The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-01-12
ALL AROUND THE STATE.
pickings and Gleanlngs About
Noted Men and Notable DOings.

and one OF the most influential OF the Demo
cratic leaders Of the Sixth district
Frank Pursen has returned from the far West
to his home on Thirteenth street His errand
home was sad one. It was to bury his father.
It was his first visit in a long time. Frank has
been warmly greeted by his many fri ends, who
sympathize with him in his bereavement. He
said yesterday that during all the time he was
in the Indian Territory. Colorado, New Mexico,
Nebraska and Kansas he regularly received THE
SUNDAY MORNING News, for which he has been
a subscriber for several years
Rector Joseph Mock, of ST. Matthew's Protest
ant Episcopal Church, has been suffering with
an attack OF rheumatism
City Collector o'Neill was mistaken by an old
gentleman the other day for his brother, Michael
o'Nein. The old veteran thought he had run
against the orderly sergeant OF his regiment,
! whom he had not seen since the war.
The growing corpulence of two we'll known
law partners who were observed walking to-
gether down the avenue the other day led wag
to exclaim
Rowe and Braden are legal twins
OF just each others size;
Should either tumble off his pins,
He'd find it tough to rise.
Police Inspector LANCE has dignifed
soldierly bearing In uniform he looks like one
Of the old time generals
Counsellor McGrath bears some little reseml-
blanee in features to Tragedan Booth
Mrs. Elite Henderson, the wife of the pro.
prietor Of the Academy of Music is confined to
her home seriously ill. Mrs. Henderson had an
operation performed on her eyes recently.
Fire Commissioner Henderson is rapidly re-
covering from his late illness and is expected out
next week
Mr.. Gottfrled Kreger, who has been i'll with
the grippe, is improving
The grippe has firm hold on Bergen county.
| Sheriff Haring is one of the victims County
Clerk Taylor has double work to do because
Schuyler Doremus, Deputy Clerk, is suffering
from the influenza Billy Conlright proprie-
tor of the Hackensack Hotel, was one of the
first victims. Samuel Richardson, prominent
society leader, who has been married only three
months, the first person to die from it.
Thomas G. zabrslie, one of the largest contrec-
tors in the county. was very i'll with the cpl
demic uDtil yesterday. Professor Haas princi-
pal of the Union street school, Hackensack, and
several of the teachers were unable to attend to
their duties for several days
aif. Nhlidm bennett, manager Tor William
Walter Phelps, is accumulating large
quantity of stone for the new residence Mr..
Phelps expects to build at Teaneck on the hill
east of the West Shore Railroad.
Articles of incorporation were filed Thursday
in the Camden County Clerks office by the
Carolina Construction Company The objects
of the corporation are to build raceways, tran
! sport merchandise and passengers, construct
piers, wharves, etc. The capital stock is $685.
600, with $1,000 paid in
strong movement for the division of Mon
mouth into two counties is taking important
form
The Toraya Patent Gas Company of Pennsyl-
vania was Incorporated in Camden Thursday by
John S. McKinlay and Edward F. Policy of
Philadelphia, and Frederick j. Shoyer, of Cam
den. The company is to manufacture gas by
patent process
The Passaic City Fish and Game Protective AS
sociation an organization recently started by
the sportsmen OF Passaic, has followed the ex-
ample of the county association and will buy
quail with which TO stock the woods. The asso-
| citation has ordered thirty dozen audiI, which
will be kept over the winter and put out in the
spring If this order is filed, as in all proba-
!
added to the stock already in the woods of this
country, 50 that shooting ought certainly to be
good next fall.
Complaint is made Of ndiseriminate licenses in
Passaic city. Mayor Howe has instructed the
Chief of Police to enforce the Sunday law.
but the Excise Board and City Council refuse
to uphold him in his actions and revoke licenses
of lawbreal1ers.
The striking glassbowers at Glassboro have.
it is said. brought about the resignation of two
teachers in the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school-Mr and Mrs, Calvin Chew. Mr. Chew,
it is alleged hired non-union men for the Whit
ney Glass Works.
The village Of Madison, recently incorporated
as borough, has held meeting to make nomi-
nations for Mayor aud six CounciImen. J. p
Albright Democrat and J. NJ. Young (Repubii
CAM were nominated The election will be held
next Tuesday.
In the State of New Jersey there are 9,sos pen
sioners,
Black ducks are said to be plentiful in the
meadows near Sea Isle City
The Princeton Club. of New York and vicinity,
has elected the following officers for the ensu
ing year. James w. Alexander, president;
NhhI3eS T. tffeeD L. coleman Drayton, Charles
Scribner, Delaney Nicoll John c. Cadwallader,
and the Rev Richard D. Harlan, vice presidents;
c. c. Cuyler treasurer Rudolph E. Shirmer, sec
rotary, and an executive committee. class 1898,
consisting of Charles f. Imbrie, Junus s. Nor
gan. William Allen Butler, Jr., and J Elmer
Hedges. The annual dinner of the club will take
place at the Cafe Savarin on January %.
Two bents of the new Oceanic drawbridge,
which crosses the North Shrewsbury River, fell
into the river recently. The accident will cost
Dean & westbrook, the contractors about
$1,000
Professor Jessie A, Spencer D. D., has pre-
scented Appleton's ATLAS of the United States
10 the Passaic Public Library
! Rev. DIR, A. E. Ballard. vice president Of the
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, has
/ been appointed postmaster at Ocean Grove, by
| President Harrison, in place OF Rev George
| w Evans secretary of the association, whose
/ term expires next Sunday The officers Of the
association were anxious to have MIR Evans re-
appointed Dr. Ballard was their second choice
! Mr. Hugh II. Herrich editor OF the Hacken
sack Republican has been having a Greco
Roman wrestling match with Prof Grippe ever
since New Years but has at last got the upper
hand of the epidemic athlete and hopes to