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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-29
A OF FREEHOLDERS.
Resolutions Eulogizing the Deceased
Judge McGralh's Speech.

The Board of Freeholders met yester.
day afternoon and passed resolutions
relative to the sudden death of Judge
Manning NJ Knapp. They were offered
by Freebooter PdugsJen and unanimous
ly adopted. The resolutions are given
below
Whereas, The Almighty in his wisdom has
called from earth to his eternal home, the Hon.
Manning M. Knapp, while in the discharge of
his most solemn duty as Circuit Judge, and ere
that duty was entirely fulfilled; aud
Whereas, Judge Knapp, in the maay years
during which he has presided over the Circuit,
consisting of the County OF Hudson has been gov
crned in his decisions by II desire sing!y for JUS
tice and swayed in his rulings by the desire for
right consistently with the principles Of our
government therefore, be il
Resolved, That in tho Judgment of this Board,
the death of our esteemed and learned friend,
the Hon. Manning NJ. Knapp leaves Il vacancy
hard TO be filled, and the Judiciary of the State
loses a member difficult TO be replaced, and the
people of Hudson county an honest, fearless
and able Judge; and be it further
Resolved, That as q mark of respect the Court
House and County Buildings be appropriately
draped in mourning for a period of thirty days.
and that this Board attend in a body the funeral
of the deceased.
JUDGE M'GRATH SPEAKS
Judge McGrath was called upon to ex-
press the feelings of the members aud in
so doing said:-
Mr.. Director, / think-I express the
voice of you and of every member when
| say we all deeply and sincerely regret
the sudden demise of the gentle
man who for so long, SO efficiently
and with so much distinction
presided over the Circuit Court.
My relations with Judge Knapp for the
past year or two were of a confidential
character. think l never met II more
conscientious man than him whose death
we deplore. In every step he took, every
word he said, he displayed a disposition
TO do solely that thing which was right.
"He was solicitous of e~veryoue's well
fare. He was sensitive to criticism. He
studied everv move, every act of the
Boards of Freeholders in the various
counties. He was charitable, n very
few people know of his donations to the
poor.
las u jurist he had no superior on the
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persons named, respectively for services
rendered MS General Superintendent. etc.,
In Water Department for month ending
January 81. 1892. amounting in the ag-
gregate to $3.50. 90. F.,
Resolved. That by and with the con-
currence of the Board OF Finance the fol-
lowing old claim left unpaid by the Board
of Public Works be paid, to wit:
$13 to Thomas Cain for labor, laying
water pipe.
The foregoing were each adopted by the
following vote on the call for the ayes
and avs
Ayes-President Somers. Commission
ers Dugan, Madden and Yoe-4
Absent-Commissioner Cook-1.
The Committee on Public Buildings.
Docks and Parks presented the follow
ing:
Resolved, That So, 500 be paid to Thomas
Kelly on account of contract No. 6lS for
mason work on Public School No. %, cor
ner of Pavonia ant Romaine
Charge special chool account.
Resolved, Tnat $4,000 be paid to +. j.
Condor for ex~cavatlng for building Pub
lie School No. 25.
Charge special school account.
Resolved that 800. 90 be paid to Hugh
A. Kelly for services as Wharfinger for
the month ending January 81. 1892.
Charge Morgan Street Dock.
Resolved, That S42 be paid to Thomas
Hiland for pointing up, etc., wall OF
stable.
Charge appropriation for Public
Grounds and Buildings, 1S91-92.
The foregoing were each adopted by
the following vote IN b call for the
ayes and nays:
Ayes--Presideut Somers and Commits
sioners Dugan, Madden and Yoe-4.
Neutrality-suspicious. Cook.-1.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolved, That the services of William
Corde as Engineer at the Belleville
Water Works be and are hereby dis
pensed with from and after this date.
Adopted by the following vote on the
call for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-Bresident Somers, Commission
ers Dugan, Madden and Yoe-4.
Observation-Disclosures Cook-1.
On motion the Board adjourned.
VIM. A. ToLsoN,
Clerk pro tenn,
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STEAMBOATS.


