The Sunday morning news., 1889-12-08
GOOD ITEMS OF ALL SORTS.
Personal and Curious Points from
all Parts Of the State.


The enormous fur collar of District Attorney
Winfield makes him resemble pictures of Rus
sian boyar in the winter time.
The language used by Superintendent of
the Public Schools Addison b. Poland, even in
ordinary conversation, is usually chaste and
| ornate.
Doctress Aldridge, the daughter Of Justice
Aldridge, is stately aud charming woman and
an excellent scholar.
Dir. Clovis Adam, of South street, is a native
of the Island of Mauritius, where Paul and
| Virginius loved and died. He was for long
time connected with the French Lay School on
! the Hill
Finance Clerk Billy German is now alluded to
4 as the Professor whenever his name is men
toned in connection with the phonograph Billy
/ did not do much talking during the recent po-
litical campaign, but his talking machine spoke
| for him, and both were no small factors in that
memorable contest
What pity Jimmy Connolly's married,
said a star-eyed young lady to her friend as she
passed the City Hall the other day while the
| good-looking young clerk to the Tax Commits
sioners stood thoughtfuly gazing into space,
meanwhile stroking that pretty black mustache.
DO young anu SO handsome anu one
turned into Cooper Place. and the corner of the
building shut off the rest of her remark from my
strained bearing apparatus Alderman Prigge
was Jealous believe.
The Rev. Mr.. Stoddard, rector Of st. Johns
Church, has moved to No. 25 Belmont avenue,
| and he has cosy house.
Judge Alfred Dayton does so much work at
| night that he has comparatively easy time
during the day except Tuesdays and Fridays,
| when court is in session.
| Charles Hutton, of Fourth street. has been to
Pennsylvania on business relating to his occupa-
| tion of coal broker and can be found at the Coal
Exchange tomorrow.
| Excepting James o'Mealia, the most enthusi-
| astic Forester is Joseph Mason, of Paterson who
was here on lodge business with O'Melia yester-
day
'Ras" Lewis gazed at a score of boys skating
on the meadows yesterday with longing look
in his eyes and then sized up his Az pounds Of
| flesh and concluded he had better not skate. He
walked to his saloon dsconsolate
Alec. Watson has had more misfortunes than
| most men. He has been sport all his life, a
fireman, policeman, jailor, constant suf-
| ferer from rheumatism, chronic grumbler and
| a jolly fellow. Alec is good for score or more
years of it.
Commodore Kast endlek is looking hale and
hearty after his trip abroad. He anticipates q
prosperous excursion business next season and
is preparing for the expected increase in pleas
ure travel by extensive alterations in his pala-
tial steamer the st. Johns, which will afford ad-
ditional accommodations for five hundred pas
sengers.
spirited contest is going on for the Burling
ton postmastership between ex-Sheriff Hays
and Captain Samuel Phillips
Senator Mcpherson has introduced into Con-
gress bills to grant pension to the widow of
General fitzpatrick; for relief of Belts, Ncho Is &
Co., formerly of Newark; for relief of Brevet
Colonel Thomas P. O'Reilley, of Newark; for
relief of Erie Railroad Company.
David Neighbour of Califon, the oldest ex-As-
sembyman in the State of New Jersey and
father of ex-Assemblyman James H. Neighbour,
of Dover, reached his ninety second birthday
last Monday, and on Wednesday his family
gathered 'about him to celebrate the happy
event. Mr.. Neighbour continues in his robust
health, is yet able to read without the aid of
glasses, and can walk a mile as briskly as most
men of half his years. About eighty guests
were gathered at the old homestead and none
enjoyed the occasion more heartily than the
venerable host.
The New Jersey delegation in Congress has
been asked its views to the proper place in
! which to hold the Worlds Fair Senator Nc
Pherson favors New York Senator Blodgett
has not been heard from. The members of The
House stand as follows:-Messrs, Geisenheimer
Fowler, Lehlbach and McAdoo are for New
York; Buchanan and Bergen are non-commttal,
while Mr.. Beckwith is in favor of Washington,
because it is the capital of our country
Mgr Doane will celebrate Solemn Pontifcal
High Mass in the Newark Cathedral this morn
ing and will then wear, for the first time, his
new vestments as Prothonotary Apostolic and
will also wear the mitre, pectoral cross and ring,
Bishop Wigger having requested him to pontifi-
cate on this day,
President Patton, of Princeton, addressed the
Evangelical Alliance of the United States at Bos-
ton on the 9TH
Farmer Senior near Clayton, has a rabbit war
rem, in which he is raising over thousand of the
little animals for market They weigh about
five pounds each and are worth twenty to
twenty-five cents each
A young woman of New Brunswick has tenn
porarly lost her sight by gazing too steadily at
an electric lIg hit.
Not pint of cider could be bought for the
Thanksgiving mince pie in Salem. city ordi
nance prohibits its sale.
Mr.. Clarence Blair Mitchell, grandson of John
| 1. Blair, was married at Dobbs Ferry on Wednes
day Mir. Blair was among the guests
The Elizabeth Daily Journal has issued hand
somely Illustrated history of Elizabeth, The
book contains over 800 excellent engravings OF
public AMI private buildings, besides portraits Of
prominent citizens and city officials.
John Van Syckle. of Chester, Morris county
is said to be one hundred and eight years old
His age is vouched for by ex-Assemblymar
Hunt, of Hackettstown, who has looked up the
records Van Syckle is as active as a man oi
half his years, and supports himself by working
on a farm. He is remarkably weil preserved
old man, and has not been sick for half q cen
! tury.
There is likely to be legal contest over the
control of the Elizabeth Board Of Aldermen
The Board at present is tie between the two
parties, but if c. Fl. Campbell is seated tn,
Democrats will control the Board and numbe
of city offices. 1t is claimed Campbell was no
elected, because thirty five scattering votes re
ceived by him were not pasted over the name o
his Republican opponent