The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-04
STATE NOTES.

The firm of ]. @. Gaskil 81 Son, Of
Mount Holly, dealers in agricultural inn
Elements, farmers supplies and carriages.
failed on Saturday for a large amount
owing to their Inability TO collect their
bills from farmers. The only preferred
creditor is Theodore b. Gaskill. for SO. 500,
the greater part of which was for money
loaned. 1t is expected that the firm will
be able to pay fifty cents on the dollar.
The Thompson and Pteffer factions Of
the Camden Democrats have both issued
addresses, calling Attention, Demo-
cratsi'' TO the approaching primaries.
Town Treasurer Apologize, of Red
Bank, has called the attention of the
Observation-Disclosures to the fact that the
Chief of Police and one OF the Assistant
Marshals had been, on a protracted spree.
The Asbury Park borough Will confer
with James A. Bradley relatiye.to leasing
the Beach front to the town for fifty
years, with the privilege that the town
can buy at the expiration OF that time or
before.
The tobacco raised on the Red Gate
farm, near Newton, last season. has been
cured, and the quality OF the product
shows that tobacco raising IN New Jersey
is an industry which may be followed
with profit by farmers In the State.
A wedding in which eight clergymen
participated too place at Grace Protes-
tant Episcopal Church. Plalnfield, Mon
day evening, when Miss Caroline Eliza
beth Lowrie, daughter of DR.. II. II. Low
RE, was married TO the Rev. Cornelius
Gardner Bristol. rector Of the st, Adams
Episcopal Church at Danielsonyille, Conn.
The ushers were all clergyman and uni
yersity classmates OF the groom.
Commander John J.. Reed, United
States Navy. living 81 Mount Holly, has
been offered the con mand of the United
States steamer ~Iroquois. which Is nov in
the South Pacific. The Swatara, which
he at first was ordered to command. has
gone out OF commission.
The Cumberland Agricultural Society
last year spent $3.50 more than receipts
and is $4,000 in debt. A committee has
been appointed TO dispose of the present
property Of the society n purchase q
new site which will permit a more modern
race track to be laid ont.
Cnancery proceedings have been begun
against the 5andsmen OF A j. Green,
treasurer of Gloucester City at the time
of death. Greene owed the city $40, 900,
and the bondsmen effected a compromise
at q, 900; then, it is claimed. they pre-
senred a claim for the full $40, 600 from the
estate.
The first annual dinner of the Pioneer
Association. composed Of those persons in
Asbury Park in or before 1874, Will be
held at the Commercial Hotel IN that
place next Thursday night.
Charles w. Thomas. late of Jersey City,
LHc pun oCAAEAf NM V&I 4AtCa wv X
costs by Judge Dixon last week, is
again at liberty. his brother-in-law having
paid the fue, which altogether amounted
TO $685.. Thomas has had enough OF pool
selling and intends TO return TO his trade,
that of a printer.
A prominent Paterson fire insurance
agent is responsible for the statement
that the companies paid out $3.50, 900 in
losses in that city during the past PEAR
and took in only sls0,0OO in premiums,
showing a net loss or $3.50. 600 in the fire
insurance business in Paterson alone for
f, twelve months
The "Uniyersal Pants Company" has
been represented in Newark by lively
agents. Samples were shown aud repre-
sentations made thar the company had a
big factory in Newark and an Office in
New York.% The agent collected ~ and
the victim Waited for his trousers. Nearly
two hundred Newarkers are waiting yet.
and some of them have been waiting for
four months.
A mass meeting Of princeton University
yesterday decided 10 drop lacrosse as q
college sport