The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-07
PERSONAL AND NOTABLE.

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Mrs. Stillman, a farmers wife living near
Dover, broke a ducks egg into a frying pan a
few days ago, when out ROLES an egg OF smaller
size; The larger egg was Of ordinary size and
about an inch and q half long, with a perfect
shell and normal in every way.
A handsome memorial baptsmaI font has
been presented to the Second Reformed Church,
New Brunswick, by friends of the late Mrs.
John G. Etmendorf. She was for many years
superintendent of the infant department Of the
church's Sunday school, and an efficient worker
in all church and charitable enterprises.
The Citizens State Bank of Elizabeth, recen tly
organized, will open for business next Monday.
City Treasurer Whelan has accepted the place
of cashier, but will not yet give up his place as
City Treasurer. He has selected as an assistant
or deputy treasurer, Sames Potts. chief clerk
for Shipper Norton at the Central Railroad coal
wharves.
While taking a stroll in the mountains back of
Plainfield on Sunday John Faulkner, a farmers
lad of fifteen years, had an encounter with a
bald-headed eagle. When first discovered the
eagle was perched upon a tall pine tree and was
surrounded by a flock of crows. AS young
Faulkner approached the group the crows flew
away. Seemingly enraged at the intrusion, the
eagle swooped down upon the boy, striking him
with great force upon the left breast. In an in
slant the sharp talons and beak had pierced
the lads clothing and torn it from his breast,
decorating the flesh in a painful manner. The
boy grasped the birds head in u frantic clutch
and choked it. The eagle was apparently in a
weak condition, and yet the boy said afterward
thSt hours seemed to elapse before the birds
huge wings, which measure six and one-half
feet from tip to tip, ceased to beat down unmer-
cifully upon his head. When the bird was ex-
hausted Faulkner flung it from him and then
broke one wing by jumping upon it as it lay
prostrate. The eagle was then secured and
taken alive 10 Plainiield. where it is now being
exhibited.
At the Court House at Pennington, today, the
Hunterdon County Board or Agriculture will
discuss the question Shall formers demand q
I1wu.r rofn nf ipfApaQt ami n Inprnf rafs, "a nv
upon lands used exclusively for farming than
upon lands held for any other purposey'' Secre-
tary Dye, Of the State Board Of Agriculture, and
Prof. Voorhees,. Of the State Agricultural Col
lege, will deliver addresses in the afternoon
Twenty-Five children own Patrick Edmunds, a
Cape May colored man. as father.
John b. Peddie, son Of the late ex -Congress-
man Thomas B. Peddie, after whom the Peddie
Memorial Baptist Church OF Newark was named,
has retained ex-Chancellor Runyon TO bring suit
for heavy damages against the Newark Sated az
Standard in case an ample apology and retrac-
tioD be not made for an anonymous interview
to the effect that there Is grave doubt about
John being the son of Thomas b. Peddis.
A great deal of indignation has been cx-
praised by church people and Others in Free
hold because a social sporting organization of
that pace, known as sThe Peach Orchard
Gang gave q clambnke on Sunday Inst on
their grounds near the Monmouth fair grounds
The affair included a miscellaneous entertain
msnt after the bake and was a stag party. This
was the first Sunday outing of the club, and il
was attended by numerous officials and poll
ticians.
About fifty silk: ribbon weavers employed by
Pelgram& Meyer, large Paterson manufacturers
struck on Monday against a reduction in wages
from fifteen to twenty per cent. The weaver:
of the Helvetia SIX Mil, and over one hundred
| employed by johnson, Cowdin & Co., in ths
same city. are also out, resisting similar reduc-
tions.
Horace J. Arne, the School Assessor of WesI
Orange has completed his count and reports
S27 children between the ages Of five and thir
teen I'M the district, an increase of forty ovel
last yeer. These children are from 361 families
A half interest in the extensive Stockhan
ware at the foot Of Vine street, Camden, hal
beer transferred to Charles Stockham by thu
heirs OF John Storkham for $4,000.