The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08

Fish Warden Elkinton reports that
during the fishing season recently closed
A, 1917 roe sturgeon were caught and
slaughtered at Bay Side, selling for So
each, while 1,649 buck sturgeon were
caught and sold for 81 80 each, making the
total receipts for the season $40, 800.
Michael Turner, of Clayton, has receiv-
ed his commission from the Department OF
the Interior at Washington as special agent
to collect and classify statistics concerning
all kinds of manufacturing industries. His
territory includes Bridgeton, Millyille,
Vjneland, Salem and other South Jersey
towns.
At Edwin Colson's sale Of registered
Jersey cattle at his farm near D%aretown
yesterday, eleven read of cows were sold,
five ycarling heifers, a bull, and three
sucking calves. The total amount of sale
was &1400, the COWS bringing from 565 to
1925, the heifers from &45 to 500, and the
calves ST., $23 and 500.
The ways of some of Woodstown's card
players and young men about town may
be shown up at the coming term Of court.
Two of them were recently bound over by
Il local magistrates to await the action
of the Grand Jury on two charges of as
sault, which grew out of a game played
on Bruna's last excursion to Atlantic City.
We ask the indulgence of our readers
on the poor Typographical appearance OF
our paper last week, and of those few who
failed to receive a copy of that issue.
Owing to an accident over which we had
no control, last weeks issue was badly
printed and so many of the copies were
spoiled that the edition was exhausted be-
fore all our subscribers were supplied.
About 400 persons were in attendance at
the County grange picnic held In Pan
coasts woods near Woodstown on We'd
nesday. Addresses were delivered by
Adrian S. Appelgit, of Hightstown, Prof.
John b. Smith, State Entomologist of New
Brunswick, and j. B. Rogers, of Newark.
The cloudiness of the weather affected the
attendance but an enjoyable day wasspent
by those present.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Salem county Medical Society was held
in Woodstown on Wednesday, the attend
ance being large. Dir. Shimwell, demons
traitor Of surgery at the Medico- Chicurg-
zeal College, Philadelphia. read a paper on
abdominal surgery besides which the
usual routine business was transacted.
Dir. Glover, of ~Haddonfieid, was among
those in attendance.
Under the circular letters sent by Gov
ernor Albeit to the various Grand Army
posts and others in reference 70 the State
procuring for.old veterans the pensions
to which they are entitled under the re-
cent act of Congress there have been 960
applications forwarded to the Commission
er of Pensions. This has been done with
out expense to the soldiers. New Jersey
is the only State doing this for the vetel-
ans.
The Board of Almshouse trustees held
their August meeting on Monday and trans
acted the usual business. The question
of pensions for needy persons outside of
the Almshouse was discussed, and some
papers read in reference to the matter,
when it was laid over, in order for further
consideration. About one hundred per-
sons sat down to dinner, and the inmates
were given a share of the delicacies pro-
vided for the guests.
IL the language of an exchange we
would remark that eve are always glad to
get local items, just such as you, reader,
would like yourself; and if you have any
on hand at any time, send them along.
Don't sandwich an advertisement into
them, for that belong to the cashiers de-
partment. and if they are not worth pay
ing for in a legitamate way they are no
good to us. If you have friends visiting
you, or you expect to go away, just say
so. The latter may crafty your creditors
and the first your friends
The sale of privileges for the coming
fair was held on Tuesday, the total
amounting to $237. We are unable
to give a list of the buyers and the
amounts paid, owing to the refusal or
Discrimination of one of the vice presidents
of the association, one John Hanes, to
furnish us with itupon our making respect
full application for the same. We don't
anticipate any loss of subscribers over or
inability to publish the list, but we do
think that the Woodstown Fair has a
pretty big load to carry with such men at
its he ad.