The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-02

three mossbun1sers They set the net in the
same place Wednesday night. the next day
canght twenty five mossbunkers. Old river men
say they never before saw these fish run SO late
in the season, and declare the winter win be an
open one
There has been an unusually large number Of
deaths among the old people Of Monmouth
county during the past few days. Mrs. Phoebe
Perrine, widow of John Perrlne, of Manaapanl
died recently at the REe OF eighty-two years and
two months. Last Sunday David Hance, father
of John D. Hance, died at his home at MarlboF-
ough, aged eighty-two years. Mrs. Haeha Smith,
mother of Mrs. William Thompson, died at her
daughters residence at Leedsyile on Thursday,
aged eighty-two years. Samuel Johnson died on
Friday at Scoheyvile, at the age Of seventy six
years. on Friday Thomas Shepherd died at
Freehold, aged seventy-six years.
A further issue Of $4,000 In sewer bonds at
four per cent. and another of $4,000 in street
Improvement bonds at six per cent. were ordered
by the East Orange Township Committee on
Tuesday night This will make the total issue of
sewer bonds S4o5,ooo
Several large deer have been seen by local
sportsnien around Mays Landing, the past few
days, while hunting foxes. It is reported that
the woods in the vicinity are full of them. The
season for shooting this game comes in next
fall Game has been plenty during the past
season. Jacob Dnbeeson, Of that place, during
the season for shooting game, killed fourteen
foxes, eighty six rabbits two opossunls two
mink and seven coons.
Samples OF white clay are being taken from
the lots hear the Camden and Atlantic depot, at
Winslow, by representatives of fire brick
manufactory. The clay viii be tested. aud If
found satisfactory, a new industry viii be
opened up that viii give employment to a large
number of men.
The darymen Of Cumberland Salem and
Gloucester counties are to forrn a Milk Trust to
do away with the n1ddiemen and their expenses
and get more for their milk
Herbert Boggs, of Newark. who drafted the
Kane Ballot Reform bill which was defeated in
the Democratic Legislature last winter, is pre-
pairing bill to De introduced at this Legislative
session providing for the application of civil
service reform rules in the municipalities of the
State Each city is TO have Civil Service Com
mission to pass upon the qualifications of appli-
cants for public offices, to classify all branches
of the Government and regulate appointments.
recent decision In the courts maintains that
if man wants to go faster than another one
ahead of him on the road he is going, ne has q
right to pass and ii he IS prevented by the other
and an accident should happen thereby, the
man thus obstructing the road is responsible for
the damage done. No man has right to in
fringe upon the rights of others, however, in
trying to pass.
The New Jersey Fruit Exchange, doing bust
ness In Fiernington reports G., 249 bushels of
peaches sold the last season fer S45s55.G7, or an
average OF 1898 cents per basket. Owing to the
storms near the close of the season, hundreds Of
baskets sold for from fifteen to thirty cents per
basket, thereby decreasing the general average
very much.
At the session of the Grand Lodge of the In
dependent Order of Mechanics of New Jersey.
held on Wednesday, in Camden, the following
officers were eIected-Grand architect, J. H.
Miller; grand secretary George Wolf: grand
treasurer, J, Wilkins; grand chaplain, James NJ.
Wray; grand inside sentinel, Thomas Hudson;
grand outside sentinel, Charles NJ. Way; grand
representative to Supreme Lodge, ]. B. Elfreth.
The next session will be held in Woodbury..
The Monmouth Fair Association has appointed
q committee to wind up its affairs. The def
cheney caused by the fair of 1858 was So, 4ss A.
Last year the loss was S6,655.21.
The dignitaries of Ocean Grove object to the
consolidation Of its postoffice with that of As
bury Park, because the latter name would I'M
doubtedly be adopted for the new joint station.
John Klmball, OF Rio Grande, Cape May coun-
ty, served three years in the United States Navy
during the rebellion, and although honorably
discharged at the end of that time, he has ever
l..
the Navy Department as ''deserter.n For sew
eral months Mr.. Kimball has been at work try
ing to convince the department that he was not
deserter, and last week he received a letter
from the Secretary of the Navy stating that it
had been ascertained that the entry in the rec
ord was Incorrect and that the same had now
been altered SO that his name now appears
among those wao were honorably discharged.