The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-06
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john Hoenes, an enterprising truck farmer Of
Germania, Atlantic county, from one patch oil
ground last spring sold potatoes at 81 per bar
rel, and later on cabbage at d per oarrel' ant
Will soon market o crop of tomatoes.
The Richardson Sawmakers' Association, OF
Newark, intends bringing suit against the Starin
Steamboat Company for breach of contract in
failing to provide an excursion boat and barge
which they claim to have hired.
Judge James Il. Hoagland, of Bridgton, has
publicly given notice that on the request of citi-
zenS from Downe and Fairfield townships an
election will be held August 20 10 determine
whether or not any licenses to sell liquors for
any less sum than $1,000 shall be granted in
these townships.
The American Loan and Trust Company of
New York has foreclosed on its mortgage held
against the New Brunswick CITY Railroad,
whose bonds II took for sale, and the franchise,
stables, stock, etc, will be sold on Wednesday,
August 20, by Judge j. Kearny Rice, special
master in the United States Circuit Court.
Thomas O., Taylor, a Hamilton Square farmer,
living near White House, was one of the heavy
sufferers by the cyclone on the 18th ult. His
farm products were completely swept away,
and the list Of losses that follows is only one of
many of q similar description that might be
given. Mr.. Taylor lost 5000 cabbage, 5000 hills
of mushmelons, 400 hills of tomatoes, 1,20G
hills of cucumbers, 400 hills of sweet potatoes,
1000 hills of lima beans, 8 acres of corn, 5 acres
of oats, and had his apple orchard destroyed.
Fortunately, Mr.. Taylor has his farm clear of
incumbrance. and while the set back is a very
serious one to him, still his condition is not to be
compared to the farm renters or to such farmers
as have large obligations ahead and no means of
meeting the same.
Prosecutor Belmont Perry, of Woodbury., has
been elected Solicitor Of Montana township,
Gloucester county.
Mr.. H. 7. Mills, of No. 80 Summit street, East
Orange, is in London, negotiating for the sale
of 1900 acres of phosphate land in this country,
principally in Florida, to the Phosphate Corpor-
alton, Limited.
A day or two since a colored tramp entered
kha xyord Of TOhn Goborrk of Vast Pad papE
and stole a pair of trousers which were hanging
on a clothes line in the yard. Mrs. Schenck saw
the theft and pursued the man. Several others
Joined In the chase and the tramp was caught.
He had thrown the trousers away and MIR.
Schenck told him that he must find them.
Search was made for them and Mrs. Schenck
found them. She Immediately began beating
the fellow, who finally escaped, suffering from
the bruises made by his assailant. Mrs. Schenck
is now the heroine OF that portion of the Town
where she lives.
has at last been formed in Paterson through the
efforts of the Passaic County Trades Assembly.
This organization will strive for early closing
and mutual benefit. The Organization Com
mittee of the Passaic County Trades Assembly
announce that they will organize the clerks of
Passaic during August.
Fourth-class Postmasters have been appointed
as follows:-H. G. Young, Murray Hill; Con-
slant lie Due, Paisley; HI. G. Heide, South At
lantic City.
Letters patent for a clam-opener have, it is
said, been granted to Justice Joseph +. Bryan,
Of Mount Holly. The machine, it is claimed,
will open ten CLAIMS a minute.
A gentleman by the name of Casner, who is
employed in the steam laundry at Bridgeton, IS
a pigeon fancier and has a flock of Antwerp
birds. Last Thursday thirty-seven of these
died very mysteriously, and since then enough
hav e died TO make the number up to fifty-one,
leaving him only about three pairs. For many
of these birds he paid as much as five dollars
per pair.
Mr.. Tudas, who lives at Mi. Zion, lost thirty
four of his birds, which are Of the same breed
last Saturday, they dying in the same manner
1t is believed that some vicious person poisoned
the birds.
The Paterson Consolidated Brewery Company
has decided to erect q large br~ewing-house to be
added to the Braun brewery. The building will
be one of the finest of its kind in the State. The
main structure, which is to be built of brick,
witt stone trimmings, will be 42xA feet in
dimension and five stories high. From its top
W Ill arise a malt tower, which will have a
capacity of 10000 bushels. This addition will in
crease the capacity of the brewery so that it
will produce 100000 barrels of lager per year.
The new brewery will somewhat resemble the
brewery of Gottfried Kruger, of Newark,
with the exception that it will be more orna-
mental.