The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10

Tyler Parmly, Andrew Az. Bray, Dr.. II.
g. II. Herolu, County Auditor Conklin,
County Collector Keepers, John H.. Bon
nell and John a, Furfnan.
There also arrived Senator M. w. john
son OF Bergen county, Johnston Cornish
former Congressman from this State, AS
semblyman i. II. Goldtnhorn of Jersey
City. w. o. Armpruster and William
Dodd.
Joseph w. Ellor and Dir. Joseph S. Vim
son, Republican candidate for County
Clerk were among the first to show up.
Many politicians from about the State ar
rived on the "Hill" at noon and secure
good places ON the elevation. to be in lii
to welcome the Vice President. One Is
lection included Comptroller William
Hancock. State Treasurer George
Swain, Major Anderson, Supervisor of u
State Prison; Senator Voorhees,, Senator
Reed, Francis and Could William l..
Crimson. A delegation of Mercer county
men, headed by County Clerk Gummere.
Surrogate Cornell, Col. Thomas ). Cham-
bers and Alexander G. Yard, arrived
about noon and paid their respects 10
President T~ompkins. {,
Thursday being Farmers Day as Wen
as Governors Day, the visitors included
representatives from almost every county
in the State, who came accompanied by
their wives, sons, daughters, hired men
and hand maidens. Politicians Hall was
the centre of attraction for the men.
The country housewives found mucl 10
interest them in the exhibit of cakes,
pastry. preserved fruit and j%ellies in the
departments presided over by Miss Helen
Banister of Newark.
Superintendent Reilly of the speed de-
partment introduced al innovation this
morning when he invited the owners OF
the trotting stock to step up to the Presi-
dents tent and meet the officials. Up
ward OF twenty of the owners responded
Reilly's hospitality. William F. Mullin
helped to look after the guests, among
whom were John Reamer. Philadelphia
Major Fields, Red Bank; e. e. Berger,
Newark; George @. Smith. East Oranges
Fred Bettings, Allentown, Pa; former
State Senator Eyrick, Burlington county;
John s. Clark, New Brunswick; A.. Ka-
mouse, Dover; William Z. Lockwood and
G.. A. Thompson, New York; Jere Gauff
Fearing. Jobstown; j: H. Clancy, New
burg; Henry Fraser, Pennsylvania; ]. d.
Norton, New Brunswick; w. H. Hen
erickson. Belle Mead stock farm, and a
Frederick Wilson. aged 10 years, Of No.
1903 East Broadway, New York. had a
narrow escape from being gored by a
tered the box stall occupied by a brown
Swiss bull owned by McLaury Bros.
oswego county, New York, to place q
turned on the boy. Wilson stood his
ground and the long horns went one each
side of him. The big bull made a sec
ond rush n butted the planking off the
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through the aperture into the outer world
Mr.. Charles Thurston of Jersey City was
on hand bright and early and saw that al
the visitors from his city were made com
Portable.
The presence of Vice President Hobari
and the absence of Governor John W
Griggs were two of the chief features oil
the fair. Governor Griggs is the firsi
Governor who has neglected to visit the
fair on Thursday of fair week during the
thirty-nine years the society has been il
existence. He was represented yesterday
by his secretary, Hobart futile. Vice
President Hobart and Hobart futile were
met by E. B. Gaddis of Newark and Fl
H. Isham of Elizabeth, and after taking
luncheon at the Essex Club in Newark
they rode to Wayerly in what one of tht
Newark ackmen spoke of as a low
necked carriage. At the fair grounds
Vice President Hobart held an informa
reception in the Presidents tent on Poll.
ticians' HILL" He met many old friends
and was introduced to many persons who
We're anxious to meet him. Mr.. Hobart
appeared to be in perfect health and die
not look bored. Mr.. futile passed fol
Governor Griggs with those who did no
know the classic features of h little
Governor