The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-06
NEWS IN NOTES.
ALL OVER THE STATE

ALL AA -
Tuberculosis, the most dreaded of all
cattle diseases, has Eade its appearance
in Somerset and MiddleseX counties.
Veterinary surgeons have ordered all cat
tie and hogs which show n symptoms
of the disease slaughtered at once. The
veterinaries attribute the origin of the
disease to the late very rainy weather,
during which most of the cattle in those
counties were unprotected.
One of the features of the pc ach crop
this season in the vicinity of Madison is
that one grower having an orchard con-
tanning 40 trees had u crop of TWO
peaches.
Ths report Of the secretary of the State
Board of Health shows that the past sum
mer has been one of unusual healthful-
ness in New Jersey. Interest in sewerage
and water supply Is reported to be great
ly on the increase.
Samuel 2. Allen, one of Mannington's
progressive farmers, who resides on ex-
senator Miller's farm, has dug 2, 100 bush
els Of potatoes from ten acres. he has
already sold 500 bushels at tifty-five cents
per bushel. The Pennsgrove Record says
chat Daniel v. Summerill. OF u. Z. Neck,
raised $50 bushels of round potatoes III
one aud a quarter acres.
Acase involving the constitutiouality of
the law by which this State taxes gas
companies and similar corporations was
argued in the United States Court at
Trenton Friday.
John Fay, a Burlington boy, was
struck in the face by a falling chestnut
burr Friday and it is feared he will lose
the sight of an eye.
Miss Abbie Riel, of Waterford, has
been awarded one cent damages by q
jury for q dog bite. The canine belonged
10 Miss Flora Marshall, also OF this
place.
A new association called the Monmouth
Beach Club Company has filed articles
of incorporation with the Secretary OF
State. 1t has a paid up capital of
$500, coo. Tit company intends to erect a
new club house at The Club House Circle
at Monmouth Beach on the site of the
club house owned by M. H. Houghton, of
New York. The old club house will be
torn down. IL was one of the
historical buildings Of the Northern
New Jersey coast. Most of the
timbers of the building are relics of
famous wrecks which occurred before
The establishment of the United States
Service. The new club house will be
modelled after the style of an early
French chateau, and work will be begun
upon the structure in about ten days.
Plans are being drawn for a casino on
the beach front, and q large hot aud cold
water bathing house like that at Hoey's
Hollywood.
At Atlantic City, IN Thursday, Harry
i. Leeds, q druggist in that city, was
convicted under the new law, of selling u
bottle sof u vomica lat was adul-
terated, and wa fined $50 and costs. The
complaint was made by Dairy Commits
sioner Mcclure.
A magnificent thoroughbred dog be-
longing to George Kyle, of FanWood,
was In the habit OF going to an overhead
bridge in the town, and, jumping ON the
top OF q car, riding to the station. On
Wednesday he miscalculated the distance,
and landing in front of the locomotives
wa instantly killed.
William Gschwind, O saloonkeeper of
Paterson, has in his possession a carrot
which he believes cannot be matched in
the country. The vegetable is almost the
exact counterpart of a mans hand. The
fingers and thumb are there in proper
proportion. The joints ana knuckles are
exact, and at the end of each root is an
almost perfect representation of a nail.
1t has been placed on exhibition and has
attracted considerable attention.
The Board OF Education of Passaic, at
Its meeting on Thursday, voted to extend
kindergarten teaching to all of the pub
lie schools, under the superintendent Of
Miss M:Danald, and to introduce manual
training as soon as the necessary prepar-
ato-T work can be dome.
The Union county Prohibition ticket is
as follows:-Senator, A. B. Bigelow, Of
CranIord; Sheriff, U. M. Osborn, of Rah-
way: Coroner. Fred w. Myles; Assembly,
FIRST district. Neil Mcleod; Second dis
trict, William E. Armstrong; Third dis
trlct. John l.. Clayton.
There is talk of organizing q militia
company at Westwood, Bergen county.
Park Ridge has a resident forty years
of age who has cast but a single vote at
the polls during his life.
Fred o. Smith, of Dover, has been
nominated for Assembly by the Third
district Democrats of Morris county