The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-21
PERSONAL AND NOTABLE.

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PERSONAL AND NOTABLE.
Franklin has voted at a special election to issue
$50, 600 thirty year bonds to improve the roads.
Mr.. George G. Halstead, director of the Pas
sale Board of Freeholders, has fallen a victim to
the plague of influenza which, under the name
of 'la grippei is SO prevalent in the hig b circles
Of Russian society.
In sustaining a will making provision for a
public benefaction, Chief Justice Beasley, ex-
presses this entiment:-'gThese public benefac-
lions are properly regarded as matters Of great
interest to the community, as entitled TO the
most favorable reception by the courts, and to
their amplest protection.
An Improvement was begun at South Elberon
last week in opening and grading Sherman ave
nue., running eastward and parallel with Grant
avenue as far as Ocean avenue. The avenue is
to be seventy-iye wide and a row of shade trees
will be planted in the middle, leaving a drive
way on each side.
Warren Leland, Jr, the Long Branch Hotel
keeper, has made a satisfactory arrangement
with his creditors, and will probably pay every
cent of his liability. The trouble was forced
upon him by certain creditors, and to save him
self and other Of his creditors he made the as
signment. There are claims against the estate
amounting to 100000 and assets of Sss5, 900.
The assignment is in favor of Lawyer Joseph
McDermott, of Freehold.
Mr.. ]. Herbert Winans, from Asbury Park,
has been selected as a law critic tor the stu
dents IN the law department of the University OF
Michigan, at Ann Arbor. Mr.. Winans was
chosen from a large competitive class of the
Columbia Law School, New York, and the selec-
ton was strictly on meritorious work in a very
critical examination, without knowing the pur-
pose. He has since passed a rigid examination
before the Supreme Court of Michigan, and has
been admitted to the bar of that State.
Edward johnson, of Raven Rock, Hunrerdon
county, recently shot a white owl on sthe wing,
Just shot enough striking one wing to bring it
down, SO that he captured it alive. He now has
it Gagged. The bird measures three feet from
tip of wing. White owls are almost as rare as
white mice.
Prince ton College was closed Thursday for the
holiday vacation, until January 2. The exam
nation this term will not take place until Feb
ruary a.
The Taylor Iron Works, at High Bridge, are at
present doing a very extensive business. The
forge hammers are kept running day and night,
and the foundry is running to its full capacity
They have just completed an order of twenty
car loads of car wheels, which were shipped to
Buenos Ayres, South America.
Senator Blodgett, H. S. Little and others are
| interested in a new 1900 ton four masted
| schooner. the keel of which was laid at Bath,
Me-, Tuesday, by Captain Acher Curtis, of Ma
nasauan, and will be launched May l.. She is to
be equipped with steam power to hoist sail,
| steer, and load and discharge cargo.
Miss Lillian H. Mills, a young lady Of Railway,
| recently delivered an essay on Richard III"
before the Shakespearean Club, OF New York
city. This club is composed of many prominent
literary people, among whom are Mr.. Appleton
Morgan, who has written commentaries upon
Shakespeare's works, General Chamberlain, ex-
Governor of Maine, and Joel Benton, whose
articles and poems are well known to magazine
readers. Miss Mills has the honor of being the
first lady ever asked to write for the club, and
her criticism upon the play was so well received
that several requests for its publication have
been made to her.
Judge Garrison read a paper before the New
York Medico Legal Society on Wednesday night
on .sThe Law of Expert Testimony" Governor
Green has been elected a vice president of the
society.
Bishop Alexander Burgess and daughter, OF
Quincy, Ills, who had been visiting in Railway,
at the residence of the Rev. c. n. Parkman,
rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter, left
on Wednesday morning for their home.
The President has transmitted to the Senate q
| t.u. l;,t - Na>. Jorcau nominations Annno
them:-To be Collectors of Internal Revenue,
| George H.. Large, Fifth New Jersey district.
Isaac NIoffat, First New Jersey district. To be
| Collector Of Customs at Perth Amboy, William
II. Hopper. To be Third Lieutenants in the
Revenue Marine, E. P. Bertholf and Percy H
Brereton, of New Jersey.
Postmaster Williams and Gilbert White, o.
Long Branch, have purchased the James prop
erty on Broadway, between Third and Rockwell
avenues. They will erect a brick building. The
postofice will be moved into one of the stores.
The ocean Hotel at Ashury Park is to bt
opened as a winter resort.
Visitors to the seaside report no snow below
Matawan..
Among recent notable weddings were:-Jamei
w. Ginies, of Hackensack, to Kate Kilbourn, o
| NCSl 1ldNClShIuN. llltt l. nOAoNSAs Va ave
York, to Matte Wallace Ruff, of Railway; tn
Rev. N. w. Miner, of New York, to Mary Mac
donald, of Navesink; Matthew II. Jones, o
Easton, to Sayde F.. Straeder, of Stewartville.
The Trenton Emporium very correctly says:-
The Legislature member who votes a 81 tax OF
guns Of country boys for the benefit of a Philadel
phia game protective society controlling shooting
grounds in lower Jersey, may make up his nin'
that he is a yearling.
The contest over the win Of Christopher Meye
has been practically settled, the widow and
granddaughter having compromised their claim
out of court. The executors offered to pay fol
charge Of the demented son, Howard Meyer
$50, 900, with $4,000 interest, and S. 1000 for thu
care Of him since July, 1880. They also agrees
to pay S., 900 counsel fees.
The 500 shares of new stock for the increase o
capital of the First National Bank, Asbury Park