WEST SHORE RAILROAD On. Y, G. & H. R. R. r
Trains leave West <2d Street Station. New YorK.
as follows. and % minutes earlier from the foot OF
Hamilton. London. Detroit and chicago. 1000 .
H., s5.15 D. M, ISIS p. m.
ST. Louis, sis, 4.l5 .. m.
Toronto, 1000 a. M. +5.l5. =. LIS p. m.
Buffalo. Rochester. Suspension Bridge. Niagara
Falls. $50. sl.00 n. m. +5.h. u, Is p m.
Utica and S. racuse, s. 50 1000 a IN. - Il, sS15 d.
a.. III IS a. M. truns only to UticaL
Kingston.e -5.1. fla 1000. +1l.3 a M. +t4U,
CstsKiil and Albany. $3.50. *7.la. 1000. +iLs a. m,
Cranston's West Point, Cornwall. Newburxh.
$50. T.l5, s.25. 1000. "10.l5. HIS am. s1.l6 +A.O0
G.S1 Is. Ii, SIS, OF. 50, 'S1a elias .. m.
Montreal and Canada East, us a. m. sis .. m
Elegant sleeping cars for Bural0. Niagara Falls.
Toronto Detroit Chicago and st. Louis ON all
sDaiiy. +Daiiy except Saturday. All other trains
daily except SUNDAY. t + leaves Brooklyn, via
brooklyn Annex. +l0.A0 O. m, ttS.U p. m. Jersey
City, p. r. X. station. +llO q. m. ++8.3i p. m
For tickets, time tables. parlor andsleepinR car
accommodations or information apply of1coS
Jersey City-P. R..-R station. Hoboken-5l
Hudson street and West shore station Brook
yn-SS3 Washington street, az Fulton street
Annex once. foot or Fulton street, New York
cfty-NoS 2I. 1858. Ts5, 942 Broadway. l4S Bowery. Is
Park place. 50 West 125tn street ana West Snore
stations. West 42d street and foot OF Jay stress
~ {. E. LAMBERT, General Passenger Agent
wander pilt Av. New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-29

In the Scotch ballad, was about to totter down
the declivity of life with his aged wife. How it
would have smoothed the rough places for the
respected John and his venerable spouse could
they have eased their growing i~nfirmities with
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, that benign help to
the aged, the weak and those recovering but
slowly from exhausting diseases. When the lamp
of life IS on the wane man specially requires
medical aid, q sustaining tonic. a wholesome
corrective. Tho aged and the feeble are par
ticulary susceptible TO influences which produce
disease, convalesence is too often interrupted by
q relapse. This STANDARD American invigorant
is eminently adapted to the needs of such
persons, and always fills the bill " Dyspepsia
constipation, rheumatism, k idney troubles and
la grippe are among the troubles that it over
comes.
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J. HERBERT PoTrs,
Attorney for Petitioner.

ITO FRANCES S. DAVENPORT, HERMAN HAM
L burger, George Fl. Meyers. Francis T. osborne
charles Tracy, George w. Wpyard.
You are hereby notified that at a public sale
mace by the City Collector of Jersey CITY, on the
DIST day OF April, 1871. | purchased for the sum OF
two hundred and forty dollars and forty-one cents
ali the land and real estate situate in Jersey Cly.
in the County of HUDSON and state or New Serse,s
fronting on Vroom street. which is laid down and
desfgnated as lot No. rs In block number lSo upon
an assessment map annexed 70 q report naue oy
ers OF Adjustment" appointed III ana
for said CITY by the Circuit Court OF the County Oh
HUDSON. a certified copy OF which report ana map
was nled In the office of the Ctty Collector OF Jer-
sey CITY on the eth day OF April 1870, said repors
nroyIsious OF an act OF the legislature of New Jer'
sey. PASSED March 30th. 1886. entitled;
IAa Act concerning the settlement ana coffee
ton of dTfeaTdgeS OF unpaid tdIeS, osstss-
nlents aud todter rate or tCdter rem 5 m
cities of thts State, aud imposing and tety--
mo a taG, assessment aud lien IN lieu ana
instedd of such GyreGrddes, and to enforce
he payment thereof, and to Prooide for The
sale of lands subjected to fatEre tGxGtton
and assessments.
And the several supplements thereto.
And YOU are further notified that you appear 70
estate and unless the said land and real estate
shall be redeemed. as provided in said act before
The expiration OF six months from and after tho
service hereof. q deed for the same viii be given
conveying to the purchaser the fee simple OF sad
land ana real estate according 70 the provisions Of
the said act.
NATHANIEL E SMITH.
ela7s PURCHASES
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HUDSON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.

