The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16
PERSONALS.

be selected by Judge Garrison.
The annual convention Of the Women's Ma
tional Indian Association will be held on Wednes-
day and Thursday, November 20 and p, at the
Third Presbyterian Church, tee Rev. DR.. Holli-
fields, Broad street, opposite Green street, New
ark. There will be a number Of interesting
speakers, who will present the work of the asso-
citation in a clear and attractive manner.
A debating society in Bordentown will wrestle
with the subject: (which is the more useful, a
horse or a cow?'
During a freshet some stock escaped from a
private pond into the Passaic river, and now the
river is alive with carp. Some Of them are very
large, but they are too shy to bite.
Don't throw your old rubber boots and shoes
away Save them for the agents of the chewing
gum manufactures, who are now buying them
up in all parts of the country. Pulverized rub
Der boots and overshoes, favored with vanilla,
strawberry and other extracts, make the incest
chewing gum.
The farmers in the west end of Englewood
township complain of the taxation for the sewers
and local improvements in the village.
In France almost every man in public life is
connected with the newspaper press or has be-
gun a political career as a newspaper man. In
the United States lawyers have largely monopo-
lized the offices, but they are frequently forced
to divide honors with the editors. The election
of Colonel Brown to the State Senate calls atten-
ton to the good fortune of the conductors of the
New York Daily Necs. That paper was founded
by Hon. Gideon j. Tucker in 1856. and his name
stood at the head Of the editorial page till he was
elected Secretary of State, in 1857; and he was
afterward three times Surrogate. Mr..
Tucker was an earnest believer in trade union
ism, and placed the composing room of the paper
in the hands of Gus Failing, Charles Colburn,
George La Faye and McManns, when there were
but two New York dailies paying the union
scale. Benjamin Wood succeeded Mr.. Tucker,
and was elected to the State Senate and twice to
Congress. Colonel Brown came to the paper a
few years ago, and now fortune favors him.
Mr.. ]. Frank Fort, who is making extensive
alterations to his house in East Orange, has
moved to Newark for the winter.
Four years ago Mr.. J. c.. Exton, of Union
Farms, made a small lake on his farm, and
stocked it with about one hundred German carp.
Being DESTROYS of knowing how they were pro-
crossing, week before last he opened the outlet
to draw off the water, which took about a week.
On the evening of the 9Th the water was all out
and the fish collected in a large box, placed near
the outlet. The result was most satisfactory, for
there we're thousands of them, many of which
weighed six or eight pounds. The largest were
taken and put in a spring house, while the small
ones were returned to the lake, which was soon
replenished with pure cold water from the
springs near by. A number of large eels were
also captured. Mr.. Exton will also place some
catfish in the lake.
Mary Reagan, an employee in the ornamenting
room at the Singer factory. Elizabeth, was ac-
c~identaly burned early Friday evening. Owing
to pressure of orders the room is run overtime
and Miss Reagan, after working an hour longer
than the usual quitting time, was preparing to
go home. She was using benzine in cleansing her
hands, and a gas fixture suddenly fell, the flame
igniting the benzine. Instantly the blaze flashed
up, and before it could be extinguished Miss
Reagan's hands and arms to the elbows were
frightfully burned.
The Camden boys, while serenading Howard
Ellis and his bride on Monday evening, used a
large bell belonging to Patrick Haughey in the
ceremony. Owen MeKenna, one of the finest in
the fire company, was awakened from his SUM
bers, and hearing the bell hastily sprang from
his bed. After some difficulty in getting into
his clothes, owing to the excitement of the
moment, he started on double quick time for
the fire house, which he found all in darkness,
and discovered the bell was ringing in the direc-
ton from which he had come. Owen turned his
steps homeward a wiser but sadder man.
Harry Watson, of Salem, was struck by a loco
motive near Pentonville a few days ago. He was
cunning and had ordered his dog, an intelligent
spaniel, to charge. The dog did so on the track,
and would not move in spite of the approaching
train. Mr.. Watson ran to pull him off and was
struck by the engine. His chin was badly cut
and the flesh of his left arm crushed. He is now
able to be out.
Report says that Senator Martin Wyckoff's
horse made the fastest time on record, between
Junction and Asbury, on the afternoon of the
fire at his place, after he was made to under
stand that it was something besides brush burn
ing.
Three of New Jerseys Governors have been
Observation-Disclosures, Parker and Albeit. Elk
Governor Newell ran a second time, but was
defeAted.