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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01
STATE ~GLEANINoS.

A colony Of rattlesnakes inhabit the
recesses of Middle township swamps
Cape May county.
In his garden. at Holly Beach, William
height.
TIE practice of shooting porpoises from
the cape May strand has caused that
sagacleus creature 10 give the strand a
wide berth.
The work OF opening Shark River inlet
has been commenced.
Albert Morford. Ct Red Bank, sent %
barrels OF turnipS TO New York and re-
ceiyed an average OF rs cents a barrel.
The watermelon crop in Burlington
county IS threatened with total destruc-
ton by q peculiar insect. with which the
vines are literally covered. The insect
is hot dsssimilsr TO the lady-bug.
William S. Kane, of JamesDurg. after
exiting some apples and drinking freely
Of cold water.ywas taken with collie n
died in a few hours. He was Twenty-Five
years old. and was to have been married
in 4 short time.
The Rev. George Reed. Presiding Elder
Of the Trenton District, has one of the
finest private collections OF indian arrow
heads that any Jerseynan can boast OF.
They lave been collected by him from all
parts Of South Jersey, and number over
2,009, varying in SIZE from tiny flakes OF
flint to some large enough for good sized
darts or spears.
Considerable excitement was occasion
ed at Sea5riglt, Sunday afternoon, by
pound CT Cook M Kettle. The shark.
which was twelve feet long and weighed
a ton, was pulled ashore after a tussle
and landed on tine beach. Five hundred
persons paid ten cents each to saa 1t
under a tent which was quickly raised.
A big black Newfoundland dog belong
ing to John LachnaoTd, Of Rivervaie. Ber-
gen county. became mad on Wednesday
eral dogs and attacking the horse OF
George Springer. a travelling butcher.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01
NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS


Sealed proposals WIN pc received By the
Board Of Street and Water commissioners
On Iussaay. August n 1875. ar 10 O'clock
IMPROVEMENT OF GARRISON AVENUE.
from 5teyyesant avenue TO Tonnele avenue.
the provisions of Chapter III Of tse e" IaWa - 1ssS'
and in accordance with specifications on Die
in the office Of the Clerk Of said Board.
blank forms of bid and agreement OF sure
Chief Engineer. corner q jersey s1 Avenue and
ESTIMATE Or abANTiT1Es.
About ago cubic yards Of earth excavation
About 200 cubic yards Of sand or gravel nll-
About eco lineaa feet Of ourb Stone
About Loo square feet 81 bridge stone.
About 1900 square feet Of Tagging.
About 50 square yards OF repaving.
About 1890 square feet Of reiaid tagging.
About ! receiving basin head 70 be reset.
About IL rlanhole heads 70 be reset.
Time allowed for the compietfos Of ths
work, Is working days.
the award Of contract therefor win be SUBJ
ject % the refaonstrance Of owners OF he
property liable to more than one-haif me
assessment therefor. on the basis Of prelfms~
nary sketch
Proposals must be enclosed Ia sealed ~.
v~elopes. endorsed. Proposals for the IMPROVE
uenf Of Garrison Avenue directed 10 FsN~-
John g Kaiser Chairman Of the COMMITTEES On
Clerx Of the Board IN open nesting when
called for in the order of business relating 10
80 city official win be accepted as surety.
nor win q substitution Of sureties be al
The Board may, Under the provisions Of
the Act above cited. exercise It's right to re-
jeet any or all proposals..
The attention OF bidders Is especially called
TO Section I Charter 1874 Of the Laws OF ISL.
under the terms whereof no CONTRACT shall b
binding upoa the city. or become effective or
operative until the bondsnen osfered BY the
by this Board. and as to form by the CO..
poratioH Counsel. the President Of this Board
| having power to examine the proposed bonds
man under oath.
BY order Of the Board OF Street ana wates
Commissioners.
aEoRGE T. BoUToS. {
Dated Jersey CITY my "a 1sas
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01
EGAE RETAINS THE WATCH.
An Investigation Will BE Made
Abauf she spurious Check.

