The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-04

Ills church membership. He invariably signs AL
his communications, business or otherwise.
Yours Ia Christ. y
Colonel .'Gil'' Robinson clerk of the Police
Board, watches narrowly the progress of the
brickayers' work on the new police headquar-
ters
Chief Clerk Ben Van Keuren, of the post
office, is said to be an enthusiastic bowler
Editor John G.. Shreve, of the -AfIantic City
Rerietc paid Jersey City visit q few days ago.
Michael Day, who withdrew from the Alder
manic contest in the First district on the eve OF
the Democratic primary, has his eyes still fixed
on the political field. Mr. Day, who is q thor
ough business man, is one Of the most popular
in the district
It is not probable that Speaker W. G, Heppen-
heimer viii remain a resident of the Fourth dis
trfct. He and his bride are likely TO occupy
home near Van Worst Park on their return
| from their wedding tour and Edward Heppen-
heimer and family will occupy the homestead on
Reservoir avenue
Lawyer c. j. Peshan thinks Roger Shernan's
| points of law regarding the execution of
kefnInler are well taken. He thinks the dele
CATION to the jailer OF the judicial function of
liking the date OF the execution is not in accord
with the theory of the Constitution.
William A. Lewis made his first appearance
inlthe Orphans Court yesterday for O long time
He is said to be Of the best lawyers for this
| sort of business in the city.
Samuel Finney is one of the most agreeable
and popular young men in the Jersey City Ath-
letic CLUB
Director of Education Reid is positive man,
but no one believes that ii he errs it is inten-
tional tie is a bitter fighter in the Board when
| pushed TO it.
Patrolman Hulse, of Point Pleasant. last Sat
urday found a capszed boat about a mile north
Of the Chadwick Life Saving Station. The yes
| sci was fiathottemed Is feet long, and caught
inside Was a green-painted oar. No bodies have
been found.
The Bergen county taxpayers will have to raise
So, $40, 10 for school purposes this year
Minister Phelps is expected from Germany
about the middle Of September. MIR. Phelps, it
is said, desires to return 10 Congress.
The annual convention Of the New Jersey
State Exempt Firemen's Association will be
held in Temperance Hall, New Brunswick, on
| Wednesday, May IA
A peculiar black streak in the clouds attracted
| the attention of Captain Edwards and the crew
of Life Saving Station No. q at Spermaceti Cove
on Wednesday during the rain. Suddenly the
streak developed into bail of fire, which finally
fell and struck and shattered the forty foot flag
staff in front of the station and then buried itself
| in the sand.
| Civil Engineer Joseph Duclos has offered to re-
| place the Albany street bridge over the Raritan
| river at New Brunswick with stone arch struc-
ture, irst-class in all respects for $4,000.
| Estimates have run all the way from $4,000 to
Sl25,000.
The Union county jail at Elizabeth is crowded
with prisoners and the resources of the place are
! severely taxed The inmates yesterday num-
| bered fifty nine males and eleven females. This
Is nearly as many as have been in the jail at
| one time.
The Fourth Baptist Church, of Paterson will
break ground for a edifice as soon as speci-
| fications made out and the contract award
| ed The building committee is as follows: "A.
w Hand, chairman; DR.. A. w. Rogers, H. w.
| Mills, Benjamin Peterson, K. w. Page and David
| Gormley
A syndicate of the Camden Wheelmeu is
| being formed TO lease the Stockton Park track
and put It in racing condition for the present
Tfst fraxal nrr G,.ar r-..l.t
| known for bicycle racing and with proper
| surface could be made q very fast track
Camden hod carriers have given notice to
! their employers that they viii quit work today
| unless their demands for an advance from 81 so
to S2.70 per day is conceded.
The electricians of the United States will meet
| at Cape May in August and all the accounting
officers of the railroads of the United States Will
assemble there in the same month.
| The Paterson Evangelical Alliance has de-.
| cided TO watch all the saloon licenses and to
| protest, whenever practicable, against the in
| discriminate licensing.
Paterson proposes to issue $4,000 bonds for
| park purposes
| Mr. James has accepted the presidency of the
Asbury Park Bank.
william B. Singleton has been appointed Post
| master at Toms River
The District Medical Society of Union comfy
! at recent meeting passed resolutions deaounc.
| ing the practice of some physicians attendino
associations of men particularly referring 10
| beneficiary organizations, etc.,l at stipulated
compensation, and pledging the members to de.
| sist from the practice In the future.
Ex-Mayor Daniel +. Beatty, Of Washington
has returned from circuit of the globe He
| covered 9i4 miles,
The proposed sale of the patent leather facto-
ries of Newark to an English syndicate has fall
| en- through There was a hitch over an allow
ance claimed from the manufacturers OF S25, 900
| for the expenses incurred.
! The teachers OF School District No AZ have
placed in the Long Branch High School bronze
I memorial tablet TO DR.. Thomas G.. Chatte.
A frame barn and eowhouse belonging to ex-
| Congressman John Keap, near Elizabeth was
| destroyed by fire Friday morning. Fourteen
| cows, three horses and some farming imple-
| ments and hay, ETC.. were consumed.
The ElzabethDort cordage Company has erect.
| ed factory at Montreal Canada, and Mana ger
| Edward Fulton, of the Elizabethport works has
gone to Canada TO take charge of the new fac
| tory.
| Thursday by the Coale- Muffler and Safety Valve
! Company. The objects of the corporation are
the manufacture and sale Of machinery used in
| the construction of locomotives and stationary
| and marine engines. The capital stock &
Ss00,000 and is said to be fully paid in.
MIR. and Mrs. r. F. Ballantine, Mr.. and Mrs
J. o. II. Pitney and Miss Bessie Clark OF New.
ark, sailed on the Teutonic on Wednesday a
i number Of friends saw them OFF. Miss Clark has
| gone for six months, but viii remain with Mrs
Pitney until sine returns in July.
The Union Street Railway Company which
proposes to build road through the norfl,ern
part Of Elizabeth has ied articles Of incorpora.
| lion with a capital of 100000.
The New Brunswick Commissioners of Adiust
! rnent under the Martin act filed their final 70.
| port yesterday. They have reported S2I1 eco nc
| he result of reductions from 100000 az tbis
$4,000 has been paid into the treasury
Atlantic City is making strong effort to
| establish free public library and has already
4 started fund for that purpose. What ii nov
wanted IS a site on which 70 put up building
/ and the Union hopes find some one of the
citizens with public spirit enough to donate LOT
for that purpose.
The Twenty-ninth Regiment will have re.
union at Keyport on septerLer3.
The pottery of Dale & Davis at Trenton is nm.
dor police protection, owing to threatened riot
on the part Of the employees, who have been on
strike for several days because the firm re-
fused to DISCHARGE non-urion man. One Of
4 the female typ4writers was assaulted Tuesday
Oh leaving this Office, hut the operatives say that
the outrage was Committed BY outsiders. Fears
are entertained that an outbreak may occur H
the firm Insist on sending TO OHIO Tor help
There is great wealth of chorry, pear onf