The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-26
STATE NOTES.

William Ringweildus, a three year old
child, drank q quantity of boiling water
from a cup Tuesday afternoon at his
home in Hackensack. His condition is
dangerous.
Jacob S. Stewart has sold his Pekin
duck farm heal Valley Station, in War
rem county, to a Brooklyn party for
$50, 600. The purchasers will continue
duck raising and erect a summer resi-
dence.
The residents of Woodbury. have in
duced Senator Barker to introduce a bill
repeating the charter of the Woodbury.
Turnpike Company, which owns the
main streets of the city. In winter it is
q quagmire OF mud and Council wants to
pave it.
A queer freak of nature has just been
discovered at Centerville. Somerset
county. 1t is a TWO months old child,
with a perfectly formed body but with Il
pigs face. The snout is very pro-
nounced. Charles Morris is it's father.
Morris is an e%x-convict, having by a cur
ious coincidence served Il term for poison
ing a neighbours pigs.
After q prayer meeting on Monday
night in St. Paul's Methodist Protestant
Church, in South Camden, quite "a COM
motion took place over the application OF
Henry Bergman, who wished to be Or
dained as pastor of the church. Mr..
Bergman is the Democratic nominee for
the City Council. and desired to be in
stalled as pastor prior TO the election.
The Rev. Charles Smith, known as
Tornado Smith," was asked to ordain
the candidate. but he refused. stating
that this function must be conferred by
the conference.
The Citizens caucus held at Pleasant
vile on Tuesday to nominate a ticket for
the coming election, resulted In an excit-
ing fight between the Farmers party and
their opponents. The garbage question
vas the main point at issue, the farmers
being anxious 10 modify the old code,
which prohibits the use of garbage for
fertilizing purpose. The others oppose
the change from a sanitary point of view.
The farmers carried all before them.
dependent ticket will be placed in the
field and a bitter fight will be made.
Captains William H~oldZkom and James
A. Abram, of the two life saving stations
at North and South Brigantine, have re-
ceived from Messrs. Bolton, Bliss & Dali
lett, agents of the Red ID line of steam
ers, $500 for distribution among their life
saving crews in recognition of the
effective service they rendered in the
rescue of the passengers and mail Of the
steamship Venezuela when she went
ashore on February 5. and in aiding TO
save the vessel from snipwreck.
A number of New Jersey capitalists
baIoOo 70 OASpASA VI ol
lied a stock company, and purchased a
large tract of land just north of Asbury
Park, fronting on Deal Lake. OF this
tract ten acres have been presented to the
State Young Mems Christian Associa-
lions, and it has been accepted by
the State Committee. The company
proposes to erect for them a large
building. to be used as a training school.
similar to the institution conducted by
Mr.. Moody at Northheld, Mass. This
will be fitted out with 4 fully equipped
gymnasium and bowling alley and will
be utilized as q sort of general assembly
of the State associations. The company
will also set apart a portion of the
grounds for camping purposes n will
mahe a bicycle track and a baseball field.
The grounds will be handsomely ar-
ranged, graded. etc., and all the expense
will be borne by the company. The sale
of liquor on the premises will be for
hidden. Work is to be begun on the i'm
provements as soon as the weather will
hermit.