The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-07
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Charles Stockton, ef Beverly, who is employed
as Instructor OF hosiery at the State Prison, has
presentedh his mother with amarket basket com
posed of 81, 1000 pieces Of paper, woven together
by hand, the work of a convict in the Institution.
Ex-Revenue Collector Samuel Klotz, of New
ark, is mentioned as the next Democratic candi-
date for Congressman from the district COM
posed of Essex county.
Ex-senator Emson, of Ocean county, will
slaughter 1876 fat hogs for market this winter.
Milk meetings were held a few days ago in all
parts of Sussex county for the purpose of Or
ganizing associations of the milk Producers
Union. Pierce, organizer and agent for the
union, was present at the meetings, and adj
dressed the farmers on the necessity of organi-
cation and the benefits that may be derived
therefrom.
The firm Of Tiliotson & Lichtenburg, proprie-
tors Of the Englewood Times, was dissolved with
the close of the year. The Englewood Times
will be carried on by Mr.. H NJ. Lichtenberg.
Some malicious person effected an entrance
into Latham's foundry in Dundee last week and
spoiled a number of moulds. Mr.. Latham
would pay a liberal reward for information that
would enable him to punish him.
lie ueAt meSting OIL Une COnlSmpOrar CluD,
of Orange, will be held on January IL, at the
residence of Mr.. H. B. Auchincross, Llewellyn
Park, when Mr.. Amman, editor of the Omaha
Bee, will lecture on Canaan and Philistis."
Colonel Donnelly and B. F. Lee waited upon
General E. Burd Grub on Saturday and ex-
tended an Invitation to him to be present at the
inaugural bali. He accepted the invitation.
During the past year 1850. $50 quarts of milk
were received in Camden.
The Cumberland Nail and Iron Works at
Bridgeton resumed work yesterday.
vineland is enforcing the city ordinance for
bidding b~icyclists from riding on the sidewalks.
Pansies, ~vioiets, myrties and other spring How
ers are in full bloom in Bridgeton gardens.
Mrs. Eliza Ringold, who died recently at
Swedesboro, is said to have been the oldest per-
son in South Jersey. She was liz years old.
Local Assembly No. 81. Knights of Labor, of
Camden, has passed resolutions protesting
against the sale of the Camden Water Works.
The robust form of George A. Hobart is UNDER
going a reducing process, and the formidable
enemy Of all mankind, the grip" which like
the plague of the Staying of the Egyptian first
born, passes over few residences, has laid siege
to the vigorous constitution of the active chair
man of the State Republican Executive Com
mittee.
The free postal delivery system now in vogue
at Asbury Park Is to be extended to West AS
bury Park, West Ocean Grove, Loeb Arbom and
Interlaken.
The New Jersey State Groeers' Association
will hold its annual meeting at New Brunswick
on January re. Action is to be taken toward
securing legislation providing heavy penalties
for food authorizations.
Mayor Bowers, Of Phillipsburg, was in his
Office last evening for the first time in several
days. He had the grip.
Mr.. Alexander Hudnut, who was for many
years a resident of Orange. is reported to have
sold his two drug stores in Broadway, New
York, to Messrs. H. t. Cutter and George Ram
soy, the consideration being $250,00o. The store
In the Herald building was started about
twenty-five years ago. 1t is estimated that Dir.
hudnut accumulated a fortune of at beast one
million of dollars. The other store is nearly
opposite, and was long known as Hegeman's,
though owned by Mr.. Hudnut for several years.
The South Jersey Poultry Association viii hold
its third annual exhibition at Bridgeton, on Jan
uary ID, IS, 16 and IL. DR.. ]. N. Nevius. of Phila-
delphia. win be the judge of the birds, and viii
probably be assisted by Fl. S. Bah, Of Massa-
chusetts.
toast OF 'srhe Dutch Soldier in America at the
annual banquet Of the Holland Society in New
York, Friday evening.