The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-04
South Jersey Notes.

South Jersey Notes.
The laying of pipe for the new waterworks
has been begun at Wenonah.
Thomas Fry, aged 81, one of Glassboro's old
est inhabitants, fell dead Friday.
The Grand Jury Of Gloucester county com
pleted its labors on Tuesday and returned
seven true bills ofindictment
IN about two weeks The new opposition gas
works al Vneand VIII begin operations. the
plant having already been shipped.
4 Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Will be Organized tomorrow at union meet
ing to he held in The NJ j. Church at Mays
Landing.
The steamers John : Ide and Juniata we're
sold at sherih's sale at Brdaeton on Tuesday.
Captain ragga1t, OF Philadelphia, purchased
both boats.
The project of starting paperin Cape May
county in the interest Of the Democracy has
not been abandoned. 1t i thought it will
be consnmmatcdin somc shape before another
general election.
John Applegate, of Ninel'md employed a.
brakeman on the Philadelphia and Heading
Railroad, while al work there OF Monday
fell between two cars and WAS crushed to death
He was overweight years AZ age and mir
ried
Early Monday morning boiler i'll the sheet
mill of the Cumberland Nail and Iron Works,
in Bridgeton exploded ana mtally injured
Jacob Heller. "a workman. several others
were seriously sealded. The loss is estimated
to be abont 5000
Charles n. Lands, of Nineland and sea Isle
City fame is circulating It petition along the
coast for appropriation from Congress TO
and Atlantic city. It Is being signed by many
owners of seashore property.
y boy named Blohnl, II years old, residing
near Willianstown, Gloucester county, was
struck and killed by a train on The Williams
town and Delaware River River Railroad on
Thursday OF last week. lie was standing near
the tracks and made an effort to cross in front
ofan approaching train.
The Young Mems Christian Association of
Bridgeton have resolved to rent six roams in
the largest stone building in the city and III
up "A lecture hall and gymnasium combined
library, reading-roon, class rooms and the like
AT a cost of 5000. The Association now mum
beers about 40 members
Judge Reed has granted an order authoriz-
ing recount Of the vote polled Al Atlantic
city ON Tuesday, November 81, to determine
December ed. AT Mays Landing. This action
was taken by William NJ. Aiken. through his
counsel, samuel f. Perry.
Jacob kienzle, proprietor OF the Cohansey
Tannery in Brfdgeton, has received an IN
usual order in the shape of three large pieces
of human skin sent TO him to be tanned. One
is from the breast of a white man, another il
from the back and the third from the breast of
a negro. They came from one of the Philadel-
phia disseeting rooms.
Followers of the hounds in south Jersey ex-
peet TO have rare sport in the vicinity of Abse
con. Atlantic comfy, tomorrow when four red
foxes will he liberated on the grounds OF the
Agricultural Society, near that place After
the chase has been given an hours start pack
OF seventy-ivc hounds viii take the trail, fol-
lowed by fully one hundred mounted hunts
men.
f. NJ. Garrison, of Yineland. in connection
with the Hay Bros, of winslow. has purchased
the Inskip mill property near he latter place,
and is preparing 10 locate one of the largest
cranberry Dogs in South Jersey. OF the Is5
acres in the tract, about 100 acres viii he de
voted 10 the cultivation of the fruit. and it is
expected that the entire bog viii be ready for
planting by next Summer
The mills at Rio GIande, Cape May county
tor the manufacture OF sugar and syrup from
sorghum, which are paid bounty by the
state, have ceased operations for the season.
a. the entire crop in the vicinity has been
utilized. The works were started as expert
menf. but the success of the project IS now
assured, rs Notwithstanding the low prices of
sugar during the past year. profit was made
and II saving equal to $1,000 was effected by
improved machinery and means Of cultiva-
ton.
The profits from peach orchards in the past
few years have made peach growing appear
very inviting as business ia Gloucester
county. Last year great many new orchards
were planted in The county. but the coming
Spring Will witness an amount of acreage and
capital devoted to this enterprise far beyond
anything of the kind ever before seen in that
part OF the country. Farmers are buying their
young trees now and ''heeIins them in for the
winter The demand being 50 great has
sent the price of trees up to nearly double
what the same stock could have been pur-
chased for three wears ago.