The Jersey City news., 1890-10-27
NEWS IN NOTES.
STATE NOTES.


The George B. Wood prize of $3.50, to be
given to that member of the junior class
OF Princeton College who stands hlghest
III his studies, has been awarded TO ,.
Grant Oliphant, of New Jersey.
The works of tho Asphalt Block Com
pany in Camden have been attached by
the Sheriff for a debt of $4,000. The con-
Germ was mansged by Charles L. WORK,
\ late president OF the defunct Gloucester
City Bank.
The manager of the Office Of the New
Jersey Postal Telegraph Company. at
Plaindeld, w. S. Sitter, received severe
bhock from live electric light wire on
FRIDAY. He was unconscious for hours,
fbut his recovery is now assured.
The Hassaic county Grand Jury mas
found indictments against the Passaic
County Agricultural Association, which
has for number OF years managed the
race track at Clifton, bookmakers at the
track, and the managers, the pool sellers,
and against Alderman James Miller, the
latter being charged with bribery.
The fourth annual convention OF the
New Jersey Christian Endeavor Union
will be held Wednesday and Thursday ii
the First Presbyterian Church, Camden.
The stables of the Gentlemen's Driving
Park Association, near Plainfield, were
totally destroyed by fire Friday morning.
The loss is $1,000. lncendiarism is sus-
pected.
Judge Garrison has granted an order
to hold a special election in Bass River
township ON the license question. inc
citizens will vote on the question OF plac-
ing the license fee at 81, coo
The State Association OF Teachers
meets at Model Hall, Trenton, on Decem-
ber %, 30 and 80 The New Jersey
Council of Education meets on the morn
ing Of the 28th.
A movement is on foot among the
Irish societies of Trenton to invite Dillon
aud O'Brien to come to that city during
their stay in this country.
The State Board of Assessors are just
completing their assessments on railroad
corporations, and will make report TO
the Comptroller on Friday.
Additional contracts for supplies for
the State Prison for the next six months
have been awarded as follows:- -llium-
mating material, Dolton q Co.; ice,
United Ice Company; forage, %. >.
Hutchinson; steam fitting, Katzenbach
& Co.; hosiery, Murray & Griffith; lum-
Der. Joseph Taylor; paint, e. +. Hooper;
metals, Dunn Hardware and Paint Co.; !;
flour, E. 9. Hutchinson; shoes, A. l..
Williams.
The Monmouth Park Racing Associa-
tion is about to beautify the race course
by the addition of elegant drives and
mounds of shrubs aud flowers: When
the Improvements are completed i'll the
spring the park will resemble, in some
respects, Central Park, The driveways
will be wide, and open to the public all
The year round except on racing days.
The mounds of flowers and shrubbery
will be distributed artistically among the
drives, and large mound Is to be laid
out at each end of the grand stand. The
outside of the track is to be lined with
California hedge. 1t is the intention of
the association to make 1t one of the fin
est racing parks In the country.
On last Monday evening the Hacken-
sack silk mill was set on fire by the igni-
tion of match which mouse was drag
ging through small crack in the base
hoard of a room. The flames were ex-
tinguished with water buckets, and the
loss does not exceed $50.
Thomas Breen, a laborer employed at
Edward Kemp's country seat on the
Rumson road, Red Bank, was attacked
by two bucks on Tuesday and badly in
jured. Breen and the head gardener went
into the deer pen to feed the DEER and
while there the barking of dog outside
of the pen enraged the two bucks, and
they opened an attack ON them. The
gardener climbed over the fence, but
Breen was not so fortunate. The larger
Of the bucks caught Rreen on its antlers
and threw him to the ground. Both Of
the mad bucks then attacked him
Breen's right knee cap was split and dis
located. and he was cut on the hands and
arms by the sharp antlers. While Breer
was down the gardener returned with 1
club and drove the bucks away.