The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10
Personal AND NOTABLE.

Mayor Hoffman, of Atlantic City. has issued a
proclamation calling upon citizens to celebrate
the completion of the new board walk today.
Ex-Governor Green has consented to preside
at the complimentary dinner to be given to Mr..
Frank Bergen, of Elizabeth, and Governor Alb
bett with a number of other distinguished men
who were valuable friends Of that city in the
years that are past, are invited to be present. 1t
| will be an occasion worthy OF the man.
If the bill empowering Supreme Court Justices
to appoint 6ergeant-at-Af I'm to serve during
sessions Of the courts IN the larger counties of
the State, at. a salary Of $500 per year, receives
the favorable consideration of the Legislature,
Ford w. Davis, Of Stockton township. expects to
be the functionary for Camden county
The largest turtle ever taken from the waters
of Lake Hopatcong was caught there a few days
ago by Frederick Marvin and w. Barnette Smith,
| of Newark. 1t weighs forty-seven pounds and
was captured after q hard fight, which lasted
half an hour. 1t was necessary to stab the turtle
in the neck before it could be bound in the boat.
Under a new law every dentist in this State
has to be registered.
The fremen of Hackensack demand that the
village improvement commissioners build a suit
| able house ON ground owned by the town.
When the new buildings at Blair Presbyterian
Academy at Blairtown are completed the total
amount of John |. Blair's gifts in money will
have reached $500, GOO.
The Great Meadows of Warren county have
been stocked with English p~heasants, and the
birds are increasing rapidly. The well known
| Rutherfords brought the birds there.
Laborers are digging away the immense clnder
banks near the Boonton Iron Works, and the
cinder containing the most iron will be utilized.
The Passaic City Council has passed the ordin.
ance to purchase the Paulison Castle properly
for a city park by a vote of g. to 3. The price to
be paid is $4,000, which is to be raised by issu'
| ing thirty three coupon bonds, maturing in
| twenty-five years from the date of issue and
| drawing five per cent. interest.
The Camden Excise Commissioners are con
sidering the reduction of the number of saloons.
---f "a - %..r cha nh aI..AA x-tlI 1r
| fully one-third. There was quite a long argu-
meat as to the policy of raising the license fee to
$50.
The Legislative Correspondents Club has de-
cided to hold a banquet at the Trenton House on
| Tuesday evening next. The Governor. Speaker
of the House, President Of the Senate and
General =. Burd Grubb, viii be among the in
vited guests. The club has also accepted the
invitation Of General Grub to be entertained at
his mansion the Tuesday after the final adjourn
ment.
The charter election at Dover was q lively one,
resulting in a victory for the Democrats for the
first time in the history of the place. Ford
smith was elected Recorder over Samuel Cass,
Republican, by a large majority Bryant He'd
den was elected Alderman and Nathan Wilcox
Councilman by small majorities. When the re-
| suit was made know the Democrats paraded the
streets. while bonfres and roosteis were all over
the town.
A reorganization of the Inter- Town Tennis
League Of Northern New Jersey has been made
| by delegates from the Passaic Lawn Tennis
Club, Englewood Field Club, Rutherford Lawn
Tennis Glub aud Hohokus Valley Tennis Club.
M. de NJ. Marsellus, Passaic, was elected presi-
dent; w. w. MacKay, Englewood, treasurer,
and /. +. Braine, Hohokus, secretary.
/ The annual convention OF the New Jersey
Sunday School Association will be held In Edu-
cational Hall, Asbury Park, on Jun IS and 10.
Among the speakers there WILDE John Y. Eos.
ter, the Rev, Or. r. R. Meredifch, the RAY. e.
Walpole Warren, the Rev. II. 4. McEwen. the
Rev. Dr.. j. A. Worden, the Rev. Dr.. A. E. Kilt
redge. the Rev. A. Z. Schaufier. and Miss Ann
| Harlow.