In the matter of the applicable on of Joseph
Henry Bebro for leave to assume the name OF
Harry Phlllps.-Order.
Joseph Henry Bebro having. OF the twenty.drse
day Of December. instant, applied to this Court
by petition setting forth the grounds of the appl-
cation and fled by the at1idavtt OF said ap-
plicant annexed thereto for an ord er to authorize
the said petitioner TO assume the name of Harry
Phillips.
that said Joseph Henry Bebro resides in Jersey
City, in the County OF Hudson aud State Of New
] Jersey. and that he is more than twenty-one years
of age.
of such application has been published at least
once In each week for four weeks successfully
next preceding the time OF the said application In
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS, q newspaper OF said Couu-
~. and the Court being satisfied by said petition
SO verified that there are reasonable grounds for
the proposed cnange. and that there Is no reason
able objection thereto,
IL is on this twenty first day of December, A.. d.
oieteen hundred and ninety.one. ordered that
Joseph Henry Bebro be and he hereby is authorized
to assume the name OF Harry Phillips from ana
after the twenty first day Of January next. and
that within ten days from the date OF this order.
the said petitioner do cause a copy OF this order 70
be published In THE JERSEY CITY NEWS, @ publ ,
newspa per published in said Coun ~ OF Hudson,
according to the provisions OF the statute In sucn
e"'' N. N. KNAPP.
]. HERBERT PoTTs,
Attorney for Petitioner.
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FleeuOl lei Ellis mOVeQ. UndG warrants
be ordered drawn in payment of said
claims.
Question being taken on the motion of
yeas and nays there voted rs follows:-
Yeas-All the members of the Board
presents.
Absent - Freeholdors German and
Perry-2. ~
The Director-at-La declared the
motion adopted.
From Committee on Fiuance aud
Audit;
To the Honorable the Director-at-Large
and Members of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders OF the County of Hudson:
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on FL
nance and Au 1T would respectfully re-
port recommending the adoption of the
following:
Resolved, That warrants be and are
hereby ordered drawn on the County
Collector. md signed by the Directorate
Large and Clerk of the Board, i'll pay
menu of the following claims as reported
correct by the Committee on Finance and
Audit, viz: Claims Committee on new
Public Road.
d. M. NooNAN,
Nj, j.. CoYLE,
i. H.. KIMBERLY,
M. H~ENNE>SEY,
w. j. TIEKNEY.
Claims Committee on New Public
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bench. He had no secrets to hide. His
pnblic life was us pure and above re-
proach us his private life. He was not adj
dicted to any wees. He WAS Il shining
example aud one fit for all men to follow.
He had no false pride, and ( a truth
fully stale that at the time of his death
this Board enjoyed his confidence and re-
spect.
His faultless life is an example, and l
feel that such II man can never lie. 1t is
transition from life to Immortality. He
las gone to the Court over which the
Almighty God presides and earth has
lost one of its most brilliant aud admired
flowers
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Freebooter Noonan moved that war
rants be ordered drawn in payment of
said claims.
Question Deing taken on thu motion on
We 5 and nays. there voted MS tollows:-
Yens-Freeholders Coyle, Ellis, Hen
Messy. Kimmerly, Noonan. P1ngsten
and Tierney-7.
Nay-Freeholder NelsonAl.
Absent - Freeholters CORN an and
Perry-2.
Continued on Fourth Page.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-29

AT IA meeting Of the Union League Club
resolutions were adopted TO the effect that
'Judg e Knapp, by his unbrokeu integrity
and fearlessness in the condnct OF his
high office has endeared himself to US all,
and has caused us TO look upon him as u
bulwark between ourselves ana the forces
which threaten society" and rendering
the clubs sympathy to the bereaved
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-29

Change IN West Shore Time Table.
The Catskill Mountain and Saratoga Summer
Specials were discontinued ON September @. There
will also be a change in the Drawing Room and
Sleeping Car arrangements can be
had of any West Shore Ticket Agent
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-29

