The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27
STATE NOTES

Miss Ella Thomas. a matron In the
Jamesburg Reform School. was bitten
about ten days ago on the forehnger by a
wounded gray squirrel which she was pet
tag. The wound grew worse, and has re-
suited in blood poisoning. extending up
her arm and over her whole body. 1t IL
believed that she cannot survive.
A son of William Layton OF MOntrose,
Monmouth County, saw his father burn
ing brush the other day and determined
10 have O little bonfire OF his own. On
Thursday he went out to the barn and
started q fire near the door. The flames
communicated to the barn, which was
burned, with two horses, a wagon. plough
and a number of other farming utensils.
Hon. John Whitehead, the President Of
the New Jersey Society Of the Sons OF the
American Revolution, has appointed a
committee TO make suitable a
ments fer the celebration OF the anniver-
sary of the Battle OF Monmouth, on June
Is. The committee will act in co-opera-
ton with u committee OF the Monmouth
Battle Monument Association.
The annual agitation over the enforce
ment of Sunday blue laws is now dis
turbIng the merchants Of Asbury Park.
Nh Law and Order League has issued a
notice To the BARRIERS, citing the law and
requesting them to keep their shops
closed on Sunday in the future. A ma
iority of the BARRIERS win ignore the re-
quest of the League. In case the blue
laws are enforced the BARRIERS will retail
late by closing up the drug stores, putcn,
er shops, bakeries and news stands, aud
they also threaten to prevent milkmen
from delivering milk on Sunday.
On Wednesday evening, when Miss
Nettie Hunter was walking In the sub
urbs of Burlington, she was attacked by
a mad bull. and but for the parasol sh e
carried she would have been killed. The
bull attacked the young woman from be-
hind, and during the struggle her parasol
was thrown aside. This diverted the
beast's attention and he sprang after it,
permitting Miss Hunter to escape. with
those who had come to her assistance.
The bull had gotten out Of his stable
way.
The Presbytery of Monmouth, at its re-
cent session at Cranbury. voted against
the overture from the General Assembly
in regard TO the appointment OF women
rs deaconesses; adopted an overture to the
General Assembly recommending the es-
tabIishment at central places or institu-
tions and training houses for the instruc-
ton and training of godly women for prac-
teal Christian work among the poor,
the needy. the sick and the distressed,
and from which they may be sent forth
to any field as occasion may require.
Rutgers College is making u move in
the direction of university education.
Ladies are now admitted TO the art lecture
of Librarian Van Dyke, and to the lee
ture OF DIR. Doolittle on "Ihe Pyra-
mids.'
The Passaic Board Of Excise has
ordered discontinued the suits against
liquor dealers for violations of the Sun
day laws
Gu or about May Is. tine Sandy Hook
Lightship will be moved about two and
~one-quarter miles northeast by north
from its present position and moored on
the -prolongation of Gedne;'s Channel.
The famous Scotland Lghtship will be
moved about one-half mile northeast
three-quarters east, from its present
position, and anchored in the ~prolonga,
ton of the South and Swash Chan nels.