The Jersey City news., 1891-08-22
STATE NOTES.

A white swapping turtle weighing
twenty pounds was captured at New
Exypt the other day.
Reports from Cream Ridge and that
section are TO the effect that potatoes
growing in heavy soil are rapidly decay
ing on account of TOO much rain.
The Rev. j. Addison Parker, pastor OF
the Baptist Church at SomervlIle, has re-
ceiged calls from churches at Brooklyn,
N Y, and La Porte and Muncie. Ind. He
Will balance one against Inc otner and
then decide.
Three sisters. Mary. Emma and Hattie
Crawford, of Holmdel, were baptized in
the Shrewsbury river, at Rel Bank, by
pastor Manning on Sunday evening.
Maidee Williams. a little girl eight
wears old was found dead in bed by her
parents at Atlantic Highlands on Friday
OF last week. Heart disease was the cause.
Miss Deborah Lippincott died at her
laie residence at Long Branch August 3,
aged ninety-two years. An accident
about three weeks ago dislocared her hip
bone ut the socket, from the effects of
which she died.
The Presbyterian Synod of New Jersey
will hold its annual meeting in Sea Side
Chapel, Long Branch. for three days,
commencing October 20
Summer residents of Seabright have
rented church and employed a pastor
for the eolored Msthodists, who now have
a large congregation there.
Biuefish weighing three pounds, houn-
ders weighing Two pounds each, and rock
fish still heavier were caught in Allo-
way creek last week with hook aud line.
An Out break Of typhoid fever at Penn
berton battles the skill of the local author
ities. who will seek he aid OF the State
Board of Health. A son Of Judge For
syth died OF the disease on Wednesday,
and there are number of new cases III
the town.
Reuben K. Niece. who lives near Bar
bertown, Hunter don county, is the owner
OF COW three and half years old which
is the mother of three calves. her first
calf is also a mother, SO that Mr.. Niece
has three neutrality-suspicious.
mother and daughter. The COW Is three
fourths Jersey.
There is trouble in the management of
the Monmouth Memorial Huspitat that
bodes no good for The success aud welfare
of that institution. Ii eliminated in the
entire medical stan resigning. with one
exception, at their meeting last week, and
the designations being sent to the Board
OF Governors TO take effect September l.
The point at issue appears TO be want of
harmony betweent ne medical staf and
the Board OF Governors.
When the band at the Asbury Park
pavilion plays 'The Star Spangied Ban
ner." tile applause is furious. Strangers
are surprised until they learn that it was
this band which was on the United
States ship Trenton when she WAS driven
ashore in the cyclone at Samoa. and
whicn struck up the national anthem In
the moment of danger, eliciting cheers
from British frigate that was drifting
by. The band is composed chiefly of
IIaliaus
At an expense of fully $500. 900 the Gen.
tral Railroad will soon begin work on
improvements in Elizabeth. The plans
as laid out are the result OF careful engi-
neeling, and when the improvements are
cont ted they will obviate much OF the
inc, eaienee Incident to two railroads
ere : each others trucks in busy
cits The work will consist of the eleva-
Ii0u i tue tracks and a depression of the
lreets, which will wholly eliminate the
grade crossings.
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