The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-01
STATE NOTES.

The ladies of the Florence M. E. Church have
a novel scheme for raising money. They have
made a handsome bed spread, containing forty
nine blocks, and each block contains twenty
names. Each name represents 10 cents, making
the spread worth $50. 1t is now proposed to
sell the spread.
Cape May County is famous for its large fami,
lies OF children. N. Oscar Candy of Rio Grande
is the proud father of twenty-five and Patrick
Edmunds OF Cape May, twenty-thres.
On Friday night niue street letter boxes in
Bridgeton We're broken open and the contents
taken by thieves. Postmaster Hewitt tele-
grabbed Chief Inspector Eigarton and there
will be an official investigation.
Mrs. Joseph N. Reeves, of WoodStown, has a
piece of calico made in the days of the Revolu-
tionary war, for which was paid one dollar in
gold.
eighty-two years, took her first sleigh ride in
forty years last week.
A resident of Rio Grande, Cape May county.
makes his livelihood by trapping red birds.
Reed Lloyd, of Clayton, has fed a flock of
quail all through the cold snap.
Over two hundred people of Atlantic county
have reached their eighty-sixth year.
A boy peanut merchant of Salem has cleared
81, SEQ in two years.
Wildwood Beach is soon to be stocked wi til
English hareS and quail.
The most peculiar freak ever known In Linden
township, Union county. is n two-headed calf
that was born on Willick's farm a few days ago.
The calf is well formed in all respects. except
the two heads, which begin at the shoulders and
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heads take nourishment at the same time.
The editor of the Sparta Signal gave notice
last week to John Crawford and Kelsey decor
mick that in the future they must refrain from
and discontinue their practice of receiving from
trains and selling newspapers on Sunday. and
says the Old Blue Laws must and shall here
after be enforced, and woe unto the man or boy
who dares to disobeY him.
The West Jersey agricultural and Horti-
cultural Association, at Woodstown, has elected
M. J. Paulding, President, and James B.. Law
- Ganrnf aru Tho fVlpfy-thir6 animal fuir
will be held on August 20, 30 and 81.
There was a remarkable family gathering on
Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Henry
Shepherd, at Elizabeth, where her father and
mother, MFR. and Mrs. Joseph s. Van Fleet, csle-
brated the Sixtieth anniversary of their mar
rage. Five generations were present, including
seven children, twenty-five grandchildren six
teen great-grandehildren and two areat-great-
grandchildren. Mr.. and Mrs. Van Fleet were
born in New Jersey. Mr.. Van Fleet is eighty
two years, while his wife is eighty years old.
They are both, hale and hearty, ana enjoyed
themselves as well as any of those at the cele-
bration.
The Toms River Courier: An interesting
piece of denial surgery was performed by DE-.
George T. Crook recently Two patients, a sis
ter and a brother, came into his Office together,
the one with irregular teeth aud the other with
a decayed one. 1t was decided to pull the de-
cayed tooth for the young man and also to eX-
tract one of the teeth from the young lndy's
Jaw, so that the others could be Strengthened.
DR.. Crook then placed the perfectly sound tooth
taken from the young lady's jaw in the place
where the deeayed one had been pulled from
her brothers. This happened over a month ago,
and the transplanted tooth is as healthy and
firm as any in the young mans head.
Avalon, the Ssven-mile Beach resort, will soon
a building boom. Oae hundred cot
tages are to be erected.
White potatoes are scarce in South Jersey and
farmers are asking ST. a bushel for them the
price in many years.
After serenading a newly married couple at
Woodbury., members of the Blasius Band were
to learn thst the bride and groom
were off on their wedding tour.
The precincts of Wildwood, the picturesque
resort on Five Mile Beach, are to be enlarged for
i space of 1890 feet on the north. Four large
hotels are being built, besides numerous cot
tages.
Nay.