The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-04-03

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perance reyiyaliSts. opened a series Of
meetings last Wednesday night IN the
Woodbury. Town Hall which will continue
for one week.
Robert b. Common. a young man twenty
one years of age residing at Cedaryille,
was arrested last week charged with for
gerry. The evidence against him seems to
be conclusive.
While William Dare. a widely-known
farmer Of Roadstown, was engaged in NOV
inc his household effects to Bowentown on
moving day, and while lifting a piece of
furniture from a wagon, he dropped dead.
As an evidence of the increased travel
between Camden and Philadelphia the
number of passengers carried on the Fed
eral street ferryboats during the year 1891
was ), IA. 948, an increase of over 10000
over the previous year.
The committee having charge of the
Port Elizabeth centennial celebration has
reported that they have a balance left in
hand, after paying all expenses, of s11l.s6,
and they propose to use the amount in
placing a new roof on the NJ. T. Church of
the town.
Professor A. P. Brown has completed his
analysis of the internal organs Of the bod
les of Joseph w. Sellers, of Camden, and
HIS HIlt W IN ~ 10 CdPPt'tN. 1ttA AAoAA
being poisoned. The result will not be
made known until Monday next at the
Coroners inquest.
At Trenton, New jersey, on Monday.
Vice Chancellor Bird ordered that the IN
junction against the Council of Gloucester
City should be made perpetual, to prevent
that body from turning James f. Hayes
out of his office as City Attorney until the
expiration of his three years term.
H. II. Detroit, of Pennsgroye. who was
the unsuccessful candidate at the spring
election for Justice of the Peace against
Jas. s. Hannah. since deceased, has been
appointed by the township committee of
Upper PENIS Neck to fiji the vacancy
caused by the death of Mr.. Hannah.
Counsellor W. Moore. of Mays Landing.
acting for the administrator of the es-
tate of Engineer George Baxter. who
was killed in the Pixies Peak railroad col
lision in tune last, has brought suit for
$50. 900 damages. in the Supreme Court.
against the Camden and Atlantic Railroad
Company.
The Market and Federal Street Ferry
Companies of Camden, have made a redue-
ton in their ferriage rates as follows, which
took effect Wednesday: Double teams,
from 80 cents to % cents; single teams.
from % cents to 20 cents; twenty tickets.
double teams, $3.50: 90 tickets, single
teams. So. 70.
'.SewelI City instead Of Green Lawn"
will be the name of the proposed new Town
at BarnSboro Station. Already the pros
pectus has been issued in pamphlet form,
with the map and plans Of streets, building
lots. &c. and have been circulated. Its
situation is one of the most pleasant in
Gloucester county.
Charles Surran was engaged in weigh
inc a bull at the public scales in Elmer, a
I few DAYS ago. when the animal made a
sudden attack on him. pinning him to the
ground. Fortunately the animals horns
caught only in Mr.. Surran's clothing. and
though he was considerably bruised his
injuries are not serious.
1t is stated by shad fishermen above
Gloucester Point that the 900-fathom seine
used by Howell Il Hunt is so large as to
practically prevent shad from going amy
further up the river. 1t is said that suit
will be commenced to determine the legal
ity of the manner in which Messrs.
Howell 4 Hunt conduct their business.
r.. T. Crane, OF Camden. who is ~janitor,
and his son. who is organist. of the First
Presbyterian Church. Camden, claim heir
ship 10 the estate of Lord Townly, a de-
ceased English nobleman. The whole es-
tate is valued at s1o0, coo. 600, and of this
$40. DOC. 600. it is said, has been ordered by
the Court of Chancery sent to this country
for the benefit of the heirs.
In consequence of the action of Camden
City Council at its last meeting twenty-five
saloon keepers are selling liquor without
licenses. They offered to pay the fee of
5000. but the proposition was rejected.
The temperance agitators are preparing
a statement to submit to Mayor Bradshaw,
designating the violators of the law. His
Honor will be asked to close up the I'M
licensed places.
A body. supposed TO be a Philadelphia,
was found floating in the Delaware river
off Pennsville on Monday and was buried
BY the Coroner. He is supposed to be
abont 80 years of age, is ) feet 4 inches in
height. with q dark coat. flannel suit and
wearing boots. In the pockets were found
a carInan's whistle and a lot Of cards Of
Joseph Moore, liquor dealer. sl2 South
Thirteenth street, Philadelphia. and several
tickets for the benefit of the Frank Irving
Bay Club at the Chestnut-street Theatre
December "a last.
Considerable discussion mas taken place
in Elizabeth over the item which has gone
the rounds of the papers that the Singer
Company We're negotiating for a site at
Mnlyille. The facts are the negotiations
have been altogether one sided. The au-
thorities Of that town have sent loadsef cir
culars. documents, etc. to the factory. hold
ing forth inducements to the company TO
locate there. Last week the officers OF the
Singer Company sent them a polite note.
returning thanks for the Interest manifested
in the e%ompany's welfare, and declined the
proposed offer.
Matalasse figured dress goods in eight