The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
PERSONALS.

The Jersey City representatives at the Cham
ber of Commerce dinner, in New York, last even
ing were:-E. F. c. Young, the president of the
First National Bank, and John A. Walker, the
secretary of the Dixon Crucible Company. Mr..
Young is the only Jersey City resident who is a
member of the Chamber of Commerce.
Subscriptions footing up more than $4,000
have been secured in Paterson for the erection
of suitable buildings for the General Hospital of
that city.
A set of false teeth is awaiting claimant at
the Woodstown postoffice
A new bridge is being constructed across the
Shrewsbury River at Oceanic
1t is said that the oystermen of Keyport will
sustain loss of $150.00o this season on account
of the failure of the oyster crop of that place.
County Clerk elect Edward L. Rice will be sue
ceeded as principal of Cape May City public
schools by Professor Charles LIE Roy Wheeler, of
Scranton Pa.
The Pastors Union. of New Brunswick, has
engaged the Rev. B. Fay Mills the evangelist, to
open the new Year with series of evangelistic
meetings to be held in turn in the diffetent Pro-
testant churches.
The Monmouth County Teachers Institute will
hold convention at Freehold on today, tomor-
row and Friday. State Superintendent Chap
man will be present together with other prom
inent persons. There are a30 teachers in Mon
mouth county this year.
Mrs. Robert Faulkner whose home is on Rip
Van Wrinkle avenue, Paterson, met with pecu-
liar accident Saturday evening at a Chinese
laundry on West street Mrs Faulkner was in
company with her daughter, whom she left
standing on the sidewalk while she went into
the laundry to get her wash. A moment after
wards her daughter was attracted to the place
by screams, and going into the shop found that
her mother had walked into an open trap lead
ing to the cellar Mrs Faulkner received seri-
GUS injuries
Scarlet fever and diphtheria are prevalent at
Long Branch.
1t is announced that General Brindle, of
Gloucester City, will be the Democratic candi-
date for Congress next fall
The forthcoming meeting of the New Jersey
Sanitary Association, to be held at the State
Capitol on the 22d, will be one of the most inter-
esting and valuable of the long series. 1t is to
this society, under the inspiration of Dr. E. NJ.
Hunt of Trenton, that the great public interest
in sanitary matters in the State is to be attribu
ted, and the new names that are to be found in
the programme of discussions, proves that the
influence of the society among professional aud
scientific men is broadening.
Belle Coils, age seventeen, of No. 957 Broad
street, Newark, was found sitting asleep on a
stoop almost half mile from home early Mon
day morning, She had walked there in her
sleep, clad in night robes. When discovered by
a milkman she was nearly frozen.
The Mount Holly Despatch says:-.'The thirty
two calibre snore was heard vibrating on the air
the other evening which disturbed a few of the
residents of Pine street 1t proved TO be man
enjoying half-wakefui nightmare on the side
walk
Ex-senator Nichols, Of Brldgeton, will be a
! candidate for Reading Clerk of the next State
Senate. Senatorelect Fowler, it is said supports
him.
Congressman Lehlbach has been in Washing
ton to hasten work on the new Newark post
Office 1t is said that work is to be begun at once.
Charles Burns, Newark man, for wager Of
$5 agreed TO eat head of raw cabbage and a
seven-pound cooked ham in one sitting, He was
| allowed all the beer he desired to wash down his
peculiar repast. Inside of twenty-five minutes
! Burns had cleaned the ham to the bone and not
the slightest vestige Of cabbage was left upon
the board. 1t required seventeen glasses Of beer
to wash down the meal Burns keeps in exer-