The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-25
PERSONAL AND NOTABLE

Ex-senator John w. Griggs has gone to Flori-
da for q weeks rest.
The water works Of New Brunswick are now
more than self-supporting. and the ANIMAL re
port just presented TO the Common Council
shows that, despite a considerable reduction in
water rates last year, the surplus remaining
above expenses to be turned over to the city is
over $50, 900.
Chief Justice Beasley, of the Supreme Court,
has decided the suit OF Elizabeth Wagner against
the Howard Savings Institution, to recover $500,
in favor of Mrs. Wagner. The plaintiffs bank
book was destroyed by fire, and the defendants
refused to pay the claim unless the original
bank book was produced.
Bishop Starkey and the Standing Committee
of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey met ia
Trinity church, Newark, last Monday, to con-
slider the application for the formation of q new
parish. The petition was signed by about
seventy-hve persons who we're members of
Christ Church. The Rev. Horace S. Bishop,
rector of Christ Church. protested against the
movement, as the church was now crippled and
without a home and shelter. He considered it
poor policy to multiply weak parishes, and that
there was room for only one church, but that
when the assistant minister comes to Christ
Church next month a mission will be started.
After some consultation the Bishop and Stand
ing Committe decided not to grant the applica-
ton for the organization of a new parish.
1t Is believed by many that notwithstanding
his card In the Orange papers a week ago, Mr..
Hartford is not entirely out of the race for re-
nomination for Mayor of that city. A petition
has been industriously circulated requesting him
- L. o.,.;, n oopdsdato Albanian Hancbatf
ana Lawrence Fell are both talked OF and
David Dodd's name has also been named in con
nectlou with the Mayoralty. Mr.. Doid would
make an excellent Mayor, but when approached
On the subject by a reporter last week he said
most decidedly. mo, sir; not any for me-
Justic4 John A. Cliff, of Morristown, who was
a member of the Fifteenth N. j. Vols, while in
Baltimore in 1864, on his way home to vote, came
into possession of a badge belonging to q mem
Der of the First Regiment, Md. Vet, Fifth Corps.
After considerable correspondence he recently
located the soldier to whom the badge belonged
as a postmaster at Woodbury., in Maryland. He
sent the badge to the owner, who was overjoyed
on receipt of the relic, which brought back
memories of a quarter of a century ago.
Mayor Rankin, Of Elizabeth, held a long con.
ference on Thursday night at the home of Judge
Gilhooly with the members of the City Council
from Elizabethport and a number of leading
citizens of that part Of the city, TO discuss the
serious and alarming condition of the streets.
Nearly seven hundred citizens of Englewood
have failed to pay their taxes for 1882. This
townships delinquent list is always the largest
in the county.
Charles White, Of Waldwick, Inns manufac
t,ired and sold this season 200, 900 reams OF brown
tissue paper. His mill has been run to its full
capacity and yet he was unable to fll orders.
+. w. Fairbanks, Of New York city, has pre-
sented to the Hackensack Hospital a beautiful
parior organ. He had a leg broken In jumping
from a railroad train several months ago and
was taken to the institution and cared for until
he recovered from his injury.
The New Jersey Supreme Court has rendered
a decision that IA mortgage, held by . churct
as security for a sum of money bequeathed tt
said church with a direction that the interest
therefrom is to be used in the payment of thu
minister's salary, is exempt from taxation or
the ground that the sum secured is an endow
ment Of a religious society"
G.. +. Ketchum, of Warren county, an exten
sive dealer in walnut logs, recently by accideni
bought a tree among a large lot in Sandystol
that is said to be worth $1,000. The tree wa
about 20 feet high and measured s feet 9 inche
in dlameter at base. The knots are curled wal
nut, a variety 50 previously valued in yeneerini
| and other artistic work.