The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-18

The Petty's Island Condemnation Commits
sioners ended their proceedings in Camden sat
urday.
Temperance reform citizens of Cape May will
make up an anti-license ticket to be supported
at the coming spring election.
James S. Fisher has been appointed postmas'
ter Of Pennington.
The Republican Central Committee, Of New
ark, held an adjourned meeting at their rooms,
in Chester Row, Saturday night, al when the
treasurer reported that all outstanding bills had
been paid, and that there was q balance remain
ing in the treasury. The old committee adj
journed sine die, and the new committee organ
lied by the election of William R. Williams as
president; Marcus S. Richards, treasurer, and
Robert Baldwin, Jr.. secretary.
isFounder'' James A. Bradley is working
harder than a hired man these days. He is
early at his brush warehouse in New York and
stays till the last man Is through. 1t is even
stated that the boss is getting fat over it, and
that the brush business has taken a jump up
wards that is gratifying all around. for the more
money he makes the more will he spend in
Asbury Park and at Bradley Beach.
The philosophical course at Princeton has
been made more attractive by the authorization
of DR.. McCosh to offer a second prize for excel
80 5s,ss- : ~ Vic fouudsa hv
nr Mcroeb ,sst sprtny the Alexander Guthrie
Mccosh prize. and entities the winner to the in
terest Of 81. 500.
Prof. Woodrow Wilson, now at Wesleyan, and
a graduate Of 1870 from Princeton. has been
| elected to the chair of Jurisprudence and politi-
20, economy at his alma mater, which was
made vacant by the death of Prof. Alexander
Johnston last. .June.
captaiu William Fl. somers, aged thirty-fye
vears. n large land owner and resident Of
| Somers Point. has been missing since Sunday
n,orn;no Iaet On that morning Mt three O'Clock
he was heard to mass down the stairs at his
home. and shortly afterwards c allied at WINS
cottage, awoks the occupants and asked for the
loan of a boat. Being refused he left, and since
then no trace Of him whatever can be found. 1t
is presumed he has become temporarily de-
ranged and wandered away.
The Roman Catholic Church at Long Branch
is free of debt. The Rev. Mr.. McFaul' the pas
tor' mas ralseu q ueDe Oh Sic'ooo IN op'ee yeais'
While workmen were tearing down an old
house on Burnett street, New Brunswick, satur-
day, a set of human bones, exclusive OF the
skull, was found buried IN q recess IN the founda-
ton. NO expianatioh u u naSs'efy . = .
gwen
Captain Albert A. Wilcox, OF Paterson, has
received ms discharge as Judge AuVocaVe = ,ne
FIRST bastanon, y. y. ~ D. nasins sen' = nus
resignation.
Inc Camoen marriage "il grounu iess nei
rliy tnan usuai curing the month enuins sa'ul
day. and the number OF marriages ieii 70 'oV. u
the same time there were lo deatns ana %
births.
Mayor George H. Hartford. of Orange, has
issued q cara IN winch ne posi'iseiy ecnn .no
renomination 10 the mayoraty' a'oglng .na.
private business demands ms unuiViusu ae'en-
ton, he mas neid tne ONCE lor t"eiVe conseou
1--WE years
A suit has been begun by the property owners,
in First street and Eizabeth avenue, Elizabeth,
against the Elizabeth and Newar Horse Rail
road to force that company to pay part Of the
cost Of paving these streets, through which it
runs a double track, covering nearly half the
pavement
The TTnited States life Saving station autnori-
t,as have succaeded in ~oettipo a proper deed Of
a lot IN Poverty Roach near Cane NAV. unon
which thew intend 20 build a $4,000 life saving
station