The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-22
STATE NOTES.

HWork has been begun on the Elizabeth
River, in which $1,000 appropriated BY
Congress is to be spent in dredging about
half a mile of the stream. Congress Is to
with which it is hoped to make the river
deep enough to allow q canoe 20 pass
through during a freshet.
Daniel Pope, an old deer hunter living
at Mays Landing, says that as he was
strolling III the woods one day recently
his attention was called TO a noise near
an old stump, and upon going closer be
found a large black snske apparently IN
a diving condition, having in its mout b
an unusually large garter snake, which II
was e~udeavoring to swallow. The BLACK
snake and the garter were both killed,
the former measuring over i've feet ant
the latter over W feet. IL is supposed
the two reptiles had been having a fight,
and the victor was endeavoring to dis
pose Of the yanquished one.
The grape IN the vicinity OF
Egg Harbor City, the greatest grape
growing district IL the STATE, are mncn
alarmed over signs of grape rot beginning
TO appear on the fruit. This is to a large
extent dae to the wet and cloudy weather.
This great wine Misunderstanding locality
will suffer greatly il the crop proves q
partial failure, as many of the 1nhablt.
ants depend wholly on the yield of the
vineyards.
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Beverly. who was drowned in the Della
ware at that place on Sunday, had chals
leuged a companion TO swim to the Penn
sylvania shore. When about fifty yard
from the New Jersey shore he was taken
with a cramp and sank before assistance
could be given.
Thomas Luker. while hu~ckleberrying
near Rube's Bridge, Ocean county, on
Thursday, killed a rattiesnake which
wore on the end OF his tail eleven rattles
and a button.
Peddlers are not allowed to do business
at Toms River unless they produce a
license, The penalty is $25 fine for the
first offence, aud the sauie fine and ten
days imprisonment for each subsequent
offense.
The Sussex county farmers picnic will
be held August l, at Lake Grinnell.
Ex-Judge William Spader died at his
home in Matawan, on Sunday, after a
weeks Illness.
Stephen Foster, the Oldest resident Of
Sussex county. died at his home In Frank
ford on Friday, aged ninety-1ve
Salem Sunbeam Salem has a man OF
rather peculiar uature When he Is under
the influence of liquor he is more or less
quarrelsome and consequently is often
requested TO answer for some crime which
he mas committed. A short time ago he was
arrested for some misdemeanor, and was
fined and sentenced to an imprisonm men t
Of ten days In the county jail. Being en-
ployed at the glassworks he implored of
the officers OF the law to let him serve
the time out after the fire had gone out.
and the crime not being particularly seri-
Gus he was allowed to go on at work,
and on Monday morning., Julg 6, be ap-
peared at the jail and told Deputy Powell
that he was now ready TO serve out his
sentence. He was placed behind the bars
aud remained there without murmuring
until Sunday, when he was given his
liberty.
At a preliminary meeting Of the crau-
berry growers of Burlington county. at
Mount Holly. on saturday, 1t was the
general opinion hat the crop would be
an average one.