The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-10
PERSONAL AND NOTABLE.

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Prof. Edwin Shepard. Of the Summer School
of Pedagogy, announces that owing to the Ill
ness of Prof. Guilford, there will be no school
this summer. Prof. Shepard will visit other
schools during July and August and perfect
plans for future operations He has had many
letters from teachers who expected TO come
here and attend the school.
Lawyer j. Eugene Troth has at last received
his appointment as Collector Of the Port OF
Camden.
The Passaic Edily Meas has issued an elegant
illustrated pamphlet to its regular edition, des-
tributing the ad~vantagesof Passajc for manufac-
turing and residence. The work is far superior
to most Advertisements of that KIND.
Illegal fishing in the South Branch Of the Rari-
tan River has nearly depleted the fine stock Of
the stream, and the authorities at Pennington
have deposited 500 to be paid 20 the person who
gives first information establishing the guilt OF
the offender.
An anonymous circular was distributed about
Orange last Saturday. 1t was headed:-sThe
Law Six days shalt thou labor and do al thy
work. Remarks on this extract from the Bible
were followed by 1.-THE Statute = an extract
from the Vice and immortality act of the State.
The substance OF the circular was d protest
against selling on Sunday. There was no sigma
ture to the circular and its author is unknown.
The Board of Freeholders of Union county has
decided to raise the tax appropriation to Sf75,-
600, owing to increased expenses for the build
ing of the county roads and for election ex-
penses under the new law. This step is made
necessary in order to pay off $4,000 principal on
the bonded debt. A special tax of SIS, 600 Is also
to be levied to pay for the building of the county
road on Westfeld avenue. Contractor William
Richardson has been awarded the CONTRACT to
build the Morristown road through Springfield,
and also the road through Fanwood.
The books and accounts of Major Rogers, late
Superintendent of the Soldiers Home, at Kear-
ney, have been officially examined by an expert
accountant, and his report submitted to the
Board of Managers. The examination covered a
period of eleven years, and nearly 10000 vouch-
ers were compared. There were but two errors
discovered-one of So in a pay roll, and one Of
three cents in the treasurers account.
The annual reunion Of the survivors Of the
Eleventh Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, will
take place in Aaron Wilkes Post rooms. on
Broad street, Trenton. June IL, at 10 a. m. The
survivors are earnestly requested to be present
and meet again those who stood side BY side
during tie dark days of the war, and whose
ties Of friendship were welded in the fires of
battle. More time is to be devoted to the trans
action of business and f~raternal greetings than
heretofore.
Bass fishing in the surf has commenced in
earnest. Quite a number of fine striped fellows
have been caught at the wreck of the Malta
during the past week. Lovers of piscatorial
sport should hasten to Belmar and enjoy
the fun.
Landowners in the vicinity of Pennington are
jupilant over the news that the abundant red
shale, which has made their land SO sterile and
prices by Robert & Fell, Trenton brick manufac-
turers, who announce that they have expert
mented successfully to make superior brick of
Unusual strength and beauty of a combination
OF .he shale and ordinary clay.
The u. s. Fish Commission is concentrating
its shad-hatching operations on the Delaware at
Gloucester. The remarkable increase of shad in
our river which has resulted from previous
paintings of fry has encouraged the Commission
TO redoubie its efforts. On the first of the week
upward of 35, 100000 Of fry had been hatched-
There is a story going the rounds Of the news
papers that W. Scott Snyder, former editor of
the lakewood 2amles, was freed by a bear last
week while cunning for frogs in a swamp near
Lakewood, and that Senator Cranmer, who was
in his company, threw down his gun at sight of
bruin and ran for the nearest hotel without
stopping to look over his shoulder. A party
was made up at the hotel, including ex-Sheriff
| Robbins and Postmaster Middleton, who sailed
| out with guns heavily loaded, killed the too san
guine cub in the first round and rescued the UNI
Fortunate snyder, who sat in. 1.-THE crotch Of d per-
simmon tree peppering the bear with fine bird
shot.