Constable Egan still retains the watch
which was awarded to him at the summer
nights festival of the Holy Rosary So
eiety last Wednesday night. 1t was said
at the Court House this morning the
check for $50. which was put in the box
at the last moment, ard which gave him
the majority of the votes, has been made
good. and that he proposes to retain the
watch. He may not be able TO do that.
however. as the committee. Father Sch3s-
ner, John r.. Purteil and Constable Nit
ehell, VIII have something to say about
They propose to make a thorough in
vest53ataon OF the matter. and ii the
check was not good al the time i. Vas de-
upon Egan to return the watch after
a reasonable time has been allowed him
to return 1t voluntarily. Neither Ilgan
nor Shannon We're at the i.ourt House 10
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01
entries Gloss Toaar

The games Of the Olympic Athletic Club
will be held one week from today at Bald
win Park, and viii be the most success
ful Of n held in this city The club has
been favored with a good-sized entry
list. and as these close today Mondays
mail viii swell the number to over the
$50 mark. These are the events-lD yards
run, handicap; 40 yards run, handicap;
$50 yards run, handicap; one mile run.
nanotcap; three mile run, handicap; $50
yards novice. scratch.
All athletes in this city should see to
II their entries are sent in today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01
COME MR.. VATKE HURRY Up.

There are four dead dogs and one dead
cat lying in the streets Of the Hudson
City section. which the police have been
notified Of, besides the many more which
they know nothing about. Contractor
has been requested to remove them
and unless he does so very soon the police
will have him Ii court again. He has
already been lined twice for not attend-
ing to business liz removing lead ami
mails from the streets.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01
COULDN'T PRONOUNCE HIS NAME.

An Italian fruit yender was arrested
yesterday AFTERNOON for erecting a small
stand on a vacant lot at Paterson street
and Central avenue. He had 70 permits
sion from the city to erect the stand and
Judge Macs fined him S.. The Italians
name was such an unpronounceable one
that he was booked John Doe. He paid the
fine. but .swore gentle italian oasaig while
clarl-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

-
Sealed proposals VIII be received by the
Beard Of Street and Water Commissioners.
On Inessays august II. 1876, at 10 o'clock
IMPROVEMENT OF WINFIELD AVENUE
from Garfield avenue to Avenue E.
Said Improvement to be made c~onformabiy
n the provisions OF Chapter 277 Ct the Lawx
Of 1895. and in accordance with speeineaticas
On file in the Office Of the Clerk Of said
Beard
Blank forms of bid and agreement Of sure
Chief Engineer. corner of Jersey avenue and
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES
About $50 cubic yards Of earth excavation.
About 50 cubic yards Of rock excavation.
About 70 cubic yards of sand or gravel hH-
About $40 square yards of Belgian paving
About 1000 lineal feet Of curb stone.
About so square feet of bridge stone.
About 50 square feet of relafd bridge stone.
About 2 receiving basin heads to De reset.
About 2 manhole heads to be reset.
About 1850 square yards Of macadam pave-
ment.
Tirae allowed for the completion OF tina
work, So working days.
The making Of the above Improvement and
the award Of contract therefor will be sub
ject to the rentonstrance OF the owners OF the
property liable 10 more than one-haf the
nary sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
meat Of Winfield Avenue, directed to sxIr.
John c.. Kaiser, Chairman Of the Committee on
S.reets and Sewers and handed to tbs
cssfs of the Board in open meeting when
called for in the order of business relating to
sesied proposals.
Nc city official will be accepted as surety.
lowed.
The Board may. under the provisions OF the
act above cited, exercise its right to reject
any or all proposals.
The attention Of bidders IS especially called
TO Section Z. Chapter 1874 of the Laws OF 1891.
under the terms whereof no contract shan s.
binding upon the city. or become effective or
operative until the bondsnnen offered by the
contractor have been approved as TO sufieiency
by this Board. ard as 10 form by the Cor
p~oration Counsel. the President Of this Board
having power to examine the proposed bonds
n.ea under oath.
By order Of the Board Of Street ana warss
GEORGE 7. BouToN.
Dated Jersey city. July q. 1886.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01
MATTRESSES ON /
Snecfat to the Jersru cftu Ns,>

ASBURY PARK. Aug. j. 1S96.-The wal
tresses at the Hotel Wellington went on
strike yesterday because the proprietor
refuses TO reinstate the head waiter, who
had been dismissed. When dinner time
rolled around the mattresses did not put
In an appearance.
Proprietor Smith informed the waiting
guests of the &rouble, when a dozen ladies'
volunteered to take the place of the
strikers. Their services were accented.
and the hungry boarders We're fed in
quick order. A new corps of mattresses
have been secured for today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01
LIPE SAVERS ON DUTY.
Srsci0I 10 The Jerscp CYfu Neus,

CAPE NAY. Aug. 1, 1sss.-rnaer an
order from the General superintendent
of the Life Saving Service, all the crew
in the Fourth district. comprising the
coast Of New Jersey, will go on duty
at noon today. one month earlier than
usual. Six men and the captains will
constitute a crew until December 1. when
the seventh man IS added.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01
To c~oNTRACToRs.
Dated Jersey city. July 81, 1896.


