The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-17
south Jersey notes.

The new free reading-rooms at Cape May are
now open ana are much frequented by Young
men.
Robert Dare, Il news and stationery dealer
of Bridgeton, has fallen heir to s200a1 left by
his brother.
\ few days ago Moses winrow, II well-to-do
coored farmer Of Fairfield township, CumDer-
land county, was accidentally shot in the head
by his son, Tho was loading IL gun.
superintendent Dayton, of the West Jersey
Railroad, has ordered alarm bells placed at all
The street crossings of the railroad in Nineland
in accordance with The request of the Council
of that borough.
\ male infant two weeks Old was found in
the ladies' cabin of the ferry boat Wenonah on
one of its trips to Camden last week 1t was
in IA grape basket and nearly starved. The
wife Of Chief of Police Franks, of Camden,
took charge of il temporarily
At the annual meeting of The Moorestown
Agricultural ana Industrial Society, held on
saturday, 1t was decided to do away with the
fall fair hereafter. \ motion 10 admit side
shows to the fair grounds promptly voted
down.
William Clayton an ex-employe at the paint
works of John Lucas, at GibbsbQro, was given
a hearing before Justice Cassady,in Camden,
on Tuesday, charged with having set fire to
The barn recently burned. He WAS com
mitted for trial at the January term of Court.
Asa Il. Hughes farmer residing in Frank
lin township, Gloucester county, was convict
ed in the Gloucester County Courts, on We'd
nesday on the charge of feloniously assault
ing his twelvc-year-old daughter. Judge Par
ker sentenced him to eighteen months in the
State prison at hard labor. The sentence was
the extreme penalty of the law.
\ number OF interested temperance workers
have organized Il Young Mems Prohibition
Club, nj No. 1871 Federal street, Camden. a
constitution and by laws have been adopted
and these officers elected: President, James
H. Ratten; viee-President, Charles J. Heinrich;
Secretary, W. W. Keller: Treasurer, W. H..
Rodman: Executive Committee, Charles VIII
Its and Charles Bowden.
The new formed College OF Physicians OF
West jersey, which has purchased the dwell
ing OF Benjamin Starr, on seventh street, be-
tween Cooper and Market Camden, for 5000
will not erect new building, but will adapt
the newly purchased structure 10 its uses.
The plan is to include all the allopathic phys
icilns of south and West Jersey and 10 ACT in
cooperation with the regular medical societies
of the several counties. Lectures and demon
STATIONS will be given, school fer nurses es-
tablshed and Il directory of nurses kept.
John W. Langley, n life guard al Atlantic
CITY, was arrested by United States Marshall
John Mccormick last week and given "a hear
ing before Commissioner Cassidy, who held
him in $1,000 bail for trial charged with forging
the name of J Ohm W. Langley To IA postal order
for So The life guard claimed he was ignor-
ant that there was another person by the same
name at Atlantic City, and supposed the
money had been sent 10 him by persons he
had rendered service to.
In the Camden District Court on Monday
jacob Danenhower, ". {. England and Carter
Bros charged with dealing in oleomargal1ne
without its being properly labelled, were call
ed for trial Judge Miller refused the appiiea-
tion for jury trials, and counsel for the defend
ants gave notice hat he would certio,1ari the
cases 10 the supreme Court The cases were
postponed pending the aciion OF counsel Tor
defense.
Many prominent Grand Army men were in
the Court of Chancery in Trenton on Tuesday
when Vice Chancellor Bird took mp the pro
eeedings instituted by Tad Hatch Post, Of
Camden for an attachment tor contempt of
court against certain members of the state
Council oil Auhllhi-huli"H' 1 NC uii"'Vi'f
arose originally over the re fusal of Hatch Post
to pay their assessment 10 General john han''
sew, ofJersey CRY, whom they refused to rec
ognize as Department Quarternaster. General
Ramsey thereupon had the Posts charter re-
yoked. subsequently, the Council of Admin
istraiion Department Commander Cole pre-
siding, took up the matter. While they were
in session at Jersey City on November 9th last
an Injunction from the Court of Chancery was
served on them enjoining them from raiifyine
General Ranlsey's action OF issuing the folina
revocasien of Hatch Posts charter by X ma
| iority vote of the Council, however, the char
ter was ordered revoked, and hence the Posts
| action against the Council for contempt o
| court Department Commander Cole ant
| others gave testimony for the defense. and al
| journnent ,hentook place ill january IN
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