The Monmouth inquirer., 1893-02-23
NEWS OF NEW JERSEY
BRIEF BUT PlTHY MENTION OF THE
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK.

Items Which Tell the Story of Seven Days
Crimes and Casualties and Other Impor-
! tant Matters Arranged Attractively and
Given In Few Words.
TRENTON, Feb. 16-The house passed a
number of unimportant bills and adjourned
for the week after introducing number
/ of new bills
TRENTON, Feb 21.-The senate chamber
was crowded by representatives OF the
| farming interest, who came here to talk to
the joint committee on partisan legisla-
tion against the bill creating commits
sioner of agriculture This bill proposes
to legislate out of Office President Edward
Burroughs and Secretary Franklin Dye OF
the state board of agriculture. On the
motion of Mr.. Dye the agriculturists de-
cided to adjourn and give the committee
chance The committee will probably let
the bill sleep. The race track bills intro
duced by Mr.. Parker will be favorably re-
ported by the municipal corporations COM
mittee without delay.
Medford's Schools Closed.
MEDFoRD, N j., Feb. 21.-The prevalence
of scarlet fever has led to the closing Of the
schools until March g.
The Essex Troop.
NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 21.-The suggestion
that the Essex troop become part of the
national guard has been favorably re-
ceived by members of both organizations,
and the bill necessary to bring about this
result will be presented in the legislature.
millionaire Rogers Retires.
PATERSON, N. j., Feb. 21.-JacobS. Rog-
ers, the millionaire owner and president OF
the Rogers Locomotive works, this city,
has retired from active management of the
business. The business will be carried on
under the name of the Rogers Locomotive
company, with capital stock of So, ,000 COO.
Robert S. Hughes, formerly secretary, will
be president of the new company. He holds
the bulk of the stock. All the stockholders
are residents of Paterson. Although Jacob
S. Rogers name does not appear among the
stock holders he is said to be still interested
in the enterprise.
banquet to General Sewell.
ELIZABETH, N. J., Feb. 21.- General
William j. Sewell, commandant of the
Second brigade, n g., S. n. j., was ban
quoted by the staff of the Third regiment.
The guests were all military men, and the
table talk was about national guard mat
ters. Colonel f, f. Lee presided.
A Veteran Found Dead.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. 21.-Peter Clarke,
an old resident, was found dead in Nor
toms saloon. He was an ex-soldier and
had been penniless for several months, but
people cared for him, as he was to receive
81 800 back pension from the government
in few days. and they expected to be re
munerated. Death was due to heart dis
ease.
Death From Snowfall.
CAMDEN, Feb 20.-Ten-year- old Harry
Ouimby died at his home, $50 Bridge ave
nue., the result of injuries from a SNOWFALL
a week ago.
Letter Box Thieves.
CAMDEN, Feb 20.-George Mossbrook
and Daniel Hewlings were given hearing
before United States Commissioner Cas-
sadly and District Attorney White, charged
with breaking the locks off nine letter
boxes in the city of Bridgeton on Feb.
and stealing the contents. Postal Inspec-
tor Henry ID Parkham testified to arrest
ing Mossbrook The latter admitted to
him that he broke the locks and implicated
Hewlings as accessory. Commissioner Cas-
sadly held the two men for the next term of
the United States district court.
Assemblyman Cavanagh Absconds.
NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 20.-Thomas Cavar
nagh, who was last year an assemblyman
from one of the districts in this city, has
left town and is short in his accounts. He
was one of the most promising young men
in the assembly, but the fast life at the
capital was too much for him. He was
the treasurer of St. Patrick's alliance, No.
z, of this city, and an investigation shows
that he has taken the money in the treas
ury of the association.
Frozen to Death.
JERSEY CITY, Feb. 20.-Mary Ann Whit
ley, an aged widow, was found frozen to
death on the meadows.
Traction Companies Merged.
NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 20.-The New Jer
sey Traction company has been absorbed
by the Metropolitan Traction company,
which will operate to Jersey City.
Family Stricken With Scarlet Fever.
NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 20.-Five of the
eight children of John Lamont of East
Orange have died of scarlet fever within o
few weeks. The remaining three are down
with the disease and cannot live.
A School Principal Accused.
HoBoKEN, N j., Feb 19.-Principal Will
liam II. Elston of public school No. 5 is
accused of taking improper liberties with
three girls who attended his school.
A Supposed Murderer Arrested.
NEWARK, N j., Feb. 18--The police of
this city have captured negro, who gives
his name as William johnson, but who is
/ thought to be William Schrobie, who muir
dered woman in Trenton in 1891, and after
being arrested broke Jail and escaped.
\ A Racing Association Indicted.
FREEHOLD, N. j., Feb. 1s.-The Mon
mouth county grand jury found an indict-
ment against Monmouth park as a corpora
tion.
| Escape and Recapture.
/ CAMDEN, N. j., Feb. 1S.-John Conners,
after being convicted of burglary, escaped
from constable. He was recaptured.
Dangerous Ice Gorge.
BELvIDERE, N. j., Feb. 18-The ice gorge
in the Delaware river at the Water Gap
and above is hourly becoming more alarm
ing. Bridges at Columbia and Delaware
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