The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-16
STATE NOTES.

Probably the largest pair OF rubber
boots ever manufactured has just been
turned out by the Lambertvilie Rubber
Company. One OF the company's sales
men now travelling In h West sent in a
SPECIAL order for q pair OF hip boots, the
length of measurement of which caused a
shade of doubt to pass over the coun-
tenances of all who saw the order. The
boots were made only after the order had
been verified. The boots measure forty
four inches from the top to the heel.
They are about one-half as long again as
any pair ever turned out there.
In the Essex County Circuit Court,
John DOuahue, as administrator TO the
estate of his son, William j. Donahue,
sued Edwin Smith and Thomas Mitchell
for $24, 600 for damages aud expenses at
tending the death OF his son. The plain
tiff charges that on November 18th, 1888.
the defendants, who live in Bloomfield,
were shooting at a mark with a rifle. and
that they handled it SO carelessly that
one of the bullets went into the grounds
OF Johp Donahue. where his son was
working. The wound which the son re-
ceived in his head proved fatal
The committee appointed to select a
design aud award the contract Tor the
Hunterdon county soldiers monument at
Pennington, has accepted e design mage
aud awarded Mr.. Koch the contract. The
price to be paid is over $1,000.
The Elmer Times reports that q Salem
county colored woman pur a clutch OF
thirteen eggs in her bosom and hatcned
out eleven chickens.
The only colored persons living at Han
cock Bridge, Salem county, are all named
Whit.
MISUNDERSTANDING i-Desecration
Society OF Camden proposes TO close the
cigar stores on Sundays. The dealers are
Organized for the warfare.
Owfun IN the nUpFrP0 yVdQn condition. OIL
the insane department OF the Burlington
County Almshouse, at PemDerton, iI has
been found necessary TO send a NUMBER
of the inmates to the State Asylum, where
they are quartered at the expense OIL the
county. An effort will be made to secure
an enlargement of the county asylum,
although there are no funds in the treas
ury TO warrant any such expenditure.
james Smith, Jr., of Newark, informed
Mayor Haynes on Tuesday that he mad
decided to accept his appointment as a
emit of the Board OF Public Works.
Charles Marsh will be the Superiuten-
dent OF the new board, n Mr.. smith
president. !.
Ex-Councilman Rowland M. Slower, of
Piainfield. was arrested Tuesday night on
a warrant issued by City Judge Codding-
ton, charging Slower with assault and
battery. The ex-Councilman furnished
bonds to appear for a hearing. The CON-
pia nant in the case Is James Alfred DE
marest, city editor or the Plalnneiu Outty
Press, whom Slower, it is charged. knocked
down on Monday night, on account OF an
article which appeared in that paper on
Monday, charging Stoyer's sou with
being referee at a prize fight which o
place early on Sunday morning slower
aud his W sons demanded to know the
writer OF the article, and being refused
the desired information, Slower, senior
assaulted the editor with the above
result. All the parties concerned are well
known.
Postmaster Moore. of Elizabeth, reports
that his loss by the recent fire is more
tlan at first supposed, and will be So, 400.
About 155, 900 one cent and 1900 two cent
postal cards, 5000 one and two cent
wrappers and $1,000 stamped e~nvelops
we're destroyed. The Third Regiment.
Garfield Legion. deeply regret the loss Of
the oil painting of President Garfield,
presented to the regiment by himself.
The regiments loss, apart from this, is
$500. Other losses nos heretofore AM
nounced are St. Johns Commandery,
knights Templar, 81, ZOO, insurance $3.50
Masonic Association, $500, insured
Washington Chapter, r. A. NJ, $500, in
surance $500 Orient Lodge. $500, insured;
Washington Lodge, S400, insured indi-
vidual losses of members OF above orgapi-
nations in uniforms, etc, $500, no insur-
snce Charles Russ. 81 1900, insured N