Sealed proposals wiz be received By the
Tuesday, August Il, 1896, at 10 O'Clock n M
IMPROVEMENT OF NORTH STREET.
from Hudson Boulevard to Nelson avenue.
said Improvement TO be made eenfornaabiy 20
t1s provisions Of Chapter ~ Of sns Laws Of
1895. and in accordance with Specifications On
file in the eaice Of the Clerk Of said Board
Blank SseEns q bid and agreement Of sure
ties must be obtained al the Office Of the Chief
Engineer, corner Of Jersey avenue and Mercer
EsTIMATE or QUANTITIES.
About 1920 cebic yards Of earth excavation
About lee cubic yards Of rock excavation.
About $50 cubic yards OF earth filling.
About 70 cubic yards Of sand or gravel ail-
ing.
About 1890 square feet Of tagging.
About 200 square feet OF relaid Tagging.
About . receiving basin heads TO be reset
About 5 manhole heads 70 be reset.
work. % working days.
The making Of the above Improvement and
subject 10 the renonstrsnee OF the owners
Of the property liable TO more than ene-haif
the assessment therefor, on the basis Of pre-
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
ment Of North Street, directed TO 'Alf. John
c. Kaiser. Chairman of the COMMITTEES on
Streets and Sewers, and handed 70 the Clerk
Of the BOARD in open meeting when called for
in the order OF business relating to sealed
proposals.
No city official viii be accepted as surety,
nor will a substitution Of sureties be allowed
The Board may, under the provisions Of the
act above cited. exercise its right TO reject
any or all proposals.
The attention Of bidders is especially called
10 Section :. Chapter ls+ Of the Laws q 1854,
under the terms whereof no contract shah be
binding upon the city, or become effective or
operative. until the bondsnnen offered BY the
contractor have been approved as % sufi-
cheney by this Board. and as 20 form by the
Corporation Counsel. the President Of this
Beard having the power to examine the pro-
posed b0nGsmen under oath.
BY order Of the Board Of Street and Water
GEO. Il BoUToN,
Dated Jersey civ. July q. 1855.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01
TonEght,s Pool sTarch.

Last evening the stakes were posted
at Bob Korth's pool room on Pacific ave-
nue., Lafayette, for the match game of
pool at 100 points, to be played there this
evening between James Nature, fof Bergen
and Seaman, of C~onmunipaw. Last SAT
urday night these men played ana Mature
won- His friends are Counting on q
clnch, for him this evening. ana viii bet
heavily on MS success. He is a strong
is years of age,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01
OF PILGRIMS.

A pathetic sight in Portland recently
was the departure of about 1900 pilgrims
from Maine to the shrine of Ste. Anne de
Beaupre. In the party were many people
in search of novelty and pleasure, but
there also were crowds eff sick, lame, and
otherwise afflicted. buoyed up with the
of relief. Some went so lame that
they could hardly get along on crutches.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01

the League made up OF reputable tubs,
and boxers failing TO live up TO the rules
VIII become blacklisted. In fact, il is pro-
pased n exercise jurisdiction over every
professional branch Of sport. 1t IS evil
gently a blow at the hy-by-night con-
Germs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01
And goth Were Pleased.

eNadge. how did you and that French
lady gel mp
well. she understood what she said,
and I understood Whist I sald.N-Chicagc
Record.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01

There are plenty Of sure signs of rain.,'
said the philosophical bcarder. IF people
would only pay attention 10 them.
tAheHt the only sign I knoW Of. said
the eheerfal Idiot, ~ mud. Indianapolis
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01

Sealed proposals viii be received by the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday. August Il, 1896, at 10 o'clock a NJ,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01

In sending announcement cards Of a
baby's birth the baby's name is printed
in full on q small card which is inelosed
with the parents card, says the Ladies
Home Journal If desired it may be at
tached to the larger card by a bow of
very narrow white satin ribbon. or silver
cord. The date of birth is added, but
not the weight of the baby, nor any
other particulars Of any sort whatever.
The evening times., 1896-07-27
EQUAL SUFFRAGE NOTE.

