The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-20
STATE NOTES

Alta revival meeting in Randolph town
ship. Burlington county, two of the dea
cons broke up the services by quarreling
aud shaking their fists under each others
noses. The cause Of the trouble was a
COW trade.
the H. b. clafin Company. nave been
incorporated fu New Jersey and last week
opened an account with the National
State Bank in Elizabeth. depositing $780,
COO in that institution. 1t is said that the
firm will open an officein a few weeks at
Elizabeth.
A young lady, OF Fort Lee, accident
ally broke a looking glass, and fearing
that she would have seven years bad
luck, Dol a dose of laudanum to cure it.
She was resuscitated with a stomach
pump.
A new Presbyterian church, to cost
about So 600. is TO be erected at Roselle.
The skeleton Of an Indian was found
six feet below the surface at Dias Greek,
Cape May county.
The members or the Fifth regiment. of
Newark, are discussing an order from
Major General Plume, disbanding the
gun squad of the regiment and placing
Lieutenant Alexander Reilly on the re-
Z up0d. The order contains no reason for
the distandment. u the members of the
regiment think they know why the ac-
tion was taken. Colonel Barnard's adj
jutant says the squad was abolished be-
cause it was virtually out OF existence
and had been IN element of discord.
The girls in the Newark Normal School
are in rebellion because PRINCIPAL Blake
ordered that at the enc of the present
term the senior class woul be examined
in history and arithmetic. This the girls
considered unjust, as neither is a regular
Normal School study n they hay not
had a Lesson for two years in either. A
petition was presented to Mr.. Blake ask
ing that the order be rescinded, but he
could not 10 so without submitting the
matter TO higher authority.
DIR. William A. Conover, of Hacketts-
town, has made an assignment to Alfred
Sully OF all his real and personal prop
erty. The liabilities are variously esti-
mated at from $500 TO $l4.0 0O, and the
assets. SO far as known, are what the per-
sonal property may realize. Mr.. Sully's
claim is upward of $1,000 and is repre-
sented by a second mortgage on the
Pahatcong Valley farm, upon which
there is a first mortgage of $4,000 held
by the State School Fund, a chattle mort
gags and notes at hand. The second
mortgage is for $4,000 and was given in
1888.
The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Asso-
citation has decided 10 build a fishing pier
on the ocean front similar TO that OF Mr..
Bradley's at Asbury Park. The pier will
be built at the foot OF Embury avenue.
The piling is already on the ground.
The Orthodox Hebrews of L izabeth
purchased land in Clinton township for a
cemetery. but it seems tina. under an old
State law they cannot use it as such. The
law reads that not more thar three GEM
eteries can be laid out in any township Of
the State, and Clinton already has this
number, there being a Protestant, Catho-
lie and Jewish cemetery at present with
in its limits.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. England celebrated
their golden wedding on Friday evening
at their home in Irvington.
The term OF POSTMASTER A. II. Toland,
of Asbury Park, who is a Democrat. ex-
pires this spring. and a bitter fight is be-
ing made by several Republicans for the
position. The most prominent candidates
are John D.. Beegle. local agent OF the
Adams Express Company and q member
OF the Board of Borough Commissioners,
and George w. Treat. one OF the Water
Commissioners. The latter seems 10 have
the largest number OF supporters. Mr..
Treat is u retired Methodist Clergyman.
Mrs. Josephine (. Miller. of Camden.
has received a draft for Sl2l.65 from the
Government through Secretary Blaine
Mrs. Miller is the daughter OF John Metz,
a s'powoer-monkey" on board the United
States brig General Armstrong. which
was sent TO Fayal, In the Azores, in 1914.
to blow up some fortiGcations, but when
was chased by an English mau-of-war,
and wUs blown up 10 escape capture.
Tue Government decided 70 recompense
the owners aud crew, and the above was
MeIz's share.
Albert ID. Alderman, of Saddle River,
Bergen county, recently cut down al
apple Tree, the stump Of which was three
feet and ten inches in diameter.
The dispute as TO whether the New Jer-
sey ballot reform law applies to spring
elections has been settled By Senator
Werts, the Trainer of the measure, who
says that it does.
The will of the Rev. DIR. George Nor
gan Hills, late dean of the Convocation
OF Burlington n rector OF St. Maryss
p. X. Church, at Burlington. whose death
occurred at Tacoma. Wash, last October,
has been admitted to probate. He left an
estate valued at $40, 900, which he be-
queathed to his wife. Mrs. Sara Hills.
CITY NOTES.
Charles +. Epple, of No. 70 South street,
and Miss Cecilia Clemens. of No. 81 Han