The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-31
NEWS IN NOTES.
STATE NOTES.

The Rev. Charles B. Mitchell, pas
tor Of the Methodist Episcopal church,
at Plainfield. received the Christmas
gift of a silver-lnounted bicycle from
his congregation.
Chorister Hewitt, OF the First NJ. +.
church, Clayton, has received an
unique bouquet from the congrega-
ton He thought 1t consisted of or
binary artificial flowers, until he ex-
amined ii, when he discovered that
the flowers were cleverly made oil
crisp greenbacks.
Ira Hand, agent at Elizabeth for
the McKeegan OIL Company, denies
that the company's proposed depot at
Elizabethport will be any menace to
the surrounding property from its
liability to take fire, and Mr.. Hand
says the building will be absolutely
IRE proof. It will be 32x32 feet, two
stories in height. A committee from
the City Council has examined and
approved the plans.
The Camden Morning NeUs is to be
revived by q Democratic syndicate at
the beginning Of the year.
Forty hogs, ag~gregating l2,VOO
pounds, we're killed on Christmas day
Mt the Cumberland county aims
house.
An epidemic Of CHAMBERS threatens
entire live stock OF Union and Somer-
set counties. Numbers of horses
throughout Central New Jersey have
died OF the ailment. Inspectors of the
State Board OF Health are seeking to
prevent the spread of the disease by
having afflicted animals shot and their
carcasses buried. On Saturday six OF
Fred Clark's horses, on the Nicholl
farm, at Scotch Plains, were killed by
order of the Board.
The question of ice ownership has
aroused q warm controversy along
the line of the Morris Canal. After
putting in a switch at the reservoir,
and Just as it was getting ready to
gather ice, the Waterloo Ice Com
pnDy was served with an Injunction,
the outcome of much bitter dispute
with persons who claim priority OF
ownership over the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company, lessees of the Nor
ris Canal. The reservoir in question
was originally built for and is used by
the Morris Canal. A three-cornered
fight In the courts to settle the ques-
tion as to who shall cut the ice on the
reservoir is promised Meanwhile the
ice remains uncut.
Christian Vechan, a farmer residing
Near Monroeville, Salem county. is
fbApossessor of a finger ring which is
made from a bone of one of his legs
which he had amputated during the
late vAar. The surgeon who amputat-
ID the imb made the ring and pre-
senfed h to Mr.. Vechan, who prizes it
The No4th Asbury Park station OF
the New York and Long Branch Rail-
road was reo1ened to the public Mon
dav- Next mdnth tits expected that
erfra trains will be put on between
Asbury and the pig cities.
Millville will not have free postal
delivery after allA An error in the
census count raised She false hope by
increasing the populstion from 9's71
On November 10 last Mrs. John
Sullivan, OF Orange, gave birth to a
baby, which was strong ana neaithy,
and Is doing well. Mrs. Sullivan re-
covered from her sickness and pro-
ceeded with her household duties un-
til Tuesday, when she gave bir6h TO a
second child, also strong and heAthy.
The attending physician, surprised at
this abnormal event, called in a dozen
OF the most prominent physicians IL
the Oranges. Although an old prac-
titioner himself, he could not account
for the occurrence, nor could his col
leagues.