The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-04
STATE NOTES.

Platt Brewer. an aged and retired sea
captain. of Sea Isle City. whose death
was recorded last week, died from the
shock of learning that he was u victim or
the swfndling operations of Lawyer Flor
ance r.. Ho0ate, the Camden forger, now
a fugitive from justice. When the for
geries Of the lawyer first came to light
Captain Brewer looke up "a mortgage
which he he'd intrusted to Hogate and
upon which the interest had been regu-
larry paid. He found that it had been
Cancelled two years & AMI appropriated
the money. The Captain was in ill
health, aud the loss Of the money so
preyed upon his mind that he went into
a rand decline. On Thursday morning,
while eating his breakfast, the old Cap
tain fell back In his chair and died in a
few minutes.
Rev. Father Kirwan, pastor of the
Church Of St. Mary, at Orange, fright
ened away a gang OF men from in front of
his church by firing a pistol at them at
two O'Clock Tuesday morning. The men
were planting an electric railway pole in
frong OF the church, to which Father kir-
wan objected. They went away and re-
turned at midnight, prosecuting their
work so quietly that the pastor knew
nothing OF it until it was nearly finished.
The men scattered when the shots were
fired, but returned when all was quiet
aud strung a live wire on the pole, wnicn
will probably remain IN its position now.
Henry Walker. of Verona. Essex coun
ty, left an estate worht $50. 600 when he
died a year ago. which was partly be-
queathed to his widow, son and
daughter. The son. Stephen W. Walker.
who was made executor, was on Tuesday
accused IN the Orphans Court OF being
responsible for the destruction of n codi-
ell which had been added to give the
widow and daughter additional benefits.
Walker contended that his father destroy
al ftn radiaiI hrrf tho nnun ~ a rnforpaH
to the Circuit Court.
Two sisters, vino managed a farm near
Newton last season, after paving all eX-
penses lind they ave 500 in bank as
profits.
The historic old Arnold Tavern, which
a few years & was emoved TO u suburb
of Morristown, has been purchased by
the Catholic parishes and will he opened
as a hospital for the sick aud afflicted of
Morris and Sussex counties.
The Elizabeth Steam Cordage Company
has filed articles of INCORPORATION with
the Clerk of Union comfy. The COM
pany's capital is given as $500. 600, and the
plant will be at K izabeth.
Prominent residents OF Asbury Park
are raising n fund to advertise the AL
vantages If the place rs Il winter resort.
Eleven-year-old Walter LYMAN. OF
Franklin. shot his ee-year-old brother
George dead "Wednesday evening. They
are two of five children of Theodore Hy-
man, a laborer. The children were left
IN the dining room after supper. George
was sitting III Il high chair aud Walter
was on the other siie OF the table. The
older boy climbed 10 a shelf over the
table and got down a box in which was a
loaded revolver. This he took out and
began playing with it. He does not know
how il happened. he says, but the re-
voiver went off ami George fell over on
the table dead. The ball entered his left
eye
Woodbury. claims nineteen victims of
the Advance Beneficial Order of Pnila-
delphIa. Triumph Branch No. 104. of
thai city, had nineteen members. eleven
of whose certificates matured on Novem-
Der 10. They had paid in $63 each and
were promised their money yesterday.
Bridgeion real estate has aiken an adj
vance in price.
Swter pot toes are a glut in the Bridge
ton markets and are selling for $1.50 a
barrel.
Residents of Cape May nave a plan
under consideration to build HI electric
rail gay along the euJire beach front.