The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-02
PERSONALS.

One OF the citizens of Lower Creek took n load
Of wheat to Salem one day last week, and after
calling on every dealer in the city without being
able to make a sale, he was compelled to bring
the wheat home again. There was nothing the
matter with the wheat; the trouble was none of
the dealers was on the buy. Here is food for
thought.
The Commercial advertiser ~says:-Senator
John R. Mcpherson. of New Jersey, dropped into
into the Hoffman House yesterday. He is en-
thusiastic over the result of the elections. w
made a clean sweep nearly everywhere he
said. "The Democracy has a good majority in
the country. BY 1892 we will have removed the
false impressions which were spread during the
late Presidential campaign, that the Democratic
party is a free trade party, and l am sure the
Democratic candidate will sweep the country"
A bill was offered last winter to increase the
number of vice chancellors from two to four.
Henry @. Pitney, an able jurist from Morris
county and a Republican. received the appoint
ment as the Republican vice chancellor, term
seven years, salary 81, 200 per annum. The other
two vice chancellors are Abraham Van Fleet, of
Huuterdon county, and John T. Bird. The
fourth vice chancellor was not appointed under
the Governor Green regime, and it is understood
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will draw the 5000 prize from Chancellor Nc
Gill.
The arrangements have all been consummated
and the new Passaic City Bank will soon become
a living thing, when directors will be chosen
from among the following stockholders:-Bird
w. Spencer, Garret A. Hobart, Alexander G.
Cattell, Adintant General Stryker, G. D. Bogart,
r. NJ. Oxford, R. Outwater, the principal resident
owner of the Botany Works, a gentleman
formerly connected with the National Treasury
Department aud, IL is said, Mr.. Cortland Parker,
of Newark
Every day last week at least one family moved
from Salem. Camden caught most of these emf
grants,
General Clinton B. Fisk has become the presi-
dent of the New York Accident Insurance Com
pany, at No. 96 Broadway.
Bishop Starkey issued a pastoral TO the clergy
of the Diocese of Newark, asking that the offer
tory on Thanksgiving Day Be devoted to st. Bar
nabas Hospital aud requesting the clergy to re-
mind the people that contributions of provisions,
clothing, and all things likely to be of use in a
household, would be gratefully received,
Cunning on Sundays has become SO common
in the Bound Brook vicinity that the Somerset
SOahbI noP0PbAo IN JuoSAJ AtC iS q PlOV0oL
against the unrighteous violation of a human
and Divine law.
A party of masqueraders started out one
night last week to call on the young folks of
Lower Creek, who were engaged at sparkling. -
but, unfortunately, before they had proceeded
far in their mirthful round, they were mistaken
for White Caps and were confronted by the
paterfamilias armed with breech leaders, which
war like demonstration spoiled their sport and
sent them scampering in all directions.
Colonel James NJ. Scovel wants to be sergea ant
alarms of the New Jersey Senate. So does
John Brown, of Gloucester. William S. Sharp
wants to be secretary of the Senate. So does
Augustus Barber, Jr., of Gloucester. So does
George w. Pierson, of Gloucester. By the way,
is there a Republican in Gloucester who doesn't
want an Officer
The Loughridge Brake and Car Company has
filed articles of incorporation in the Office of
County Clerk Burrough. The objects of the
company are to acquire and sell letters patent
in the construction of hand or compressed air
brakes for use on railroad cars or engines. The
capital stock is S., 600, 600. The amount paid in
is $4,000. The corporators are John B. Fell,
sydney L. Wright, Beauveau Borie, j. Warren
Coulston, Matthew j. Grier, Henry Lewis, all of
Philadelphia; Richard Peters, of Thurlow, Pa;
James NJ. Rhodes, OF Ardmore. Pa, and Samuel
II. Grey, of Camden.
Last Wednesday nights storm did considera-
hle damage to the soft roads of Bergen comfy.
The rain swelled Saddle River to unusual height,
and early Friday morning the bridge at Red
Mills was washed away. compelling driving
parties to GO two miles around. The Freehold
ers will probably build a 81, 500 iron structure.
Sixteen car loads of live poultry from the
West passed over the d.. l.. & W. r. r. ON sun
day last.
1t is said that r, II. Macy & Co, OF New York
city, propose to erect a shirt factory at Rocka-
way. NJ.
The Pomptou Spun Silk Company will formally
open its new mill at Pompton on Wednesday
evening, December 4, with g ball. After the in
spection of the building there win be dancing to
music furnished by Cappa's Seventh Regiment
Band of New York. Refreshments and supper
will he served by Beam Post @. A. r. Arrange
ments have been made by the owners of the mill
to have a special train run on the Susquehanna
Railroad, to leave Poupton at three o'clock
Thursday morning, for the purpose of bringing
home the visitors who come from Paterson and
other places. Mr., William Suitor is president of
| tuc CDitlpuuy hnu ut. ". Juhuo oihieh SOSAOt~il
and treasurer.
The reflection from the clouds Of the big blaze
at East Milestone Sunday night. Nov. "a, was so in-
tensely bright that persons who We're out on the
streets in Bound Brook say it was light enough
to see to pick up q pin on the ground, and Mt
Plainfeld people thought the fire must certainly
be between that city and New Market
John Hoey has sent a fine fox-terrier to Mrs.
Harrison from his famous kennel at Hollywood.
Assemblymen James West is said to have an
eye on the seuatorship from Gloucester county.
General Grubh writes to the Hackensack Re
publican that an interview, coined into its issue
of November II, is entirely untrue He has not
talked upon the issues Of the campaign since the
election to any one excepting to a correspondent
Of the New York Herald, and that was at the re-
quest Of General SeweIls friends. The General
adds:-'I entirely appreciate and am most