The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-18
NEWS IN NOTES.
STATE NOTES.

About half OF the employees of the
aittenhouse silk ribbon mill, at Pas
sale. refused to 20 to work on Monday
morning because their wages had
been reduced twenty per cert. The
reduction affected all those earning
over S12 per week. The reduction in
the pay OF the other employees who
earn from $40 to $12 per week was
from fifteen to ten per cent. The firm
became financially involved and u re-
cclver was appointed by the Court.
The receiver. Mr.. Barbour. says that
the reduction IN tho employees wages
! was absolutely necessary to keep the
\fnill running during the winter.
The Elizabeth Hospital may have
close because of the lack OF funds.
anbertville has a six legged pig
ich is attracting much attention.
PIE Sons of the Revolution are
ing to celebrate the battle OF Prince
IL by q dinner.
The Hunrerdon Democrat says:-"A
monstrously large owl, of an entirely
new species in this section, was on ex-
hibit;on in this place last Thursday.
81 The bird was captured near Oroton
by John Buchanan, who shot at the
monster, cripplikg its wing sufficiently
TO enable him to take it alive. 1t is
mottIed almost precisely as a Ply
mouth Rock chicken, only its face is
xthite. Its eyes are large and bright.
the pupil being encircled by a bril-
liant yellow ring. Altogether it is a
most beautiful bird. and nearly as
large as a full grown turkey hen. Its
extremely heavy plulnage, which K
tends to its toes, shows it to be a la
tive of the cold northern regions. On
Saturday the supposed mate to the
above bird was captured in the same
neighborhood, and in the same way.
Mrs. David Thompson, q negress of
Passaic, who is sixty years old, is re-
garded as a freak by the neighbors.
Until ten years ago she was as black
as any African. Then q large white
spot appeared on her forehead. 1t
steadily enlarged. and now, with the
exception of one or two black spots
on her cheek, her face is white. She
SAYS she mas lever been sick and at
tributes her condition to Divine
Providence.
Burglars blew open the safe in
Lyman Rice's store at German Valley,
Morris county, a few nights ago, and
secured SO in pennies for their trouble.
As a result of the recent revival
meetings conducted in Plainfield, by
the Rev. b. Fay Mills, ninety-four
new members were admitted to the
Trinity Reformed Church on Sunday.
The sixteenth annual meeting of
the New Jersey State Historical
Society will be held at New Bruins
wick today, and Friday. All
persons who are in any way interested
} In the objects of the society are
cordially invited to attend and take
part in the proceedings. The meet
ings will be held in the State Agricul-
trral building.
A few nights ago Joseph Skillman.
OF Skillman's Station, Somerset
county, was caught on one of the
horns OF an Infatuated bull and
thrown some distance and most pain
fully bruised. His escape from a
horrible death was miraculous. The
bull threw Mr.. Skillman over a fence,
which, no doubt, saved his life.
Thomas Skillman. the father of the
young man, was hooked by the same
beast on the 10th OF November, in
which he ran marrow chance for his
life.
Cumberland county election officers
who served at the last election will
make an effort to secure a days pay
for each fractional day of duty they
put in, claiming that that is the in
tent of the new law. They were
allowed but So per day and proper
tionate pay for fractional parts.