debt
The Camden jury in the ease of L. ID. Boyer
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
for damages, has returned It verdict for the
plaintiff, and awarded him $9,i75.4. Boyer was
a passenger on one of the two trains which col
ided ON Bridge avenue, Camden, in september
last. He sustained an injury to his nose,
which. he claims has impaired his sight and
has caused him much suffering since the acct
dent.
"Uncle Jimmy Waters, who for many
| years a well known colored resident of Mill
| vile, who started the first barber shop in that
place, died last week in Washington. When
| Mr.. Robson become Grants secretary of the
navy, he made Waters his personal messenger
and after leaving the cabinet the ex-secretary
secured "a position for "Uncle Jimmy in the
navy department II place he retained till his
DEATH He was about seventy years old
In the supreme Cour, mt Trenton, on Thurs
dav of last week, II decision was given
in favor of sheriff smith, of Camden, in
the suit of Jacob Daubmann for the
| denship of the Camden county Jail Last
| winter the Board of Freeholders, under
| the provisions of special law, created
tbs office of warden of the Jail, giving all pris
oncr5 into his keeping Jacob Daubmann was
elected warden, but when he attempted to take
possession he was met with Il loaded revolver
and kept AT bay and has ever since been re-
fused possession, The action of the supreme
Court settles the affair
Charles Payne, Jl., pension agent of Mill
| vile, was convicted in January, in the nited
states Court at Trenton. on Il charge of exact
| ing Illegal pension fees and was sentenced to
| pay Il fine of 900. The line suspended by
| Judge Nixon, pending Il decision aS to the va
| lidty OF he law under which the offender was
indicted Friends Of Payne raised the money
| 10 pay the fine and placed il in his hands, but
| thinking the affair was ended with the suspen-
| sion OF sentence, he spent the money. The
other day an officer took Payne to Trenton,
where he is now in prison in default of pay
ment Of the $500. He is in poor health and
efforts are being made to raise again The money
with which to pay his fine.
Chas smith. proprietor of the Peters Beach
| House, says he lost forty little ducks in Il very
singular manner. one day. while the tide was
! out, he allowed his flock to come down over
the musscl bar. Some hours later he noticed
that the number had materially diminished.
| and he WAS unable to find the missing ones.
The next day when the tide ehbed out he no.
ticed The lost duckling- lying dead on The bar.
! An investigation showed that each was held by
"a toe in the mouth Of Il mussel. The mus,els
lie in the mud, with but the ends of the shell
| exposed, and these slightly open. A. the
| ducks walked over them such as were unfor-
tunate enoHgh TO get Il toe in the open shell
| were Immediately closed nDon and held as in
wise and of course drowned us the tide rose.
| Considerable discussion has recently been
| INDUCED in by the people of Woodbury. in re-
| gard to public school matters. The teachers,
| ii is claimed, are in the habit of furnishing
! their pupils excessively" for tritiing causes,
| and numerous complaints have been made to
| the trustees. The latter say they would cor
| rect the evil but the teachers claim that they
| are sustained by The principal, who holds the
| position of county superintendent. and in that
| capacity could oVerlulc their decisions Con-
| sequenty the teachers show their indepen-
| dcnce OF the board of Trustees by pursuing
| their own sweet will in the practice of "exces-
! siyc punishments. The principal only de-
| votes portion of his time TO the Woodbury.
! school, and this is the cause OF serious com
| plaint 1t is believed that this public discus
| sion will result in much good in the future
management of the school,
United states Marshall McMullen, under an
order of replevin issued by the United states
Court in Wilmington on Tuesday went to Port
Pennand seized from PuneIlJ Lynch, Il local
constable, two fishing skiffs which The constable
and posse of fifteen Delaware men, ON June3.
cut loose and carried OFT from the sloop Marx
A. Brown The skffs were restored to their
owner The first seizure was made in support
fish in certain parts of the Delaware, and the
replevin was obtained through the action
| of Governor Albeit. who sent Charles G. Gar.
rison to look after the interests there OF the
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