The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-30
STATE NOTES.

A schooner is being loaded at Florence
with brick for Cuba.
Dog catcher William Gravatt, of Mount
HI1 y, has resigned because uf the law
suits pending against him.
The Rev. Amos Haiues, pastor OF tho
Dunkard Church. near Grove, Hunterdon
county, has resigned the %pastorate of
hat church TO become Professor of
Greek Ia u college ut Mi. Morris, HI.
William 4 Lucas, aged thirty, who
Claims New York as his residence, WIS
arrested 1T New Brunswick Saturday
night charged with swintiliLg policy
holders IT The Prudential Lite Insurance.
ConDa " When searcned blank appll-
cat on books Of tue PRUDENTIAL Life H.
suranee Company. When searched
blonk application books Of the Pruden-
tiul and Metr ,politaA Companies we e
Iouud upon nm, together Win u
OF cHecks.
Elem Woodley is eighty-seven years old
aud runs a iarge farm near Wayside,
Monmouth county. He does not know
what 1t is 70 be SICK. Joseph Fields. of
Middietown, is also u farmer, ami after a
loug life of hard toll Ii great ACTIVITY, is
still able to do considerable work, He
will be 100 Years Old on September 20.
Henry huise, q Greenwich farmer, who
has been missing melous from his patch,
was surprised TO discover tua. mis- brother
"c0 SAN tAASts A46AoC AOPo WdGCu QUE
night, and at a late hour Caught a man
picking the luscious fruit. The purloiner
did not run as Farmer Hulse approached.
and he was astounded to 1nd his brother.
who lives with him, last asleep.
Inc Merchantyille Gaslight and Fuel
Company,s plant was seized by Deputy
Sheriff Sell on Saturday ON an execution
for $33 600 held by the ~bondholders,
Pending litigation the works have been
operated by Receiver Charles Zane. The
property VIII be sold September 80, and
the b~ondholders exp ct to bid iC IN and
operate the works.
The Burlington county Board of Free
holders. alter a lengthy discussion, re-
fused to readyertise for proposals for i'm
proved stone roadways, ami appointed a
committee TO look after and properly de-
fend the suit brought III the Supreme
Court to compel the Board to build the
roads.
The gold watch offered as a prize to the
youngest mother in the recent baby
parade at Asbury Park has been award
ed. There were TWO claimants. The
judges, after examination, have decided
that Mrs. Grace Underwood IL entitled to
the prize. She WAS seventeen years of
age on August 10.
1t Is reported at New Brunswick that a
rich VEN of copper has been found on Il
farm near Bound Brook. A corps of men
AAA1 w. ~ w " WIN LII lDtAhluU
excavations at the place where the vein
is, and the nature Of the work has been
care lully kept secret. 1t has long been
known that copper existed III Middlesex
county, but 1t has never been found in
sufficient quantities to pay the expense #
mining. IL Is said tlat a has
already formed to work the new 1nd.
Annie Moore, a little girl, was playing
on the tracks OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road a5 New Brunswick Saturday norm
ing. She heard Il train approaching, but
proceeded very leisureiy to get out of the
way. She had barely stepped off the
track when the train dashed by. Her
dress WAS caught by the locomotive aud
the chilli was whirled around aud thrown
TO one side. When picked up it was dis
covered that her only injury was u severe
bruise on the head, but her cIothlug.
which was torn from her body, was dis
triLuted IN fragments along the track
for q considerable distance. "A lady who
was an eye witness of the child's terrible
danger tainted ut the sight. ,e
p aIinual reunion OF the Twenty
eighth Regiment, New Jersey Volun-
teers. was held in Freehold, Saturday
mornlnga3CA AT the business meeting Of the
Veterans the following officers were
eiected;-Presidents Isaac Iaslee; Vice
Company j. Jnhn Davisi Company G.,
Ddnui Conlpuny &. Matthew Camp:
CoHipany +, Lieutel aut Marks; Con-
pany g, J. q. Dllk,; Company /, George
"A. Seaman; Company *, Aaron Stilweil:
S+cretnry. William a. Appleby; Treas-
urer, Parmenus Sampson. During the
day u COLLATION. was served and addresses
we've MADE by judge William I. Hoff-
man aud Maxcy ~Applegats. The next
annual meeting OF tue ioglment will be
hsidA ~ Long Branch In August, 1893,