The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-19
NEWS IN NOTES.
STATE NOTES.

A curious accident occurred In fac
tory No. z at South Millville, Mon
day. which nearly cost David Dough-
erfy his life. A pot full OF molten
glass fell into the sheer hole just as
Dougherty was entering ii, and he
was enveloped In the flames and hot
ncid. With great presence OF mind he
escaped through a coal hole unin-
5ured-
A was issued Monday in a
suit of Walton Brothers, coal dealers,
OF Newark, against the New Jersey
Coal Exchange, charging the mem
bers thereof with conspiring to ruin
the firms business and drive them
out Of the trade. The damages are
laid at $780, 900. The Walton Brothers
were charged before the courts some
time ago upon an indictment for sell
ing short weights in coal
Mrs. Carrie vandegrift, the Burling-
ton woman who was to appear before
the Supreme Court today for sentence
for poisoning her son, will not have to
come. Her counsel, Charles Hem
erickson. was informed by the Court
yesterday that the rule to show aus
why q new trial should not be granted
would be allowed, and this would de-
fer the sentence until the rule is ar
gued at the next term of Court. Then
II the new trial is not granted she will
be sentenced
Uniformed bootblacks will hereafter
attend TO the male passengers on the
Delaware river boats of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
Measles are prevalent at Richland.
River pirates robbed four oyster
boats at Cedarville ON Sunday.
Work has begun in part Of Dun
lips new carpet mills at Mount
Holly.
A wall 113 years old was removed in
making improvements to the post
Office at Haddonfield.
Tho Camden marriage mart is still
in active operation. During the past
month the ministers and Justices of
united $40 couples.
The Democrats, in celebrating their
victory at Newton a few nights ago,
exploded some giant powder that
killed several hundred young chickens
in Edgarton a. Parsons incubator.
and some one will have to pay $3.50
for the damage.
The ladies of the Women's Relief
Corps, Of Pennington, have realized
$500 from an entertainment, and the
proceeds will go the fund for the
erection Of a monument to the menu
ory Of the soldiers who were. killed in
the war Of the Rebellion
Last week an unknown man entered
the barn of William A. Kipp, at
Spring Valley, Bergen county, and
placed blue vitriol in the feed man
gers, on shocks of corn. around the
barnyard and in the water trough,
with the evident intention Of killing
his cattle.
At the close of its second months
business the Citizens National Bank
Of Englewood had on deposit over
$3.50, 900. 1t is remarkable showing.
Efteen-year-old John Z. Butler, liv-
ing in Merchantville, seized the muz-
zle Of his gun to drag it into the house
On Monday. The hammer struck a
stone, the weapon was discharged and
the full load struck Butler in the right
side near the shoulder, tearing a huge,
Jagged hole around the neck. The
bow is in Cooper Hospital and will
probably survive.
Burlington Gazette says:-Recently
a party OF gunners put Bustleton way
came across a man skinning a horse
that he had just killed. They asked
him why he killed the horse. and this
was his answer:-"Why, he kicked me
and / killed him. / have another at
the barn and If he kicks me I'll kill
him too" In answer to a question
rs to what he would do with the hide
the man said that it would fetch him
$40, with which he would have a good
time.
For several weeks a good looking
colored man, Of medium build, named
James Bowker, has been in Long
Branch posing as a missionary. He
was in the habit of calling on the
women OF the leading colored families
during the absence OF the male mem
bers Of the household. Sixteen lead
ing colored citizens, under command
OF a well known political leader, called
on him at a late hour on Wednesday
night and gave him a thrashing. His
cries were heard several blocks away.