Mrs Rachel Foster Avery writes as
follows:
WOMEN has so far conquered positi on
in business that she ROW is admitted TO
almost all lines of work, except in many
places the so-cailed learned professions.
This S not saying, however, that her ad-
mission is conceded upon terms OF equal
remuneration, for equal pay for equal
work Is still the exception rather than the
rule.
I'm regard to woman's ability to fill GER
tain positions under government. the fod-
lowing from Il recent Washington Post is
of interest: Secretary Of Agriculture
Morton is a believer in the intellectual
superiority of women. He says, too, that
the civil service examinations in Cunnec-
ton with appointments 10 positions in the
Agricultural Department have shown that
women candidates usually pass better ex-
aniinations than men, ard Go their work
equally well, If rot letter, when they are
assigned to similar duties.
"'The last civil service examination held
in that department was to secure two men
assistants in the library. There were
thirty-eight candidates: thirty of them were
Iittu anu tiSut were Wotiitu, WIZ "tlG iot
invited to participate, but We're allowed
to come in and take their chances. The
thirty men failed. The eight women passed,
and The two that stood highest were ap-
pointed, although the advertisement an-
nouncing the examination expressly stated
that none but male candidates would be
considered eligible
"One OF our most active and ardcut
woman surfragists in the District of CO.
lumbia, Miss Nettie Louisa White, is one
OF the three official stcnographers in the
United States Pension Bureau. She is the
only woman ever appointed directly to
n 1850 position in the government ser
vice. This plnoe was gaiucd through civil
service examination. The other two ste
nographcrs in the bureau are men.
'Those who still deny to woman the
ri ght to the ballot upon the basis that she is
now protected class, not exposed to the
harriships with which men ave to con-
tend, should read and mark well such
utterances as this of United States Repre-
sentative Thomas W. Phillips Of Penn
sylvania, when, speaking on the Labor
Commission, he says:
1.-the rights of woman must be more
fully recognized in the future than they
have becn in the past. She is constantly
entering new industrial fields and meeting
their requirements with fidelity aud abil-
ity Her advancement in Intellectual and
moral pursuits is without parallel in his
tory. She is beginning to dominate along
all the lines that lead to the retirement
OF the race Size has built and endowed
more institutions of bencvolence AMI char
ity for the relief of want and suffering in
the past fifty years than were established
by both sexes in all preceding time.
"'Yet, notwithstanding all this, many
of her sex still toll in sweat shops, fighting
an uneven battle for child and home with
avarice and greed. This blot upon civili-
zation must be removed, and woman's rights
and influence be recognized in any future
movement for the bettermcnt OF our in
dustrial system"
The evening times., 1896-07-27
win buy ono of our q. sl.7s snd
33C $40 Shirt Waists.
BON : nARCHE-
3I4-3I6 Seventh Street.
BUXTON HOUSE PROTECTED
Burglar Alarms and Bells Guard
Windows and Doors.
The Family All Again Living In the
Place Where They Were Muir
derousiy Assaulted.
Especial to The Times.)

Gaithersburg, Nd, July 27.-The Buxton
family has III owed back into their old home
near the edge OF tile village on the Freder-
ick road.
Mr.. buxton. his wife, Miss Maud and the
baby have been staying with the neigh
bors or in Rockville at the home Of Mrs.
Buxtoh's brother -iILiaw, Mr.. Hilton. ever
since the day OF the tragedy, with the ex-
ception of the time they spent in the hos
pitai. They returned home Saturday.
Tie house has undergone complete reno
walton, to hide SO far as possible. all traces
OF the crime that was committed there.
For several days after the affair the doors
were locked and the rooms were left just as
they appeared on the morning after the as
sault.
since then the exterior and interior have
been completely changed. A new coat OF
paint has changed the outside Of the house
until it looks like new building. TIE
walls inside have been treated TO a paper
ing, and the Old blood-stained carpets have
been replaced by new ones.
. Probably the most peculiar thing atout
the SC W arrangement is that the house has
been fitted out completely with burglar
have been added, with special attachments
for securely barricading them. When all is
in working order il viii lie impossible. If
the alarm is set, TO open shutter or raise
window about the place without giving
the alarm.
The attachment connects with neigh
boring house, and. though there is no
police force in Gaithersburg, Mr.. Buxton
can easily summon nalf a hundred people
to his house in the space OF three or four
minutes A button is placed close to the
head OF his bed, while every room about
the house is provided with one or more
alarm keys besides those fitted to the
window.
Mrs Buxton made her last trip to the
hospital Friday. She has now fully re-
covered so far as the injuries are CON-
cerned, but Is still weak and nervous
because OF the strain and awful grief she
has been compelled to undergo.
Miss Maud stiIl makes periodical trips to
Garfield Hospital, in Washington, where
her head is dressed by the physicians and
trained nurses in charge. Only few days
ago il was found necessary to remove an
oti.er small piece OF bone from her skull
at the point where she received the hardest
blow.
In oil. piece Of the skull as large as
ones thumb nail has been removed. No
metallic plate las been inserted in its
place, and it is hoped, because OF the
youtiifqluess OF the patient. that 1t will
.. heal over Of itself. The girl will never be
strong again. the physicians assert, and
will always be liable to nervousness.
Bot., Mrs. Buxton and Miss Maud were
anxious to return to tie old home. claim
ing that they would be as safe there as
anywhere else in the sneighborhood of this
village.
The evening times., 1896-07-27
AFTER A HERMIT's GOLD.
Unsuccessful Attempts Made to Re
veal Hidden Wealth.

