The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-21

Tie Bridgetoa Nees states that the belt ia
the belfy of The West Jersey Academy was
/ cast in 1863 aud formerly hung iH the old court
house, and that it was "nost cheeifly ruue by
( the patriots Of Bridecton in I77G, when the news
was received that Independence had been
declared.
/ ) ceunterfeiter'- mould for masking dollars
/ was found in some woods near Elmer last
week by a citizen Of that place. It was taken
| charge by the authorities. II is believed to
! belong 10 Hughes or Dare. v no we're held 10 bail
/ by United States Commissioner Cassidy to
answer charge Of counterfeiting
There was much excitement on The board.
walk at Atlantic City on Tuesday night when
the electric light suddenly went out owing TO
some trouble with the generator, leaving the
promenader7 in darkness. Two persous were
injured and thieves took advantage Of the
opportunity to commit various robberies.
cape May County il under nearly complete
Prohibition and Us Il consequence its jail
seldom has an occupant The town OF cape
May, at its extreme point, has license, and
makes and Furnishes its own criminals, except
when the offence il OF 50 aggravated char
acter as to come under the juri sdictfoH Of the
County courts.
william T. Numbers. a Justice OF the Peace
notary public conveyancer and real estate
agent, whose office Is at 30 kaighn's avenue,
Camden. has been missing from his home since
August s. FOR some time. il j. said, he has
been conducting his business loosely and Is in
debt between two and three thousand dollars
To various persons
The Presbyterian church al Holly Beach WAS
destroyed by fire early Oh saturday morning.
Nothing was saved except the organ. II is
supposed TO have been the work of an incen-
diary. The loss is heavy, but it is covered by
insurance This Is the second incendiary
fire that has occurred there within q week,
and the citizens are getting alarmed
William Hurley OF Washington. who was
arrested by the Camden police on sunday,
for aesaulting II brakeman and refusing to pay
his fare on an express train of the West Jersey
and Atlantic City Railroad, was given hear
ing before the Mavor on Monday and commit
ted in default of 800 bail 10 answer nj Court.
He aftcrward found bail aud released de-
parting for home with M exalted idea OF
jersey Justice.
Colonel james NJ. ScoyeI. lawyer and polit
clan, of Camden, had a narrow escape from
drowning last saturday. His family are guests
mt the Milton, in Atlantic City, and on >atur-
day the Colonel went fishing OF Anglesea,
returning to that place in small yacht, the
boom made a sudden jill, striking Colonel
across the face and knocking him overheard.
lie was clad in a heavy blue suit and fishing
boots, but, being an expert swimmer he
struck ont and reached the shore
cape May county's greatest industry, the
Rio Grlndc sugar mills and plantations,
afford items of interest from time to time, and
now it may be interesting to know that The
best crop Of came ever grown upon the tract
viii soon be gathered. On the first of Septem-
Der Mr. lizard informs rs the work Of grind
ing The came viii begin. During this lnonththc
company will have shipped Loo barrels Of Rio
Grande molaSses, and 1000 barrels OF Cuban
inolasses the heaviest shipments ever made
from the mills. The starting ofthe mills will
be fifteen days earlier than usua.-Cape My
Star.
Very interesting is the new county building
OF Gloucester County, from an architectural
point of view, and not less from the tact
that the roof and all the exposed metal work is
TO be of copper. The new building viii stand in
woodbury. on the site of the old courthouse OF
49, The ground plan Is aparallelogrtm sixty
five by ninety-three feet, and the stories rise
regularly to the roof, the mffers Of which
iron The entire structure is fire-proof. The
wallis are Of Trenton stone, trimmed with
Dauphin County stone, the stonework having
quarry face. The fioors are upheld by iron
girders and beams filed in with hrebrick
arches The courtroom, which occupies nearly
the entire upper floor. has seating capacity
for 600 The first floor, is devoted to county
offices Two hip rooted towers, 100 feet high,
built almost flush with the facade break up the
roof line. The building is heated and ventilat-
ed by steam The staireases are of iron. Most
of the work viii he done by Philadelphia work
men