Freebooter Ellis moved that warrants
be ordered drawn in payment of said
claims.
Question being taken on the motion on
yeas and nays there voted as follows:
Yeas-All The members of the Board
presents:
Observation-Disclosures German and Per-
ry--2.
The Director;at-Large declared the
motion adopted:
From Committee on Finance and
Audit:
10 the Honorable the Director-at-Larg
and members of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Hudson:
Gentlemen-Your Committee or FL
nance and Aunt would respectfully re-
port recommending the adoption of the
following:
Resolved, That warrants be and are
hereby ordered drawn on the County Col
lector, and sigDed by the Directorate
Large and Clerk of the Board, in pay
ment of the following claims aud re-
ported correct by the Committee on FL
nance and Audit, viz:
u. M. NooNAN,
NJ. j. CoYLE.
f. H. KIMMERLEY,
NJ. HEM EssEY,
w. j. TIERNEY.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child. she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria
Tv5an she had Children. she gave them Castoria
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Freebooter Coyle moved that warrants
be ordered drawn in payment OF said
claims.
Question being taken on the motion on
yeas and nays, there voted as follows:
Yeas-all the members of the Board
presents.
Observation-Disclosures German and Perry
q.
The Director-at-Large declared the mo-
ton adopted.
From Committee ON Finance and
Audit:
10 the Honorable the Director-at-Large
and Members of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Hudson:
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on FL
nance and Audit woul respectfully re-
port recommending the adoption Of the
following:
Resolved, That warrants be and are
hereby oraered drawn on the County
Collector. and signed by the Directorate
Large and CLERK Of The Board, In pay
ment of the following claims as reported
correct by the Committee on Finance and
Audit,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-11-19
PERSONAL.

Evan Davis of Shamokin, was visitor "a
town last night.
Miss Margaret Gather of Port Carbon, is
visiting friends in town.
Rev. Richard Kaines and wife, of Girard-
vile, were in tewn shopping yesterday.
Ralph Oliver is dangerously i'll to-day.
His friends feared this afternoon that he
would not recover.
Messrs. William A. Gather and John Grant
are in Bluefeld, West Virginia. Mr. Gather
has decided to remain there
II. E. Dengler returned home last evening
from hunting trip. He brought with him
large bag of birds. The editor of the
HERALD had quail on toast to-day as the
result of the expedition.
Col. James Knox Polk Scheify, who will
either be postmaster at Shenandoah or a
Minister PlenipOtentiary to some foreign
land, took conspicuous part in last nights
demonstration.-Rep Republican.
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NO SHOW.

The Railway Collision Cancelled Last
Nights Engagement.
Newton Beers and his company did not
produce Lost in London" at Ferguson's
theatre last night, notwithstanding the favor
able criticism ON the play and company pub
lished in the Shenandoah correspondence to
the Miners Journal of to-day. Miss Lora
Addison Cleft, the leading lady of the com.
pany was on the P. & r. train that met with
an accident at Packer Junction yesterday
and sustained bruises and shock. The man
ager of the company found the lady could
not appear last night and the engagement
was declared off. The manager will hold the
railroad company for damages based upon
the failure Of the engagement on account Of
Miss Cleft's inability to appear. 1t is also
said that Miss Cleft will make personal
claim Mr.. Beers and his company left for
Pottsville this morning.
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disappeared.

A young Polish fellow opened small
iewelry store at No IL South Jardin street
short time ago and stocked it with quite an
assortment of watches, chains and rings.
The store is so located that after nightfaII
the street in front and about it is in total
darkness. This is caused by the trees along
curbs and the pavement awnings cutting off
the rays of the arc electric lights which are
placed at each end of the square.
Last night the ieweler locked the store
door and went on an errand, leaving num-
Der of watches and rings in the small bay.
window he uses to display his stock The
jeweler had not left his place three minutes
when man and little girl at a neighboring
house heard the smash of glass and the next
moment saw two men running up Jardin
street. The fugitives turned out West LLOYD
| street. There all trace Of them was lost
Chief Of Police Davis and Assistants Tempest,
Williams and McGrail hurried to the place
The jeweler was sent for. An examination
showed that pane of glass of the small
show window had been smashed with club
and after making the break the robbers had
thrust their hands through the opening and
grabbed what they could before hurrying
| away. The jeweler said his loss was one
gold watch, five silver watches and dozen
gold rings. number Of rings were found
scattered on the pavement. No arrests have
been made and it seems impossible to get a
description of the robbers.
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Conee,s Announcement.

