The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-24
HUDSON CITY HITS.

West Newark and Summit avenues are
again in fit condition for travel.
Captain Nose Newton is an inveterate
practical joker, as every visitor to the
Oakland avenue station is likely to learn.
A catch" or joke is to him like cold
water to the thirsty soul.
What Barney Meyers don't know about
horses is not worth knowing. He can
show off equine stock and display a
horses good qualities quicker than any
man on the Hill. If you doubt it, just go
to his Palisade avenue exchange stable
on sale days and listen to him.
1t is a beautiful home that DR.. ]. Law
renee Nevin is having built on Bowers
street, near Summit aveuae. When COM
pleted it will be one of the most ornate
homes on the Hill.
Chris Kratz, proprietor of Firemen's
Hall, has big collection of reminders of
the days when he run wild der masheen,"
in the shape of fire cap fronts, medals,
badges, etc. He never tires of fire talk,
and will relate incidents in his own ex-
perience by the hour.
During the storms early last week Ber-
gen Square was transformed into mini
ature lake. Some facetious individual
erected a sign announcing "boats to let y
Justice Dayton's Second District Court
room is a model of neatness, thanks to
Chief Clerk Peloubet.
When business Is dull-dull for Justice
Aldridge, | mean-His Honor's cosy court
room, on Newark avenue, is thronged
with some of the old time residents of the
Heights exchanging "reminiscences and
talking on old times.
May it please His Honor, Justice Wan
ser, but would like to call his attention
to the rickety condition of the stairway
leading to the court room. Some day,
Judge, the stairs may fall in and bury a
witness and thereby lose case to the
county.
Tomorrow evening the Good Fellows of
Central Assembly, No. AZ, will give an
entertainment and hop at Kessler's Hall
to celebrate the third anniversary of the
lodge.
f. w. Knobloch has taken the blooded
dog fever He has bought pair of St.
Bernard pups, each with a pedigree
longer than that of any ordinary mortal.
His last purchase comes in a straight line
from Fritz Emmet's noted dog, and her
owner is devoJing most of his time to her
education
One of the chief social events of the
Thanksgiving time will be the eighth an
nual ball of the Employees of John Mehl
q Co.'S. Mutual Aid Society. Their en-
tertainments have become noted for their
excellency and the coming one will equal
any heretofore given by them. 1t will be
held at Kessler's, Thanksgiving Eve, and
both halls have been engaged for the &C.
casion.
Tuesday evening, November 20, there
ler's Hall by Prof. Adolph and Nine.
Josephine Magin, who are ''way up'' in
the black art They will be aided by
Prof. Ferdinand whose doings in the
LAND of Spirits" have made him famous.
The latter offers to duplicate any mani
festation presented by spirit mediums
'Oi say, Mr.. Fceney, phats thin figgers
on that build1n'?" asked sculptor OF
paving stones as he paused from his
work when the President of the Board
of Police Commissioners passed by. Mr..
Feeney gazed in the direction pointed
out and saw the letters I. o. o. f. Then he
said:-"How long are you overs" "Only six
weeks, sur, was the response. "Well,
that means the building is one hundred
feet high" said Mr.. Feeney, with a com
placent smile, and an undisturbed CON
science. Then he drove away behind his
trotter.
"Gentleman George is what the young
ladies in the Registers Office term thai
pink of politeness and courtesy the pres
ent Register.
'"There goes man of many and valu-
able Deeds" said Dick Garrick yesterday.
He referred to Mervyn Armstrong, who
transfers all the titles to property bought
at SheFl1'S Sales
Counsellor Winfield is the fortunate
possessor of a telt sombrero that would
fill the soul of cowboy with envy to gaze
upon. After the Prosecutor passes the
boys who pitch pennies in the Court
| House grounds, one can hear general
chorus of Where did you get that
hatS'' etc.
''Oh, my goodness amt his hair getting
grey" exclaimed one young lady stand.
ing in front of the Court House, to an.
other Wednesday, when John McKeon OF
the Board of Works passed by.
1t requires the aid Of two crutehes to
get Joe N0onan to the Court House, but
he gets there just the same, I" in good
weather.
Poor Dick Harmonl 1 felt sorry fol-
him yesterday. He was so early He
got home by ten o'clock in the morning.
BERGEN BREEZES.
Captain Andrew White is the jolliest
member of the Cartaret Club. He is also
the most weighty. His avoirdupois brings
down three hundred pounds on the scale
He and Commissioner Benjamin Var
Keuren and George S. Mallory are trio
Of enthusiasts on the subject of whist
who are hard to beat.
The Jersey City and Bergen Railroad
employees are preparing for their annual
ball on Thanksgiving night.
Since Jockey Jones became a perma-
nent figure in the Fire Department he has
given over biting off doggies' tails. He
trains no more ''bastes y
When Captain McKaig has cousomme
for dinner he invariably prepares the dish
himself. He says a squeese of lemon i'm
proves the flavor of soup.
Bostwick place needs paving badly
During storm the mad is foot deep.
GREENVILLE NOTES.
The Pamrapo Athletic Club bowle6
last evening at their alleys at the Metro
politan Hall and made some good scor.
ing.
The Greenville Amateur Orchestra will
give q festival entertainment at the Bel.
yjdere House Thanksgiving night, after
which dancing will be INDUCED IN.
The Union Circle, of Greenville, will
give an invitation sociable at the Belvi.
dere House ON Thanksgiving evening.
Centenary Lodge, No. 100, X of p,
gave a supper to its members last even.
inr at the Belvidere House. Speeches
were delivered by some of the officers,
and they had very enjoyable time.
The Greenville Schutzen Corps will
give their fall shooting festival and inyi-
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