The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-09
ALL OVER THE STATE.


Mrs. Lottie Storms, the ill-treated wife
Of James Storms, of Park Ridge, has been
placed in the Hackensack Hospital Her
husband was convicted of ill-treatinR her,
and his father, Elder John Storms, is now
under arrest for assaulting her. Leading
residents had decided to begin legal pro-
ceedings to compel proper treatment of
the woman.
Plainheld Common Council has adopted
a resolution for bids for the establish
ment Of an electric railway system.
The citizens Of Garfield have decided to
buy water supply, and to have the
streets lighted either with electricity or
with gas. 1t was also decided to build Il
new town hall. Mayor Bogart has been
reelected.
Louis NJ huffman, of Newark, has
been appointed cadet at West Point for
the Sixth New Jersey District. and
Harold w. Armstrong. of Montclair, al
ternate for the same district.
Bridgeton's new county building is
ready for occupancy.
The Newark tax assessors began on
Thursday the work of taking new CEN
sus of the city's population. 1t will take
about two weeks.
A contest is likely to be instituted in
Camden Courts over the Office of
County Clerk. The present incumbent,
Mr.. Burrough, declares that he will not
give up his office until February 20 next,
because he will not have served full
term Of five years until that day. The
Tuesday following the election is the
regular time for installing men in office,
but Clerk Burrough had to contest his
place with ex-Clerk Branning, who was
regularly commissioned five years ago.
but was afterward deposed by the Court
Mr.. Burrough quotes the constitution to
maintain his point, and intimates that
nothing but the decision of a court can
get him out before he has served his full
term.
The survivors of the Twenty-fourth
Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, will
hold their reunion at Millyille next
month, and preparations are in progress
TO give the old vets grand welcome to
this city. where many OF the brave SOL
diers who left with the regiment gave
their final farewells to home and loved
ones as they started for the encamp-
ment at Beverly before gong to the
ront.
The Princeton College Glee Club this
year starts out on its extended trip in
magnificent shape and in handsom e
special car. They will visit Pittsburr.
Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville, Nash.
vile, Memphis. St Louis and other cit
les. Their extensive programme is novel
and pleasing one, far better than ever be-
fore.
The divorce suit of the Rev. William
Rowland has been settled by the court
awardidg So 500 per annum to the wife
and the custody of the children.
A fine honeycOmb, two years old, was
found in an old tree on the Garretson
estate at Somerville.
Work on the new wing OF the State
school at Trenton has been commenced.
Edgar Page Stiles has been appointed
receiver for Jones 81 Steffer. late lessees
of the Hotel Lafayette, Cape May.
Hemorrhage from tooth pulling came
near causing the death from loss of blood
of Henry Bunnell. Of Cedaryille, on No
vember g.
John W. Hustled was arrested by De-
tective Gaffney, of the West Jersey Game
Society, for cunning in Cumberland
county without the necessary non-resi-
dents license.
A West Jersey Railroad freight train de-
molished a section-hand's tool car at
Nays Landing during fog November z.
The men jumped just IN time to escape
destruction.
post-mortem examination by the
County Physician of the body Of Clarence
Blackstone, the colored boy in Camden
showed that death had been caused by
diseased organs.
Enamel Perry, the Oldest engineer In
point of service on the Amboy Division of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. died at his
home in Bordentown on Novem Der G, LACED
sixty-six years. His death recalls the
long-forgotten disaster on the old Anboy
Railroad, near Burlington, in 1855, In
which tWenty-One persons were killed.