The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-02
ALL AROUND THE STATE.
Notable Sayings and Doings
Noted People.

helped to lift him into distinction. A fe even
ings ago having occasion to visit the Senator at
his residence, and not kno wing where he lived
asked an unmistakble Democrat who was riding
on the rear end of a Harrison car, to direct me.
Senator McDonalds' the Irshman said. repeat
ing my question to give his mental machinery o
sort of oiing, 81 don't know him. At this point
the conductor suggested that wanted He'd
Mcdonald, as he is Familiarity called In Harrison.
The Irshman frightened up said he had played
with He'd as boy, but was blessed if he
knew he was senator, and then he ploted me
to where the senator lived.
John II. Bonn, president of the North Hudson
County Railroad Company, is a millionaire and
also one of the most courteous and polite Of
men. He is German by birth and came to this
country an early age. He began TO work for
his living at once and has never been idle since.
Through his pluck and energy, together with
foresight, he has established a business that is
ever increasing and will. it is said soon retire
from the active management OF IT,
E. W. Harrison is perhaps the best known
civil engineer and surveyor in this state. He
Is yet young man, but there are many silvery
| threads among the hair on his head. He ac-
quired the greater portion of bis reputation as
an expert witness in the long contested tax suits
between the State and the New Jersey Central
Railroad Company He is the junior member OF
tee firm of Earle & Harrison of this city.
II. j. Boylan, this undertaken, was educa ted
for the priesthood but prsfering to embalm
bodies instead of saving souls he changed his
profession and established perhaps the largest
business in this city He says there Is more
money in one cold corpse than in a score of dis.
embodied spirits. Recently on one day he had
fifteen funerals. He is about thirty-five years
old.
Warren Hardenbergh, cashier of the Hudson
County National Bank, has proved himself to
have the same financial ability that character
lied bis late fathers successful life. He is the
right man in the right place.
Ex-Alderman Lewis H Wood has become
gentleman farmer on quite an extensive scale.
He has place down on the Shrewsbury where
he raises peas and beets and chicken and things.
Mr.. Wood is seriously considering the project of
sending some specimens of his agricultural skill
to the next mammoth county fair
Ex-Coroner John Hughes is now the leading
salesman in Rogers, Peet & Co.'s Warren street
store. He has g tact and good natured courtesy
about him which brings more customers to his
counter than to any other in the Store.
It is seldom that wild opossum is caught up
a tree in the heart of great city like this. But
such an event actually occurred one bnlmy day
in the middle of last week. Big Jake Kramer,
proprietor of the saloon next door to the old Po-
lice Headquarters site, was the fierce but lucky
huntsman that captured the willy animal He
did it with a wire moose 1t had been previously
captured by John Pelloth. the iceman. and
chained to Jake's back door. That was before
the old Police building was torn down. 1t broke
away, and up to the time OF its second capture
no trace of it had been found. There is a stable
in the rear Of Jake's saloon, and since Mr.. OPP
ossum was noosed by big Jake hole has been
discovered under the stable where 1t is sup
posed the animal has been hiding for the past
two months The dispute as to the ownership
of the opossum between Mr.. Pelloth and Jake
has not yet been settled. Dick Cooper is nego-
tiating for its carcass in order to serve the
Grand Jury with chowder.
At the residence of T. T. Kinney Newark
Masks and Faces was charmingly presented
Friday night. The cast included well known
members of society, and the character of the
leading lady was taken by Mrs Kinney. She
was assisted by her daughter, Miss Estelle, and
Mr.. Kinney acted as stage manager
Fx-Congressman J. Hart Brewer has been sue
ceeded in the presidency of the Trenton Watch
Company by ex-Mayor Frank A. Mcgowan A
stakeholder of the company says the works
were operated last year at loss Of $4,000.
The annual report of Health ohicer wallace,
of Newark, gives the number of deaths last
year as 4,O29, being death rate of 1913 in a
total estimated population of 1895. The births
| for the year were s. is4, and the marriages 1876
u,hf 4ba Sc
less than the actual number The death rate
for whites is 2sss, and for colorsd people 49, os.
The deaths from zymotic diseases increased
from s0s in 1888 to LOLA There were 4s5 deaths
from consumption and s55 from pneumonia
while diphtheria claimed 1,ss2 victims, an iu-
crease of 1888. Scarlet fever claimed IA, an in.
crease of s7s; typhoid fever 5ss, increase of
l03.
Ex-senator Samuel Hopkins of Gloucester
county, while driving on Wednesday afternoon.
was stricken with paralysis and remained UNI
conscious until late in the evening. He was re-
moved to his home at Woodbury. Thursday morn.
ing, and his condition reported as somewhat i'm.
| proved
Elias NJ. Condit ex-Director of the Board of
Freeholders, was surprised at his home, in West
Orange, Thursday night by large party of per
sonal friends, chiefly composed of county officials
and Newarkers The affair was genuine sur.
prise to Mr.. Condit, who gave the party cordial
welcome He was presented by them with a
handsome bronze clock.
The police signal system in Newark went 10, o
operation yesterday. keys to the boxes being dis
tributed to the men going on duty.
Mr. Mravlag, one of the Republican members
Of the Common Council of Elizabeth, waited
upon the City Comptroller yesterday and signed
a document releasing the city of all obligation
to pay him the $500 salary which a majority of
the Council had voted themselves. Mr.. Mravlav
explained that he could not conscientiously take
a salary which he believed the taxpayers were
unwilling should be paid.
mass meeting of citizens was held in Camden
/ Friday night for the purpose OF nominating Elk
else Commissioners on citizens ticket, select
ing men who win conscantousiy seek the
strictest enforcement of the liquor laws About
100 persons attended and there was great en-
thusiasm.
The third annual dinner of the Leather Manu-
facturer's Association was held at MINERS
Newark, Thursday evening Dir. George A. Hal
sey presided, assisted by Messrs. John D. Harri
son, R. c. Saio.>en, Hugh Smyth, Patrick Reil
ley, William A. HaIsey, and Others. Many pro
minent citizens were present. Hr. Halsey vel
coined the company in few brief remarks.
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