The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-05
STATE NOTES.

A Plymouth Rock hen belonging to
john Gaunt, a farmer Of Mays Landing,
laid an egg which measured nine inches
in circumference, six inches around, and
weighed seven ounces. The egg when
opened contained another hard shell egg
as big as a duck egg.
Six inches of snow fell at Mays Land
ing on Tuesday.
Under recent legislation Cape May
Point will at once assess and collect taxes
for 1890. The public schools will thus be
reOpeued.
The Burlington county Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals has
given notice that 1t will prosecute here
after those who indulge in the shooting
of live pigeons as "A pasJime or for a
purse.
The experts employed to audit the ac-
counts OF Tax Collector Joseph 5. Gibson
of Mount Holly, reported on Tuesday
that the deficit amounted to but $221. SO
which will be paid at once by the Col
~lector, who says his bondSmen will noS be
called upon.
At the A. NJ. E. Zion Church in Somer-
Vile, on q recent Sunday night, a row
occurred during the service in which two
OF the colored people slugged one another
in the most approved style. They were
arrested next day and fined ten dollars
each.
The Plainfield Street Railroad Com
pany ON Monday night applied to the
Common Council for permission to oper-
ate an electric railroad, with the overhead
trolley system, upon the principal
thoroughfares. Citizens who object TO
the road will be given a hearing on
March 20.
While several teams were standing at
the railroad station at Swed esboro, on
Monday, the horses became frightened at
a train. and five of the age were more
or less demolished. john Eveline, who
was standing close by. was seriously hurt
and was conveyed to his home in a help
less condition.
Charles Jacobs, a plumber of West
wood; Jacob DenlaresI of Westwood, and
Irving heringsoI Montvale, a helper for
Plumber Jacobs, were nearly killed by
a~sphyxiatlon while working III a base
ment of one of Mr.. Demarest's houses at
Hillsdale, Monday morning. While the
men and boy were working in the closed
basement an open furnace hre was left
burning and the coal gas accumulated
gradually without attracting the aIten7
lion of the workInen until Charles Jacobs
fell to the floor insensible. An instant
later Irving Herring was affected. Mr..
Demarest. who was affected less than the
Others, called assistance and the stricken
ones were carried OUT. in the fresh air.
Ii took several hours hard work TO re-
vive them, aud it was feared that
Jacobs would die, in spite of medical aid.
AT Gloucester City on Tuesday. during
the Storm, Policeman Styles arrested a
funeral party at the new Hebrew Gene
terry, on d charge of violating the law in
making an interment without u permit
from the city. Tit body of "a child had
been deposited in the grave aud a few
shoyelstul OF earth thrown In, but the
policeman compelled the undertaken 10
raise the little casket, n taking a seat
with the driver, directed the way to the
City Hall. A hearing was given and i5
was learned that u permit had been given
for the burial of the body ia a Hebrew
cemetery in Philadelphia, where the par
lies lived. Afterwards Gloucester City
had been substituted for Philadelphia.
After hearing the case Squire Snyder held
William Silyerstein and Max Bernstein.
trustees OF cemetery. in $1,000 each aud
the other two prisoners in $500 bail each
to answer the charges. In default of bail
they were LOCKED up in the city Jail. The
cab driver. James Wells. was given his
liberty, but an officer accompanied him
to the Terry TO see that he took the casket
pack to Philadelphia.