The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-29
STATE NOTES.

The old Continental stage line, which
for over q hundred years had been main-
tanned Somerville and Peapack
has been discontinued. The completion
Vt q new raiiifaHd DESTROYED the business.
In the village Of Gladstone, Somerset
county, lives Garret Kirk, Jr. He first
saw the light Of day in 1877. aud to-day
stands six feet two inches IN his stock
fngs, Is finely proportioned, and weighs
1876 pounds. He bid fair TO become a
veritapls. giant, His parents are Of ordi-
nary build. He. ~ known as Garry, the
Walking Lightning-Rod."
Forest hres are prevailing In South
Jersey.
Laborers at the Elizabeth Cordage
Works have struck for increased pay for
cleaning mortar from the bricks In the
debris OF the late fire,
The Bponton Iron and Steel Works. at
Boonton, nav been shut down on ac-
count Of trouble with the men.
Ex-Speaker John II. Dunn, OF Eliza
BETH. announces himself Ms a Congress
sfonal candlnate in the district compris-
ing Unton County, Bayonne. Orange,
South Orange, West Orange, Clinton and
Tne National Banks of Camden were
notified today 20 discontinue their Phiia
delphia Office or be prosecuted for violat.
Ing the Pennsylyania laws. the order
was from District Attorney Graham.
The Birmingham Company. which owns
the large Birmingham Inn and about 150
acres OF land near Mount Holly. has been
declared insolyent by the Board Of direc.
Surrogate Henry Darnell and Assembly
man Michael y, Perkins re-
ceiyers. The business OF the
hotel, the main income Of the com
pany, has not been successful and money
could not be raised to pay debts. Town
send a. Cox, Of Philadelphia, who have a
Claim OF $1,000, and Job e. Pharo. OF
Mount Holly, with = claim Of S7O0, re,
ceiyjng no promise that their bills would
be paid. brought suit, which precipitaled
the failure. The liabilities of the com.
pany are about 5000, and the property
cost about $3.50 OU. Against IL are bonds
70 the amount OF $la.500. IL is o stock
company and there is SIS. 900 In stocks.
ftity-six rases Of diphtneria were re
ported by Inspector Roberts to the Cam
zen Board OF Health on Monday. Tns
Inspector fears that the dread disease wifi
become epidemic. Tw~enty-eighE cases o
scarlet fever and eighteen of typhoid
fever were reported.
Mrs. B~loougood, daughter OF the lats
Rev, DR.. James q. Brownlee, has notified
President Austin Scott Of Rutgers Col
lege that she proposes to make 4 dona,
ton OF 1900 TO that Institution la The
name OF her father. Seventy years age
the Rev. DR.. Brownies was professor q
languages at Rutgers.
Ex-Assembiyman George II, Low o
Paterson was stricken With aDoplexy OF
the street on Sunday evening, aud IL in !
critical condition at st. Jossph's Hos
pitnl.
The Peerless Plush Company ut Pater
son is abo u to run day and night, with
two sets of hands The mill of Lns com
pany WAS lately burne /. put WA prompt
~ rebuilt. Arrangements are beinl
made for a large addition TO the mill.
Seventeen young men took part In til,
competitive examination at Paterson OF
Saturday for the selection Of a naya
cadet for the Fifth Congressional dis
frict. Kenneth Heunett OF Hackensaci
was successful, receiving an average o
20 and G-7ths, and will be entitled to z,
20 Annapolis. Stewart Cooper Of Morris
town IL alternate.