The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
Personal AND NOTABLE.

State Treasurer Toffey is quite SICK WIN III
termittent fever.
Myron G. Furst, once in partnership with his
brother. Charles S. Furst, in this city, was in
this city on a visit a day or two ago. Mr.
Furst's business headquarters now are in Paris
Governor Albeit is the political Santa Claus of
the next three years, and he will find so many
stockings hung up in all parts of the State that
some of the little ones will be disappointed. he
viii not be able 70 get around to see them all
AT Stevens Institute, Hoboken. advantage will
be taken Of the absence of the students for the
holidays, to make some needed changes n'the
gymnasium Hitherto the use of the gymnasium
by the students has been attended with much
discomfort. owing to the absence of q suitable
1 dressing room, lockers and bath. The Giee and
Banjo Clubs will give several concerts next
term, the FIRST at Bloomfield on Friday, Janu-
airy 81.
The Evangelical Alliance has suggested the
following programme for the Week of Prayer:-
Sunday, January 5, sermons, 1.-THE CHURCH OF
Christ, " and prayer for a revival among Chris
tians; Monday, January C. Confession and
Supplication; Tuesday, january Z. Nations and
Rulers; Wednesday, january 8. The Young;
Thursday, January Q, The Church at Home;
Friday. January 10, The Church Abroad; Satur-
day, January II, Thanksgiving; Sunday, SER
mons, 1.-THE Future Glory"
Violet Hamilton, a colored girl, seventeen
years old, was locked up Friday, charged with
attempting to burn the house of William e.
Davis, of Demarest. The fire was started in the
cellar with paper, kindling wood and kerosene
Mrs. Davis was sick and confined to her bed
when the fire broke out. Some of the servants
in the house heard the cracking of the flames
and going down cellar found the woodwork all
ablaze. The girl was taken by Mr.. Davis from
an orphan asylum in New York. The girl is
probably a pyromaniac.
The name of the post-ofice at Ocean Beach
has been officially changed to Belmar.
The Dover Inder has issued a valuable annual
for 1890, with local and general information.
An effort is to be made to secure the passage
Of a law at the next Legislature to tax each
gun and rifle in the State, the funds TO be used
to pay for a game police system.
The Bric-a-Brnc, published by the Princeton
Junior Glass, is larger than last. years publica-
ton. The alumni have decided to send copies to
the leading preparatory schools, in order that
Princeton may be brought more directly to the
notice of future college students. The Univers-
ity Catalogue for 1sss-'9O is in the printers hands
and will be out Immediately after the holidays.
The Princeton College Bulletin also will soon be
ready for distribution.
1t is currently given out in military circles that
the appointment of the quarter-master general
will not be made by Governor Green. but be left
for Governor Albeit. Colonel Richard A. Don
! nelly, of the Seventh Regiment, will be the man
named.
Seeley's paper mills, which stood a short dis
lance above Scotch Plains prior to the freshet
which swept them away last August, will be
rebuilt. Mr.. Seeley's property has been three
times destroyed. 5rss
The borough authorities of Asbury Park will
petition the Legislature to separate the bor-
ough from Neptune township and create it into
Asbury Park township.
Last week a resident Of Englewood, coming
from New York. left on a seat in a smoking car
of the Northern Railroad of New Jersey a
pocket book, containing $1,000 in Government
bonds, which he found on the trains return trip.
Someone amused the people of Gloucester by
dangling a stuffed effigy to one of the lamp
posts, on which was posted a placard of Down
went the Chief This was intended for Chief
of Police Lyons, who was dismissed from the.
force Thursday night. 4
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