The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-16
PERSONAL AND NOTABLE.

The Monmouth Court has refused liquor
licenses TO the Asbury Park applicants.
A case of 'didn't-know-it-was as loaded resulted
in the woundingo of John orman two-year-old
child at Gloucester on Monday night. Its aunt
was handling a toy gun, and the tiny bullet en-
tered the child's head.
The new bridge over the head of Maurice River
was formally opened Tuesday. The first vehicle
over was a beer wagon from Bridgeton for Vine
land-both Prohibition towns.
Haddonfield is moving for a Board of Health.
Miilville is greatly agitated over the arrest Of
several well known citizens for illegally selling
liquor.
Camden county Presbyterians have formed an
alliance to help weak congregations.
The present outlook of the berry crops through
Atlantic county indicates an unusually large
yield this season.
The nail mills of the Cumberland Nail and
Iron Works, at Bridgeton, are closed on account
Of oyerproduction.
The want OF postal arrangements at Franklin
has caused the residents to make unique ar
rangements. Fifteen families have signed an
agreement. by the terms OF which they win take
turns, @ week at a time, in carrying the mail to
and from the Jamesport post Office, as well as
distributing it at the several houses.
A game of whist by telephone has been ar
ranged By. General superintendent Hubbard Of
the American Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany. The game will be played over the line be-
tween Morristown, N. j., and Easton, Pc.
The Standard Press Company on Tuesday
morning Tiled articles OF incorporation Win the
Union County Clerk. The ineorporators and
stockholders are:- George /. Davis William
Mills and George w. Mills. The capital is $1,000,
and the object of the company, as announced in
its articles of incorporation. is to embark in the
publishing business in Elizabeth.
There are 5000 kangaroo skins received in
Newark, N. j., every week. They are all tanned
in one large establishment on Sussex avenue
and are made into fine shoes. Australia and
New Zealand furnish kangaroos hides for the
world. The kangaroos are killed in Australia
about 800 miles back from the coast, and are
shipped from Melbourne, Sydney, and New
castle. in Australia, and from Masterton, In
New Zealand.
The citizens of Keyport are vigorously pro-
testing against the action of fishermen. OF late
thousands OF young sturgeon have been taken
from RaTitan Bay, which, besides being a VIOLA
ton OF State law, is detrimental to the business.
Sturgeon at one time was abundant in the Bay,
but now it is q rare thing to see one. The great
scarcity is caused by the unnecessary slaughter
of the young fish. An effort is being made to
compel fishermen who catch young sturgeon in
their nets to let them go instead of killing them.
II this were done sturgeon fishing might once
more become a profitable pursuit in Raritan Bay.
The first arrest under a law made by the pres
emit Legislature prohibiting the killing of reten-
ton OF mamooseS young stmgeonl was made at
Bridgeton on Saturday. Edward Willets was &C.
cused by Fish Warden James ELLINGTON of kill
ing eleven Of the Strengthening fish. The
penalty is a fine of $40 for each moos de-
stroyed.
William Fl. Abercrombie, who was nominated
to be Consul at Nagasaki, Japan, by President
Harrison, Saturday, is a son Of the late Rev.
DR.. Abercrombie, OF Jersey City.
The Morristown Democrats elected their whole
ticket on Tuesday. The only opposition was by
the Probibitionists, the Republicans running no
ticket. Mayor Werts was reelected.