The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-16
PERSONAL AND NOTABLE.

The Rev. G. F.. Lowe, of Newark, has been
elected corresponding secretary and treasurer of
the New Jersey Colonization Society, and the
Rev. G. Fl. Jones appointed a member of the
board of managers. Delegates to the conven-
ton of the National Society were appointed.
Mrs. Governor Green lost q solitaire diamond
earring last evening on West Jersey street, Eliza
beth, between Cherry street and Pennsylvania
railroad.
Governor and Mrs Green gave a large theatre
party Monday evening. Among those who occu-
pied the two boxes in the Newark theatre were
were the Misses Green, Miss L. B. Cole, Miss
Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs, W. Campbell Clark, Miss
Mallory, Mrs. James Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. Chef
wood Elliott; Charles I. D. Halsey, j. s.. Boggs
JJr., 2. s. Green, Jr.
Senator George Pfeifer, of Camden, has gained
another victory. His nominees for members of
the new County Executive Committee were
elected throughout the county Monday night,
Twelve of the glassblowers residing at Wash
ington, Warren county, have formed a stock
company and have purchased the factory at
Medferd. The works are all ready to begin
operations and the fires will be started this
week.
strong effort is being made to have Governor
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Judge Bennett Van syckeI, whose circuit EN-
braces Ocean and Union counties, and who has
been a Judge for twenty-one years. Petitions
are being circulated in both counties asking the
Governor to reappoint him, and in Union county
every member of the bar has signed, as well as
the Mayor and City Council of Elizabeth and all
the county officials, besides many prominent
citizens.
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clerks office at New Brunswick the Enamel Tile
Company, The president of the company is G..
w. Harrison, a cousin of President Harrison.
George Hawksworth, of Keyport, has received
a communication signed "White Caps, Y in which
the writer charges that George is 'eating on his
father-in-law, . and that unless he quits it "the
gang win deal harshly with him. Mr.. Hawks
worth denies the charge, and is making every
effort to discover the writer of the notice. If he
be found Hawksworth will carry the case into
the courts.
A movement is on foot among the members of
the Clifton Club to disband, and it is quite prob
able that the next meeting will be the last, at
least under the present organization. The club,
which was founded half a score of years ago, is
made up of Paterson, Clifton and Passaie peo-
pie, and the numerous social and dramatic en-
tertainments given by them from time to time
have spread the name of the club far and wide,
Recently, however, Cupid has been playing such
havoc with the hearts OF the constituents, both
male and, female, and so many prominent mem
bers have married, that the spacious clnbrooms
on Lexington avenue, Passaic, are now almost
deserted by their old frequenters. 1t is for this
reason that the members entertain the thought
OF oisoahuhR'
A marriage notice IN the Newark papers last
Wednesday announced that Miss Lenita Pick
ance and ". Fl. Beardsley of that place had
been married October ? in New York. 1t has
leaked out that it was a runaway marriage.
Miss Pickance had been employed in the mailing
department Of the American Tract Society in
/ New York. Beardsley Is c clerk in the same
city. The brides parents decided to make the
best OF the situation and offered the young
couple a home, which they accepted.