The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-20
STATE NOTES.

MerchantviIle policemen earn their
salaries by rerpotinR street lamps which
are not lighted and have already saved
the borough $40 in gas bills.
Thomas Kelly of Burlington who was
arrested for fast driving, began to swear
during the hearing. and the magistrate
fined him fifty cents for each oath.
Senator Gardner has sold q large tract
OF meadow lapd lying near the Inlet at
Atlantic City. To syndicate. The land
is to be filled up to grade and covered
with cottages.
The Rev. Lawrence Buckley Thomas,
rector of St. Stephens Protestant Epis-
copal Church at Beverly, has rendered
his resignation to take effect March l
next.
The Rev. E. NJ. Ogden. who for the past
two years has served as pastor OF the
Baptist Church at Toms River. rendered
his resignation to take effect March 81.
The wife of the Rev. H. M. Voorhees,. of
High Bridge, while assisting her husband
TO unharness their horses on Thursday
night was kicked by one of the animals
and fatally injured.
The William Dorsh & Sons Shoe Manu-
featuring Company of Newark has paid
the $50 employees a half-yearly dividend
on the profit-sharing plan, each man re-
ceiving from $40 to $25 in addition to mis-
wages.
glass bottle, cutting his hand severely, on
the night eff Decent Der rs. The bottle had
beea filed with whiskey. and bloou pois-
oning set in. causing his death nine days
later.
The whole of the stock of the Ne wark
Ereainq Journal Publishing Company
has been purchased by John j. Leidy. the
editor, and one Of the stockholders and
directors of the o pany. The bulk OF
The stock was held by Moses Bigelow.
Cape May has no steam whistle WITHIN
its confines, and people VINO rise early APP
preciare the services of Engineer James
Hand, of the West Jersey Railroad ac-
communication train. who opeus wide the
throttle or his locomotive every weekday
morning when be mounts his engine
promptly at six O'Clock, Light sleepers
who like to lie abed late do not appreciate
the engineers thoughtfulness so much.
Frank SimonIon, II farmer living near
Port Murray, Warren county. has begun
proceedings against the Delaware, Lack
awannR and Western Railroad TO recover
SS SEQ damages. While on his way from
broadway to Port Murray Simonion was
elected from q train. He claims that he
gave his ticket to the conductor, but that
official denied this. and asked for the fare
in the car. SImonton angriiy refused to
nav twice, whereupon the conductor put
him of. He was on his way 10 fulni an
important business engagement, and the
delay ne alleges, caused "a loss 10 MIN VI
the amount he sues for.
The Public Road Board of Harrington
kowpship, Bergen county, has brought an
action III the Supreme Court through its
counsel, II. p. Wortenayke, against COL
hector Andrew II. Haring, for road moneys
IN his hands which were voted by the
people. The Collector declines TO pay
nnver these mounts to the President OF
fhe BOARD. on the ground that the Legis-
latnre last winter passed a law WHICH re-
nuires road moneys to he paid to Town
snip Committees and does not IN any way
the Road Board or it's President. Under
he old law the Collector was obliged 10
settle with The President.