The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-03

The suspension Of the south Jersey Netcs
/ OF IladdOuGcld, was announced last saturday
4 lack Of patronage and falling health arc
! given a. the causes ofsuspen sion.
\ petition $50 yard. long and containing the
/ names Of 300 citizens opposed the enforce
mrnt of The sunday laws was presented 10
! Mayor Pratt, of Camden OIL Tuesday.
During the wind-stoYn, on Thursday of last
/ week nearly every pane of glass ON. sne side
/ Of train bound for Glas-boro was broken.
/ Considerable damage was done at Pitman
| Grove.
| A movement has been stHrted by number
Of the members ofthe Camden county and city
medical societies for the establishment in
! West Jersey OF an incorporated society 10 be
known as the college of Physicians and sur
| geons.
:. Albert Laning, Joshua Bates and William
| kienze, Democrats, are anxious 10 succeed
John Trenchard the Republican postmaster
al Bridgeton. Mr.. Rienzle wants the patrons
of the postoiiice TO hold an election 10 decide
who shall be postmaster.
| The regular annual meeting OF the Cumber-
land County Boaid of Agriculture will be
| held in the Court House at Brideeton on Fri
/ day, Dec. 10. Peach culture and asparagus
| growing Will be discussed by the most success
| FIJI growers al The county.
The Democrats have decided to contest the
seat of Assemblyman-elect Hawkins, Repub-
lican, from Cumberland county, on the ground
| of bribery. and that number of Italian non
residents voted for him. His opponent, Mad
! den, was defeated by seven plurality.
The New Jersey Republican State Com
mittee ON Monday offered y reward of 5000 for
| the arrest and conviction of those implicated
in what they alieae to have been baiIot-Box
| fixing, i'll the Third Assembly District Of
Camden county. The Democrats claim that
the frauds, if any, were committed By Repub-
| leans.
! The Sheriff of Atlantic county, on saturday,
sold the greater portion of Island Beach, q
| strip of sea coast three miles in length, 10
/ Ella 7. Chadwick. The property comprise 5
! that part of the coast which has for years been
| in dispute between Atlantic and Burlington
| counties
Frank Brenn, fireman on tine West Jersey
Railroad, fell under the WHEELS of his engine III
Bridgeton few days since, suffering such in
juries that both legs have been amputated.
/ lie will receive slJO0 from the Relief Associa-
| ton and while he l. laid aside from work 81
per week pension will be paid him
Efforts being made TO start shoe fac
tory in Millvine Al Il recent meeting of citi-
| Zens TO consider the matter, Il committee of
! citizens appointed to make the necessary
arrangements for starting the enterprise II
| is proposed TO form a stock company with So
O0o capital, the establishment TO employ about
! l25 hands.
The sunday closing movement in Camden is
still being agitated but Mayor Pratt has not
yet given any decision in the matter. Peii-
lions are in many of the cigar stores forsigna-
lures protesting against the sunday closing
movement as "being detrimental 10 The bust
ness interests of the city. The petition
Iges, in case the movement is inaugurated
! by the Mayor, that there be no discrimination,
and that all places be closed.
St Pants r. f. Church. on Market street,
| Camden, was reopened on sunday morning
after having had improvements costing $4,000
put ON the main edifce Bishop Scarbor-
ough, of Trenton, officiated and large CON
| gregation was in attendance. Prior TO The
sermon the Bishop formally blessed the new
chancel and its appointments. The pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Tidball, oiticiated in the evening.
Altogether s2s0G0 has been spent upon the
property.
| y new banking company has been organized
| in Camden under the name of the New Jersey
safe Deposit and Trust Company, with cap
| ital OF $780, 900. The company h;ts purchased
the property at the northeast corner of Third
and Market streets and will begin inlmedi-
ately TO remove the old building preparatory
| to erecting fire proof structure of stone and
| brick which will cost over $4,000. The board
OF directors represent nearly SIS 100000 in per
| sonal property.