The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-08
NEWS IN NOTES.
ALL OVER THE STATE.

ALL OVER THE STATE.
A baby girl born into the family of Mr..
n Mrs. Peter Aumick, of Newton.
weighed just twenty-five ounces when
two weeks old. She is but twelve ounce
in length, but is perfectly formed and
apparently healthy and vigorous. The
father is forty-eight wears old and the
mother forty-six. They have several
other children, all Of whom are Of normal
size.
An attempt is being made by the
masons of New Jersey to raise $751; 900 TO
establish a home for aged and INDECENT
masons. BY order of the Grand Lodge
of New Jersey, q circular has been sent
to all the lodges OF the State soliciting
subscriptions, the same to be payable
ninety days after notification from the
Grand Master that the $4,000 has been
raised.
The Freshmen ut Rutgers College, New
Brunswick, a few nights ago by q tr1ck
obtained possession of the shoes OF Il large
number of the members of the Sopho-
more class, and painted them a bright
green, after which they were deposited IN
The classroom, where they were recov-
cred by the owners next morning. The
painting was done in pursuance OF u
proclamation issued by the Sophomores,
Directing the Freshmen 20 black the
shoes of the Sophs.
A Durham COW belonging to Ilyi Van
uruff. near DeckertoWn, is the mother OF
tripleJ male calves.
Joseph Young has given up the project
of building an opera house i'll Camden,
and will spend his money on a business
block.
A epidemic of cholera or malignant
dysenIery has broken out in Sussex conn
~. In the village of Hamburg, with u
population OF 500, there have been forty
i've cases III two months and twenty
deaths. AT Monroe Corner one-fourth of
the population have suffered with the
epidemic and six awe died. At Rude
vile fifteen cases are reported, three or
them fatal. Cases are also prevalent at
Stockholm and Glenwood. The disease
appears to have baf1ed the physicians,
and much suffering and destitution are
said to exist among the poorer classes OF
victims. At Hamburg q reporter traced
the disease to a foul pig pen in the heart
of a crowded district, within ten feet OF a
large creamery. A number of dead ami
mails have lain there for several years,
and the place is now inexpresstbly filthy.
The citizens OF Hamburg have repeater
ly demanded the extinction of this NUS
ance, but their demands have not been
needed.
During the fair at Trenton x. 905 per-
sons passed through the turnstile gates.
a. quarterly dividend of one and a half
pOi 0kLbs AAIo 0CCI ~ hhO WI
trail Railroad of New Jersey.
The high license ordinance was defeat
ed in the Atlantic City council Monday
night by d tie vote. 1t provided for a
license fee of $500 for hotels and saloons,
and 81, 200 for places where liquor was
sold in combination with any theatrical
performance.
A recruiting station for the United
Suites Army has been opened in Norris
town.
The alleged wilful destruction of a st.
Bernard dog is the basis of u suit to re-
cover 1000 damages by its owner, begun
i'll the Circuit Court at Newark Monday.
The plaintiff is Gould Collingwood, for
merly an attache of the staff or the COSnlO-
p0tftan Magazine, and the defendants
are William II. n John Van Lieu Pear
son. They are residents of Glen Ridge.
The armature of one of the electric cars
caught fire on Market street, Newark.
Monday afternoon, and the smoke
rushed up through the bottom of the car,
causing Il panic among the passengers.
Some men tore away the motor covering
and the fam es were extingulshed.
Heirs Of Captain Smith of Camden, who
isreysted to have been worth half q million
dollars, have filed paners in lunacy pro-
ceedings. They charge his wife and Law
yer Hogall with conspiracy.
The trial of the indictments against the
New Jersey Jockey Club, the Linden
Park Association and various bookmak-
ers will come up at the October term of
the Union County Court, which opens
Tuesday.
The grip is making New Brunswick
people tired.
Alleged white Caps'' have notified an
Absecon man to discharge his house
keeper.
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