Phillip Coffee has purchased large stock
Of staple groceries and now is the time for
dealers and private families to secure bar
gains. The stock must be sold at once.
Bring your cans along for two quarts Of
vinegar for 8 cents; the best molasses usually
sold for 60 cents gallon, for 30 cents; best
rice 5 cents per pound one pound Of
Miners Extra tobacco % cents; fresh
prunes several different kinds of tea /;
tomatoes, cans for % cents. Don't forget
the place, Philip Cofee's, Post Office building
corner Of Oak and Main streets. LIFT
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LITTLE LOCALS
December 2nC

That Cover Considerable Ground in This
vicinity.
The heavy fall of rain was welcome Wis
itor.
Another dirt burning engine has been
turned out of the Delano shops
Daniel Brennan is building new ice
house near the P. & r. freight depot.
Shenandoah statesmen abounded at all the
Pottsville hotel tea tables.-RepublicaR
The finishing touches are being put on the
paving between the electric railway tracks.
There seems to be an organized gang in
town making living by stealing valuable
dogs.
The gold trimmed spectacles advertised in
the HERALD as found have been claimed by
the owner
Complaints are made that the ordinance
prohibiting the blocking of pavements is
not enforced.
Among the applicants for position ON the
letter carrier force under the Cleveland ad-
minisration will be Councilman Coakley.
James Morgan, who suffered the amputa-
tion of one of his large toes by reason of
gangrene attacking an injury he sustained in
the mines, is improving
The boy who had his toe smashed on the
Lehigh Valley railroad on Thursday was
named Sweeney and not Daily. For some
unknown reason the boy gave a false name.
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Encouraging Developments at a Meeting
Held Last Night.

The soldiers monument committee met
again in the Council Chamber last night and
a number of new representatives were
present. Nearly all the societies in town
now have given their endorsement to the
movement and within few weeks it will be
on a good working basis.
Mr. John G. Davis was in attendance at
the meeting and said Shenandoah Lodge, No.
591, 1. o. o, F., would contribute $25 to the
fund. The following additional representa-
tives were present and made the respective
pledges; Benjamin Haskey, Improved
Order of Red Men, $40; James Gallagher,
Phoenix Fire Company, $40; D. o. Pritchard,
Welsh Ivorites, $1O Robert Peel, Sons of st.
George, $40 John Wagner representing the
German Red Men and the Harugari society,
laid these organizations would come to time
with the rest.
The committee decided to meet again on
December 2nd.
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Local Politics.

EDITOR HERALD The communication in
yesterdays HERALD told some pretty plain
truths and l, as straightout Republican, had
my toes tramped upon. am a radical of the
most radical and prefer a full Republican
ticket. / think we should place one in the
field and enter the contest to sink or swim.
But see the force of the writer's argument
when he says that if a Citizens ticket is to
be nominated it should embrace men Of all
parties who favor such a ticket If all Re-
publicans are placed on the ticket then it
should be called Republican ticket / ad-
NIT that we have no show as Republicans
and realize that the next best thing to do is
to combine with the best element of the
Democratic party and elect men of integrity
and ability to Office. Let the ringsters Of
both parties go. 1t is not disloyal to support
good men regardless of politics in local cleo
tions' REPUBLICAN.
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To omoe seekers.

We agree with our county seat coutem.
porary that the man seekers after Office want
to plant their applications with is familiarly
known as Bill Marr, and his post Office ad-
dress is Ashland next in importance is
James B. Reilly--these two names are worth
more to them than bushel of the others.
Major Ellis would come in as good third,
but then Marr won't do anything without
consulting him. They may just as well ad-
dress MaT's mail to Ellis Office, as it will get
there anyhow before they are answered.
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Pueblo, Colorado, for embezzlement Toomey
located the man in Mahanoy City several
weeks ago. but the matter was kept quiet to
give the Colorado parties time to get repre-
sentative here and secure requisition papers
Boarder was not stranger in these parts
About two years ago he left the employ of
First ward grocer to go West. He located at
Pueblo and became clerk for Hebrew store
keeper there. About two months ago he
came back and following him came kilograms
stating that he was wanted at Pueblo for
embezzling $500 from the grocer and a
reward of 800 would be paid for his arrest.
Yesterday Arthur H. Moses deputy sheriff
OF Pueblo county, Col, arrived in town
armed with requisition papers issued by
Governor Pattison. Toomey accompanied
Moses to Mahanoy City and Boarder was
arrested. After the arrest the deputy sheriff
went to Pottsville to make arrangements to
leave for Pueblo this afternoon and this
morning Toomey took the prisoner to the
county seat and surrendered him.
Boarder is a plainly dressed, thin, paled-
face young man and speaks the English
Polish, Hungarian and Hebrew languages
huently. He took his arrest resignedly,