The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-12-08
ABOUT THE CITY,
Our Condensed Pirate Gets
His Fine Work in
Everywhere.
HIS BUDGET OF GAY CHAT.
Personal and Pointed Tips
for Police and Other
officials.
PAULUs HOOK VARIETY.

Justice Weed has been suffering with
an excessively severe cold during the
past week. @
Extensive repairs are being made to the
old Fire Headquarters.
The church fairs and social entertain
ments are exercising wholesome effect
upon the young men of the CITY,, /.
A rather good joke at the expense Of
Mr. Joseph A. Dear, OF the journal,
transpired at the organization of the
State Board of Trade on Thursday. When
the delegates reassembled after discuss
ing the lunch, to which Mr.. Dear did
ample justice, he arose and. addressing
the chair, said that as there was nothing
to detain him further he would ask per-
mission to withdraw. An out of town
delegate was struck with surprise at this
statement and asked his neighbor If Mr..
Dear's interest in the movement did not
extend beyond the deiicacies prepared by
Morrow g. Day. When the neighbor Elk
planned that Mr.. Dear was, not delegate
to the conference, but simply member
of the Entertainment Committee of the
Jersey City Board whose duty ceased
with the lunch, the out of town delegate
looked, as though he was sorry he had
spoken
The law breakers who defy the
vigilance of our local detectives had
lieutenant in the Fourth Regiment, con-
stable, etc., has just been appointed
State detective. He. has purchased
brand new pair of handouts and declares
that before long they shall adorn the
wrists of some noted crook: A number
of Lieutenant Dilloway's friends intend
to surprise" him before long with q
handsome and appropriate badge and
say that the presentation will be one of
the most notable events of chat descrip-
ton which this city, long famous for its
presentations, has ever seen.
Everyone Knows Johnny Ewing, the
druggist, and everyone will be glad to
hear that he intends to open new drug
store at Grove and Montgomery streets
before the first of the year.
Young Charles lowering is the latest
aspirant for the distinction of a Poo Bah
ship. He is assistant clerk of the First
District Court, agent for q safe firm OF
Cincinnati, real estate and insurance
broker, deputy ticket raker at the
Academy of Music, and jolly good fell
low generally.
A. B. Cosey, the boss of the colored
Republicans of the First district, is an
ardent student of Tom N0onan's style of
oratory He heard Mr.. Noonan's ornate
rhetoric upon an suspicious occasion
lately, and was SO struck with admira-
ton for it that he purchased dictionary
and now spends his spare time commits
ting it to memory. But he will never be
able to rival the great and only
Thomas +.
1t is said that a new ice pitcher, much
lower than the old one, has been ordered
for the Speakers desk of the House of
Assembly, SO that when Colonel Heppen-
heimer calls Herb Potts to the chair
the pitcher won't hide him from the view
of the members.
The Postal Telegraph Company which
has come to this city to compete with the
western Union seems to be wise in it's
day and generation. 1t has located its
office at Taylor's Hotel, and stationed a
pretty and most amiable operator there.
Clerk Potts, Of Tayior's Hotel, is around
again AFTER his late severe Illness, looking
thin and bleached. He denies that his
illness was caused by mis- efforts to color a
brfarWood pipe