The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-23
PERSONALS.

Speaking of a rumor that Garrett Winans, Of
Bergen Point, had donated $4,000 additional to
Rutgers College for the new dormitory to bear
his name, thus making his gift 100000 altogether.
President Gates said to a reporter:-"I have no
reason to believe that assertion. Mr.. Winans
has never to my knowledge declared any certain
sum for the new dormitory. He has bequeathed
the building to the college, and will bear the
whole cost of building it. The sum may be
more or less than $780, 600 when completed. There
is not the slightest vestige of truth in the whole
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On Wednesday Mrs. Grover Cleveland was in
Orange. In the afternoon she attended the fair
at the Harrison Street Rink given for the benefit
of the Christ Church building fund. In the
evening she was present at a brilliant reception
given by Mrs. Frank Scott at her residence, on
Reynolds terrace. Mrs. Scott was assisted in re-
ceiving by Mrs. Henry P. Starbuck.
John D. Allen. of this city, is on a visit at
Hackettstown
Assemblyman Fred Marsh, of Elizabeth, has
presented a complicated case in Chancery, in
which his client had bought two lots at a sale
under the Martin act, on a city claim for $500
in taxes and assessments. When he attempted
to take title he discovered that there were other
liens on the property, and that a second mort
gage was held by a firm in London. The appli-
cation was for an order to show cause why an
execution should not issue on a suit which had
been pending more than six years. The owner
of the land is now dead.
The residents of Monmouth Beach have deter
mined, by subscription, to build a line Of jetties
in front of their property, a distance of one
mile, beginning at the Vredenberg property and
extending south to Mr.. Piatt's cottage. The con-
tract for the construction of these necessary de-
fences has been given Benjamin Van Brunt, of
Monmouth Beach. Work has already been
begun and the improvement will be completed
by spring.
Ex-Policeman Hoops, of Moorestown. Is
charged at Delhi, N. Y, with having agreed to
marry two girls if they would elope with him to
New York.
For cunning without permission on the prem
ises of S. B. Norcross, of Mount Holly, William
Schafer was arrested. He will test the validity
of the law.
John Rellsteib has been elected City Solicitor
of Trenton, vice William L. Dayton, resigned.
young son Of Edward L. Conklin went down
into one Of his fathers limekilns at Blairstown
to level the coal, as he had seen the workmen
do. He was overcome by the gas, and his little
sister attempted to rescue him, and she, too,
was overcome. The children were in the kiln
over an hour before they were discovered, but
by hard work both were resuscitated, and may
live.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has directed
that the free delivery system be established al
the postofice at Montclair on January 1.
The patronesses for the Senior Assembly which
the Princeton College students will give on De
cember 8, at Princeton, have been announced
They are Mrs. Alfred Baker and Mrs. Jacob Rie
gel, Jr., of Philadelphia; Mrs. Hugh Dyar ant
Mrs. j. Lorimer Graham. of Detroit, Michigan
Mrs. j. Newton Ewell, of New York; Mrs. Gen
eral Stryker, of Trenton, N. j., and Mrs. Henry
F. Osborn aad Mrs. William Sloane, of Princeton
The ball promises to be very brilliant.
Secretary Barnard, of the West Jersey Game
Protective Society. and Editor Rose, of the Coos
Guide, took a day off cunning at Barnegat yes
largest and handsomest ducks seen in Camdei
thus far this season.
Judge Thompson, of Readington, Hunterdor
county, was at White House and voted on Tues
day week. He is in his eighty-second year. Thi
makes sixty five years that he has been presenf
at election without missing once. His politica
career began under somewhat exciting circnm
Quincy Adams ran for President. Soon after tn
polls were opened it was found that the tickets
! of the Adams party had been stolen. But thu