The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-03
Personal AND NOTABLE.

A surprising relic of former days is Mrs.
Henry Ray, a colored woman, living at Pros
pect Hill, a mile from Glen Gardner. Aunt
Peggy, asshe is Familiarity called, reached her 10TH
birthday anniversary last Wednesday and re-
ceived manycallers, who congratulated her on her
hearty appearance. She is the Oldest pensioner
in the United States. Hell, husband was a cook
in the war of 1912, and was also a cook for Cen
eral Washington. Her pension papers were lost
after her husband died, but on application in
1856, she was granted q back pension of $3.50 and
SIP per month as long as she lives.
Under the provisions of the ballot reform law
which directs the various county clerks to fur
nish all the ballots and envelopes for the com
ing election, Clerk Burrough, of Camden county,
according to the vote last Fall, estimates that it
will take 104, 900 ballots and 2O8, 600 envelopes to
conduct the election this fall if nominations are
made by only the Republicans, Democrats and
Prohibitionists In the event of an independent
ticket being named he would also be required to
furnish one half as many additional tickets as
those voted last fall, the same to be paid for by
the outside parties. He will also furnish all the
posters to be used at the election.
Egg Harbor City's population increased $50
since 1880.
John Lang, of Egg Harbor City, captured a
big pine snake on Thursday, making fourteen of
the reptiles he has secured this summer.
The manual Of instruction for election officers
which the Secretary OF State has had prepared
by Major Yard, of Freehold, is in type and will
be ready for distribution the latter part of next
week.
The Board of Managers of the Home for the
Odf0 VI f66Dlo-DllnuGu CulluTel, al NlnGlaQQ,
have decided to build an additional cottage for
accommodation of inmates, and a committee has
been appointed to take charge Of the enterprise,
which will be begun at once.
All of the farm lands in caldwell township and
as many more tracts that have lain idle for many
years have been purchased by a Philadelphia
syndicate with a view of making o harvest when
the railroad of this charming country site is
once in operation.
Pedestrians at Mount Holly were the involun-
tary witnesses of a thrilling spectacle this week.
A married colored resident was passing his own
house with a dashing yellow girl on his arm,
when his wife dashed out of the house and tore
every particle of clothing from the person Of the
girl. She stood bewildered for O moment till a
~bystander loaned her his coat, and then she
made her escape, ahead of q crowd of boys.
Work has been begun at Winslow, near the
Camden and Atlantic Railroad, on a big new
brick mandatory. The plant, which, when
complete, will be the most extensive OF its kind
east of the Allegheny Mountains, is owned and
controlled by a company with a capital of
IS, 900. DOC, whose largest establishment is in Wis
consin. The Winslow property consists of
forty eight acres, which cost the company
$4,000, and the works will give employment to
800 men.
The Bergen County Republicans talk of run
ming Judge Quackenbush, OF Mahwah, an old
fashioned Republican, who has never kicked
over the party traces, against Samuel Taylor,
the present County Clerk, whom the Democrats
have slated for denomination. Judge Quacken-
bush is the father of ex-Alderman Quackenbush,
OF p~tterson, who is generally known as big
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annual reunion of the Fourte enth Regi-
meet, New Jersey Volunteers, will be held at
Hopewell. Mercer county, September 10.
John Finnegan, one Of the Oldest and best
known guides at Greenwood Lake, met with an
accident while trying to board a train at Pater-
son Wednesday. His knee cap was split, and he
was otherwise seriously injured.