The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-28
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
MADE UP ENTHUSIASTIC
The, Glafks' Interest in the Har-
Mm1 Kearny Annexa-
ton Scheme.

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son county and apportion Kearny and Har-
rison to Essex was pushed through this ses
sion of the Legislature the knowing ones in
Hudson county's affairs Immediately said
that Clark's Thread Company was the
"nigger In the wood pile.n When the citizens
met in the City Hall two weeks ago and Mr..
James F1emming openly accused the Clark's
people with the authorship of the bill, he
was answered by Counsellor Parker OF
Kearny.
"Clark's people in this measureY' echoed
the quondam disappointed Hudson county
politician. Nothing of the kind" and he
Indignantly repudiated the charge. But
here is the proof strong as holy writ.
A gentleman from this city was sitting in
a railroad car on Wednesday night going to
Trenton. He noticed about ~forty-fve or fifty
respectfully dressed men, evidently artisans,
who seemed bent on pleasure.
A PICNIC, DEE
ga picnics" he asked of a big, burly look
ing Englishmen, who sat beside him blowing
volumes Of smoke from a villainous looking
sWell, yougarent far wrong, sir" the
Englishman replied, carefully removing his
pipe from his lips, and as carefully emptying
FEhb ashes out of the window. you see we
are going ntel Trenton as a sort of demon
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Against whats Against
flEhomgst inquired tbs. other. sn II
so 1Ts6h,aw we are all Clark's Thread people aud
we want to make a stand for some bill
to take Harrison and kearny out of one
| county and pop it in another" was the in
| genuous reply.
.sBut,n he continued in an explanatory
tone, 81 don't know much what we are going
- 40 - No uvora fold 70 orr down and wa
| VENT
t'You pay your own expenses, heyF' asked
the Jersey City man
"Not a bit of it, y returned the other. "a
| chap came to our mill and said we would re-
| ceive our railroad tickets and so much for
| refreshments If we would go. Our people,
we found, gave their permission, or rather,
| they told US to go, and here weare.n
From his frank travelling companion the
| Jersey City man learned hat the entire
| party was from the Clark's mills and that
| each man was only given a ticket to Tren-
| ton when be entered the railroad car. The
return ticket wa not to be handed to him
until after the meeting in the State House.
Before they left Trenton that night for
! Harrison that were to be ssblown Off"
UNDERSTAND.
YsOf Course you understand the nature of
the bill and what it means to your town
ships and Hudson countyg' the Jersey City
man remarked.
mo, sir. We only know that two or
three lawyers in Kearny and a few other
people want this scheme; but, Lord bless
your art, we know nowt about it, and
what's more, don't care. We are sent here,
and we might just as well have a ride to
Trenton with free beer and cigars as loaf
| about the town. We are going to have some
fun, / can tell you. Our men in the mills
are mostly strangers here, and We don't
know much of your county or Essex, 9or
| politics, or -" u
s.Trenton, . interrupted the conductor, as
the train came to a halt. The party
of prominent citizens from Kearny
and Harrison, to advocate the passage of the
| Annexation bill, alighted and rushed up the
| stairs, across the bridge and made a bee line
| for the saloon opposite, where one of Clark's
people was industriously engaged in a pas
time known Familiarity as Setting up the
drinks q