The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-12


William Wright, of Morristown, has for the
past few years been in the vicinity Of Denver,
Col, experimenting with electricity and has
been successful in discovering q means by which
electric currents can be more cheaply generated.
The right to use the patent in the English pro-
vinces has been sold to an English syndicate for
5000, 600. Mr.. Wright and his wife sailed on
Saturday for Europe, where he will receive
the first payment of $4,000 upon arriving in
London.
after July 1. and two additional clerks will be
employed.
Farmers will harvest their hay crop through
out South Jersey this week. The crop Will be
large and profitable owing to the recent wet
weather.
A fresh air fund is being raised at Camden,
with which to give the city's poor an excursion
to Red Bank on certain days OF the week during
the summer.
A syndicate of wealthy New York capitalists is
said to have obtained control Of the plant of the
Schuyler Electric Light Company of Elizabeth.
1t will increase its capacity thrice.
James FRAZIER, a farmer at Dover, has had an
experience with a vicious bull which so nearly
cost him his life that he will be confined to his
bed for weeks to come. Tn bull wandered
away from Fraher's farm to that of B. A..
Howell. The owner and a hired man were en-
deavoring to make a rope fast TO a ring in its
nose when the savage animal turned upon them.
The hired man escaped, but Mr. FRAZIER was
knocked down and terribly gored. The work
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bull over the head and nose with a fence rail-
Mr.. Trainers injuries may yet prove fatal.
The people of Elizabeth will celebrate the
Fourth of July with a big parade in the after
noon and a great display of fireworks at night.
The Rev. DIR. John Hall, Of New York city,
will preach the baccalaureate sermon at the
Long Branch High School graduating exercises.
In one of John Hoey's artificial ponds at Hol-
lywood is an alligator eight feet in length.
In Salem county more than $500 persons get a
about 900 farmers who grow nothing but fruits
and vegetables to put in the cans. This county
in a year places 1f.000,0 900 cans on the market.
woodcock are reported plentiful by the sports
men of Mays Landing and vicinity.
Mayor Fish, of Beverly, refuses to sign the
liquor licenses recently granted by the City
Council, and the hotel men are up in arms.
The sale of the Ocean House, at Long Branch,
announced to take place last Saturday, has
been again postponed by the receiver, Joseph
MeDer1nott, until June 16. The sale is subject
to a lease for one year, held by Warren Leland,
its present proprietor, and the hotel manage
ment will not, therefore, undergo any change
this season.
A design has been completed by the Plainfield
Grand Army Posts for the soldiers monument
to be erected in Crescent Park. The shaft will
be Of granite, fifty-three and one-half feet high,
surmounted by a bronze eagle with wings out
spread. At the base of the monument will be
three statues-one representing liberty, another
victory, and another a soldier sheathing his
sword.
John Drews, Of Orange, a boy, performed a
novel and dangerous feat at West Orange a few
days ago. The contractor for the drain that has
been laid to carry, off the standing water in the
lots on Valley road wanted to determine
whether or not the drain was free from obstruc-
tions and offered the lad a small sum to 60
through it. The pipe is eighteen inches in di-
ameter, is laid eight feet under ground and is
], 200 feet long. The boy accepted the offer and
entered the pipe. Half an hour later he
emerged safely from the other end.
Thomas Baker, of Alloway, Salem county,
found thousands Of small shad in a bucket in
which a roe had been placed, and which was
standing in the sun. Scientists say spawn
must be mixed to produce young shad.
Come, Mr.. CleUe' and. resign and gtUe
the purtu q chance!