The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-13
STATE NOTES.

George Sturgeos served two days on the At
lantic City Police forcs.and then resigned.
Atlantic City has two electric car conductors
who are students at Jefferson Medical College,
aud an express driver who is a student at the
University of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Margaret Riker. of Ogdensburg, who is
eighty-six years old, has been cutting her third
set or teeth. She has six new teeth and more
Just coming through.
Little Ednu walling, of Keyport, bit a tor
pedo which she held in her mouth. 1t ex-
ploded, knocking out two teeth and cutting her
mo nth badly.
Two young ladies of Stauhope. while fishing
on the Musconetcong at that place one,day lssG
week, hooked a black bass that weighed almost
seven pounds.
w. il. Donahay of Blue Ball, Monmouth
County, had a fine crop of strawberries. which
| ne shipped to Boston, and for which he received
from eighteen to twenty-five ce its a quart.
Two old copper coins were found on the
Thompson farm at Lincroft, Monmouth County,
last week, one q copper English penny dated
1887, and the other an American penny Of
1895.
Alpheus Seagraves, ths Oldest man in
| Cape May County, died at his home, not far
from Swain Station, on Thursday last. and
was buried on Saturday in the old private
burying ground near Lewis Cresse's farm,
his being the second interment theirs since
1900. Alpheus was a native of South
America, and for many years o slave. He was
a philosophical cid negro, with an extraordiu-
airy fund of hunlor in his makeup. For ter or
twelve years he was blind. aud he and Peggy,
his wife, lived in happy "reminiscences of the
past. He was from 1O4 to 106 years old, and
Aunt Peggy. who survives him is SO.
A lady Iivin5 in Sussex County, . affected with
spinal trouble for fifteen years or more, and
vino had not left her bed in that time, selling the
necessity of calling q physician not long slnce,
sent for her medical adviser TO call. The doc
tor as he entered the room he was not only
surprised at the appearance OF his patient, but
with til 9 uu savory condition of the atmosphere.
He at once commenced to investigate matters.
which, among other things. resulted in his
finding upon the feet Of his patient the relic oil
a pair of wooden stockings wnicn she had not
changed in eight years. The stock ings were
found to have grown fast to her feet and il
order to remove them they had to be cut off
with the scissors.
A brutal act was committed by some fiendist
person at Carteret on Sunday night. The tel
low entered the pasture OF Thomas Slug 6, just
opposite the Central Railroad station, where
two horses belonging to O New York business
man were grazing. He partly cut their Threats,
besides horribly gashing them with q razor
across the noses, and also on tho breasts, leg
and TANKS. The poor animals were found lying
weltering in blood aud apparently dying. The
affair caused much excitement among the in
habitants of the village, and Mr.. Slugg has Of
fered n reward for any that will
lead to the d~etsction of the miscreant.
Lightning fired the Office of the Perth Amboy
Re publ can on saturday, and 1t was partia lily
destroyed.
Daniel Tally, of Tacony, Pa. a visitor a
Atlantic City, on Monday hooked a DIR umfsl
weighing sixty-three pounds.