The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-12-15
WEST HoBoKEN AWAKE.

Everybody in this town is awaiting the
grand ball of the Friendship Social Club
at Ruth's Hall, Union Hill, on Monday
mig hit. 1t is expected that every official
IN North Hudson viii attend and great
time is expected.
This town needs q public hall badly
and there is a small fortune awaiting any
one who has the pluck to build one. Ii any
societies want to hold meeting or re-
ception they are compelled to go to Jer-
sey City Heights or Union Hill.
John Ebernack has been crowned king
of pinochle fiends. He earned this title
by defeating Adam Schaffer last week.
William n. Duscher is candidate for
Councilman.
IL is said that Councilman Julius
Elumpp will not accept nomination
and is through with politics.
Then is a dive in this town which is
menace to the morality OF the community.
Amor Nolte opened his new saloon last
night. The event was celebrated by a
feast fit for king.
The only 'Tom" Finnegan has au oppo-
nent The brave man who will try to de-
feat Tom is ex-Councilman Fitzgerald.
A hot fight is expected
The doings of the West Hoboken Coun-
Gil will not be ventilated before Judge
Knapp. Contractor Fitzgerald has re
ceived 81 800 in payment in full for his
claim. MIR. Fitzgerald, it is thought, is
very smart man.
One OF the many pranks of David Gar
rick was to drive through "a certain vii
]age one day with friend of his in a
state OF feigned intoXication. When
they reached the outskirts Garrick's COM
panion asked him what he thought Of his
ability as an actor Your head and
body were all right" replied Garrick,
but your legs weren't drunk. " A West
Hoboken justice made a like remark the
other morning, as the milk cans began to
iangle. His Honor was sitting on the
sidewalk and complaining bitterly of its
ndhesiveneSs. an head's, hic hall
right, said he, in virtuous Indignation,
somebody must have, mic, poured
whiskey into my Boots, for my -
blanked legs are as hic, drunk as boiled
owls"
Justice Reinhardt hasn't paid laun-
dry bill in months. The stub toed and
bias eyed ladies and gentlemen of North
Hudson have engaged him for all their
legal work and the Judge takes it out in
trade.
The West Hoboken composition who set
up Gust as am without one plean Just
as ] am withoutone-' tyes, that's it, moth
ing like good guess), has been made
snake editor of the 'Sourhautag.p
Henry Schneider has joined the Friend
ship Club. Poor Harry.
The Hon. InonaS PO0h Ban Nolan,
Town Councilman. Town Treas
urer, etc, is waiting impatienlly for the
Standardization. BY the way, that ''etc /"
means more than all the other titles put
together.
At first there is peculiar rumbling
gurgling; loek-out-tnere' s-danger ahead
sort of noise in the thorax that develops
into an abbreviated grunt and finally
evolves itself in sections of spluttering
sound that resemble the last gasps of a
steam calliope, and then Chris. y Wettig
has sneezed.
Albert Kast, the athletic foreman of
Neptune "Ingin,' is happy papa. The
boys intend to make the youngster an
honorary member of the company.
Alphonse Torrillon is the quaintest
little chap in North Hudson. His features
have that quizzical expression that have
noticed in Marshal Wilder. He combines
the light heartedness of a Gratlano, with
the merry carriage of modern Pun
chinello.