The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-04-17

One hundred and forty thousand peach
trees were set out in Cumberland county
last year.
Governor Albeit, Attorney General
Stockton and ex-Attorney General Gilchrist
held a conference in Trenton Oh Tuesday
morning respecting the fishery dispute be-
tween New Jersey and Delaware. After
a long discussion the question of jnris-
diction was left to Attorney General Stock
ton. who will submit a written opinion on
the subject in a few days.
James ]. Butcher, near Centre Square,
has a COW that gave birth to three calves on
the 9Th inst. The calves are all doing
well. They stand about 20 inches in
height, and each weighs about so lbs.
They are all h%eifers, all of one color, are
well developed and smart as erickets. Mr..
Butcher bought the COW last month. She
is five years old, part Holstein and Guern-
sey and is said to be a first class butter
maker. Mr.. Butcher says he will sell the
COW and her calves.
On Monday the puddlers employed in
the Cumberland Nail and Iron Works, of
Bridgeton, went on a strike for an increase
of ten per cent. in their wages. All the
employees of the works went out except the
%nailers, who are willing to go to work at
any time, but who cannot, there being no
fires burning. The strike was the result
Of a reduction in wages at the first of the
year Of ten per cent, the employees wishing
to 90 back to the old rates. The strike
threatens to be a long one, as both parties
are determined.
Mrs. Mary Cook. of Shiloh, commenced
on August 2, 1884. to eat only n or two
meals in two weeks, these meals consisting
of ice cream and mint candy. She has
since changed her diet somewhat, eating
apples. etc, but still eats the same nun
Der of meals. She drinks a little water
once i'll three or four days. She does all
her own household work, and appears to
be in about the same state of health as
when she began her semi-fast. The atten-
ton of a great many physicians has been
called to her case. and several have watched
it with great care. but without arriving at
any satisfactory explanation of her strange
freak and singular endurance.
The spring meeting IF the West Jersey
Game Protective Society was held on
Wednesday evening in Camden. The treas
urer and secretary made their reports,
which showed that from September 1s,
1884. to date, s2.317 had been paid out.
The total receipts were s2. 1858 and the bal
ance SOL. The plumber of quail distribu-
tod in fine sly COMMITTEES under fine Jurisdiction
Of fine society was as follows: Camden.
ga. Gloucester 40. Cumberland. "A: Sa-
lem. 230. Atlantic. 246: Cape May. 200.
The amount paid for quail was s626. 92.
| The chairman reported that there had been
a Lonntv of twenty-five cents paid on each
hawk killed. and $40 had been killed.
The boantv was continued.
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queat ~ ! - - 80 ~
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~ on '"T ~ go a+triPP,,ted 70 conaas-
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pleaelet anJ ~ pishon Uarbes
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8 l@iss ~ paominn .Sdieted ~
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