The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-05
STATE NOTES.

just as the printers had fin ished We'd
nesday afternoon the printing of the
100, 600 tickets for the five party nomi-
nations in the field in Middlesex county,
County Clerk Patrick Convery received
word that the whole batch was useless,
because the names OF the President and
Vice President had not been ordered in
serted at the top by the Secretary of
State. The printers were set to work
again and the new batch soon furnished.
George DeGroat, of North Passalc, has
made Il novel wager with Michael Nc
keown, OF the North Passaic House. If
Harrison is elected McKeown agrees to
treat DeGroat to q glass of lager every
day for a year, and in the event of CIeve-
lands election DeGroat binds himself to
treat the saloonkeeper daily to one five
cent drink,
The Freehold shirt factory now m
ploys 500 hands. The weekly pay roll
averages 81, 700. The business OF the firm
has increased to such an extent that it is
difficult with their PRESENT force to sup
ply the demand. Mr. kothschild is con-
temptating charging the factory, and he
will do SO if he can secure additional
hands.
The Sheldon House, the largest hotel in
Ocean Grove, again changed hands on
Wednesday, and was bought at Sheriff's
sale by john NJ. Smith, a prominent
SNAk0OA VI C1OOhA Ii " SO1tOOO, COUICCA
to a mortgage of SIS. 900. The furuiGure
sold for $500. Colonel c.. c. Letter, of
Washington, D. c., late owner, default
ing in payments six years ago, the
property sold for $4,000. The original cot
of the property was $3.50 0 Many credi-
tors will suffer serious losses by his sale,
which wipes out all back claims, and
much indignation is being manifested.
Allie Miller. a twelve-year-old colored
boy, whose home is in Red Bank, was
found wandering around Atlantic City
last August ard sent home. He has no
friends or relatives there, but on We'd
nesday he was found under similar cir
cumstances by a policeman aud taken TO
the City Hall. The boy ran away from
home two years ago and since then has
travelled extensively through the States,
generally beating his way. He has been
as far west as San Francisco, and being
unusually bright for his age, with a re-
tentive memory, he tells Interesting tales
about his travels and gives descriptive
accounts OF various cities he has visited.
His family will be notified again of his
whereabouts.
The Monmouth Park race track people
are getting ready for ueX years races.
Already z, 300 entries have been made for
next seasons racing.
Joseph Hines fishing crew, of Kew
port, supplied six fishing smacks with
bait and sold IA 200 fish to a fish factory,
as a result of one days work.
At Plaihfield, f. A. Miller, a druggist,
has been arrested on the charge of selling
whiskey at retail without a physiclau's
prescription. required by law. Judge
Codington sat on the case with a jury Of
twelve tradesmen of the town. the bot
tie of stuff sold was on exhibition. Miller
claimed it was a cough mixture, sold to
the customer for u cold. The city on
tended that the liquid was only whiskey,
u failed to present an analysis. The
and jury sampled the connection
and solemnly declared that they were not
familiar with the taste of whiskey, and
could not decide What the bottle
contained. The jurors deliberated two
hours and then agreed on the fol-
lowing singular verdict;-''We. the un
dersigned jurors in the case of the city of
Plaintield against Frederick A. Miller,
for sale of liquor, hereby find that if upon
analysis contents of accompanying bottle
contains a medical compound the de-
PENDANT is not guilty; otherwise, guilty
as charged" Judge Codington% in
formed them that they could not dele
rival chemist OF Miller's, as they had
suggested, and, after two hours further
deliberatioa the jury found themselves
unable to agree on positive guilt or inDo-
cence, and were discharged. Miller will
be tired again.
Inc secretary OItne treasury at wash
ington has informed a committee of the
Atlantic Highlands Board of Trade that
no order has been made making Sandy
Hook a permanent %qnaratine.
The wife OF IL Bridgeton ~glassblower is
a better blower than he is.
Camden funeral directors ate oysters
out of an ice coffin at their banquet.
Cumberland comfy sportsmen are hav-
ing great luck, On Tuesday Colonel j.
Howard Willis. the Love Brothers md
Corbeit Reeves, of Port Elizabeth, shot a
ine forked horn buck. weighing $50
POUNDS, aud Samuel Camp, of Port Eliz-
abeth. and Patrick Converse OF Phiia-
delphia, bagged 80 quail. one pheasant,
two ducks and wv rabbits.
James Patti, of Snarptown, SAYS that he
will give one dollar for each ear of corn
brought to i'm III its natural state that
CONTAINS an odd row of grains. Mr.. Patt
has an ear OF corn which has twenty-four
and contains 1,34e grains.
Salvation Oil has cured many of rheumatism
when Other remedies fail. Price a5c.