The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-09
STATE NOTES.

The Sussex County Agricultural Society
lost $50 by the late fair.
George Foster, of Mays Landing, raised
two pumpkins hat weigh 800 pounds.
Mays Landings extensive brick works
have suspended operations for the season.
Postmaster Nunnally, Of Long Branch.
is still suffering from blood poison con-
tracted twenty years age
Dogs killed twelve sheep belonging to
/. n. Hill, of MONTGOMERY, Somerset
county, on Saturday night.
Atlantic City will open a free reading
room for working boys AL orchestra
will be one of its attractions.
The Dupont powder works near Penns-
grove will be devoted to the manufacture
OF smokeless powder, it Is said.
An encampment OF Oddfellows has
been instituted at Belvidere with about
40 charter members.
A u in the hands of Ed. Williams,
colofed, of B~elyidere, exploded, injuring
his hand SO BADLY thai a thumb and part
of one finger had to be atnputated.
The Baker Inn, at Bakersyille, Attain
tic County, one OF the Oldest taverns and
landmarks in South Jersey, Is being de-
moIished to make room for new build
ings.
County. while out hunting, was shot in
the face by a companion, whose gun was
accidentally discharged. 1t is feared Mr..
Deremer will lose his sight.
At the recent annual meeting of the
Ocean Grove Association it was shown
that the association had paid 81, 600 of its
old debts during the year and its finan
cial standing is greatly improved. There
are now 1881 buildings within the limits.
a gain of 100 since the last census.
At Il certain blacksmith shop not a
thousand miles from Phillipsburg, can
be seen the following notice:-"Notis-
The cumpany partnership heretofor re-
ns,<fnx hot Ky vt M and MOQa SkInnaF To
hereby resolved. Them what ow the firm
will settle with me, and them what the
firna ow will settle with Nose"
The theatre to be erected In connection
with the new Masonic Temple in Cam
den has already been leased for five years
at $4,000 year. A contract has been en-
tered into with G. L.. Durham. represent
ing Mr.. Proctor, who has theatres at
Albany and Troy N. Y. The ground for
tine temple will not be broke until
spring. and the building is expected to be
John Frambes. of the Oldest citi-
zens of Atlantic county. died from the
effects of a paralytic stroke. Mr..
Frambes was born in what is now Egg
Harbor township, Atlantic county, in
nine years old. He had been a widower
for about eleven years, and leaves one
son and three daughters. There are also
ten grandchildren and three great grand
children. For Seventy-GWO years he has
been a devoted member of the Methodist
Episcopla Church.
A novel chase for O runaway borse took
place at Bridgeton on Thursd ". The
horse was driven by Oliver Candy OF
Newport. When the animal started to
run away. Candy was thrown from the
wagon, but was not injured. The horse
dashed down the railroad track. A train
was about TO start in the same direction.
Candy jumped aboard the train, which
pursued the runaway seed for three
miles. Then the tired animal was cap
tured by the owner.
Three Brooklyn s~portsmen. who were
staying at Abel j. Berry's hotel, at Man
nahawkin, started out gunuing in com
pany with Isaiah Horuer. Somehow a
gun was discharged accidentally by one
in the direct range of another in the
marty. at a distance of about thirty PAGES.
THE shots took effect in the back and head
Of one OF The s~portsmen. he will prob
ably recover.
.Ientha A. WAGNER, of North Plain
field has been awarded five first prizes
If The American Institute Fair in New
York-for the best display OF cattle roots
fheets and similar fodder pro ucts(, best
1--WE named variety Of peaches, best six
named variety of apples, best collection
n notatoes. and for the best collection of
tahle vegetables. Mr.. Wagner took Il
mail ulot of land that three years age
would not produce an ear of corn, and by
sha use Of fertilizer made IL garden spot
n il. He has received Sla0 in first prizes
Tor samples Of the products raised in