The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-02
PERSONAL AND NOTABLE.

Mr.. John Mullins, the furniture dealer. has
gone to Louisville to view the ruins left in the
track Of the cyclone. He will remain a week.
The New Jersey Historical Society has com
pleted arrangements for the erection of a hand
some new building in West Park street, Newark,
adjoining the Free Library. A part of the new
building, when completed, will be used by the
Board of Trade.
A number of prominent Union county polite
ians and business men have formed a stock COM
pany for the purpose of manufacturing drain
pipes, tagging and building foundation stones
from a patented asphaltic concrete. Among the
stockholders are John Kean, Jr., E. NJ. Wood,
Frank Bergen, p. Z. Van Saun, William 7. West,
George Kyle and Walter Luttgen.
While the lovers of outdoors greet spring with
open arms there are none so jubilant as the ca
noeists. These lovers of the water hail with de-
light the promise OF an early season this year
and have already put many of their boats in
working trim. This will be the greatest season
Trenton canoeists have ever known, and prepa-
rations are being made for a big meet on the
Delaware river soon. The date and place of the
meet has not yet been decided upon. The club have
ordered a largs club war canoe, which is the
latest novelty in cunning, and has become a
very popular branch of the sport.
John B. Shumar, of Freehold, for many years a
justice of the peace and a business man of high
| standing, left here in company with Mrs. Sarah
smith. The couple are supposed to have gone
West. Shumar's cond. ct with Mrs. smith has
caused talk recently. Besides leaving a wife and
several small children Shumar has left behind
him debts to the amount Of at least $1,0G0
George L. Derham and Peter j. Sutton, of
Newark Typographical Uuion No, 1os, were cleo
ted last night to serve as delegates to the conven-
ton of the international Union to bs held at
Atlanta, Ga, in June.
The business men of Atlantic county are
making an effort to induce Congress to make an
appropriation of the dredging of Great Egg
Harbor river, which has become filed UP by
freshets of the past two or three years, SO that
in many places the channel is only six feet
deep.
Two Salem hotels were licensed by the new
city council the fee being placed at $500. One
wholesale license was granted at $500 per year.
Licenses come high in Salem.
The directors OF the New Hunterdon County
Fair Association have elected the following off,
GERS president, w ]. Keys; vice president. A.
j.. Radel; secretary. John B. Hunt; treasurer.
Moses X. Everitt.
David Neighbour, Of Califon, is the Oldest ex-
member Of the Legislature living, being a mem
Der Of Assembly from Hunterdon in 1898,
After ten years pursuit Edward R. Dolbow, of
Pennsgrove, has caught a government pension of
81. 1920.
At Cape May City over fifty persons have pro-
fessed conversion as the result of the revival at
tho Mefhndiet Eniecopai Church
An election was held at Sea Isle City last Sat.
urday ON the question OF incorporation. which
resulted almost unanimously in favor Of corpo-
ration. rNffaNFas 4AssnBRW 5N
The main buiidihks ~ the New Brunswick pot
terry and drain pipe wyrbs., Adam Greene, pro
prlstsoqrs was burned sunday Theloss y 5000
partially insured.
S The Newark and South Orange Rallfoad toni.
pany aSili be soldrtpl y (BrqoklyH syrdieateIthis
,nweeks tits reporteds for s Goa,o DOC, sws-shseds-sc
ps psiatn cash and the 9tPp Fl third h tFe1atock
AoB tlls company. .JJilb4llDAO ~
Civil suits TO- recover about s l.gOo9 goa have
'ttlRsskd begun sbyithaJ United States Gogerhmshb,
through District sAtto4fa1Iakas p sSsys s.r.S 3
Adam and Philip Geyer and the Enterprise
Brewing Company, of Newark, whose plant in
that city was seized by the Government officers a
few days ago. The Geyers have made q propo-
sition TO compromise with the Government for
5000, and a decision is expected In a few days.
II the compromise is agreed TO the civil suits
will be dropped. but it is not known whether it
will have any effect on the criminal charges.