The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-04-06
CITY AND STATE.
Notable Sayings and Doings Of.
Noted Men.

Dr. j. H. Vondy. who has been in Florida for
some time recruiting his health, writes home
that the orange crop was almost destroyed by
the last cold snap there.
The irrepressible Joe Noonan is still in the
clutches OF rheumatism. and he doesn't like it
any too wen
Mr.. Charles R. Burton, vino lived on Wayne
street when he was boy. is one of the editors
of Export ans Fgnnace in New York. He met
one of his Oldest Jersey City friends the other
| day, after separation of more than twenty
years, and they talked for a long time over old
friends Mr.. Burton says that the Pritchards,
Hal, VIII and Tony, who were so well known to
Jersey City boys twenty years ago, are in Ia
coma, Washington, and are very prosperous
Old DR.. Record, the Secretary Of the New Jer-
sey Historical Society, has in his possession
! every letter that he has ever received. They
are carefully docketed and arranged alphabet
ically according TO the names of the writers,
like the card catalogue Of library. There are
also nearly all the letters his father ever re-
ceiyed The whole collection forms nearly a
complete history Of New Jersey.
Hugh Farrar McDernlott, the poet, writer. and
editor, who was reported as dying, a short time
ago, viii take his first airing this week. He will
leave the Hotel Gladstone, on Fifty -ninth street,
N. Y, where he is staying, and take drive In
| Central Park.
Mrs. Duncan Mcleod and Miss Grace Mcleod
left Jersey City yesterday morning for Buffalo,
where they VIII spend the summer.
Perhaps no man in Jersey City rejoices in q
wider circle of friends than Mr. Daniel McA ghon,
Mayor CIeveland's private secretary, and surely
there is nobody in the city with fewer enemies
just now he is thanking his happy stars that
the heaviest part of the prediction work is
over.
Commissioner D. w Lawrence is the possessor
OF a museum Of all sorts OF curiosities, includ-
| ing coins, minerals, paper currency medals and
autographs, and a great collection Of relics,
which he exhibits with pride to those who visit
bis real estate office on Newark avenue.
P. W. lowering. at his drug store opposite the
Court House, also has q valuable collection Of
minerals and relics gathered from every quarter
of the globe.
The employees of Austin, Drew 6 Co, and Por-
ter Crofut & Hodikinson, two of the largest hat
shops in the Orange district, Newark, went on
strike Wednesday over the bill of prices that had
been submitted to them for the coming season
adjusted
The entire police force of Kearney resigned on
Tuesday night with the exception Of a sergeant
The patrol force consists of five men. and the
resignation was precipitated by the discharge Of
one man, Patrolnan Lynch. on charge Of
drunkenness The township committee ac-
cepted the designations and a new police force
was organized forthwith. Three patrolmen will
be appointed at once.
Members of the New York BottIers' Associa-
ton and the Newark Bottlers' Association have
conducted joint crusade in Newark for three
days to recover illegally sold bottles from junk
dealers. Eighteen members of the New York
Association, including two detectives, went to
Newark and secured search warrants from
Judge somers and with the help of the Newark
Association secured over IL COO bottles belonging
TO its members.
Bishop Goodsell Of the Delaware A. NJ. E.
Conference. has made the following appoint
ments in New Jersey: -Bridgeton, S. w. Wakes;
Camden. A. W. Hamilton; Cape May Circuit, j..
r. Waters; Bierchantvifie, J. X. Adams; Mount
Holly, J. Il. Johnson; Salem. A. L. Henry.
Camden nod carriers want an advance of
from $3.50 TO $40 per day of nine hours work
Congressman Buchanan has been appointed
chairman of tine House Committee on aIanufac-
lures
Atan advance fee of $500, Burlington Common
Council has granted every application for liquor
license before it.
T. e. Townsend has been appointed by the
Chancellor receiver of the property OF John w,
Taylor, the bankrupt silk manufacturer Of Pat
erson.
The Railway Democrats have nominated
Messrs. Edward Crolius, John r Bedow, Daniel
K. Ryno, Charles E. Pratt and B. f. Croweli for
councimen.
The special election arranged to be held at
Medford TO settle the contest arising in conse-
quence Of a tie on two candidates for Justice OF
the Peace has been annulled by the Attorney
General, who holds that such election would
be Illegal now
| On Tuesday vote OF 40 to was cast at Som
ers Point in favor of incorporation, under the
| new Borough law.
| A stock company to erect new glass works has
been organized at Bridgeton, the works to be
established at woodruff's Station on the New
Jersey Southern Railroad.
| The Etna Life insurance Company of New
York, was defeated for The third time in the
! United States Court, at Trenton, in the suit Of
| Ada Davey. Her husband died, having an iusur
ance Of $4,000 on his life. The company refused
TO pay and suit was brought This The thire
case, resulted in verdict tor the plaintiff, ant
the amount was fixed at Sls,035.
! Ex-Governor Bedie, Barker Gummere and the
Attorney General will meet at the State House
| Trenton on Saturday TO attend TO the final ar
engagements in The Morris and Essex Railroad
case
! DR.. Abraham Wessler fled diploma yester
day at the County Clerks office at Paterson, is
sued at st. Petersotrgh He is native Of Rus
STA, and Tor political reasons is a refugee from
his country.
a. q. Bogert has been appointed postmaster o.
River Edge in place OF p. " b. Demarest re
signed.
Since January hundreds Of fruit buds hav
been examined microscopicaly by Prof. Hal
stead, OF The New Jersey Experimental Farm
Station, aad he tinds that many have been kilie,
by tiis frosts, especially that OF March 6. Thu
| far the cherries and PLAINS have escaped Injury
Prof Halstead is /. brotner-ii-law Of Mayo
howe.
There was excitement in oceanport. Mol
mouth county, Wednesday night, when it wa
known that Thomas Triton Williams. one Of til,