The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-11
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The new chemical laboratory in Princeton
College wifi be located at the corner lot on Mas
san street. opposite the Methodist church. The
building will consist of two stories and a base
ment, all above ground, and is to be entirely
freproof. There will be two lecture rooms, with
a seating capacity of over two hundred, and two
laboratories, the largest to contain seats for
ninety-sIx students. Besides these there will be
private laboratories for the professors and as
sistants and a room for a mineral collection.
The especial features are a laboratory for work
in chemical physics, a separate laboratory for
graduate students engaged in advanced and
original work, and a reading room.
The Association Of Underwriters in Trenton
has appointed a committee with the view of Sc
curing the cooperation Of the Potters' Associa-
ton in offering a reward Of $1,000 for the arrest
and conviction of the person or persons who
caused the recent incendiary fires in several
potteries. The association also condemned the
city for failing to provide first class hose appar-
atus.
The directors of the First National Bank of
Paterson have decided to make extensive i'm
provcments il the building. The plans provide
for adding the rooms now occupied in the annex
on Washington street by the Cedar Lawn Gem
| etery Oompany's offices and Assemblyman John
F. Kerr. These viii be occupied by the Presi-
dent and cashier and the rooms now occupied by
them will be made into a wide lobby.
Congressman Beckwith has appointed George
P. Van Ripper Of Hackensack TO a cadetship at
West Point.
A novel festival was held recedtly in Quinton
at the public hall, the gentlemen doing the cook
ing and waiting on the tables. 1t was for the
benefit of the Methodist Episcopal church of
that place.
The president yesterday nominated Alfred c.
Barwick for collector of customs at Burlington.
The Princeton Freshman first group honor
men, as the result of the mid-year examination.
have been announced as follows Cortlandt V.
Hodge, New Jersey; Alexander McCaffin, Bel
fast. Ireland, Bertram v. Post, Beirut, Syria;
James s. Rogers, Pennsylvania, and Andrew c.
Wylie, New York.
A despatch announcing that the managers Of
the Dundee Lake trace would offer a $4,000
purse for a match race between Sunol and AK
tell, the $l05, 900 stallion, was shown to Mr..
flames, one of the owners of the latter, who
said:-'l cannot say what the opinion of the
gentlemen will be in the matter. 1t may be that
it will be accepted, but 1 hardly think Axtell will
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For state Senator most Newark Democrats
agree that Michael L. Barrett is their only can
didate, and he will probably get the nomination
with substantial unanimlty- Sheriff Hine, OF
Essex, has been picked out by railroad men to
make the contest Tor State Senator on the Re
publican ticket, but the plans have had a set
back since they were first arranged at q quiet
conference in Camden last fall, and there is not
much probability that the Sheriir can carry
even the Orange districts for delegates. His