The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-16
CITY AND STATE.
Notable Sa wings and Doings of
Noted Men,

Of the private secretary
State Treasurer Toheyfs office is a favorite re-
sort at Trenton for people from Jersey city.
The Colonel always has hsarty welcome for
! Hudson people and does all in his power to make
their visits to the State House as interesting as
possible
| Captain John Graham, of the Fourth Rogi-
ment, aud one of the special Sergeants- at Arms
to the Senate Committee investigating the Hnd-
son ballot boxes has established quite a reputa-
ton as a hilmorlst during his brief stay at
Trenton He never allows an opportunity to
slip without cracking a joke, and it makes no
matter to Captain John when and where The OPP
portunity arises. Senator Gardner, who Is con-
sidered the humorist of the investigation, is
solcitous for his reputation.
Harbor Master Peter Daley, who started for
the West few days ago-it is said in search of a
small fortune left him-telegraphed his City
Hall friends yesterday that he had reached
Arkansas safely and was making for the Hot
Springs The boys were all glad to hear that
Peter had not been waylaid while crossing the
prairies, and they went ont to Doyle's TO cele-
brate.
Health Inspector Benjamin closely watches
the taxpayers interests in the matter of grant.
ing permits to scavengers.
Mr.. James Roche wants to know why THE
JERSEY Cry NEWS reporter who wrote that
graphic account of the Liquor Dealers ball
compared him to young colt. Probably it was
because Mr.. Roche now and then exhibits ten
dency TO kick
Secretary Lawrence Lucas, of the Young
Mems Christian Association, has been silent
but constant worker IN the interest Of the sue
cess of the Mills revival.
Fred. Merscheimer recently sold his solitaire
for $3.50 to Judge Alfred Hoffman. It is beauty
and well worth the price.
District Attorney Winfield is handsome but
somewhat unconventional He very rarely
wears silk hat never carries cane for style.
His enormous Russian overcoat is joy forever
when Jack Frost gives it chancs.
Contractor Brown, who has for very long
time neen trying to erect the Hall of Records,
has got into dilemma. When he began the
work 1t was understood that 1t would be finishad
June. 1889. aud in consequence beautiful
brown stone tablet was prepared thus:-1Ss--.
The blank space was intended for a nine. but
the fact that no figure was on it was not OBJ
served until IT was fastened by masonry IN the
People would like TO know how much of the
other work has been dons IN this manner.
The serious illness of Alderman Hank. Van
Horn is much regretted by scores OF his friends.
Finance Commissioner Kenny is considered
the best posted man on the Irish land question
in this State.
The West Milford Water Storage Company,
which is about building large reservoirs Ia the
upper part of Passaic county for Newark's
future supply, has won temporary victory
over the Rev. Conrad yreeland. of West Mil
ford in the legal dispute over the right to some
property, the Court of Chancery having dis
solved the temporary injunction against the
company's going on with its work
Complaint is made that Paterson horse car
employees have to work fifteen hours day.
Justice Manning H. Knapp, who has been
confined to bed through sickness for week, is
up again and out of danger.
Alta meeting of the Cumberland County Board
of Freeholders yesterday, it was decided to erect
handsome new county buildings on Commerce
street Bridgeton. The buildings will be COM
| pleted by fall
| The village Of DAYTON, eight miles from New
Brunswick. is excited over the elopemeut of
Kate DAWSON, the nineteen-year old daughter of
wealthy farmer, who taught school at Mon
mouth Junction. Their friends were opposed to
the match aid tried to keep them apart.
The New York syndicate which recently got
control of the ice cutting rights on Greenwood
Lake, Macopin Lake, Lake Hopatcong and other
/ large bodies of water in upper New Jersey, has
been unable to secure a crop so far, and has just
closed contract for q, 900 tons Of Maine ice at
! 81. so a ton.
Claus Spreckels proposes to build sugar re
| flnery at Bound Brook 1t was first intended tc
build at New Brunswick. but representative Of
| the firm said that the high rate of taxation was
an obie ction to locating there Probably not les,
than 500 hands viii be employed, he said, when
! the einery is in working order
The Paterson volunteer fire companies will
disband next month. when the paid department
will come into being. The companies are dispos
| ing of the relics that have accumulated during
their existence. Most of the momentoes have
been given to the Paterson Exempt Firemeni
Association, Passaie Company No. | has pre-
sented valuable records to the New Jersey His
torical Society.
| Residents along the line of the Central New
Jersey Railroad have been greatly Interested Of
| late in the trial trips of the Onward, the new
model locomotive. This engine has a self-bal
ancing apparatus which throws the entire
weight on the single driving wheel at starting
and on the pony trucks when under headwaY
\ II has also a compressed air device which rings
the bell and elects sand at the proper time.
Mrs. Peter Ballantine, OF Newark, gives {
bridal dinner party Tuesday 10 Mrs. ]. o. H
Pitney.
In tearing down a century-od building Oh
Burnet street, New Brunswick, yesterday, bone:
Of the left hand. arm and shoulder blade Of
woman were found embedded in the ancient
brick wall. How they get there is not known.
Bridgeton was struck by tornado like blow
Friday and trees went down under 1t.
A valuable horse belonging TO James Harmon
| Deerfeld farmer, ran into barbed-wire fence
turned somersault into the road and wa
| killed.
A dozen valuable fox hounds and bird dog
were found dead at Nays Landing yesterday.
is supposed they were poisoned.
A gentleman from Philadelphia Is trying tc
organize an ice manufacturing company a
Bridgeton, with capital stock Of $4,000
Mrs. Mary Roberts, a widow about sevent,
years of age, living at Keyport, has received no
tice through firm of lawyers that she hal
been left large fortune through the death o
her brother in California. The brother emil