The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-31
PERSONAL AND NOTABLE.

Miss Grubb, the charming daughter of Gen
eral E. Burd Grubb, will be the guest of Mrs.
Campbell Clark, of Newark, or January 1. The
day will be spent in a merry drive over some
of the smooth roads leading from Newark, the
party coming back in time for the ball.
The Summit Casino Company, of Elizabeth,
has fled articles of Incorporation with the
County Clerk of Union. The company proposes
to build casinos in various parts of Union
county.
A four Dared crew of the Passaic Boat Club
took a spin on the Passaic, Christmas Day, and
had a very enjoyable row. When they re-
turned to the boat house it was found that the
float had been removed during their absence,
and they had some difficulty in getting ashore.
Girls of Goshen, Cape May county, sawed wood
for a prize a few days ago.. Miss Roe High cut
her stick in eight seconds, and carried off the
honors easily.
While walking along the beach at Long Branch
Friday in front of the Atlantic Hotel George
Richards saw a large seal washed ashore by the
waves. The creature landed high and dry upon
the sand and Richards grabbed a club and hit it
in the face, knocking it insensible. The seal was
taken to the Long Branch station in a box, where
it regained consciousness. From here it was
shipped to Worth's Museum in New York city.
The seal was a fine specimen, being over four
feet in length and weighing fifty-two pounds.
1t will be interesting for the labor men to
know that the State expended during the year
Sc, 757.S 80 for the service of labor inspectors. L.
T. Fell drew $3.50 a month, E. r. White, a
deputy, $50 .33; Patrick Callan, $50. 80; John
DeArchy, $50 50; Francis Sayre and J. S. Wine
thai drew several months salaries toward the
close of the year. The Bureau of Statistics ex-
pended $5,975. Much of it went for stationery
and for the services of enumerators for the State
report.
Mrs. Blodgett, wife of Senator Rufus Blodgett
is said to be an artist of considerable abiiity.
She is also a great lover OF curios and already
has a large collection.
AS Postmaster Nunnally, of the West End
gazed at the drifting spars that mark the spot
where lies the wreck of the bark Germania he
was Mortified to see a timber upeDded by the
waves, and clinging round it was a pair of ema-
ciared human arms. In the water beneath were
the bloated features of a dead man. This body
is supposed to be that of one of the victims of
the wreck, four of whom have never been given
up by the sea. The other bodies are supposed to
be enmeshed in the wreckage, which has been
submerged since November q.
The Kings Daughters of New York sent a
large box to Shark River Life Saving Station,
which contained a useful present for each of the
crew, and for every member of their families.
OF course these tokens Of kindness and thought
fulness on the part of these good ladies are
highly appreciated by the crew.
The Legislative Committee of the State Fed
Grafton of Trades is actively engaged obtaining
information that will guide them in the drawing
up of labor bills for the incoming Legislature.
The committee has decided to introduce bills for
a Saturday half-holiday, to enable the Warren
county miners to obtain their wages oftener
than once in six weeks, and to break up the sys-
tenn of pluck me- . or, as they are otherwise
known, corporation stores.
Sergeant-at-Arms John B. Johnston. of the
Court Of Chancery, who has been very ill for
several weeks, has recovered and is at his post
again.
, Senator-elect Henry D. Wilton and his friends
have started a publishing company, They will
issue a weekly journal devoted exclusively to
tine interests of the Worlds Fair of 1882.
o. Thursday last, at Sea Isle City, with a
high westerly wind blowing, the thermometeu
went up to seventy-two in the shade on the
AoNen riuS " opuh"'nb, FARMERS On tne maui
land have all of their cattle out to pasture and
an farm work is being carried on as if it was
spring time. The snow white blossoms of pear
trees can be seen on trees throughout parts Of
the county.
Arson Dewey, a farmer and owner of the
grist mill at yestal, near Northampton, COM
mitted suicide last Wednesday by cutting his
Senator John R. Mcpherson is one Of the
Democratic Senators who are signally honored
by being given the craftsmanship of a Commit
tee in the Senate. He is chairman of the Poto-
mac River Front Committee and also q member