Trenton, Nj, July 27.-The clairvoyants
and divining rod have been Hberally con-
suited to locate the bags of gold and silver
which Daniel Wood a rich old recluse, is
supposed to have buried in the woods
just outside of Trenton. Daniel Wood
was an eccentric old man, who died a
year ago. having made money running
chicken farm and a mushroom patch.
He made lucky investments. but his es-
tate did not disclose anything tangible.
and this led to the general belief that
he buried his money. because he was
always at the banks changing paper notes
for coin.
Since Ills death the house in which he
lived and died has been gutted, in the
hopes of finding the pot of gold. Holes
have been dug in the cellar and the di-
vining rod has been applied.
After the house had been nearly demoi-
ished, the work Of digging bean ON gthe
little plot that surrounded the hoysc. Ey-
cry foot Of earth has been excavatcd, but
nothing found.
Asa German, who Is son-in-iaw OF
the old hermit, has reached the conclusion
The evening times., 1896-07-27

fish in the river, head and belly them and
salt them down. The heading process, she
said, wasthe cutting off of the heads andthe
cleaning. She refused to do this because
she had finished her work, and the young
master, with bundle of hickory switches,
whipped her until she went TO the work.
1t was while at this place that Aunt Milo
met young man at neigbboring pianta-
ton and was married. They never lived
together, but he would often come and visit
Ier and they would meet at the camp meet
ing grounds. Her husband tried To get
"Massa" Sims to buy him, but this he would
not do.
Aunt Millie raised seven pickauinnies,
which were sold off as soon us they grew
any size and from that day to this she has
never laid eyes on any one Of them.
SENT TO KENTUCKY.
The war broke out and in the first year
Aunt Millie together with an old and a
young m;rn were selected to go to Ken.
lucky to break ground for another plan
tat:on for Massa Sins. They departed, the
old master telling themto get in crop
by hetime he came, lie never reached hi
new home. Death Claimed him while on
the Journey and Aunt Millie was rcturne,
to Maryland.
Miss Jane Sims, her masters daughter,
became her mistress and s9on after married
Mr.. Dunse ombe, who brought Aunt Mile
with her to Washington over sixty years
ago.
For two years Aunt aii1lie worked for the
DuDscombes, and was Then sold to Mrs.
Caiiam, who, until recently, resided on
F street. When the wsr ended Aunt Millie
was still with the callams. Mr.. Caliam
oneday came in TO 'or and told hershe was
free. She did not Immediately leave, but
stayed with them for several years after
ward, and then went out to service.
Mr.. j. F. Adams, of St Louis, recently
visited Washington, and called upon Aunt
Millie. Mr. Adams is the son of the late
Francis n. Adams, who was bornin Charles
county, Nd, eighty-ninc years ago, and
died 10 1893. Mr. Adams not long ago
returned from visit to Pikehole, I'm Charles
county.
He says Aunt MiIlie was for many years
a servant in the family, and nursed Mr..
Adams father. Poor old Aunt Millic said
she had often teen at Pikehole, but did not
remember the Adams' name. She had
nurscd many people and supposed Mr..
Adams was one OF thcm-
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