The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-18
CITY AND STATE.
Notable Sayings and Doings Of
Noted Men.


Theodore GIiedt. of the Heights prominent
member of the Gesseliger Vereir, 'Humor, .,
sailed for Bremen Wednesday by the steamer
Aller. The jovial members of the Gesseliger
Verein boarded the steamer in a body to send
him away happy. President Max Neishaupt,
In behalf of the society, presented him with an
elegant fioras cushion. The members sang
parting song and made merry until the last mo
ulent, and then from the pier they waved their
adieus TO the voyager. Mr. Gliedt viii return in
September.
Captain William A. Allen, president Of the
kindling wood factory bearing his name, and his
family are occupying their spacious ana beauti.
full country home near Spring Valley, RocSland
county, NJ r.
Brer. C. J Benson spends his evenings daily
ing with patent lawn mower in front Of his
Summit avenue homo These fine evening
The seat of the City Government was pretty
nearly transferred to the Dryers brooklyn
track on Handicap day An the boys were
faces and short purses. Our politicians not
'dead stuck on Castaways just about this
time.
About six months ago one Of the many stacks
at the Barbour Linen Thread Works at Paterson
was struck by lightning in the most peculiar
manner The chimney is a square brick struc-
ture about one hundred feet high. The electric
bolt struck it about thirty feet from the summit,
cut it clean in two horizontally, so that the up
per section was lifted clear of the remainder
and dropped back into place 50 squarely that it
remained balanced and standing, although sway
ing little in the strong wind. Not wishing to
attempt to rebuild the chimney during the win
ter, the company caused scaffolding to be built
and broad iron band rugged around the frac-
ture. little distance outward from the chimney
forming trough into which cement was packed
thereby rendering the chimney temporarily safe
During the summer the chimney will be taken
down TO the point Of fracture and rebuilt.
When you wish to know what the weather is
10 be go ont and select the smallest cloud YOU
aud disappears, it shows state of the air that
is almost sure to be followed by fair weather:
but il it increases in size, falling weather will
not be far off The reason is this. When the
air is becoming charged with electricity you viii
see every cloud attracting all the lesser to-
wards it, till it gathers into a shower; and on
the contrary, when the fluid is passing off or
diffusing ITSELF even large cloud will be seen
breaking to pieces and dissolving.
Tuesday evening last the Executive Com
1nittee OF the Second New Jersey Brigade AS
Rushling; secretary, ". B. Titus, of Trenton
NJ j.; Major Address, Of Philadelphia; General
Price Of Jersey City, and Chaplain. the Rev. e.
Fl Stewart of Portland, Pa. met with the local
committee OF the Eighth Regiment Veteran As.
socation in their beautifully furnished room at
I59 market street. Newark, n. j., and made the
arrangements for the next annual reunion to be
held In that city on the eighteenth of June
next.
Residents Of the Fourth ward of Plainfield are
complaining of the tramp nuisance They say
the Migrants 20 there in droves and that they
are refused assistance 1t is thought that at til
next meeting of Common Council a policeman
will be appointed to patrol the streets in that
neighborhood
ciety was formed at Somervile, N, j., with
about nine members. 1t has increased its mem
bership until 1t now numbers nearly all the re-
spectacle young men Of the place. Somerville
must be very degenerate Plainiield young
men need no such institution.
In the Westheld Standard a short time age
was noticed - article making inquiries as tc
what had become of the cannon that the Plain
field boys had stolen from Westfield. IL is
still in the possession Of Engine Company No. 2
and the boys are having it remounted on Q
| that day the cannon will be voted 10 the most
popular G. A. X. Post in Plainfeld.
The Mount Holly Water Company has de
clared an annual dividend of ten per cent, or s.
per share. Tine amount OF STOCK was Increased
| the past year.
The Paterson Saving Institution now has Oh
| deposit over S3,IOOt0O, representing more THAI
| 1900 accounts,
Ali the Republican members Of the New Jerse,
/ Senate have signed paper recommending Ger
! shom Frazee 10 q Custom House appointment
4 The boys say, ''What did we elect enjamii
Harrison for f il wasn't to give show 70 som
| Of the old war horses at the public cribfN
Evidently matrimony agrees with Eddie
Dugan He looks more contentcd with life
! every day.
| Druggist Adolph F. Weller of No 81 Con
! gress Street, a widely known resident, will sal
! for Germany next Saturday on q short visit to
| his native land. The Humor Bowling Club and
many friends will make his departure pleasap
| and memorable.
Lawyer G. j. Peshall is undergoing series 0
1 painful operations to effect radical cure OF hi
old enemy, the hay fever
Judge Dixon went to New Brunswick yester
day to spend Sunday
Mr. James Fleming win make the principa
| address at the meeting OF the Cosmos Club al
| Taylor's Hotel tomorrow evening.
! "a congressman William McAdoo. OF Virginia
has accepted the invitation of the veterans am
citizens of Brooklyn TO deliver the Grafton a
| Greenwood Cemetery on Memorial Day.
General f. Burd Grubb has been appointed b,
/ President Harrison one of the visitors to tn
tinted states Military Academy at West Point
Ouartermaster General Donrelly Is superin
tending some changes at the Sea- Grit CAM
I ground
rAs saba@bdn, the weekly society paper tina
began its publication last fall and attempted Il
I cover the field, not only in the Oranges, bu
Newark Elizabeth Paterson Pial !aH,si an