New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-29
FINISHING HER FIRST CENTURY.


Hester von der Lindc Brinhcrhof jackson viii
celebrate her OnC-hunorcth birthday anniversary
Tomorrow with reception to her relatives at ne
house of one of her daughters. MIS- \. = hn9ueII'
NJ, % East Kinuoy-st., Newark Her descendants
are mum .T0us including twenty-five grand
children fifty great grand-cmidFGn' ana zen great
great grandchildren. Ms jackson was born az
fslkil ON hudson. and i Of Dutch extraction
Her father was Adrian Brnkcrhotf. an officer OF the
patriot army i'll the Revolutionary war Her
mother was Won der Lindc. When young she
learned the Dutch language which was then SPOKEN
i'll all the Dutch Reformed churches, VINE
tho family to Carlsbad. Bergen Comfy IN lNO)
She married Peter Jact son, merchant and some
1imc afterwards moved with him to Acquachnock,
low Pas,aic " here her husband opened orc. In
1882 they removed h Newark, where her husband
her daughter Mrs Hubhell Her sister died when
ninety years old. Mrs. Jackson had seven Children
John T.. Jackson. ~; the wife OF Ans Armstrong;
"a Newark lawyer and the wife OF Henry Van
Wrinkle, Of Jackson MIS- are G''u , inJ SUI
viying children are Mrs. \. > liubPeIl, Of
Newark; the widow OF the Key. Dr Fischer
President OF Hamilton COLLEGE. WHO Hvcs al Clh,
cinnaii; james jackson, OF Jclsey Cty, ana
William Jackson, who recently lived III Switzerland.
Among The grandchildren are General JACKSON, nl
Iast Thirty fourth-St.. New-loTk; Schuyler Is.
IL Of Ncw-Jcr,cy and Wolcott Jackson General
Superintendent OF the fernSyl sania Railroad. Mrs.
Jackson IS IL good health, although leebie. Her
mind is clear and her faculties are very slightly I'M
paired. Until few months az" sac loon exercise
In the open air. She i talAatINe, hGal5 ana s.cs
we'll ana spends her lime principally IN reading.
Mrs Jackson looks twenty years younger thdH HtI
actual age. Her memory OF past events Is Gear;
Sic mel and knew Lafayette, ana was gIl ol
seyeutccu when Washington died. Among those
y,h,, nave been invited 10 the reception t1-mJIio"
ara, the Rev. DIS Stearns and wilson, OF NcN3A,
and 5 Irennus Prime, Of The Aec- OoaTcT'
FATrIT FOUND WITH PATERSON SCHOOLS
-C5ore has be,.n for some time a good deal of com
,t-,r+ a. to the management of the public schools
af Paterson " J. Some 81 The school COMMISSION
or have been dcuouucing Superintendent DcOIah,
and they said al "a recent nicotine W n Ho4o Vi
soon the people would demand II. NOthlhg now
ever has as set been done III regard 10 tht ldtIci
On FRIDAY evening Commissioners llOIJ ana Ic!d-
ing made a request at the me, ing 81 tlr hodIu ~
have tho salaries of Principals barry hoSoih anu
Wilson lowered 500 a year, aud 10 transfer them
10 .OWJr grade schools. Some Ot the COMMISSIONERS
thought tnat chs was "A mud way To bllhG charges
against the principals. II thcy were gUlfy OF any
wrong they should Toe openly accused, and II found
glhity acat with accordingly. Messls. Holt and
Fielding however. saId that they made the request
Tor the best interests Of he schools Mcssrs. Barry,
Racers and Wilson are considered among the best
teachers Paterson, ana the Board decided TO or
der an Investigation with .lOsed doors and summon
lie dire. mem IT is supposed that IL amy charges
are 10 Ire made they Will then be brought forward.
GIVING UP FIRE INSURANCE BUSINESS.
The Commercial Mutual Marine and Fire In
suriucr Company, Of No. 81 NIInan-sl., mas gwen
nm rs ire business and reln5uIcd 1t III Inc Royal
I,e Jusurauce Company OF Liverpool, at Nos. IL
and AZ Mall-st. several companies were eager 10
oLfaIu the business, which vas mainly on New
Yor and Brook ia dwellings,, aEd pGl III BIDS LOT
II The ROYAL made the bcS, oier. An olHccI OF
the Commercial Mutual saId yesterday tldl J.. L''
discontinued the ire business but "0uId continue
tne marine. The pOllcJ holders Ilad ali Dceh gwen
notice of the change and the business might DC Ie-
suIied al any Time AT the oince oi the hoyai II