The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-23
STATE NOTES.

New Brunswick capitalists are organic
ing Il new railroad TO New York. 1t is
said 500, 900 has been pledged and that
the route will cross the Raritan Il quarter
of a mile east OF the Pennsylvania line,
taking in Highland Park, Stelton, Metu-
chen and connecting with the new line of
the Lehigh Valley near Linden, saving
twelve miles in thirty.
Katie Smith. the three-year-old Pater-
son girl who was kicked in the head by a
horse and was apparently recovering,
Notwithstanding q broken skull and the
loss of a portion of her brains, Is dead.
Three days after the accident she cried to
be allowed to go and play with her COM
panions. Her case was regarded by the
medical fraternity as u most remarkable
u
Newman Atkinson has been missing
from his home in Burlington for more
than a week, aud fears are entertained
that he has killed himself, Atkinson he
came crazy on the subject of religion. He
was recently elected from the Baptist
Church tor making an irreverent prayer.
He mad q sensation in the Union NJ. E.
Church a few weeks 9 by walking up
TO the pulpit and announcing his inten-
tion to preach and then cursing the Rev.
j.. w. Wescott because he was denied the
privilege. Atkinson was last seen going
down the railroad towards the sluice.
Ephraim Tonkins Of Lower Creek
Salem county, last week marketed a lot
OF tour months old chick ems that when
dressed weighed nine pounds to the pair.
a number of lodges Of the Ancient Or
der of United Workmen OF New Jersey
newly pc itioned the Supreme Lodge for
a separate cnarter for the State.
Truen Thompson. eleven years old, of
Morristown, injured his tiuger Ia a grain
drill some time & The u was
slight and healed rapidly. but lockjaw
set in and the little fellow died alter
three weeks or suffering.
Aaron s. Hulse, OF Budd's Lake, Morris
county, produces a swine record that is
rarely, IL ever, equaled. Since last Spring,
his sows have added ninety-one pigs to
his stock. Three had filters OF fifteen
ench, one of twelve, one of eighteen, Inc
one OF sixteen.
Thomas Fitzpatrick, Of Little Ferry,
Bergen county, who was indicted in the
Uni ed States District Court for obstruct-
ing the United States mail by tying his
SCHOONER to o draw in the Hackensack
yer, withdrew his plea of not guilty at
on and entered Il plea of guilty. He
I'd $50 and costs.
Heagle, ten years old, q news
KS killed in Elizabeth while selling
He was trying TO boaru the front
rm of a horse car which was going
And slipping off. he fell, his head
ig under the wheels. No blame Is
he'd to the driver.
lila Herman, for twenty years matron
Police Headquarters III Newark, is
ID.
Henry Johnson and Robert J.. Sum-
hetill, of Daretown, each raised over
fourteen tons of tomotoes to the acre this
season.
Levi Grosscup. a Salem county farmer,
found III his orchard Il mammoth pippin
that weighs twenty three ounces.
Westfeld. Union county, has voted
against Incorporation as a borough.
There were IA votes for incorporation
and 237 against.
FIX Assemblym Franklin g. Wool
man, Of Camden county, has written
from Cairo. Egypt. that he Is on his way
home. He is greatly improved In health.
The paid admissions to &fhe Sussex
County Fair amounted to 9242. On the
opening day there were but ~.