The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-18
south Jersey Notes.

\ new school house, TO cost sjnd. is 10 he
built al West Cape May.
An assembly OF coiored Knights of Labor
has been formed at vineland
The three railroads landed 1900 people al
Cape May and Atlantic City on sunday.
\ movement is being organized in vineland
to cloSt. all stores ai O'Clock in The evening.
\ branch of the Iron IIall was organized III
Cape May ON Tuesday night with 20 members
over 500 was realized by the Fair lately
given ny The Moorestown industrial and AZ
ricnlturnI society
William j. Thompson says his big seine at
the Gloucester fishery caught 3nosi shad dur
ing the season just closed.
clinton b Fisk the Prohibition nominee for
Governor OF New Jersey. will speak ut Bridge
toms Fourth OF July celebration, which is 10
be held on the NTH.
Mr. tieorge l.. Barker, general secretary nf
the Young Mems Christian Association, will
conduct the young peoples meetings at PIT
man Grove this season.
The Nineand borough council has granted
permission to the Waterhouse Electric Light
Company 10 locate plant. erect poles ana
wires throughout the town.
\ new lodge of odd Fellows wns instituted
at Bridgeton ON Friday afternoon. II is called
Cohan-ey Lodge No. 2Gl. Thenew lodge starts
with membership of over nifty
y special session of the Cape MAY County
Court will he conVe,l" ed on the 18th instant TO
decide The legality or illegility OF the election
OF the municipal officers OF Cape May Point.
\ number of farmers in burlington county
who ship milk to Philadelphia have received
notices from their consignee 10 suspend their
shipments for the present, owing Ia The abun-
dance OF the supply.
I'm entire family OF children nj emithyille
were poisoned Friday by eating root which
they lniStook foraspargus They were seized
with excruciating pains, and for time their
lives were despaircd Of.
The new gas company of Woodbury. has
made II contlac; with the Pennsylvania Globe
t;as Light Company for the construction ofits
plant, intending the whole work. ready for
operation The price is 10 be $4,000
The authorities of cape Mny CITY have de
cided Ia increase the water supply 10y exc
outing a contract with Philadelphia tiI1n for
the erection OF Il plant, The water will BE-
| brought from the main land and he OF excel
lent quality
The body OF Il neatly dressed Young man
was found along the trick of the " esi Jersey
Railroad, near Newtield, on Wednesday morn
ing He is supposed 10 have fallen from on
the excursion trains from Atlantic City and
been crushed under the wheels.
The commencement exercises OF Ivy Hall
seminary ana of the south Jersey Institute. al
Bridgeton, were held ON Wednesday and
Thursday of this week The animal reunion
al the alumni OF the south Jersey Institute
took place on "Wednesday evening.
Thomas G. Zane, of Chew's Landing, Cam
| den county has been awarded the two highest
nremiulnS III the Moorestown fair for the
| largest and best Favored strawberries raised
| in the state, They are of the mammoth seed
| ling variety and eleven berries tilied quart
| measure
During II severe thunder storm which pass
| cd over I.ecsburg, Cumberland county, few
| DAYS since, the lightning was attracted by the
| wire strands attacted 10 the forty-siN posts
| leading from the turnpike towards the mead
| ows All these posts were burstcd open, ane
| several persons in the vicinity received sever
| shocks A barn near the wire fence contained
| two horses; one was felled To the floor, and
| the other was thrown on his feet witha leap il
| the air