The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-12

Mountain. This is fed from springs anc
streams controlled by the Passaic NJ ateI
! Company. AS the reservoir is nearly loo
4 feet higher than the old reservoir on
| Paulison Hill, it became necessary, before
connection could be made with the con-
pressure The connection with Vreeland' {
Pond is cut off and water will no longer
drawn from there for the city.
The Hackensack Water Company sent
a proposition to the Rutherford Borough
Council some time ago to supply water
TO rutherford at the rate of $50 year for
each hydrant. The borough authorities
appointed committee to investigate the
offer, and it was thought franchise
would be given, but now the company
has Withdrawn It's proposal.
The vestrymen of Grace Protestant
Episcopal Church at Plainfield have de-
cided to build handsome stone church
at West Seventh and Sycamore streets.
The structure will cost about $4,000.
The work OF protecting Sea Isle City
from being overlooked by back water
from the bay is nearly finished. An en-
bankment nearly three miles long has
been built around the city by Charles X.
Lands. 1t will be the means of draining
several hundred acres or land TO be con-
verified Into building sites.
An effert is being made to raise an en-.
dowment fund of 100000 tor the South
Jersey Institute.
John Fifth, of Trenton, grew sickel
pear in his garden measuring seven
inches in circumference and weighing
I'VE and one-quarter ounces.
A swindllng book agent reaped har-
vest of dollars at Hammonton and es-
capped.
The body of Hor ace Porter. son Of Gen
eral Horace Porter, who died in Philadel-
Dhla u few weeks ago, was taken to Long
Branch on Saturday and inferred in the
West Long Branch cemetery.
Philadelphia capitalists who have been
boring for oil near Milford have reached
a depth Of 200 feet, where they claim to
have found wonderful flow of natural
gas.
The peaceful village Of Miilburn has
been thrown into an uproar over the
latest victory of the saloon element. A
hard fight has been made to prevent any
new bars from being opened, but the
court has granted the petition OF every
applicant. The liquor dealers are jubi-
liant over their triumph. and one of them
paraded through the village streets with
a large cannon and a crowd of boys. He
carried a banner bearing the lnscrip-
tion:-ssWe are the peoplel3 The anti
saloon element will now devote them
selves to securing evidence of liquor law
violations. SO that the licenses may be re-
voked.
There are 600oO shareholders in the
building and loan associations of New
Jersey, and the assets are considerably
over $4,000, 600
The congregation of the Baptist Church
at Middletown have decided TO erect a
stsepIe on the church to replace the one
that was blown down last summer.
The annual State convention OF Chris
tian Endeayor societies of New Jersey
will be held at Camden on October 70
and 30.
Two Cedarville octogenarians, Henry
Hustled and Abraham Hogbin, ran race,
which Hustled won.
The Monmouth County Baptist Minis
ters' Conference at Holmdel last week
discussed dancing, and agreed that dane
ing is inimieal to the church and rulnons
to sts growth.
Five hundred and fifty carloads of oy-
sters of 4 ,208 tons were shipped from Port
Norris during September, the first month
of the season.