The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-09
HOW JOHN NooNAN SENT A LETTER
Warden Grimes Tells All About 1t
In a Note to Iudge MeGrath.

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in a Note to Judge MeGrath.
Some time ago Judge McGrath wrote a
letter to Warden Grimes of the PenitentiaFy
at Snake Hill, concerning the purchase of
some stone. He did not receive an answer
until he had forgotten all about the letter.
There has always been great difficulty in OBJ
tanning mail matter at Snake Hill. The
custom has been usually to leave letters at
the Freeholders' offic 9 and from there they
are forwarded by 50 me trustworthy person
going to Snake Hill. Warden Grimes, when
he received Judge Nc Grath's letter, wrote
the following in reply
my DEAR JUDGE McGRATH,-Your
special delivery letter was received last
evening at half-past eight and for the
especial benefit of those who desire a quick
delivery of such matters the system is a great
success, particularly for those who reside at
Snake Hill. | think the method of delivery
could be improved upon somewhat by start.
ing the letter to Sharon Springs in care of
Tom Sharp, who could then send it by ex-
press to Ritchfield Springs, from which
place it could be sent to Utica and then by
b., L. & w. to Secaucus, which would be
at the present delivery some l hour and
5915 minutes by schedule time. 1t seems this
letter left Jersey City Postoffice on the
morning of the Both and reached the Court
House that evening and by some film
fam business it got into the possession of
John P. Noonan, and like everything that
gets into his possession-in my mind l havea
recollection of a pair of buckskin gloves
John somehow forgets to forward them to
the party they belong TO. John wouldn't do
that with money matters, nothing but letters
and gloves. OF course a man don't need
gloves this kind of weather to keep warm
only to keep his hands from getting tanned,
Iac3Jac Lo could horrOyv q nair. nf fhoSa not
ton ones, that any undertaken will loan you
which he has taken away from ball bearers,
and charged for at the old price of S1.62 1-2,
but letters-John feels they would be better
appreciated If they are a week older. Well
John turned the letter over to a man who
lives in Bayonne to give me, and L thought
it Yves a wise thing on the part of
that route, as Mr.. Patrick Burns
having just received the COM
tract to put the stone on the Harrison Turn
pike to East Newark, and as we are to fur
nish the stone, why the tug that comes to
haul the scowsf from Snake Hill passes along
by Bayonne, and this man whom Johnny
gave the letter to could give it to the captain
of the tug, and he, landing at our dock,
could give it to me. Great scheme, was it
not? But when the Bayonne man arrived
home he found the tug man had lost the job
Of towing ON account of being unable to get
through the draw or the pennsylvania tall
road bridge, as they had shut down the pas
sage of boats for twenty days; so this man
concludes he must AVE the letter to
reach me, and he walks from
Bayonne to Herman Berkamp's store
at Tonnele avenue and County Road, so
Berkarnps man could take it and deliver it to
me this informing when he came with the
milk. His first intention was to give the
letter to Dennis Reardon, who is the con-
tractor for furnishing milk, so that when
Mr.. Reardon came with the milk for the
county he could tie the letter on the lid of
the milk can and then Mr.. B~erkamp's man,
who carts the milk for Mr.. Reardon, could
deliver it at the Penitentiary. The scheme
was a good one only the Alderman got
married yesterday morning and the letter
could not be delivered. l think if the
Alderman knew about that letter he
would have postponed his marriage
for a few days longer. Well Ber-
Ramps man who carts the milk was laid
up with the grip and the man who took his
place had gone home, so the man from Bay
onne took it to the next hotel ON the County
road, where he found one of the keepers at
Snake Hill, to whom he delivered your let
ter and who delivered it to me at the time
stated. l intend keeping this letter as a
souvenir of rapid delivery in 1894. Should
the Supreme Court deliver an opinion that
the eleven Republicans were the legally con-
stituted body and forward the opinion by
special delivery to the Governor. and by
some fimfam it should be given to John
Noonan, we could take a trip around the
world before the Senators would take their
seatSn