The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-17
STATE NOTES.

The dam at Coddlngton's mill pond,
iear Newmarket. was washed away by
The freshet Oh Sunday night. The sud
den bursting of this big barrier allowed
an immense volume OF water to escape
and a large area OF land was Hooded. the
water tore away the bridges aud dam
aged a large number of country roads,.
and the adjoining meadows were sub
merged to a depth of several feet.
Numerous farm houses were surrounded
with water and fields OF winter grain
were destroyed. The Coddingtous lost
nearly all their Ice gathering machinery
and a portion of their ice houses was
wrecked.
The West Jersey Title Company, of
Camden, at their annual meeting elected
as directors Samuel H. Grey. Peter ].
Voorhees,, William j. Seweli. Thomas L.
French Peter v. voorhees,. d. Somers
Risely, Franklin @. Woolman. William
S. Scuil, j. Willard Morgan. Alexander
G.. Wood and William S. Casselmau. A
committee reported in favor OF legislation
10 allow the company to carry GU a ban
ing business and tc was referred TO the
directors with power to act.
While James Rowland. OF Branchport,
Monmouth county, was shooting with an
old musket at u target, recently, the
weapon burst into u hundred pieces. Mr..
Rowland suffered only a few slight
scratches.
e. 1OotuldbACl DAO0AAu Oan&iChs
seized a lot of mail matter Tuesday after
noon that was addressed to residents of
Camden from q Mexican lottery com
pany
Anew four-story hotel. AZ by i07 feet, is
TO be erected at Bay Head before the open
ing of the season.
Toms Rivers young men talk OF organ
izing a military company to be attached
to the national Guard.
They have been doing a good deal of
guessing in Hackensack, with notable re-
suits. AT one store there were 4,009 corks
in on earthen jar, and two persons
guessed 4,007. AT another there were 975
beans in a jar, aud two guesses were 973.
The Hammonton Fruit Growers Union,
it is said, has just received 1900 from
railroad companies, rebate on freights
paid on produce shipments. and $1,000
from commission merchants.
A Long Branch hay and feed dealer has
$25. 900 worth of baled hay on hand.
The Cumberland National Bank has de-
clared a regular dividend of 6 per cent.
and a special dividend of 3 per cent,
making 50 per share.
Workmen On the tile dock above Perth
Amboy on Monday saw a black whale
come up the Raritan river under the rail
road bridge. and pass up beyond Florida
Grove. II was lost sight Of after passing
Florida Grove, and has not been since re
ported. Those who saw it estimate its
length at about sixty feet.
A number of enterprising Philadel-
phians have banded together to construct
n bridge across the Delaware River from
Philadelphia 20 Camden. The initiative
step will be taken BY the introduction In
the New jersey Legislature of a bill chai-
tering the Philadelphia and Camden
Bridge Company. The DILL provides for
q capital stock of 81. 900. 600 with the right
10 increase the same to 81, 900, 600 Power
Is granted to begin the construction of
the bridge at any time within ten years.
The structure must be at least fifty feet
wide and of sufficient height and built in
such form as to allow the passage up aud
down the stream of such vessels as or
dinarily navigate the Delaware River.
The toll charged for use of the bridge
shall not exceed the ferry rate between
the two cities at the time the bill become
a law. AT any time within ten years the
bridge can be purchased n made free
upon payment of a sum equal to the full
cost Of construction, together with legal
interest.