The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-12
STATE NOTES.

The Somerset County Bible Society will
celebrate it's seventy-ftth anniversary on
October 4, in the Second Reformed
Church of Somerville. The society has a
continuous set of minutes since its organ
ization and is said to be the only society
10 the country which can make such a
showing. The Rev. DR.. Rankin OF Ber-
pardsville, will deliver an historical ad-
dress in the morning of the anniversary
day, and special addresses will be deliv-
cred by the Rev. DR.. Talbot Chambers
and DR.. S. L.. Baldwin of New York, in
the afternoon.
There are about four hundred OYSTER
boats registered at the port of Bridgston.
The New jersey Cranberry Growers
Association has decided to ship one-third
of the crop this year TO England.
Three bathing masters at Fourth ave-
for finding the $400 diamond pin belong
ing [" a Philadelphia gentleman.
New York men tor several days have
been hurting for o buried treasure at
South Park, Burlington county, which is
supposed to hav been put there by Brit
ish soldiers. A few coins aud two or
three old pistols were The fruits of their
search.
There is a bountiful crop of pears in
Bergen county. and the fruit generally is
IN good condition. In many cases good
crops of teaches are also reported. The
apple crop is n partial failure, but there is
enough fruit to supply demand and leave
q surplus for an occasional barrel of cider.
William n. Fort. of Pemberton, has a
chest made of English oak. which he
claims was brought to this country in the
Mayhower. 1t will be exhibited at the
Mount Holly fair.
Woodstown residents complain that the
refuse from one of The canning factories
flows into the creek, pollutiug the stream
aud also Salem Greek. The refuse, it is
also claimed, kills the fish. e~ndangering
the health CT the people in the thickIy
settled country through which the stream
flows.
The Mays Landing Board of Health has
ordered County Physician James to in
VesSlgate the sanitary condition of the
Atlantic County Jail, and if the Board of
Freeholders refuse TO clear the institu-
tion the State Board of Health will be ap-
pealed to.
Camden has a new Democratic daily
paper, The ReUteD, edited by George NJ.
Todd. formerly of the Elizabeth Herald.
The first issue was on Tuesday.
The name of the post Office at Cedar
Creek, Ocean county, has been changed
to Lanokl.
The sale of the stands and privileges
for the Mount Holly fair aggregated
$2,S0l. Last year the brought 1855.
The Republican County Convention for
"tA 80
day, September "a. at Mount Holly. The
First Assembly District Convention will
be held at Burlington on Monday, Sep
tsmber rs, and the Second at Mount
Holly, on Saturday the oath. The pri-
maries to elect delegates to The Congress
sional. County and Assembly Conventions
will be held on Friday evening of next
week.
When Newark contracted for the new
supply of Pequannock water it was not
generally understood that fresh fish was
to 60 with it, or the ''kicking" by the
general public might not lave been SO
great. The water has been running for
several weeks in all colors, but on
Wednesday a new feature came through
nearly all the faucets in the central por-
ton of the city. The fishes ranged In
size from a halfinch TO an inch in length;
had very small tapering bodies, but large
bull dog heads with protruding black
eyes. Their back was almost like that OF
a p%orcupine. aud as they swan they
greatly resembled a miniature eight oar
ed crew in a shell.