The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-16
PERSONAL AND NOTABLE.

The Prohibitionists of the Fifth New Jersey
district have nominated for Congress the Rev.
James S. Bradbrook, Of Dover.
An official call for the Democratic barbecue
at Asbury Park, october 9Th, says it is desired
to make the day notable, and to attract ma
tionai attention.
The dinners of the Camden Chosen Freehold
ers will be discontinued, owing to the hot DIS
cussions which usually accompany these affairs.
The citizens of Plainfleld are contemplating
the formation Of a vigilance committee with a
view of hiring detectives to ferret out the fire.
bugs.
The Bound Brook Post Office was robbed on
Thursday night. The safe was blown open and
rihed of its contents, consisting OF about SIS in
cash and perhaps an equal amount of stamps.
Mrs. Sarah F. Van Nostrand, of Milestone,
celebrated her one hundred and second birth
day on Friday. Her face is as free from
wrinkles as 1t was three-quarters of a century
age, and she moves about her cozy home with
ease.
The Westfield Athletic Company has filed
articles of incorporation with the Union County
Clerk, the iucorporators being Albert A. Drake,
George Peck and Harris W. Green. The object
of the association is the promotion of all kinds
of athletics. Plans are being prepared for the
erection of a club house within enclosed
grounds.
W. c. Dscne & Son. wma and drop
forgers, Of Brooklyn, have purchased a large
tract Of land in Boston, and will move their
manufactory to that place.
A 'milkshake'' machine at Camden is inter-
fering with the peace of mind of the worshipers
at the Wiley Methodist church, and steps will
be taken to close the store where it is used Sun
days.
There was an unusually heavy downpour Of
rain in Elizabeth last Thursday. The rainfall
was 2.G7 inches. Streets were flooded In the
lower partof the city to the depth of two feet
in places. and boats had to be used in Schiller
street. Lightning struck the foundry at the
Singer works, but tho damage was slight. One
of the oil refinerys near Carteret was also
cfrffry hlf tvAc mt in if1rad r11tph In fhn IVaof.
ern Union office operators were driven from
their Instruments.
The vapor-Cresoline Company. of Chatham,
filed articles Of Incorporation yesterday with a
capital stock fixed at 100000. The business,
that of manufacturing disinfectants, will be car
ried on In Chatham Township. The incorporators
are the following Chatham p-eople:-George
Shepard Page, Emily De Bacon Page, Henry De
Bacon Page, Albion Lambert Page and James
II. Valentine.
Cumberland County Prohibitionists met at
Millville yesterday and made the following
nominations Sheriff. Elmer E. johnson,
Bridgeton; Coroner, DR.. Charles E. WEIGH,
Vineland; Assembly, First district, Harrison
Perry. Dividing Crerk; Second district, A. J.
Washburn, Vineland.
Census Superintendent Porter says:-'The Off
ciai returns from the State of New Jersey, when
they are published, will probably give an ex-
PLANTATION of the fact that the population of New
York did not increase during the last decade as
rapidly as some people expected it would. As
the business oftthe city has encroached upon the
residence quarters the residents have found
homes in what might almost be called suburban
towns adjacent to New York in New Jersey.
From the returns already tabulated in the census
Office there is every reason to believe that the
results OF the New Jersey census will in a large
measure explain the apparently small increase
in New York City,
Last Thursday night. in Beerbauer's saloon,
Elizabeth. a large sewer rat, evidently chased by
made to kill the rat. Peter Peterson caught him
and was badly bitten in the hand. The animal
was soon killed. Peterson was taken to a physi-
clan, who cauterized the wound.
Z The people of Plainfield propose to form a
Wig lance committee for the detection of incen-
diaries.
The Democratic Congressional Convention in
the Second District will be held Wednesday,
September "a.