The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-30
PERsoNAL AND NOTABLE.

James Tantumi, of Bordentown, prides him
self on having one of the finest cranberry boys in
Burlington county 1t is situated near Cooks
town, and there are eleven acres in it. He states
that it will yield from 25 to 300 bushels per
acre. AT Cranberry Park. owned by a company
of which Dr.. John II. Brakeley, and Mr.. William
Steele, of Bordentown, are members, the COM
pany expect to gather from 5000 to 1000 bush
els. The picking will commences about Septem-
Der IS.
Owing. it is stated. to the good prices received
for produce by the farmers about Swedesboro,
the deposits in the bank of that town are over
$40, 600 more than they were at the same date
one year ago.
The biggest tomato on record is from the
vines of Mr.. Richard Sowden, of No. SOP West
Jersey street, Elizabeth, and when weighed was
found to tip the balance at forty-two ounces.
This brings the record back to Elizabeth. Mr..
Sowden says he had four large tomatoes on the
vine on which the record breaker grew and that
all of them were over twenty ounces in weight.
The prize tomato is eighteen and three-quarter
inches in girth. Now that Elizabeth again has
the lead on big tomatoes it is expected that 1T
will remain there.
A wealthy syndicate of brick manufacturers
having plants in Chicago, st. Louis and else
where have purchased fifty acres of valuable
clay land at Winslow Junction, where they will
erect q plant and equip it with the LATEST I'M
proved machinery. When completed the works
will give employment to about two hundred
hands.
The English syndicate which is negotiating
for the purchase of 5000 acres of cranberry
land in burlington and ocean counIleS, proposes
building a dam four miles ia length. Engineers
say the plan is perfectly feasible.
The Camden County Democratic committee at
a meeting held at Camden last we elk decided to
hold the county convention to nominate a Sena-
tor, Sheriff, County Clerk and Register of Deeds
and Coroners on October 3 at the Court House.
The assembly conventions will be held on the
ninth day of October. Senator Pfeiffer can have
a denomination for the Office if he SO desired, it
is said. Ex-Sheriff Frederickson, William H..
would make a live candidate for Sheriff, and
will probably be nominated. The nomination
of County Clerk will probably be given to some
one in the county. The present Register Of
Deeds, Robert f. S. Heath, will have no opposi-
ton, as there Is a unanimity of feeling for him,
and will give the slated Republican candidate a
lively tussei to capture the office
The public sale of the property of the late
Seabury T%redweil, Seabright, took place August
20. William Il. Vredenburgh, Of Freehold,
bought a five acre plot, paying $3.50 an acre, and
| another tract of 4 39-100 acres was bought by
Flavell MCGEE for So, 800. The most desirable
| property, consisting of about sixty acres, re-
mains unsold.
Stacy B. Taylor, Of Wrightstown, is a Demo-
| cratic candidate for Assembly in the First Dis
| trict of Burlington county. Robert Q. Hutchin-
son. of Bordentown, who has been twice elected
on the Republican ticket in that district, says he
will not accept a denomination.
Morris county boasts that there is not a
sheriff's sale now advertised in the county.
Patty Coleman, of Lower Creek, Salem county,
| has a trio-colored cat, the colors being yellow,
| white and blue. As q curiosity it beats Barnum's
sacred elephant.
The Hunterdon county Prohibitionists have
| nominated for Sheriff N. b. Rittenhouse, of
| Delaware; Assembly. First District. Jacob
Dalrymple, of Kingswood; Second, John Volk,
| of Franklin.