The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
PERSONAL AND NOTABLE

There is an alleged epidemic of hydrophobia
among the dogs in Central and Northern New
Jersey. At Pennington the authorities have
hired q man to patrol the streets with a loaded
shot gun. Every unmuzzled dog, whether mad
or not, is lawfully entitled to a charge OF buck
shot and gets it.
small cyclone passed over Flanders, Hunter
don county, last Friday. 1t tore the roofs off
houses and did much Edamage to outbuildings
were tossed about. The people in the line Of
the storm were badly frightened and took to
their cellars.
woodstown's Council viii inspect water
works Of other towns to reach a decision as to
what is best for them.
The Finance Committee of the Essex county
Board of Freeholders has adopted the county
budget for the ensuing year. The total Of esti-
mates Is $519, 747. IS, being an increase of about
Sl9, 900 over last year, exclusive of the school
tax, which shows an increase OF $4,000.
A majority OF tine business mon OF EccSc.ts-
town have signed q paper agreeing to close their
stores at half past six o'clock every evening ex-
cept Saturday. 1t seems to be the desire OF a
majority of the employers as well as the EN-
ployes to have shorter hours.
The Singer Company on saturday presented a
magnificent team OF horses to HiDernia En gine
Company of Elizabeth, in recognition OF the val
liable services performed by this company at the
recent fire, whore one of their horses was so
badly injured in trying to pull the steamer
through the mud that the animal WAS crippled
for life and will have to be killed.
The Mutual Library, Of Red Bank, has been
reorganized and Incorporated. The new title of
the association is THE Red Bank Library Com
pany.' The following officers have been elect
ed:-President. Mrs. Harry Finch; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. John A. Worthley, ST.: secretary,
4. Corlies; directors. Mrs. L. A. Van Schoick,
Mrs. Samuel j. Cullington, Mrs. w. A. French,
Mrs. Angelina Conover. Mrs. Lucy A.. Jennings,
Mrs. j. A. Worthley and Mrs. John b. Bergen.
The Egg Harbor city Council has decided to
make the license for hotels $3.50, and for saloons
$500. The present rates are S110 and 500 re-
spectively. Twelve hotel and five saloon licenses
have been granted.
Blue Point Oyster Company, Long Island, N. y,
has contracted for Maurice River oystermen for
LOCO bushels OF oysters, to be taken to Blue
Point Bay for spawn.
postofice has been established at Mayeta. in
Ocean county, with John G.. Cranmer for post
master.
A petition for the incorporation of Mays
Landing and changing the name to Wildwood is
in circulation there.
Comptroller Derousse, of Camden, refuses to
countersign the warrants for the pay of the
three Excise Commissioners on the ground that
the law permits the appointment of but one.
The people Of Warren county are growing dis
satisfied with the authorities who manage the
County Poorhouse affairs. The people are taxed
$1,000 for the expenses of the establishment,
which has only seventy inmates the year around;
The poor farm, a large and paying agricultural
venture, also contributes its products and entire
| earnings toward the support of the pporhouse.
The people viii undoubtedly elect a new Board
of Managers.
After thirty-seven years service as Justice of
the Peace at Medford, Reading N. Wright has re-
tired from the Office.
Lots 25x200 feet at Lake Hopatcong are being
sold for $25 each.
The Mt. Arlington Hotel, at Lake Hopatcong,
| and the grounds about it, Will be Illuminated by
| gas. Decoration Day is the day set for the for
NAL opening.
Colonel L. r. Barnard. commandment of the
| Fifth Regiment, N. G. S.. N. j.. has demanded of
General Plume a court of inquiry, to thoroughly
| investigate the trouble which has been threaten
ing the disruption of the regiment for a year.