The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-28
STATE NOTES.

A pair of teal ducks were shot along
Woodbury. creek, the first seen for d iong
time.
The Rev. c. D. DeMott, of Monsey, n.
Y, nus received a call to the Christian
Reformed Church of Englewood.
The annual convention of the Sunday
schools of Gloucester county will be held
at Clayton on the 29th inst.
John M. Tomliu, of Rutherford. thinks
his lawn was damaged by the ravages of
Louis NJ. Mire's dog, and has brought
suit to recover 800 damages.
William j. Thompson, the Gloucester
track owner. Is said TO be one of several
prominent Democrats who nave formed
d $50, 900 betting pool on the election. 1t
will be put without odds on Cleveland.
Miss Eva Decker, the leading soprano
in the Methodist Church at Keyport,
eloped with George Mason, a popular
young man. on Saturday. The girl had
been locked up by her father. Captain
Decker, for Il number of days, but she
pointment. They were married by Rev.
j.. E. Lake.
A large meteor was seen by many per-
sons at Sea Is 9 City on Sa urday evening
at about eight O'Clock. 1t C me out OF
the northeast and passed over into the
south, leaving behiud it a long luminous
tail, which described almost d semi-circle
in the heavens. Several of the natives VINO
saw it say that no similar phenomenon
OF equal brillIancy has been witnessed
since 1854.
Squirrels are destroying corn in the
fields at such Il rate that Montyale farm
ers u invoked The aid of the sports
men to rid them of these pests. Que Shot
twenty-nine in q day last week and an
other nineteen. Rev, Mr.. Van Ripper of
Chester Ridge shot forty-four on the first
day OF the open saxon anu thirteen on
the second day. Wore Hopper was the
champion among the Ridge wood sports
men, bagging nine.
A special me citing of the Burlington
county Board OF FreeholderS was helti at
Mount Holly on Saturday for the purpose
of reconsidering the vote by which the
motion to build stone roads was defeated.
The advocates of the roads thought thew
had u majority OF the members on their
side, but when the vote was counted a
majority of the members was found to
be opposed to the roads, so the Board adj
journed.
Three fishermen, John Holman, George
aud Jesse Homer, left Longport, AtIanLIc
City, IN a small open sailboat on Sunday
morning, with the intention of fishing
during the day aud returning late ia the
afternoon. They have not since been
heard from, excepting by the statement
made by a returning fisherman, thai he
had seen the upturned boat some dis
lance out at sea. Tbs general impression
Is that they nave been drowned.
An electrical storm of great severity
visited Cape May county Sunday morn
ing from three to four O'Clock. The
thunder was very heivy, and the flash es
of lightning constant aud binding. A
bolt entered Louis Gibson's cottage, gu
Lafayette street, Cape May City. md
tore down the plaster from the walls aud
scattered about mautel ornaments, with
out doing other damage. A dog belong
ing to Israel Leaning Sheppard had its
collar torn OIL. the curreut passing from
1t killing the brute aud stunning another.
Mr.. Sheppard and his Wits were uu-
harmed. Entire families arose from their
hedswhen the tremendous crashes of thun-
der appeared to fairly rend The heavens.
The clouds were very low. and much rain
fell during the thunder storm.
Michael Dongherry. an old and well TO-
DO farmer of Elizabeth, was .bucied on
Saturday, n the funeral was scarcely
over before there was filed by one OF his
daughters, Mrs. John Ryan, with the
Surrogate of Union county a cayeat
against admitting her fathers will to
probate on the ground that he was de-
mented when he made it. Some time ago
Dougherty drew u Will In when, it is said.
he bequeathed the bulk OF his estate 10
Mrs. Ryan. In some manner the other
heirs learned of the existence OF this
document aud prevailed upon him to
make another will in which Mrs. Ryan's
rights it Is said, are practically Ignored.
She has obtained from the physician VINO
attended her father III his last Illness a
statement that mis- patient was mentally
Incapable of transacting any business.
some brand Army veterans of Bridge
ton Who went to fredericksburg last
week discovered in the National Gene
terry the grave OF Lieuteuant Alexander
L. Robson, after whom the Post of
Bfidgeton Is named. They found a slab
on which they finally deciphered ALEX.