The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-02
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The London correspondent of the New York
Times says that Miss Lucille Hill, OF Trenton, N.
j, will have one Of the principal parts ia Sir
Arthur Sullivan's new serious opera of ivan
hoe which will be produced in October. The
writer adds:-"Hef voice Is exquisitely delicate
and yet powerful, and herstage presence is most
affective"
ST. Briant. Of Centre Grove, Morris county.
says that he will not get a single basket of
peaches from his orchard this year. He had 600
fine trees. whose buds were killed.
The eighth scientific expedition from the Col
lege of New Jersey, under the charge Of Prof.
Scott will spend part of the summer in South
western Nebraska. The party viii start
August 1.
An explosion OF molten metal caused painful
injuries to William Walters, twenty years old,
at the Blair Manufacturing Company's Works,
Cam len, on. Saturday night. Walters was pour
ing the metal and by the explosion the signt Of
his left eye was destroyed. was badly
burned about the face, and particles OF the fiery
metal entered far into his nastliis, causing
agonfzing pain. He is iii the hospital.
The Bergen county Board OF Health on Satur-
day dispossessed Patrick Tulley from the hous Q
he was living in, in Bergen township, and then
saturated the building with kerosene all. The
building was then fired, and in a few minutes
nothing was left standing but the bare walls.
The house was declared to be pestilential. Tul-
ley said that $3.50 in cash. belonging to his wife,
was burned up in the house.
Prof. S. S. Orris. Of Princeton University, has
finished his duties in Athens and is now in
hDtllG tx W III BDC1l0 LII oudll AAEl Al q
and return TO Princeton this fall, the beginning
of the new college year.
Many of the townspeople Of Madison, Morris
county. have been clamoring for public water.
works, and the Common Council. has ordered an
election to determine whether or not $50. 900
worth of three per cent. water bonds shall be
issued and works constructed.
E~x-Township Treasures William Hanna and
wife. of Kearney, sailed last Saturday on the
steamship Asiuria, of the Cunard line, to Europe,
where they will tour through England, Ireland
and Scotland after an absence OF nineteen years
from the old country. They intend to be away
about three months. Last evening q party of
friends of the couple, preceded by Lohert's
band, gave Mr.. and Mrs. Hanna a serenade,
after which they adjourned 10 Wards Cosmo-
politan Park, where a bountiful collation. was en-
joyed. The company had a merry time until a
late hour, when they all departed for their
homes. not before they wished Mr.. and Mrs.
Hanna a pleasant voyage and safe return.
A noticeable Improvement was presented in
the Red Bank STANDARD last week. New type.
new headings and new editor have made 1t one
Of the best looking and most interesting papers
in nmo county. Editor Bell is to be con-
| graduated on the change-and so are the people
of Red Bank.
Another land syndicate has been organized in
Bergen county. 1t y reported TO have bought
1870 acres OF land in West Englewood to cut into
lots and put on the market.
N. Starr was appointed postmaster of Ham
den on May "a.
Burlington City Council is being urged to pass
I'LL OAAkhNfANC lN4NiA AAS ~ S0Alb% tAaRtC W pay
fines imposed for drunkenness and disorderly
| conduct to sweat out the amount by breaking
st one for street improvements
The Orange Clerks and Salesmen's Association
| has joined the Newark Central Labor Union.
An effort is being made to induce q local grocer
to conform to the early closing rule before his
practiceis folio wed by Oilers.
The following military commissions have been
signed by Governor Aboett:-H. e. Knox, pay
master of First Battalion; Julius FL. Thourot,
first lieutenant, Company. B, Second Brigade;
Frank H.. Bennett, second lieutenant Company
G., Third Battalion.
ID Camden and perhaps in the State. was The
comforting of the III. M. degree upon three
brothers, which was done at q special communi-
cation OF Trimble Lodge No. IN, F. and A. NJ, on
4 Saturday, The fourth brother assisted in the
work. William P. Partenheimer, the master Of
the lodge, conferred the degree
Pleasantville's dreamy silver mine PANIED out
only rich clay and it has been abandoned for
ever.
Hordes of tramps are making life miserable
| for people along the line Of the Pennsylvania
| Railroad between Camden and Burlington.
The grocery, butcher, drygoods and other
\ clerks il Plainfield have organized for shorter
hours during the summer months. They de-
sire their employers 10 close their stores at
seven o'clock P. n. Jeremiah a. Moore; a.
arbitr alton.
The new 1000 ton schooner William L. Brad.
ley was launched at Miilviile yesterday after.
noon. The vessel was built for a New England
firm.
The race track Of the Gentlemen's Driving
Association in PAINTED is being relaid. This
season of Saturday afternoon heats will open on
Saturday next
Farmers in the vicinity of Stockton are plant
ing tomatoes in large quantities this spring. a
large canning factory is being erected in fhaI
place and the farmers are preparing to supply
its needs.
The Midway T~rotting Circuit will hold Q meet
4 fnn m tina Elominrtan Eair Grounds on lime III
and ~. About $1T, 900 in trotting remiums will
be offered, and there is every assurance that
speedy horses will contest for the diiferenl
purses.
The Delaware was stocked in 1870 with iesi
than 200 black bass from Lake Erie. John Gay
of Gloucester, in a letter to the Forest ana
Stream, now estimates thai during the SUMMED
the catch aggregates 900 pounds d day, which
IS a pretty good result for twenty years. ,Ths
fact Is that there is no better river in the coun
try for black bass.