The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-21
STATE NOTES.


A Somerville man who answered an ad-
vertisement which promised TO tell him
o to reduce gas bills seventy-fiye pei
cent. sent 81 and received a caro- by re-
turn mail on which was printed with bold
type, Use kerosene OIL"
Mrs. Sarah Staples, of Long Bridge,
Warren county, Is eighty-two years old,
but young enough TO walk half a mile
through snow and over slippery ground
to attend a quilting bee. Her brother,
Caleb Dickersun, is ninety one years old
and cuts all the family's supply Of wood.
Charles K. Lands. founder OF Vineland
n Sea Isle City, has made a proposition
to deed TO the borough of Sea Isle City
the entire beach front. run ling from Cor
sons to Townsend's Inlet, seven miles in
length and valued at 81, o00, COO, with the
reservation that the same hall be kept
free and unincumbered forever.
Baby Mine the once famous pigeon, is
dead. She was killed by u setting hen at
the loft OF her breeder a trainer, Z. III.
Conover. of Keyport, and, stuffed with
tow, she will soon be added to his muse
nm. This bird. a bonny blue hen, was
hatched In April. 1883. and in the autumn
of hat year was one or a team of nine
that did some of the most successful work
in the history Of American young bird
flying.
The Freehold Inquirer says.-A cat
born three months ago III the Wine cellar
of the American louise disports itself in
the back yard of the hosiery. 1t was born
with ~forelegs like a rabbit and IS minus a
tail; when it ganIbols its gait is the fac
simile. of a buck rabbit. Many of the
guests of the house have been attracted
to the feline, and have expressed their
establishment at the m~alformation. The
cat enjoys the attention given It, and
LandIord Davis is elated over his pet. The
cat is OF the English species of rabbit. and
in color is black and white. The animal
would prove u bonanza to a museum
manager.
Four or five years ago. while driving "a
well at Deckertown, George o. Wilson
struck water that tasted and smelled of
petroleum. At the time it was thought
the presence of the oil could be traced to
q large storehouse nea by, in which
large Quantities OF kerosene oil had been
kept. Since then the well has been
pumped dry several times, and many bar
rels OF Oil nave keen wasted. AT times
the taste of oil disappears aud again re-
turns, and the surface of the water is
thickly coated. An expert has been con-
suited, ana ne says there are unmistak-
able evidences of petroleum, and an in
v~estigation Is contemplated.
Newbold is in the delights OF its first
street lamps.
The large steamboat pier in the Della
ware at Pennsgroye has been completely
wrecked by ice.
Cape Muy city Council has leased a
city lot on Madison avenue for an ice
machinery manufactory.
Miss Lizzie N. Carhart. of Bloomsbury.
il is suid. mas become suddenly the recip-
lent Of quite a large fortune. While trav-
cling last fall on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. the car that she was in ran from the
track. after becoming detached. In the
Jar and confusion that ensued, she gave
assistance to an old gentleman who had
become fastened by a seat oyerturning.
AS a reward she received a month ago a
cop of a will, made by the old gentle
man, Mr.. Cook, of Philadelphia, in which
She is made heiress ut his death to $50, 600.
At Miss Carhart's death the money is to
30 TO a number of Philadelphia institu-
4tlons.
2 Governor Albeit signed the following
commissioners: John w. Adams, to be
captain; Michael J. Swift, to be first lieu
tenant, aud Edward Caterali, to be second
lieutenant of Company H, seventh regi-
ment. Edwin w. Hine, commissioned as
captain and adjutant OF third battalion.
Frank O'Reilly, commissioned as captain
and paymaster of third battalion.