The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-08-25
PEOPLE YOU ALL KNOW.
The DOings Of Prominent New Jer-
sey Men and Women.

Bank, entertained them for two or three hour.
Friday evening.
Ex-senator GTiggs, of Passaic has suffered
bereavement in the death of his infant daughter.
Daniel e. Cleary, the well-known grocer, is
about to build a four-story brick building on York
and Henderson streets.
The Essex and Sussex, the cottage, or com
bination Of cottages at which President f. F., g.
Young, Of the First National Bank is stopping al
Spring Lake. is of the most delightful resorts
ON the Jersey coast. The table appointments are
The most exquisite and costly to be found at any
hostelry. The display of china alone could not
have cost less than $1,000 or 5000. Mr. Young
Is improving rapidly in health and spirits, but he
viii not be at the bank for active work in less
than fortnight.
Ex-Postmaster John G. Gopsill has purchased
the coal business conducted by John W. Schanck
before his death, and has embarked fin business.
Mr.. Gopsll is deservedly popular, and will
doubtless add largely to the business of the old
stand.
Mr.. George w. Conklin, the agreeable cashier
of the First National Bank has become actively
identified with Bergen county interests since he
removed to Hackensack as he used to be with
He has just purchased the voorhis homestead, on
Anderson Park, Hackensack, for $4,000.
John Roberts will don uniform at the Tren.
ton State Prison on Monday He hopes to have
a long term. He has been appointed a Deputy
State Prison Keeper. George Garretson has also
been appointed Keeper.
Justice Aldridge has more faith in ice water
than cold lager in warm weather
Frank ]. Henkei, son OF Proprietor Charles
Henkel, of Henkel's Casino, will celebrate his
twenty-sixth birthday by giving his friends big
set OUT next Wednesday evening. Invitation
cards have been issued.
Mr.. Peter Seaman, of Newark and Palisade
avenues, was one of the delegates to the recent
Foresters Convention at Minneapolis He was
among the passengers on the homeward trip of
the Erie train that collided with a Lehigh Valley
train at Big Flats, near Corning, N Y, and
helped to extricate the engineer and fireman
from the wreck of one Of the engines. The Rev.
Father Smith, of Englewood, was on the same
train.
Captain Christopher P. Smith says he likes
newspaper pounding and declares that the
recent attacks of The JERSEY CRY News upon
him have increased his popularity. The gallant
captain also AYERS that he can produce Mrs.
Jones when he gets ready.
Secretary of Agriculture Jere Rusk has been
made an honorary me mber of the New Jersey
Veterinary Association The Secretary has COM
peted tour of inspection in this vicinity.
Ex-Governor Leon Albeit, Senator John R. Nc
Pherson, and congressman McAdoo and Brewer,
and ex-Congressman Miles Ross will attend a
barbecue at Neshane next Thursday. The bar
becue has been arranged by the farmers of
Central New Jersey, who are rejoicing over the
enormous crops that have been garnered this
year
Count Edison has added to his list of inventions
laboratory.
Mr.. John !. Blair, the millionaire, celebrated
the eighty-seventh anniversary of his BIRTH at
Blairtown, on Wednesday. Aspublic meeting was
held in his honor and a brilliant display of fire.
works was given. The venerable gentleman il
well preserved and as lively of fifty.
Evangelist B. Fay Mills, who conducted
series Of successful revival services last spring,
will renew his campaign against Satan in the
fall in the Bergen section of the city.
Senator Griggs is afflicted. His infant son
Edward died few days ago. The child had
been delicate from its birth.
The Governor has appointed w. A. stiles, OF
Deckertown, Sussex county A. S. Fuller, o
Ridgewood, Bergen county, and Byron D. Hal
sted, of New Brunswick, as delegates to repre-
sent New Jersey at the annual meeting OF the
American Forestry Congress in Philadelphia on
October 10, 49, II and IS.
Senator Mcpherson is happy, His imported