The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-11
STATE NOTES.

An enterprising B~ridgeboro farmer,
Samuel Hubbs, built bontires around his
tomato patch during the recent cold snap
and saved the young plants.
DR.. William c.. Rodeman, a prominent
young physician of Newark. died Satur-
day at the age of twenty-six years of con-
sumption. He was inoculated with the
first Koch lymph that was prepared for
use. DIR. Rodeman was stimulated by
the treatment, but he afterwards became
30 weak thai his parents sent for him a
few weeks ago and he returned to New
ark.
Walter Clarke, the thirteen-year old
son of Robert Clarke, died at Glen Gard
ner, Hunterdon county, on Friday after
noon, having been in Commissions twenty
four hours. The physician VINO attended
him say death was the result of cigarette
smoking. Young Clarke began TO smoke
wher ne was eight years old. His par
ents made every effort to break him of
the habit thus formed. but without sue
cess. During the past year 1t is believed
that he has smoked two packs of cigar
cites a DAY. During the last month the
boy has acted as though daZed, and IN
three different occasions had commissions.
Wednesday morning he was taken VIC
lenily III.
Judge Van Syckel has rendered a de-
cision declaring invalid the ordinance
passed by the common Council last De-
cember. which prohibits the Plainfield
Water Supply Company and the Plain
field Gas Light Company from tearing up
the streets to lay pipes. The State char
tiers of both these companies were
granted before the city obtained its char
ter in 1872, and Judge Van Syckel's de-
cision practically prevents the city from
exercising any power over either of these
corporations. The water supply company
is about to introduce a system Of water
works in the city, but the municipal
authorities have been trying to shut it
out.
State Senator Rogers and City Council
man Burdsal, of Camden, have AIKEN up
the project of sending poor amden chill
dren to the Red Bank SaLitarium, where
SO many were given an outing last
summer
The Chief of the New Jersey Weather
Service has received information from all
parts of the State regarding the effects of
the recent cold wave upon fruits and early
vegetables. About thirty per cent. of
the early strawberries have been des-
troyed. The late blooming large fruits
lave been slightly damaged, and the
early blooming not so much. Concord
grapes ave been somewhat injured.
About ninety per cent. of the potatoes,
tomatoes ard beans have been killed.
Tue officers of the State Schools Alumni
Association are getting ready for the re-
unions and the big banquet 10 be held at
commencement times. One of the fea-
lures Of the occasion will be the coming
together OF classes long separated. Prof,
Green has sent to of the nuor-
ganized classes circulars stating thai it is
eminently desirable that the graduates
assemble in this way; and the pon
from all over JERSEY show that these
graduates appreciate such a move.
A disastrous forest fire ragged yesterday
in Cape May county. The damage is es-
timated at $4,000 1t is reported to have
been started by Que Charles Cranmer.
who was burning brush and allowed the
flames to get beyond his control. The
village of Petersburg was completely
surrounded by flames. About 5000 worth
Of ties owned by the Sea Shore Railway