The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-06
STATE NOTES.

Practical jokers removed the clappef
from the bell on the Baptist Church at
Hightstown a night or two since. The
theft was not discovered until after the
sexton had wrestled unsuccessfuIy with
the silent bell.
The City Council of Burlington have
declined to adopt an ordinance creating
a Board OF Excise Commissioners for the
city. The measure had been urged by
citizens who desired to see the licensing
power taken from the hands of the City
Council.
Bridueton carpenters viii on March /
demand S2.75 per day of nine hours
twenty-five cents more and one hour less
now
Mrs. Grover Cleveland and maid, of
New York. are at Lakewood.
An effort is now being made TO estab-
llsh an ingram carpet mandatory at Mt.
Holly
George W. Reynolds has been appointed
City Attorney OF Burlington, TO succeed
Walter A. Barrows, who resigned.
An effort to boom a milk trust has
failed at Bridgeton. aud 6 cents per quart
will continue the price Ia that city.
The New Jersey Central annual report
for 1890 will show about ten per cent.
earned on the stocks.
Plainfield eolored voters are indignant
at Mayor Gilbert for appointing W OF
their number dog catchers" instead of
policemen.
Mrs. Sarah Lay Tyler one OF the old.
time missionaries. died at her home, the
Bellevue, in Asbury Park, February 2,
aged seventy years. She was once q
missionary to the West Indies.
Some of the horses driven in Burlington
show symptoms Of blood poisoning, which
is said to come from q peculiar chemical
In the gravel with which the streets have
been strewn by Council.
Monday was ground hog day, and the
l. 4 49, - 49, ~-41
be six weeks OF winter weather. The
observation was made by Joseph Yelloy
al Kinkora, where ground hogs bound
There are 2S2 newspapers published In
this State this year., or SIX more than last
year.. OF this number rs are Independent
in politics. 6S Republican, Is Democratic,
As politics not stated, 0 religious, z edu-
cational. 4 labor. A prohibition. and one
each Masonic. Odd Fellows. knights OF
Pythias, manufacturing. law and
apglLag. Twenty-Five are published in
German and one in the Holland language.
At the last meeting of the Plainf1eld
Common Council the influx of liquor
license applications was greater han even
before. They were all referred to a com
mittee of non-license Republicans, who
will make strong efforts to reduce the
number of barrooms in the city. Not
withstanding the opposition Of the non
license Republicans, the hour of closing
barrooms was changed by ordinance
from eleven o'clock at night to twelve.
A month ago Anthony Borden, of Toms
River, while taking a drinkof well ate
swallowed what he supposed was part OF
a leaf. About two weeks afterward he
experienced a sensation in his stoniaeh as
if something was crawling around in 1t.
Al times the crawling thing would go up
into his throat. Turpentine and kerosene
were administered to force It back, but
nothing proved eficaeious except brandy.
Last week Mr.. Borden took the advice OF
friends aud went to the Bellevue Hos
pital, in New York. Here strong emetics
were administered with the result thai
the reptile was dislodged in three sec
tions. The length of the combined piece
was twelve inches. 1t was fiat IN shape,
about half an inch wide. MIR. Borden Is
now rapidly recovering.