The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
STATE NOTES.

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The Sussex Register says that last week
the family Of Jonn Lott, living on Po-
chuck mountain, near Deckertown, were
Startled one afternoon recently by what
they took 70 be an earthquake. 1t was
followed by the tumbling down into the
valley near their dwelling of many tons
of rock from a near by cliff. 1t appears
to have been caused by subterranean
upheaval. They describe II as resembling
an explosion deep in the earth. Tradi-
lion asserts that once every century hid
den precious stones burst forth TO the
surface, or ''Dlow out" as il is called.
This mountain belongs to arange abound
ing in ore.
The large barr on the Coles farm, near
Finley Station, about three miles from
BridReton. was struck by lightning and
totally destroyed, with its contents. Thu
barn contained the crop of wheat from
forty acres, and forty or more tons of hay
and many farming implements. The
stock was all saved
The yield of wheat on the farm of Abel
H. Bierr, in Westhamptou township,
Burlington county, was 7S5 bushels for
twenty-four acres.
The State camp of the Patriotic Order
Sons of America will be held In Lambert
vile In September next. A grade par ade
is expected IN the occasion.
A stock company has been formed at
Bridgeton TO erect a large iron foundry.
Separate quarters for youthful prison
ers are to be made in the Atlantic City
Jail.
Some one stole a wagon load of bones
from George Washer, a butcher at Whip
psny, Morris county.
Among the articles awaiting ownership
at Pitman Grove is q set OF false teeth
picked up in the auditorium.
There are said to be seventeen candi-
dates for the vacant City Clerkship of
New Brunswick. and forty seven candi-
4afaQ for the n0Ciffnn Qf Civ Gnnarf n
tendent of Schools.
A spark from a small boys cigarette set
fire to some inflammaDle material in the
~japanning room of Neumann's big frame
factory at Newark. The building aud
frame stables adjoining were destroyed.
and the residence of Anton Steiner was
damaged. Thu loss is $4,000.
The picture of a tree was photographed
on the arm of George Newbury, of Eli
zabeth, by q flash OF lightning during the
recent electric storm. The picture was
visible for eight hours, when 1t slowly
disappeared. Mr.. Newbury was knock ed
senseless by the shock.
A strike has occurred amoug the en-
ployes in the dye house at the Burlington
Carpet Company's mill at Mt. Holly.
The men demanded an increase of wages,
which was refused by the management,
whereupon a number of men quit work.
Michael Maher, a farmer living at
Salem, in Union county. has brought suit
against the Rev. Richard k%aterndahi,
pastor of st. Stephens German Evangel-
icai Church in Newark. to recover $500
penalty. Some time ago Makers daugh-
ter eloped with a man named Martin
Hurdon. and the couple were married bv
the pastor. Maher says his daughter is
under eighteen years old. and that under
the law the minister is liable to be fined
$500 for marrying a girl not Of age, one
half of the penalty TO 60 TO the parents or
guardians Of the girl. The pastor says
this suit is a conspiracy to extort money
from aim.
George Ford, having been in the en-
ploy of the Camden and Amboy Railroad
Company for thirty years, died at Borden
town.
John Mason killed a mink at Mt. Holly
that has killed over 900 chickens. The
animal is a fine specimen and will be
stuffed.