The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-22
PERSONALS.

Senator elect Mcdonald, Assemblymen elect
Mullone and Heppenheimer, of Hudson, and As
semblyman elect Marsh, of Union, will make
their headquarters at the Trenton House during
the next session of the Legislature.
Miss Marie vallah, the local favorite vioiinlst,
of No. 1902 Wayne street, will appear at Steinway
Hall, New York, tomorrow evening in the
-'Evangeline Carnival" She will also assist the
Rutgers College Glee Club in an entertainment
to be given at the st. Johns M. E. Church,
Brooklyn, next week.
The Postmaster at Ridgefeld Park, E. S. Carr,
when appointed was also agent of the Susque-
hanna Railroad and had the post office in the
depot. He was transferred to another point on
the road, and his successor at Ridge1eld Park
promised to manage the post office. The result
was not satisfactory to the people, and recently
c. W. Megler, who started a grocery, headed a
movement to have the post office placed in his
control. Mr.. Carr induced the railroad to re-
turn him to Ridgefeld Park, and is trying to save
his scalp. Mr.. Megler is a Ge~rman-American
Republican; Mr.. Carr is a Democrat, but most
of the people side with him regardless of poll
tics. Both sides are now hustling to secure the
support of officials with a pull"
Frank scribner. of the Heights, the unrivalled
harmonicist, has just returned from a success
full business trip through the West. Franks
fame, both as q seller and O musician, is well
established throughout the country, and during
his recent trip he was obliged to give parlor con-
certs at Chicago, Detroit and other cities, at the
request of business mon, and also TO take part in
several musicales, at Bay City and Detroit. He
starts for Sa vannah Saturday on a brief South
ern trip, to return the early part Of next month.
Everybody knows "Ar' Heritage. He is full
of fun, a crack shot, but Indifferent bowler, and
is one of the jolly spirits who are determined to
extract all the enjoyment possible from the
kernel of life. He has just returned from a
hunting trip in which he was accompanied by
Henry Rock. of West End. Pike County, Pa,
was the hunting ground, and four days were
spent in the sport. They would have remained
longer but Heritage's dog gave out. AS it was,
they captured thirty-one partridges, numerous
quail, rabbits and grey squirrels. One of the
latter, of enormous size, is in the hands of a
taxidermist, and "Al" will preserve it as a
trophy.
The new Democratic Club held a meeting We'd
nesday night to arrange for a reception to Gov
ernor-elect Albeit.
The State Factory Inspector says that he will
see to it that. after the next session of the Leg
stature, any factory owner sending ignorant or
unskilled persons to work about machinery
known to be dangerous shall be held accountable
for all injury or damage done.
The silver recently stolen from the house of
the Rev. A. L. Brice, at Elizabeth, has been re
covered in a hay NOV at Waverly. A farmer
there in turning over some straw in the loft was
surprised by the discovery of a market basket
filled with silverware, the articles being q teapot,
sugar bowl, fruit dish, cake basket, teaspoon
holder, napkin rings, spoons and salt and pepper
holders. all solid silver. The farmer brought the
basket and its contents to the Police Headquar-
fers at Newark.
The semiannual inspection of the field and
staff of the Third Regiment, N. g. S. N. j., to-
gether with Companies c and E, and the gun de-
tachment, will take place next Monday night at
the Armory in City Hall, Elizabeth. Colonel D.
B. Murphy viii be the inspecting officer.
United States Senator A. s. Paddock and
family, of Nebraska, are at Atlantic City.
The Order of Junior Mechanics, of Bridgeton.
has been granted permission by the Board Of
Education to place flags on the public school
houses.
The cards of invitations are out for the mar
rage of Miss Margaretta Meyer, daughter Of the
late Christopher W. Meyer, to Mr.. Fulton Paul.
of Hudson, n. Y. He is said TO be a man of local
prominence and was at one time United States
Minister to one Of the small South American
governments The wedding is to take place to-
day at the Meyer residence, No. 6l7 Fifth ave
nue., New York. Miss Meyer is left by her
fathers will, which has recently been under con
test in the Middlesex courts, the interest on a
trust fund of Ss00,0o0, but she has no control over
the principal, except that she may devise it by
her will.
The Atlantic City. New Jersey Southern and
New Jersey Central Railroads will hereafter
carry free all dogs accompanied by a holder of a
ticket, which are not boxed or in crates. When
boxed Or in crates, dogs will be checked and for
warded as excess baggage.
The Pennsgrove Record says:--"Ernes Bright
has an old deed, found among Joseph Guests
papers, which is a relic indeed. 1t is a genuine
sheepskin parchment deed given by James New
i'll. agent for William Penn. for 300 acres Of
marsh land along the Delaware river to Richard
Pitman for twenty-four pounds sterling, and
dated September 20, 1854
A slight leak was discovered Wednesday Ia the
easterly wall of the Totowa reservoir OF the
Water Company and the hydrants were immedl-
ately turned on to relieve the pressure Of water
SO that the leak could be repaired. A small crack