The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-27
STATE NOTES.

1ohn 1. Blair, though over ninety-one years
old. and the owner of several railroads, vast
tracts of lands. and some millions IN securities,
has been a member of the Town OF
Riairstown, Warren County, for over fifty years.
II has come to be regarded as a matter or course
that he will be renoninated every time his term
of office expires, and the people of the township
are surprised to hear that he has announced
that he will not again accept the office. Despite
mis- age and the cares which the possession or
MANY millions involve, he is IN vigorous health.
Probably one of the most unique inventions at
the Chicago Fair Will be a musical CLOCK made
Inv Sboemaker R. Lagodzinski. OF Long Branch.
It is built to represent a CASTE 81 oh tl1e Eng
four inches across at its base, and twelve inches
wide on its side. 1t was begun by Mr- Lagod-
zinski a few days before Christmas. 1871; Beng
enoagcd at his business, he only could devote d
fsw holrs each week 10 work on the clock. 1t
will be finished inside of three weeks, 50 as 10 be
in Chicago before Saturday March 20. 1t was
Mr. Iagodzinskis intention to construct the en-
tire castle of wood, but he has concluded TO buy
the works to put in running order, as he. VIII not
have time to complete it by mani. Several
tion IL is put together b. screws and small
wire nails. an
uncommon thing nowadays TO near OF q hen
LAYING an egg 10 bed, in the house. or In the
nnmp-box. but a Long Branch hen Matched an
egg In even q more amusing place than either OF
these. Mrs. William Miles, VINO resides on Cen
trail avenue. has q hen who is in the habit OF lay
inc on a rug in her home The rug was near
the stove. aud two or three times a week the
hen will steal her way in the house and leave an
ago ,,non the rug. Last week MIS-. Miles had
on occasion to move the rug. Soon after this
had been done Mrs. Miles dug came along and
fell asleep near the spot where the rug had been
lying. While the canine was ENJOYING the
finding the rug gone, deiibera tely hopped upoE
the dog and there Matched an egg without dis
turbance. The dog DID not even WAKE from us
90 ckIe she went to the Kitchen and found the
egg lying upon the Dog.
Next season there will be three additional
pounds along the Jersey coast-oue at Deal
Branch and two at North Long Beach. This will
rake eleven pounds between North Long Branch
and GaIiIee. The North Long Branch fishermen
are at work overhauling their nets and getting
everything in readiness LOT tHo openihs VI the
fishing season.
The New Jersey pharmaceutical Society will
hold their annual meeting at Atlantic City Oh
May "a and rs.
The Asbury Park and Belmar Street Railway
Company will run its cars by storage electric
batteries if a suitable system can be found. A
committee has gone TO Louisville, KY, TO in
Mrs. F. A. Norton of West End has in her
possession a piece of calico that is one hundred
and twenty-eight years. old. lt was cut from
her grandmother's wedding dress. The material
is in a good state of preservation, and is greatly
prized by its owner. Mrs. Norton also has a pie
plate that is one hundred ana nve years oia.
The Long Branch Record say~s:-NLawyer
James Steen of Eatontwon has o boxing dog and
cat. The latter is only an ordinary bioak feline,
hut the dog comes from valuable stock and is q
mixture of Newfoundland and mastiT The dog
and cat are very proficient in the hstic art, and
tbey will sit on their launches for fifteen min
utes at a time and slap each others faces vigor-
o,tsIy. Occasionally the cat will draw blood
from the dogs nose, but the big fellow takes ie
in good part and merely shakes his head. When
the encounter is over the dog viii lie down and
the cat will curl up on bis back. and in this way
they will sleep for hours. Lawyer Steen is
known TO have great aversion to race track men.
bit nevertheless both the father and mother of
his dog belonged to this class The former was
valued at SEQ and the latter 1890"
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob f. Quick of Reaville cele-
brated their golden wedding on February g..
Among the guests was William Fisher, who was
Mr.. Ouick's groomsmau in 1913. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Quick were also present. They had cele-
brated their golden wedding last November.
More than half of all the roses shippei to the
New York City market pass over the line of the
Morris and Essex Railroads.. Short Hills, Chat
ham and Morristown make large shipments,
but Madison is the centre of the business. There
are hundreds Of thousands of feet Of rose beds
under glass In that place, and the growers EN-
ploy o large force Of men all the year around.
The prudent always have Dr.. Bills Cough
syrup on hand. It is invaluable