The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-10-24
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per, is hunting alligators in the swamps of
Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs Louis G. CROSBY, of Ber-
Baton Rouge, La.
Miss Madeline Waters, of Centreville, is
visiting Miss Susie and Alice Matthews, of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mr.. Samuel Baker, of Avenue D, Centre
vile, is making preparations for his annual
trip to Bermuda.
One hundred and fifteen liquor licenses
have been granted by the Board of Coun-
cilmen up to date.
Miss Annie Hilboro, of Havre de Gr6ce,
Md, is being entertained by Miss Grace
HarkIns, of Centreville.
Miss Susie Corners, of Bergen Point, has
returned from the tour through Canada
she made in company with her aunt, Mrs.
j. J. Mcdonald, of New York city.
Mrs J. 81. Sanders, of Avenue D, is
home again from her visit to her daughter,
Mrs. E. G. Randolph, of Tarrytown, N Y.
Misses Amelia Darlington and Ruth
Vansant, of Philadelphia, Pa, are the
guests of Miss Lottie F. Swinton, of this
city.
The property owners along the line of
Nineteenth street, Bergen Point, desire to
have the street opened from Avenue d to
Avenue G..
The sojourn of Misses Bertha A. Franck-
ner and Hattie M. Vanderzee at Cape May
concluded fortnight since, and the young
ladies are again at home.
Mrs r. S. Morton and Miss Gertrude F.
StauntoR, of Bridgeport, Conn, have ter
minated their visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
j. Hughes, of Bergen Point
City Collector John B. Mcneil is desir-
GUS of receiving the asst ssments for the
improvement of Twenty sixth street, Cen
treyille, now due and payable.
During September the receipts of the
city aggregate $19, 755.88, sub-divided as
follows: Water, So, 524 09; taxes, 8,217 Is;
assessments, 81, 634. SO; licenses, $3.50.
AT the last meeting of Americus Engine
Company, No. 2, of Centreville, Messrs
Henry Hassmiller, Terrence Reilly and
Joseph Farrell were elected to member
ship.
Messrs. Thomas B. Mettam, Charles G.
Burritt, j. d. Lamb, L. A. Burritt and p.
T. Layden have been elected members of
Hope Hook and Ladder, No. 2, OF Bayonne
proper.
Mr.. Alfred w. Booth, of Bergen Point,
has received his certificate as an exempt
member of Bayonne Engine Company, No.
/, having served actively the requisite
period of time.
Miss Sadie Blauvelt has resigned the po-
sition of day operator in this city's Central
Telephone Exchange at Bergen Point, held
by her since the establishment of the sys
tenn into the city.
Ex-Postmaster and ex-Freeholder Chas
T. Mum opensd his new sample room and
rendezvous, ssThe Home Plate" on Six
teenth street, Bergen Point, with consider
able eclat Thursday evening.
The members of the Cartaret G I'm Club
opened their fall season of sport Wednes-
day afternoon with pigeon-shooting con-
test, for club members only, on the
grounds on Avenue A, Bergen Point.
A special meeting of the Pamrapo Ath-
lectic Club was held last evening for the
purpose of considering the resolution to
renovate and improve their purchase, the
old Westview Avenue N. E. Church.
The Amaranth Cribbage Club is the most
recently formed social organization of this
city. Recorder John II. Beshtr and Messrs.
Ives A. Gard, Nathaniel A. Hilbron and
udIblA huOOy. o1s, al tA1O plihOApttl laOul-
bers of the club.
Mr.. Francis A. Estey, formerly of
Avenue T, Bergen Point, but now of Gin
ton, N. j., and Miss Jennie V. PAIRING,
daughter of Captain Edwin V. PAIRING,
also of Clinton, will be m arried on Wednes-
day, the 9th inst.
Rev. Father Thomas M. Killeen, pastor
of st. Mary s r. G. Church, was serenadsd
Wednesday evening by the members of
Bayonne Engine Company No 1, of Bergen
Point, and the u S. Army Band from
David's Island, New York barbor.
The average attendance of the several
public schools during September was as
follows: No. 1, 213; No. 2, 602; No. 8,
264; No. 4, 259; No. 5, 241; city, 1878;
and the enrolment was: No. l, 256; No.
2, 705; No 8, 1913; No. 4, 312; No. 5, $50;
city, 2,025.
AS token of their recognition of his
efforts to assist and encourage them, the
mem bers of the Independent Fire Cadets,
of Bergen Point, presented First Assistant
Foreman Henry j. Mahnken, of Independ-
ence Fire Association, with beautiful gold
badge Wednesday evening.
An effort is being made toward the form
alton in this city of class of young lady
residents of Bergen Point for the purpose
of acquiring useful knowledge of the
French language and of French literature.
Should the project be successful, the class
will be under the direction of Madame M.
De Fenelon, graduate of the Paris Con-
servatoire.
The fire laddies of Bayonne Hook and
Ladder Co. No. l, of Pamrapo, are consid-
erably elated over their new apparatus.
The truck was made at Seneca Falls, N.
Y, by the Gleason and Bailey Manufact
uriDg Company at cost of $1,227. 1t is
provided with all the modern aecoutre-
ments and weighs $500 pounds. 1t is also
supplied with ten ladders ranging in length
from Bangor extension ladder, SIS feet
long, down to a small 10-foot ladder.
An enthusiastic and well-attended rati-
fication muss meeting was held Thursday