The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-14
STATE NOTES.

The advertisement of the marriage of
Leonard r. Jones to Maggie NJ. Hustled
by Rev. A. S. Flock of Cedaryills, caught
the eye of Jones' first wife, Emma, and
she had him arrested. The constable
found him living with his new wife. He
was taken to Bridgeton and sent to Jail.
Salem's new shirt factory has begun
work.
Samuel Lawyer Of Merchantville, the
man who was reported missing since Fri
day last. has returned TO his home, but
gives no statement to the public as to
where he has been. Lawyer was one of
the 'star" witnesses in the Lingo murder
trial and HIS disappearance caused on
siderable comment here.
A disease somewhat like the grip ia
seizing horses in parts of Ocean and
Monmouth counties. Several fatal cases
are reported.
John v. Beckett, a well-knowu Mays
Landing Democrat, is spoken of as the
probable successor OF the late Lay Judge
Cordery.
1t Boonton there is a headstone on a
tomb, OF which the year l706 is cut. 1t
also has 275 words, the half OF which can
not be ~deciphered.
Mrs. J. A. Specht, of New German
town, HunteIdon county, has a peach
tree on her premises b ut eighteen
inches high that was out Ia full bloom
the first week in February. and it has on
it at the present time twenty-seveu small
peaches which from present prospects
viii be ripe about the first Of June.
David Edgar Sickle, son of the late B.
K. Sickle, OF Rockaway. died recently in
the house of a friend. He was a young
mar who could not control his appetite
for liquor, and although his father left an
estate valued at half a million, he left
him only an annuity of s4S0, which he has
subsisted upon since 1915.
There was considerable excitement in
D~x-.~- ~. ryaa- -Aaa m .-.AA h. -.
through the streets q attacked several
persons. Arthur Hill ami Charles Stew
art were seriously bitten by the rabid
animal. Their clothing was torn and
one of them was bitten in three places.
Both men, after having their wounds
cauterized, were sent to New York to be
treated at the Pasteur Institute. The
animal also bit several other dogs.
Nine-year-old Patsey Mcclure was com
mitted to the City Home at Newark on
Sunday as an incorrigible drnnkard. The
boys mother is now in Jail serving a six
months sentence for habitual intoxica-
ton, while Patsey himself, who Is utterly
depraved. has on more than one occ aston
been found wandering along the st reefs
ia a maudlin condition When arrested
Saturday night the youngster roundly
abused the police for their interference.
His father Is dead.
The entire estate of Charles r. CoiweIl,
comprising hundreds OF acres of land in
the vicinity of Weymouth, with the paper
mills and tenement houses there, will
within the next two weeks pass into the
hands of a syndicate of New York capi-
~talists. Articles of agreement for the
sale have been fled in rhe County Clerks
office there. The company will be known
as the Industrial land Development
Company. The Colwell estat is prob
ably one of the largest in New Jersey.
the present owner, Charles r. ColweIi in
heritcd the lands from his father, who, in
his day, owned nearly one-balf Of Attain
tic county. The entire town of Wey-
mouth, where the three papermills are
now situated, containing about one hum
dred houses, Is included in the deal. The
company has been Incorporated, and, it is
said. will m manufacturing of all
kinds on a large scale.