The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-13
STATE NOTES.

Tabernacle NJ. E. Church of Camden is
proud of the fact that six OF its young
men have become ministers.
+ Company e, N. J.. N. G., of Woodbury.
has secured the highest average for
Workmanship for the fourth consecutive
year..
The First Presbyterian Church at Long
Branch has extended a call to the Rev.
Maitland Alexander, 4 student at Prince
ton, who has accepted the call.
William Badger, a resident of Mckee
City, has lost over three hundred chickens
the past few weeks by minks and weasles,
which crawl in his hen roosr at night.
A heavy wagon ran over William
Chance of Dividing Creek on Tuesday
and broke two of his ribs. Owing to his
advanced age his injuries will probably
terminate fatally.
county, held a public meeting and unani-
mously adopted a resolution requesting
the Mayor and Common Council to pur-
chase q steam fire engine and hese truck.
Two detectives of The State Bottlers'
Protective Association made a raid on
farms near Chatham, Summit and Mil
burn on Wednesday afternoon, aud
despite the protests and tears of the
women, seized 90 bottles, one-third OF
which had been filled with catsup, elder
berry wine, &c.
A large wild cat was caught in a steel
trap by Samuel Fenton Of Petersburg,
Morris county, on Thursday. The animal
succeeded in dragging the trap a on
siderable distance, but was tracked and
shot by Mr.. Fenton. The animal had
got fast in trying to plumber q trap which
Fenton had set for foxes.
Suake- are getting lively in South J er-
sew. The gunners have stirred them up
in the woods and they are retaliating.
While John Evans was cunning near
Bridgeton on Tuesday, he was attacked
by a snake six feet long. He fired at the
reptile but missed it. A fellow gunner
attracted by the snot, came to his assist
ance and killed the snake.
The expenses of the Supreme and Cir
cult Courts for the October term Of the
Camden Courts amounted TO over 5000,
and up to Tuesday Sheriff West had paid
out over $500 as witness fees for persons
who have been before the Grand Jury.
The expenses Of the October teral, which
has practically only commenced. will
prob bly, amount to over SIS. 600.
Peter Lynch, of Mount Holly, who was
once very well to do, but is now poverty
stricken. has been saving every penny he
could earn for some months with which
to erect to his memory a tombstone. He
has lived in dread that he would till an
unmarked grave, and 1t was with great
satisfaction that he has just seen the
tombstone put over the spot that will be
his last resting place.
Patrick Bagley, a ~vagabond, who re-
Gently lett Sayreviile. is wanted for the
murder OF his twelve-year-old child, the
crime having been committed three
weeks ago. Bagley lived at Sayreville.
and with his wife and several small
children was housed by the bounty of
his neigh bors. His son George on Tuesday
revealed TO John Anderson, keeper OF the
city poor farm that his father had muir
dered the child in the woods near their
1.u>o nnrfnx ha1 q xun1sn r kltl fho how
if he followed him one day, and taking
the child he went into the woods. A
neighbours son while -chestnutting, saw
Bagley kill the child and then flee. Tue
boy was so frightened that he would not
reveal the crime until assured that
Bagley had left the vicinity. He then told
the story to Bagley's son. who III time
told it to Anderson. Bagley left the
counEy the day after the murder. Officials
are searching the woods for the body of
the murdered boy.
Coroner Heisler Of Burlington county,
who has been missing for SO me time. mas
at last been heard rom. AT Il meeting of
the Board OF Freehold ers, a letter was re-
ceived from him, dated Chicago, in
which he presented a claim for official
services, which he said had not been paid.
The Board, however, refused to pay the
bill. Hsisler has given no iutimation as
to whether he expects TO return here or
not. He still retains the Off 70 of Coroner,
aud there Is no way of appointing his
successor until he is ready TO resign.
Mrs. Church, wife of DIR. Charles A..
Church, a Passaic City homeopathic
physician. Is bsdridden with cancer. AL
thought she has been afflicted for three
years and her husband is skillful in his
profession, she refuses to try ordinary
remedies. preferring to trust to what she
calls divine heating. She alleges in sup
port of this course that since she was
annointed by DIR. Simpson in New York
two years & she has suffered no pain
from her virulent trouble. Her strength
Is being rapidly reduced, however. Mrs.