The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-15
STATE NOTES.

The advertisement of the marriage of
Leonard K. Jones to Maggie NJ. Hustled
By Rev. A. S. Flock of Cedarville, caught
the eye OF Jones' first wife, Emma, and
she had him arrested. The constable
found him living with his new wife. HI
WIS taken to Bridgeton and sent to Jail.
Salem's new shirt factory has began
work
Samuel LAWYER of Merchantville, the
man who was reported missing since Fri
day last, has returned TO his home, but
gives no statement to the publicas to
where he has been. Lawyer was one Of
the star witnesses in the Lingo murder
trial aud his disappearance caused con-
siderable comment here.
A disease somewhat like the grip is
seizing horses in parts Of Ocean and
Monmouth counties Several fatal cases
are reported.
John v. Beckett, a well-known Mays
Landing Democrat, is spoken of as the
probable successor of the late Lay Judge
Cordery.
At Boonton there is a headstone on a
tomb, on which the year l706 is cut 1t
also has 275 words, the half OF which can
not be deciphered.
Mrs. ). A. Specht, Of New German
town, HnnteIuon county, has q peach
tree on her premises BOZ t eighteen
inches high that was out in full bloom
the first week in February, and It has on
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peaches which from present prospects
will be ripe about the first of June.
David Edgar Sickle, son of the late B
K. Sickle, or Rockaway. died recently In
the house OF a friend. He was a young
man who could net control his appetite
for liquor, and although his fatherleft an
estate valued at half a million, he left
hin only an annuity of $3.50, which he has
subsisted upon since 1875.
There was considerable excitement in
Keyport on Sunday. when a mad dog ran
through the streets and attacked several
persons. Arthur Hill and Charles Sew
art were seriously bitten by the rabid
animal. Their clothing was torn and
one of them was bitten in three places.
Both men, after having their wounds
cauterized, were sent TO New York to be
treated at the Pasteur Institute. Tit
animal also bit several other dogs.
Nine-year-old Patsey Mcclure was COM
mitted to the City Home at Newark on
Sunday as an fncorrigible drunkard. The
boys mother is now in Jail serving a six
months sentence for habitual i~ntoxica-
ton, while Patsey himself, who is utterly
d~eDraved. has on more than one occ aston
been found wandering along the st reefs
In a maudlin condition. When arrested
Saturday night the youngster roundly
abused the police for their interference.
His father IS dead.
The entire estate of Charles r. Colwell,
comprising hundreds OF acres of land in
the vicinity of Weymouth, with the paper
mills and tenement houses there, will
within the next two weeks pass into the
hands of a syndicate of New York capt.
~talists. Articles Of agreement for the
sale have been filed in the County Clerks
Office there The company will be known
as the Industrial Land Development
Company. The Colwell estate is prob
ably one of the largest In New Jersey.
The present owner, Charles r. Colwell in
herited the lands from his father, who, in
his day, owned nearly one-half of ATTAIN
tic county. The entire own of Wey-
mouth, where the three pa2erlzias are
now situated, containing about one hun
bred houses. is included In the deal. The
company has been Incorporated, and. 1t is
said. will manufacturing of all
kinds on a large scale.