The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-19

Four Italian laborers, working on the
railroad near Alloway, are wanted IN
Italy 10 do military service, which they
shirked.
Isaac A. Hopper. of sFair Lawn, Bergen
county, harvested 1880 bushels of pota-
toes this year. From X acres and Ten
bushels of seed hefaised AS bushels.
The congregation of the First Presby-
terian Church, of New Brunswick. has
presented u check for $500 to the Rev, DR..
William J. Mcknight, who has just re-
signet, after serving as the pastor of the
church for twelve years. DR.. Mcknight,
with his family, will live in Washington
during the winter
The marriage is announced of Abraham
Hitchcock aged e~ighty-two, and Miss
Lucy Elsuno, aged thirty-two. Mir. Hitch
cock lives at Bellerille and Third avenues.
Newark, aud OWLS considerable property.
The bride is we'll connected.
Justice of the Peace Cass, of Eagle
wood. has decided that any New York or
other merchant delivering goods i'll that
town must take out a pedaler's lcense,
whether the goods were ordered at - city
store or The order wa solicited in Engle-
wood.
Health Inspector Reynolds had a thrill
ing snake story to tell on Friday when
he reached the Newark City Hall after
going his rounds. His attention was
SuA'No w q (0pR@i hO0or = ItOO lCuR.
which lay in the gutter az the corner Of
Dickerson and Fourth streets. A little
girl was PLAYING with the snakes tail,
aud 1t moved lazlly rs il enjoying that
sort of thing. Inspector Reynolds seized
the copperhead by the neck and held it
fast until QUE of tue ueighbors brought
out Il weapon with Which the strange
visitor was killed. How the snake came
to be in that locality is a mystery.
Bishop Il. L. Tanner decided on Thurs
day night to remove the Rev. DR.. j.. w.
Stevenson from tne pastorate of ST.
Paul's African NJ. E. Church, az Orange.
The trustees refused to sigu a second
mortgage on the church in process of
erection to BE- held by the pastor, who,
they say, would practically own the
church. A week & last Sunday it is
said that DR.. Stevenson threw a piece of
com union bread in the Presiding Ell
der's fate, because the Elder refused to
partake OF the love feast. Many people,
however. deny tLis. Presiding Filter j.
H. Morgan forbade the celebration of the
Lords Supper IN the evening. AT the
evening service the Elder announced thai
the Rev, j. II. Green, Who had been sum
moned by telegraph, would thereafter
act as pastor of the church. His action
has been sustained ny the Bishop.
A Camden editor advertised for a "prip.
ter who is a Christian
An Italian bank of exchange has been
opened in Hackensack.
Fort Lee boasts of a citizen who cast
his Vote for Andrew Jackson in 1882.
Florist Welch of Ratnseys took the first
chrysanthemusns to the New York mar.
ket this season.
John B. Perry, a prominent Newark
lawyer, has been placed ILL Norris Plains
Insane Asylum
Horace L.. Traubel, Walt Whitman's
close friend ana literary executor, III re,
spon-e to an appeal sent out privately q
few weeks ago Tor funds with which te
purchase and preserve The poets house in
Camden, has already received several
hundred dollars III contri butions. Much
more Is needed, but the success of The
movement seems assured.