The Jamesburg record., 1895-06-15
NEW JERSEY ITEMS.
Interesting Items From all Parts
of the State.

/ Elizabeth was run over the foao last
Friday.
Twelve thousand Sunday School chill
dren participated in the 41st anniversary
parade in Jersey City last week.
Henry l. Budd. of Mount Holly, has
been appointed State Road Commissioner
to succeed the late Edward Burroughs.
The 4Sth annual meeting of the Mercer
County Bible Society was held on Tues
day in the 1st Presbyterian Church at
Hopewell.
Asbury Park is to have prominent
guest this season in the person of Mrs.
Geni. J. s., Coxey, wife of the Common
veal leader.
Miss Mary Philbrook. of Jersey City.
who is the first woman ever licensed to
practice law in this State. was admitted
to the bar last week.
Edward Miller has been appointed
Head Keeper of Island Beach Life-sav-
ing Station, No. 13. to succeed the late
Captain Joseph F. Reed.
Governor Werts on Thursday last Wis
tied the State Institution for Feeble
Minded Children at VineIand. also the
State Home for Women.
| Miss Mary Amelia Howell, daughter
of Congressman and Mrs. B. F. Howell
was married on Thursday last to Holmes
VanMater Denise. of Freehold.
Arrangements have been made for
midsummer exposition at the Audito-
rum in Asbury Park. to be held from
the 18th TO the 9th of August.
N. L. Ely. Jr.. managing editor of the
New Jersey edition OF the y. Y. World.
has been appointed Vice to Consul Jas.
F. Connolly, OF Osaka and Hiego. Japan.
a monument is to be erected TO mark
the spot where Genl. Washington with
his army crossed the Delaware on De-
cember. 1776, to attack the British at
Trenton.
! The experimental run on the new elec-
trio road between Mount Holly and Bur-
lington proved satisfactory. and showed
that a speed of sixty miles al hour can
be obtained.
Chancellor McGill has signed a final
decree granting Mrs. Cornelia G. Cortel-
you, of Matawan. an absolute divorce
from her husband. Isaac Cortelyou. of
/ Perth Amboy
| Champion Arthur A. Zimmerman has
deposited in the first National Bank of
Asbury Park, s. 900 as evidence that his
recent challenge TO race John S. johnson
for 600 was made in good faith
The handsome residence OF Frank Pol
lard, wealthy wine merchant OF Egg
Harbor City. was totally destroyed by
fire early on Monday morning. The loss
will reach S25, 600, covered hy insurance.
The will OF The late Vice Chancellor r.
5. Green has been probated 1t isa very
brief paper and bequeaths the entire es-
tate. real and personal. to his widow,
Mary E. Green, and names her as the
sole executrix.
| For the second successive time the
team representing New Jersey, on
Saturday defeated the crack bicycle. riders
of New York and Pennsylvania in the
l5O mile tri State relay race. under the
auspices ofthe Hudson County Wheel
men.
Rev. j. Harry Durham, son of S. P.
Dunham, of Trenton. sailtd for Europe
Saturday. TO remain abroad for year.
and will complete his theological studies.
| Mr.. Durham graduated from Princeton
Theological Seminary with high bonors
at the recent commencement of that i'm.
stitution.
The plan of operations OF the Geologi-
cal Survey for the fiscal year 1895 and
1896 embrace an agreement between the
State Survey of New Jersey and the Gov
eminent Survey to cooperate in investi-
eating the zinc deposits and the white
lime stones in Sussex County.
Gov. Werts sent The following nomin.
ations to the Senate on Tuesday :-Ex-
Gov. George c. Ludlow, of New Bruins
wick, Justice of Supreme Court: Freder-
ick A. Garfield. of Morris County. Mem
Der OF tile Board of Assessors: John II
Garwood, of Salem County, Commits.
sioner of Soldiers and Sailors Home.
-Four members of the Asbury Park
Church, George A. Smock. Daniel Me-
hogan, w. F. Leroy aud Adam Lippin-
colt, have been deposed by the Presby-
terry. The Rev. F. Widdemer has
brought suit for SANDER against one of
his aecusers, the Rev. DR.. Richie, laying
damage at $4,000. The church has fallen
OF in membership 50 per cent since the
/ trouble began
The first arrest in Atlantic conntu