The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-01-06

Coe & Richmond have sold their phosphate
factory at Paulshoro to |. T. Thompson & Co.,
of Delaware county, Pa.
The Sea Isle City Lot Association has, il is
stated declared u second dividend of % per
cent, payable Immediately.
About one hundred and nfty complaints are
20 be acted upon by the Camden County
Grand Jury ut the present term of court.
Or. IL. X Trisk. principal of the south der
sey Institute, al i;ridgeton, was quite severely
injured in a runaway accident last week.
H. Cassiday a Millyinc grocer is to be tried
next Tuesday for selling bogus butter. The
State authorities say this is his second onense.
The Cumberland County Court adjourned
on Wednesday until Monday. The jury in the
oyster ease of Riggens vs. Bowker rendered II
verdict in favor OF the plaintiff, and awarded
him slOa damages and costs.
w. II. Johnson, 4 coored man in The EN-
ploy of ex-senator Reeves, OF Gloucester, has
been awarded a Lincoln University scholar
ship. He prepared himself for the honor by
studying between working hours.
\ number Of business buildings in Egg
Harbor City were burned saturday night
\ number of persons were injured, but none
seriously The losses foot up so oao: partially
| insured.
Mr., Howe, a ltamnonton chicken man, has
over 1880 chicks in his brooders now. some
of,hcm weigh nearly two pounds each The
Misses Pressey have 1000 ont, with seven inen-
bators in operation. producing several hun
dred a week
1t is autholitativels stated thai a syndicate
has purchased the Cape May and sewell's
Point, the Delaware BAY and Cape May and
the Anglesea Railroads for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, under which the proper
ties Will hereafter he managed.
W lille " iliam J ones of Malaga, was carry
ing package of gunpowder in the upper
pocket Of his coat ON Thursday, he Thought
lcSsly placed in the pocket IA lighted pipe,
There soon followed terrific explosion.
which tore on his arm and otherwise injured
him.
\ young daughter Of Joseph Merritt, a
druggist OF Woodbury., died last Thurs ay
after few hours illness. 1t is supposed that
| the cause Of her death was the eating Of can
dies from n Christmas tree. Another child,
| about years old, has since died presumably
| from the same cause.
| The Cumberland County Poultry Show closed
| on "Wednesday at Bridgeton. The exhibition
of fowls and pigeons WAS particularly good,
ana over 100 premiums were awarded. Robert
| II. Dare, nr. j. sheppard, 4. G. Ah,erison ANA
the Messfs kaighn ware awarded the greater
number Of premiums.
| PARTY of hunters near Egs liarbof CITY
| saturday found the skeleton OLA nan IN the
woods NJ or near snllivln's Mills, with a gun
| living by the side of it. The skull was taken
| To Egg Harhor city, where Dr Boysen exam
1 ined it aud gave the opinion thai gun-shot
would had been indicted near the base OF the
| sknll, and in all probability the remains had
| laid there AT least two years The fires which
are so numerous, in Atlantic County have de
| stroyed many OF the bones. The only means
| OF Identification are botaniSt's magnifyine
glass, a pair of eye glasses, some coins and a
small bore single barrel gun of old pattern
The general theory advanced is thai the bone.
are those OF one OF party who WIS searching
for specimens ofplants, and who died in th'
woods The remains viii he buried by Cor
oner Irving. aud the articles will he kept foi
future Identification.