The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-03
STATE NOTES.

Service ia the North Pleasantly lille Pres
byterian Church had just begun Sunday
evening when one of the lamps OF the CEN
ter chandelier exploded. Glass flew in all
directions, and coal oil ran down on more
than one new Spring hat under the lamp.
Women and children screamed, and had
it not been for the presence Of min of the
Rev. Mir. Kilborne a panic would nave en-
sued. The cushions on the seats caught
fire, and would no doubt have set the
church on fire, but in an instant Mr.. Kill
borne sprang from the pulpit, snatched
the blazing cushions from the seats ano
shrew them 10 the street.
Camden's Masonic Temple project took
very definit shape Tuesday night when
delegates from all the Masonic bodies in
the city met in Morgan Hall, discussed
the prospectus and opened stock subscrip-
zion books. A site with 102 feet frontage
on the north side of Market street east OF
Fourth, and having a depth of $50 feet TO
Markiey street, has been secured, and it
was estimated that 100000 would be re-
quired to erect the building.
Central New Jersey farmers fought fire
that threatened to destroy their homes all
Monday afternoon. A bonfire left burn
ing in the morning by a gang of tramps
10 the woods between Crawford Il West
field started a brisk blaze which speedily
spread to Plalnfield. Only by hard work
did the country people save their houses
and barns.
Abner aud Aaron Blanchard, OF Morris
county, contest the claim of Simon
Waller and his sister, of Salem. to being
the oldest twins in New Jersey. The
Walters are seventy-eight years old. while
the Morris county twins a v passed their
eighty-fourth birthday.
Ex-Sheriff Winfield s. Cox, of Passaic
county, has sold his pretty pond near
Bloomingdale for s.. 900. The purchasers
are several New Workers, who propose to
erect cottages there and make it a club
resort. 1t is a great pickerel pond and
contains perch, bass and catfish also.
Titus Trauger. of Riegelsville, had q
narrow escape from death by poisoning a
few days ago. Being i'll he was advised
by a friend to use Unison tea He pro-
cured some seed, made a tea and drank
half q cupful. He was instantly taken
with spasms and would no doubt have
died but for the timely arrival OF DR.. II.
w. johnson. who soon relieved him.
While William Pritchard was standing
in front of his home on Montgomery
street in Paterson OF Sunday night an
unknown Italian stole up unseen and
stabbed him in the head, neck and
shoulders. The would-be assassin escaped.
Pritchard can assign no reason for the
deed, except that a few nights ago an in
innate friend of his insulted two strange
1t lians-
Through n efforts of the Y. NJ. c. A.
il was discovered that liquor was on sale
in twenty places in Mount Holly On Sun
day last.
Congressman English has been notified
that he will nave the appointment of a
candidate 70 fill a vacancy In the corps OF
Naval Cadets. q an alternate.
The Elizabethport Cordage Company.
whose works were recently destroyed by
fire, has reduced its capital stock from
$1,000. 900 to 5000 0 by calling in and can
ceiling that portion of its stock issued for
property purchased, or one-balf of the
original capital The certificate was
filed yesterday with the Clerk of Union
county.