The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-10
TO INTEREST EVERYONE.
Items Of All Sorts About Noted
Persons Places and Things.

and BARRIERS and tailors are reaping benefit.
Ex-Assemblyman Thomas Noonan has received
from many of the successful candidates letters
of thanks for his efforts in the campaign in their
behalf.
The greatest practical joker in the Police De
partrnent is Captain Nose Newton, and his
jokes have made him many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Commodore Kastendiek will re-
turn from their European tour the latter part of
the month
Principal Charles T. Prescott was presented
yesterday with very handsome students lamp
and leather-colored armchair by the pupils of
School No. 10, from which school he was recently
transferred to School No. 2.
The Rev. John Crawford, pastor of the Trinity
H. E. Church, on York street, thinks the editorial
remarks of THE JERSEY CRY News day or two
ago in reference to Professionalism moving Hill
ward will have the effect of stimulating some of
the down town ministers to more aggressive
work. Mr.. Crawfords church is the farthest
down town.
A story is going the rounds of the religious
press to the effect that DIR. J. M. Buckley, of
Morristown, of the Christian advocate, was once
called upon to conduct funeral in parlor. A
Scripture selections, but instead Of being Bible
he found that it was copy of ''The Public Stat
utes'' DIR. Buckley was not at all disconnected
but opening the book near the middle repeated
slowly the twelfth chapter Of the Book of Eccle-
slastes, and no one of ibis auditors knew that he
not reading.
George Beach, an employee Of the Pennsyva
mia Railroad Company, went down to his home
on Staten Island few days ago on a rabbit
hunt. Prior to his departure his fellow board
ers twitted him about his ability as hunts
man. Yesterday his landlady received large
box by express containing twenty large rabbits.
Evidently Beach had great rabbit hunt.
The Pensioners of st. Patrick's Church will
miss their pastor today. Father Hennessey has
gone to Baltimore to attend the Catholic Con-
gress.
The Rev. Samuel Jessup of Syria, the well
known missionary, lectures this evening at the
Westminster Presbyterian church, on Summit
avenue.
Mr.. J. G. NIcBurney, the web known resident
of the Heights starts today long Western
journey that will extend to San Francisco be-
fore he comes back, He has gone to try
case involving $4,000. It may be Christmas be-
fore he returns.
The first man who ever carved piece of meer-
schaum in this country is J. c. Wenner of the
Weldon Building. The first pipe he carved-and
therefore the first ever made this side of the
Atlantic-was the property of the late DR.. Nc
Dowell, of Jersey avenue.
Mr.. John A. Walker, secretary of the Dixon
Crucible Company, spent three or four days last
week at Ticonderoga, where the company's
lead mines are located.
Henry Clay keenan,, Justice Wanser's court
clerk, is one of the most popular officials on the
Heights. He is known all over it, and is a terror
to law breakers.
Court Clerk Pelonbet, Judge Dayton's 'left"
hand man is an active worker of Grace NJ E.
Church. He was mainly instrumental in bring
ing about the purchase of new lands surround
ing the church Tonnele avenue for Sunday
school purposes. &sa
Among the patents recently granted Ia one for
a steam generator by ]. E. Culon, OF Jersey
City. Mr. Joseph A. Dear comes to the front
with paper feeder and cutter which he has in
vented
The calm and placid manner in which County
Clerk Mclaughlin views his magnificent ma
jority shows him to be an old war-horse in polit-
ical battle.
Through the efforts of Norman L. Rowe the
new club house and grounds of the Pavonia Club
at the Atlantic Highlands will be the best in the
State.
John Boyd had dream last night 1t was Of
Heaven. He thought that the Angel of Death
had performed its duty toward him and that the
zephyrs had waited his soul to the gates guarded
so long by St. Peter His credentials were asked
for when he arrived there and he went through
the church catechsm without a fault He was
questioned about his politics and they were
good. but John forgot and said he was friend
of Freebooter McDonough and clerk of the
Freeholder's Board. That settled his chances
John said, and without ceremony no was con
veyed to Hades
Montclair society went up a peg or two last
week, in its own estimation, In consequence of
the opening Of the new clubhouse in that subur-
ban retreat. The Essex County Country Club
and the Oranges must now lock to their laurels.
The clubhouse cost $4,000, 1t stands in the
centre of Montclair. The Montclar Club has
S35 members. gentlemen Of the neighborhood
who have joined together in purs uit of socia-
bility. Fully 1000 guests attended q house
warming Thursday. The house is a three story
building of wood and has score Of picturesque
gables and towers. There arc bowling alleys.
card rooms and a restaurant, theatre and a
billiard and smoking ROOM The latter has a
mammoth fireplace and round table as large
as King Arthur's Five hundred people can sit
in the cosey little theatre. The rooms are
finished in hard wood and the house Throughout;
is furnished with Persian rugs. divans and great
arm chairs. The president of the club is Jaspal
L. Rand.
A window in memory of DR.. T. G. Chattle is te
be placed In st. Luke's NJ. E. Church, Long
Branch.
General Grub Is named for next Congress
man TO succeed Mr.. Buchanan. OF the Second
district From the sublime to the ridiculous
The monument erected to the memory OF Gen
ernl Mcclellan at Trenton was completed on
Thursday The monument is OF Quincy granite
forty-six feet in height, surmounted by bal
and an American eagle, which are together sil
feet high. Secretary of State Kelsey, who is Al
tho head Of the committee having the shaft Il
charge says the date Of the dedication will b,
fixed after consultation with Mrs Mcclellan
This Is the fsrst monument 10 General McCleI
lan's memory hut equestrian statues are pro
iected in Philadelphia and New York.
Uncle Rufna says that The rabbit seasol