The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-15
PERSONAL AND NOTABLE

The Chinese residents of Newark are contem-
plating the erection of a magnificent joss house.
The Knox Presbyt erian Church, of Kearny,
has issued a call to the Rev. C. D. Preyer, OF
Brandt. Pa.
John F. Schenck, of Pennington, has been
nominated for Congress by the Prohibitionists of
the Fourth District.
A peach grower of Stow Creek township, Cum
berland county, going over his orchard the other
day found but half a dozen peaches on l,700
trees.
Senator George werts, of Morris county, has
been asked to accept the nomination for Con-
gress in the Fifth District, but he declined the
honor, slyiy limiting that he had other fish to
fry" referring to his gubernatorial candidacy.
John Sheridan, of Passaic, kept a flock of hens
until a few days ago. when he arose one morn
ing to find all but two of them dead. He knew
they had been poisoned by ~neighbors. and fear
ing that the two survivors would also be killed,
he cut their heads off and made a pot-pie of
them. He and his wife ate literally of the meat
and fell sick shortly after 1t seems that the
two surviving hens had partaken of the poison
to such an extent that the meat even when
cooked was affected. 1t required the skill of a
physician to save Mr.. and Mrs. Sheridan.
Mungo Sanders has been employed by The
Freeholders to provide a device that will keep
loungers from sitting on the guard rail of the
Passaic street bridge over the canal. The de-
vice consists of a triangular iron bar fastened to
the guard rail in such shape that one of the
sharp edges is up in shape to punish the lounger
who attempts to sit on it.
The following relics have been uncovered in
Lambertville by workmen employed in making
excavations for the New Jersey Rubber Works.
A large spur of the Mexican type, an Indian axe,
two grape shot and an English penny SO rusty
that the date is indistinguishable. The relics
are supposed to have been the property of an
East New Jersey brave.
The citizens of Washington, Warren county,
insisted upon o recount by the census authori-
ties. The new census shows an increase of 200
over the original one.
A yellow Jacket few into the ear of Mrs. Anna
johnson, at Clifwood, Monmouth county, one
day recently. All efforts to remove it proved
unsuccessful, and the lady was taken to Mata-
wan, where a physician dislodged it. Mrs.
johnson suffered great pain from the sting, and
her hearing has become impaired.
Thomas Dunn English and Joseph E. Haynes
are candidates for the Democratic Congressional
man Schalk, Jacob Haussling and William H.
Brown want, the nomination for Sheriff. and
Michael T. Barrett, Captain j. ]. Berry and ex-
Judge Stevens are among the candidates for
Senator.
The appraisement of the assets of the Mount
Holly Mills Company shows less than 500, 600,
With liabilities reaching nearly 800, 600.
Abram Van Gorden, of Pahaquarry, Warren
county, killed two gray eagles one day recently.
One Of them measured seven feet from tip to
tip.
A syndicate which has huge brick yards in
Wisconsin will, 1t is said, erect a brick manufac-
turing plant at Winslow Junction, Camden
county,, at a cost of 81, 900, 900.
John Hogate, of Lower Alloway Creek, Salem
county, recently caught q crab, upon the shell
of which is a long tuft of hair-like substance
much like a Louis XIV wig.
Hurff Weatherby, of Swedesboro, has taken
over 81, 300 worth from his citron patch this
season. Samuel Longacre o Friday last shipped
from Swedesboro over s., 200 worth of sweet
potatoes.