The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-12
STATE NOTES.

A number of local ca capitalists are said to be in
terested in a scheme for the erection of a large
hotel and the building of a race track at
Pleasantyille with an electric road to connect it
with Atlantic City. Citizens are already get
ting signatures to a petition to Judge Reed not
to grant q liquor license for Pleasantville.
uCongressman-elect Cornish is able to be about
and attend to his business again. He has had a
severe cold and not typhoid pneumonia,
The mysterious insect that is causing the
farmers in Cumberland and Salem counties such
apprehension by its inroads on their grain has
made its appearance in several corn cribs and
wheat wheat bins als, in Care az May Ma county 81 MY s Corn that
ly weighs thirty after it has become infected.
Under an order from the New Jersey Supreme
Court, the new boundary line between Cumber-
land and Cape May counties has been completed.
The survey was made by ex-State Senator
Leaning Rice, and BY it gives Cape May a large
additional territory. Belle Plan, a town Of
formerly located in Maurice township, lumber
land county, is brought into Cape May county.
John Schwarz is baker in the employ OF
Robert c, Sneden at Hackensack. About two
years ago he married a young woman employed
in the village as a domestic, who is now living
at Union Hill, apart from her husband. Last
week Schwarz got a letter from his brother-in-
law, enclosing a clipping from a German paper,
which was to the effect that the woman had
fallen heir to the S60,0O0 by the death Of her
father.
Freehold will number its houses In expeo a.
ton of a postal delivery system.
Moody und Sankey will probably be secured
to conduct a big revival In Camden during the
winter.
The Mays Landing Water Power. Company are
introducing incandescent electric lights into
their cottages and buildings.
The show of the New Jersey State Poultry So.
ciety will be held in the armory at Camden.
from January "a to ~.
The Rev. P. 7. PocKman, pastor of the First
Reformed Church of New Brunswick, on Sun
day morning spoke on the subject of lotteries
and gambling at the church and club fairs. now
In progress there. He denounced as indefensi-
hlA fha 0tfAriUO or fQkin0 nv phturoh q
chances on pianos, diamond rings, watches and
other articles.
A silk waist mill, to employ 900 girls. will be
started at Atlantic City by a Philadelphia firm.
and will be the only manufacturing Industry
outside Of three lumber mills, in the CITY.
Another new silk concern has been organized
in Paterson under the nams of the Manson q.
Young Silk Manufacturing Company, and mas
taken spacious quarters. The company has a
capital stock of So 1000.
A mass meeting Of Elizabeth citizens was held
Tuesday to consider the question of grade eros
sings. Resolutions were passed endorsing the
depression OF several sJreels to avoid crossing
railroads at grade.
Theodore N. Patterson, clerk in the office of
Internal Revenue Collector Moffett Of the First
district, has rendered his resignation, which was
accepted, ana George Souders of Atlantic CITY.
has been appointed in his place.
An Atlantic county man bet his potato crop on
the election, and lost &c bushels worth $50.
EilZabeth's oldest colored woman, Mrs. Fran
els Smith, aged ninety years, died Wednesday
morning.
The Mays Landing Water Power Company are
introducing incandescent electric lights into
their cottages and buildings.
Ground was broken in Elizabeth on Wednes-
day for a new Roman Catholic Hospital.
Twenty building lots have been purchased as a
site for the institution. 1t will be a handsome
structure. and will cost about $50, 900. The hos
pital, it is expected, will be ready for use next
summer.
A new course leading to the degree Of Bach
elor Of Divinity has been established at the New
Brunswick Theological Seminary. The course
extends through two years and is under the
charge of DR.. Lansing. The work includes a
two years study of the Arabic language, to-
gether with a special study Of two books of the
Bible.
Arrangements are being effected for the ex-
tension of the present ferry slips at Camden,
An entire new arrangement Of tracks in the
Camden yard will be perfected, with twelve
tracks in the station. This will also add several
thousand feet OF track room in the Camden
yard, besides giving much better facilities for
drilling and for handling the heavy excursion
business of The summer season.
Biawenburg has an orchestra.
Catholic CHI III is to be erected az Pomona
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