The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-06-28

The sixth Regiment Band, of Camden, has
been engaged To furnish music for the Fourth
OF July celebration at Woodbury..
James Mcfarland. Of MonroeviIle. is brild-
ing the largest barn In South Jersey. It will
contain thirty-eight stables. besides other
stalls.
of land along the West Jersey Railroad in
Cape May county and is about TO start a new
town on a portion OF this tract at Woodbine
station.
ted to the Cooper Hospital on Tuesday, suffer
ing with scalds, caused by the bursting of a
steam exhaust pipe at Andersonts uresery5ny
factory in Camden.
The Haptists OF Bridgeton met in The First
Church Thursday night and amid considera
PIE enthusiasm decided to organize 3 Third
Church. 1t will be erected in the Third ward.
probably near the Institute.
The Headings Atlantic City Railroad has
been doubled tracked from Camden To Col
lingswood. Several miles of double track
have been laid at different sections along The
road ana VIII soon be connected.
The Langley House, at Ocean CITY, has been
sold 10 PostInaster-General John Wanamaker.
He designs TO enlarge IT. and use it as a plc-
nicing place for Bethany Sunday-schoo and
as q summer outing place for his employees Al
the store.
A lot of drunken roughs put a milk-truck on
the railroad track at West Moorestown on
Sunday night, and came near wrecking a
special train from the seashore. The truck
was torn in half. and one end of a passenger
car stove in.
WINFIELD 5. johnson, white, and Joshua VIII
SON., colored, prisoners in the Cumberland
county jail, escaped from that institution on
sunday afternoon. Both We're assigned 10 do
work about the yard and walked or. Their
whereabouts are unknown.
The barn of Edward Bowen, a farmer near
Hoadstown, WAS struck by lightning twice
Friday afternoon. The building was well
splinteFed, but was not set on fire. The ami
mails in the building were not hurt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bowen, who were in the dwelling near
by, were both slightly stunned
J. r.. Fitzhugh. the shoe manufactures OF
Centret0n. has Just settled q lawsuit that has
been running FORT i've years. 1t wa tried three
times in the county courts and as many times
carried 10 the supreme Court The last and
nnal decision was III favor OF the plaintiff, J.
Madara. Six hundred and seventy dollars
were paid in settlement.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company has issued q circular to the effect
that bicycles, v~elocipedes, tricycles and baby
carriages viii hereafter be checked and car
ried free of charge, at owners risk, to points
on the lines of that company and on the AT
Iantie City Railroad. Central Railroad OF New
Jersey and Lehigh Valley Railroad.
The saloon-keepers of Gloucester City viii,
during the remainder of the summer, be url-
der the supervision of the Camden County
Grand jury, which Judge Hugg said might
adjourn to meet at the call OF the foreman.
Special county officers viii be detailed by the
Court TO Keep z rigid watch on the Gloucester
saloons and other resorts. especiaHy on sun
days, and every infraetion of the law viii be
dealt with by the Grand jury Immediately.
Councilman Francis MeQuaid, of Gloucester
City, convicted some time ago of assault and
battery upon Councilman Patrick Mealey.
was on Tuesday sentenced in the Camden
Criminal Court TO two years Imprisonment in
the Penitentiary. with the alternative of pay
ing 500 line. His son James, who was CON
yicted of the same oflense, was sentenced to
serve one year, or pay a fine OF $50. Tbe case
Will probably be carried to a higher Court
Writs of error were taken out and the defend
ants were released pending the decision.
The very latest of all business combinations
is a tomato trust. which Is about TO be formed
by the packers of Bridgeton. This city puts
M in tin cans about one-third of the entire To-
mato crop of New Jersey every season, and
the packers have come to the conclusion that
they can secure better results from their work
by combining. An association will according
IN be formed within a week or two, the 'nitia-
tory steps having already been taken. The
association will regulate The price for raw ma
terial, and also the price to be paid for canned
tomatoes by the people.