The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-15
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and the Clerkship to Union. Patrick H. Corish,
Adolph Holzner and William Harrigan are the
local candidates. John Murray was an aspirant,
but he has retired from the fight ana will devote
his energies to securing the position Of Warden
of the Essex County Penitentiary. Frederick
Nolan is also a prominent aspirant for the latter
position.
The work of removing the big United States
Hotel at Atlantic City to another location has
been begun.
The first event of Importance of the Newark
social season will be the coming OUT reception
given by Mrs. Joseph williams Plume ON We'd
nesday, November 90, from four until six o'clock,
in honor of her daughter, Miss Laura Plume.
Miss Plume will be assisted by all the prominent
debutantes. Among them will be Miss May
Albeit. Miss Albeit. who is pretty and has
very charming manners, is promised a brilliant
winter and will undoubtedly be a leading belle in
New Jersey.
A conscience contribution Of sixty-five cents
has been received at the Treasury Department,
Washington, in an envelope postmarked Eliza
beth, New Jersey. Accompanying the amount
was a decidedly cranky letter covering five full
foolscap pages closely written. It was I'M
signed.
The South Jersey green glass blowers who are
out of work are complaining of not receiving
proper aid and assistance from those in work.
The charge is made that only 81 900 has been
subscribed by the 500 blowers, and that only Si0o
has been paid in ten weeks.
A woman was convicted in Camden county on
Tuesday, Of being a common scold.
The State Board of Assessors for Railroad
Taxation arrived at Cape May Monday evening
in the palace car 'sNimrod,'' The party COM
prised Governor Green, General Bird Spencer,
ex-senator cattell, General Sewell, Colonel
Wiseman, Colonel R. S. Green, Colonel Van
Cleve and Sheriff Reynolds. The party has since
broken up.
The will of Clement B.. Grubb, an uncle of
General Grubb, which was on Wednesday ad-
mitted to probate in Philadelphia, disposes of an
estate valued at between 81, 900, 600 and So 900.
Henrietta West, a young colored woman,
walked from Bound Brook to Hamilton, five
miles, but missed a train, and concluded to walk
to Philadelphia, which she did in a driving rain.
She walked 40 miles in all, and was found on the
street, foot-sore, and walking aimlessly about,
The appointment Of William T. Hopper, as
Collector of the port Of Perth Amboy, is not
generally approved by the Republicans of that
section, and President Harrison is severely
criticised for his action.
A literary society has been organized among
the Princeton Sophomores. The society is to be
a non-hall organization, having for its special
object the preparation of its members
for Dean Murray's English course in the
Junior year. DR.. Murray has consented to have
= oonaro S,,narvician of this cai1rsp of aY1pnln-
mental reading. Special attention will be given
to the works Of Shakespeare. The society will
meet once a week, ct which time the writings of
the author under consideration will be freely
discussed.
Governor Green has appointed the following
gentlemen to comprise the State Board OF Can
vassers to canvass the vote of the State cast at
the last election:-George T. Yeats, of Morris;
Robert Adrain, of Middlesex; Philip ?. Baker.
of Cumberland; A. F. r. Martin, of Essex;
George T. Cranmer, of Ocean, and Joseph B.
Roe, of Gloucester. The Board will meet in the
Senate Chamber on November 26, at two O'Clock.
The Methodists Of Bloomsbury, Hunterdon
county, are up in arms because Mrs. Howard
Farley helps the church choir by blowing a
cornet.
Ex-Assembiyman John L. ArInitage and ex-
Alderman Henry S. Dunn were vigorously de-
nounced at the meeting of the Joel Parker AS
ISOLATION, OF Newark, on Wednesday night for
the part they had taken against the Second Dis
trict Democratic Assembly candidate, Reuben
Trier, at the election last week. Some members
said that it would only be fair to ask Messrs.
Armitage and Dunn to tender their designations.
A black bear is soaring women and children
near Benefits Station. Cape May County. 1t
has been seen by Arthur Topper and George
| Mcneil, of Swanstown and several others.
Shevitch, the Anarchistic editor of the Volks-
zeifpng, Is a resident of Hudson County. He
keeps the exact location of his residence a Sc
cret as he does not wish the privacy of his aris-
tocratic wife. who is a Russian countess to be
invaded by his long-haired followers. He is a
daily passenger on the Barclay street ferry.
boats.