The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-02-12
SOUL. Jersey Nofcs.

There j. a prospect of having electric lights
in vineand.
a circulating library has recently been start
ed AT Glassboro.
Walter Il. Miller was appointed on Monday
Postmaster al Cape May
The Millyille Bicycle Club held its first han
quet one evening last week.
The road-bed OF the sea Isle and ocean
City Railroad is tobe raised above high water
mark.
Major T. f. Lndiam, of sea Isle City, pro
poses to start "A new Democratic paper at that
place
woodbury. has six licensed saloons, and the
city Council is considering the question Of
high license.
About sixty persons have been converted
at the meetings of the salvation Army in
Clayton thus far.
4 contract for the erection Of a is-room hotel
at sea Isle City has just been made by n Phil
adelphia capitalist
The controlling interest in the Bridgeton
skating rink has been purchased by the Cor
net Band at that place
several farmers in Atlantic county who es-
tablishcd carp ponds last season pronounce
the venture success.
Charles Paulin, Eiidgeton blacksmith,
died last week from the efects of being kicked
in the stomach by horse
The beneficial association ofst-John's Work
ingmen's Club, of Camden, formed on
saturday night with fifty members.
The breaking ola large shaft at the Bridgefou
Woolen Mills recently caused a stoppage of
work until new one can be put'in.
The yineland Fair Association T. hunting for
exhibition grounds which shall have race
course and all the other modern attachments.
The vineland Industrial Cooperative A.
ISOLATION has purchased grocery store in that
place, and will commence business aboHt the
18th instant.
Captain Robert Gaskili killed Mt steelman-
willie, Atlantic county, one day last week, the
first red fox that has been seen in that section
for many years
There is talk OF making extensive improve
ments in the property of the South Jersey In
stitufe, at Bridgeion. by the erection of
needed additional buildings.
Messrs Isaac Risley and Vincent Lake. of
Plesisanville, have gone TO New York TO or
ganizca company with capital Of $4,000 TO
manufacture their patent type writers.
Councilman Jesse Ii. Pratt of Camden, hav-
ing been chosen by the Prohihitionists can
didate for Mayor, it is predicted that he VIII
also be nominated by the Republicans
\ collision occurred ON the Philadelphia and
Atlantic Railroad, at Pleasantville, last Thurs
day, plotting engine running into an accom-
mediation train. One or two persons were in
jured.
There has been startling mortality of late
among the oldermembers of Third street NJ.
f. Church, Camden. Since the last annual
conference. in March, twenty-five deaths have
occurred.
It is said that two vineiand citizens, one a
prominent business man. contemplate leaving
about thefrst of March, praxino. for Chat
tanooga, Tennessee, in search of a mica and
gold mine.
An attempt is being made to have Haddon
township, Camden county, divided into two
precincts II will probably he successful,
the numer of voters in the township exceeds
the legal limit.
The side-w heel steamboat Jnniata has been
taken To Wilmington from Bridgeton to he cut
in two and heightened twenty feet The
Juniaia and Ide win run on the Bridgeton
and Philadelphia route during the spring.
Revivals of religion of remarkable power
are in progress ut the Clayton NJ. r. Church.
under The passionate OF Rev Mr., Thorn, ana vt
the new St Pants NJ. L. Church at PENIS
grove At the latter there have been over loo
conversions.
one of the witnesses in a hand suit at Mays
Landing in reply 10 question: said he lived
AT leeds Pint e~ here's Leeds Pointsi ask
ed Judge Pancoast. The witness replied: "Well-
it is about as near nowhere as any place
know of Tho Court. the lawyers, spectators
and the jury all laughed.
The managers of the Rio Grsnde Sugar
Works located in Cape May county. say that
unless "A more liberal bill than the one now he
tore the Legislature is passed the works will
be stopped. These works have been Subsidized
by the state for several years but the law ex-
pired last year and the company is now en-
deavoring 10 secure the passage of another
act
In 1872, the government purchased 100 acres
of land at Red Bank with the view oferecting
enrthworks there which, with Fort Miillm,
would constitute The inner line OF defenccs on
the Delaware river The work WAS never
completed because Congress granted no ap-
preparations. 1t is natural site for fort
and it occupies bluff and commands the
channel AZ short range. Tho fertilization
board in its report this year has called the al
teniion of Congress To the value OF the site.
II Is understood that one OF Philadelphia
weIi-known bankers r. H. Jamison, stands
ready ia take allo Woodbnrs's ss1,tsa w;ttel
works bonds at fper cent, and that he also
10. A,tIa ..f- r.al
county court honse bonds may not be taken
at the same rate per cent II Is aisn stated
TINT the Camden Trust aud sair Deposit Cam
pany stands ready 10 take HE bonds that max
vel he issued 10 complete the court house Al I
per cent