The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-22
THE NEWS OF H0B0KEN.
EASTER SUNDAY sERVICES IN
THE CITYss CHURCHES.

A House Being Moved Through the
Streets Sweeps Away Everything in
Its Huth--Awnings Broken, Lamp
posts Pulled Up and a General Cutting
of Wires.
The Easter services in the churches
of all denominations were well at
tended, and were unusually attractive
At Trinity Episcopal Church the Rev.
DR.. Houghton preached both morning
and evening. The decorations were
beautiful. The altar and chancel were
dressed in white lilies and an abund-
ance of other choice flowers. The
musical programme was well rendered
by the choir under the direction of Mr..
s. w. Ball, the organist. In the after
moor the Sunday school festival took
place. Some five hundred little schol-
airs were present, and seemed much
interested in the service.
At the Methodist Church the cele-
bration of its fiftieth anniversary was
held. The building was crowded and
seats were placed in the aisles to ac-
co1nmodate the people. The Rev. MI.
Barnes preached at both morning and
evening services. The choir, under
the direction of Mr.. George Alderman,
gave a delightful rendition of the long
musical programme that had been ar
ranged.
Holy I~nnocents' Church was filed
to overlooking. Solemn celebration
was administered in the morning by
the Rev. Mr.. Moffatt. The building
was t~astefully decorated with choice
flowers and plants. Under the leader
ship of Mr.. H. Reilly, the boy choir
sang Woodward's Mass and the an
them, "They have taken away my
Lord" In the evening they sang
Stainer's 'sMagniicat" and .'Nunc
Dimittis, and the anthem, This is
the Day. by Cooke.
st. Paul's Episcopal Church vas
crowded. The altar and chancel were
decorated with rare flowers and
plants. The Rev. w. II. Jenvey
preached both morning and evening.
All the Catholic and German
churches were largely attended.
Sweeping the Streets Like a Cyclone.
Workmen are engaged in moving a
large brick and frame house belong
ing to Dan Dunnegan, from the COR
ner of Third and Garden streets to
Clinton street, between Fifth and
Sixth streets. The building is twenty
six feet in width, and hangs
ove the sidewalk on either
side of the street. The Council gave
permission for the removal, but had
they foreseen the trouble the affair
will make they would probably have
withheld their consent.
The house has been drawn down
Third street, and now stands on the
car tracks at Willow venue Traffic
will be stopped for an indefinite period.
Destruction is visible everywhere in
the wake of the house. Awnings are
torn down, street lamps are taken up,
telephone wires have been cut, and the
Western Union lines will also have
to suffer. Connection will be stopped
with several cities as the Western
Unions main wire will have to be cut.
The fire alarm wire is on the same
poles.
The superintendent of the telephone
company says that the damage done
to his company's property would
amount to about $500, and that the
damage to the Western Unions lines
and poles would amount to about as
much. The awning in front of John
Lange's grocery store on the corner of
Willow venue was torn down, as also
was the lamp post on the corner.
The building itself is very old and
dilapidated, and the frame portion has
had to be propped up. The work is
very dangerous, and serious accident
will happen unless the utmost caution
is observed.