The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-03-30

I the county OF Passae- II Is understood that
several prominent business man Of Paterson, who
are ex-officers OF the battalion, have offered to
advance SD, coo to the State Military Board in
three yearly insfallmeuts Of SIS 600 each, aud a
bill carrying out the plan has been introduced in
the Legislature
Judge Robert S Woodruff yesterday presided
at the Mercer County Court, for the first time
since his appointment
Numerous creditors holding court judgments
and other claims bsmoan the sudden departure
of James G. Groendyke, Of Carlton avenue,
Plainfeld, for New York Previous to his FAM
iiy's departure officers endeavored to serve writs
/ OF attachment but were ouly partly successful
Grocers bakers and furniture men are among
the losers. Mayor Male, the landlord is out
nearly $500 for rent Mr. Groendyke moved
to Elizabeth from PlaindeId year ago
The Boonton National Bank, of Boonton, was
authorized to begin business yesterday with a
capital of $4,000
The prize winners in the annual freshman
prize essay contest Of the American Wing Liter
! airy Society, Princeton College are:-Eirst prize,
William T. Tyson, of Pennsylvania; second
prize james D. Cameron, of Nova Scotia.
i Thomas E. Boyd, Democrat, ex -superintend
ent Of the Trenton Water Works, has been APP
pointed engineer at the State House, position
which has been held by John MacKechney. Re-
publican, for several years. He assumes the Of
Zee April 10.
About forty sllrworkers IN Comforth & Mark S
factory, at Paterson, struck yesterday afternoon
on account of the introduction of new system
by which their pay would be materially reduced.
The thirty-seyen Swapping boys at the
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higher wages yesterday. The company said the
works should be closed before the demand was
granted.
The Senior oratorical contest of The Closophic
Society of Princeton College took place last
evening The first prize was awarded to George
B. Caringtons of Maryland and the second to
Herbert n Gesnes, of New Jersey
The new steamer Brldgeton, built for the
Philadelphia line, made her first trip
from the latter city Friday, arriving at Bridge
| ton at four O'Clock in the afternoon.
The Presbyterians OF Rutherford last night
dedicated their magnificent brown stone house
of worship. The beautiful edfice, that cost at
least $780, stands upon an isosceles triangle on
Park avenue.
The Trenton Board of Trade has passed
resolution instructing its Special Committee to
report the best plan available for securing q free
public library.
Ex-Fire Chief Oliver conIon got a verdict for
SO and costs yesterday in the Elizabeth District
Court against Deputy Tax Collector Michael Fin
neran for an alleged unlawful arrest. Finneran
took the ex-ehief into custody for non-payment
of poll tax Of ST. when, an exempt fireman. he
was not liable to taxation.
Division superintendent Heath, Of the Morris
Canal Company, states that shipping on the
canal will commence tomorrow The contem-
plated improvements to the Montgomery street
lock have been postponed Twenty i've new
boats win be added to the canal service this
spring.
Thirteen persons Joined Christ P E. Church,
Bloomfield, on Sunday evening by confirmation
Bishop starkey administered the rite The
bishop congratulated the new rector, the Rev.
R. S Caflin, on the success of his work in his
new charge, and exhorted tho people to sustain
him in his endeaEors to secure new stone
church edifice
bill for the erection of public building at
Elizabeth, to cost Sa500oe, has been introduced
by Congressman Geissenhaner
The firm of Mortimer s simons propose to re-
open the abandoned shirt factory at Jamesbury.
The works will employ 500 operators.
Chief Justice Beasley yesterday exchanged
circuits with Hon. Edward W. Scudder The
reason for such exchange was that the Chief
Justice, having in the vacation season to leave
his summer residence at Monmouth Beach, near
Long Branch. and journey 10 Pennington and
Belvidere. was DESTROYS of sojourning as long as
possible at his seaside home. Judge Scudder will
hereafter preside at the Mercer Huuterdon and
Warren courts while the Chief Justice will off,
ciate at the Monmouth and Middlesex circuits
After continuous existence OF III years the
Elizabeth weekly Journal has suspended publ
cation merging into the enterpsislng Elizabeth
daily of that name The Journal was the Oldest
paper in the State, ana when first issued in 1883
was one of the half dozen papers in the whole
country, 1t waxed and grew fat before the adj
vent of the daily papers, but of late years has
been merely tender to its sixissue week sue
cessor, and now suspeuds entirely, thereby
demonstrating anew the fact that the occupation
of weekly newspapers in cities where there are
dailies is gone.
The new Excise Board of Camden will organize
April g. One of the members declares that the
Republicans, who are in the majority are solid
against an increase in the number Of saloons,
and the number will doubtless be greatly re-
duced.
Prof Woodrow Wilson, Princeton Glass of 70,
wko is at present Professor of Jurisprudence and
Political Economy at Wesleyan College, has ac-
cepted the chair in Princeton College, to which
he was elected at the last meeting of the trus-
tees. He is the author of a work on 1.-THE State "
Some Of the wideawake boys of Haclzettstown,
while the Common Council was discussing the
question of Streets placed sign in the middle
of the main street which read-ssNo fishing al.
lowed in this pond"
The first raft of the season passed down the
Delaware on Saturday last
The new patrol wagons of Camden have run
into and demolished charcoal wagon, a milk
wagon, knocked down an old woman. aud the
drivers have been warned TO act more cautiously
in dashing out Of the stables
United States Fish Commissioner Mcdonald
has sent 10, 900 land-locked salmon fry from the
Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y, Station, for the pur-
pose of stocking the quiet waters in Central
New Jersey.
Ground viii be broken at Elizabeth in a few
weeks for new armory, to be erected by the
Phil Kearney Guards, the crack company of the
Third Regiment The arInory viii be built of
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