The Monitor-register., 1897-07-30
John Wanamaker.
DOINGS IN NEW JERSEY.

Frenchtown, July 25.-The barn and
contents of grain and hay of Irville
Merrill, seven miles east of this place,
were destroyed by being struck by
lightning. Loss, $4,000; partly insured.
Newark, N. J., July 24.-Andrew Ma
linak, who early Thursday morning
murdered Mrs. Michael Kmetz was ar.
raigned before Judge SchaIk yesterday
and formally committed to await the
action Of the grand jury on the charge
of murder.
Trenton, July 25.-John Bakey and
Thomas Proctor have certified to the
supreme court indictments found
against them by the Monmouth coun-
ty court for selling beer from a wagon
within two miles of Ocean Grove. They
contest the constitutionality of the
law.
Trenton, July 24.-Ex-Mayor Frank
A. Magowan's stock of wine was sold
at sheriff's sale yesterday for $780, This
closes out all of the ex-mayor's per-
sonal property. Magowans stock of
wine was once valued at $4,000. The
Mcgowan mansion is advertised to be
sold next Wednesday under foreclo-
sure proceedings.
Swedesboro, July 25.-The shipment
of tomatoes from the station averaged
about 5000 crates per day, and about
twice as many via water. The price is
much better than that of a year ago.
The shipment of white potatoes has
been very small and the price is likely
to advance. These have been worth
from 50 TO 50 TX pa,. borraIl rT,I,o,o g.. -
half the crop of egg plants around here
that there has been in former years.
Trenton, July 2S.-Vice Chancellor
Pftney yesterday granted an order re-
turnable Aug. 10, directing the credit
ors of the Trenton Rubber company to
show cause why Receiver John T. Bird
should not be allowed to accept a bid
of $4,000 for the buildings and machin-
cry of the insolvent company. The
bidders are w. J. B. Stokes, of the
Home Rubber company, and Edward
Carcin, formerly superintendent of the
Trenton Rubber company.
Pitman Grove, July 25.-The state
ment few days ago that there was a
possibility of the Camden, Gloucester
IL woodbury. railway extending their
tracks from the terminus in Mantua
to Glassboro, through this place, is
denied by the officials of the road The
turnpike company may operate line
of its own. Since the new stone road
has been built from Glassboro to West
Vile farmers are going some miles out
of the way to strike the new road, and
Camden, July 25.-Rev. James M.
Way, aged II years, a local preacher
in the Kaighn's Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church, Camden, died at his
home, 272 Sycamore street, in that city,
yesterday, from paralysis of the brain.
He was a prominent Republican, and
served as a justice of the peace in the
Fifth ward for a term of five years.
At the time of his death he was the
chaplain of the grand lodge and pre-
late of the supreme lodge of the Inde-
pendent Order of Mechanics He leaves
a wife and five sons.
Trenton, July 26.-The discovery has
beer made that Sept. %, the date fixed
by the recent legislature for the special
election to pass upon the constitutional
amendments is also the first day of
registration for the fall election in
cities of over 10000 population. These
cities are Newark, Jersey City, Pater-
son, Camden, Trenton and Hoboken.
The question has been raised whether
the election officers will be able to per-
form the double duty and whether it
will not be necessary to call a special
session of the legislature to rectify the
matter in some way.
Matawan, N. j., July 27.-Monmouth
county has been visited by plague of |
which has made life miser-
able for every one. In some parts of |
the county, and on Raritan bay shore |
the mosquitoes have gath |
cred in such swarms that it is COM /
mon to see men and women walking |
along the road swinging branches of |
leaves about their heads to keep the /
Insects away. A Swedish woman left /
her baby in hammock for an hour,
near field where she was picking
and found the little one
dead and almost covered with mos
auitoes when she returned to it.