The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-04
TaE news 0F HOROKEN.
Mr.. william Porter Entertains Some I'm
ffe stsa= expected. Guests.

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Mr.. william Porter Entertains Some I'm
te s,sss expected Guests.
The residence of William Porter,
No. lat Bloomfield street, was be-
sieged last night. 1t was a surprise
party arranged by some of his New
York friends. The parlors were
thrown open, the guests trooped in,
and there was music, singing, dane
ing and games. A good supper came
later.
The Committee of Arrangements
were Miss Hattie Britten, Miss Nellie
Porter, Miss Alice Darlington, Miss
Lille Haeey, and Miss Kate Riley.
Among the guests were Miss Julia
Brennan, Miss Maggie Gleason, Miss
Kate Finken, Miss Lizzie Gueless, Miss
Lottie Bohempen, Miss May Koln,
Miss Annie Kurlin, Miss Mamie Dares,
Miss Louisa Spiers, Miss Mamie Kelly,
Mr.. William Robinson, MI. John
Fleecy, Mr.. William Porter, Mr.. T.
Porter, Mr.. w. Cullen, Mr.. John
Rearnan, Mr.. John Britain, Mr..
r. Peters, Mr. Henry Peters, Mr..
Dennis Reardon, Mr.. Andrew Brady
and Mr.. Charles Robinson.
u5tIuz $500 Active Oarsmen.
geThe Active Boat Club held a meet
ing in the boathouse last night and
elected the following officers for the
coming, season:-President, j. H.
Schroeder; yice-president, j. E. Gun
KEEL; recording secretary, F. G. Luehrs;
financial secretary, Max Sckalscha:
treasurer, III. Fayen captain, w.
Hayter; lieutenant, H. Kraatz. The
treasurer's report was read, which
proves that the club is in a good
financial condition.
guW The .Firemen's Convention.
The Firemen's Convention to nomi-
nate a Chief and Assistant Chief for
the department will be held on Mon
day night. The election will take
place May IA. For Chief Engineer the
candidates are ex-Chief Kemp and
John ID. Apologize, of Hoboken En-
CINE Company No. l. For Assistant
Chief the following seek nomina-
tion:-J..S. Hourigan, of Excelsior En-
CINE Company No. 2; N. Johnson, OF
Liberty Hose, and J. Harrigan, of Ste
ye1s Hose.
The Bowler's Schedule.
The following schedule has been
arranged for the bowling tournament,
which will take place at Odd Fellows
Hall, May r.
MAY I, Hour VS.. Young Men; Hours
vs.. Fremont; Young Men VS.. Ere
mont. 9sas ~ wrq.9e4,.
May 8, Spartan VS.. Hawthorne;
Hour VS.. Spartan; Hour VS.. Haw-
May ii, Young Men vs.. Spartan;
Young Men VS.. Hawthorne; Spartan
VS. Hawthorne. g
IrMay14s Fremont VS.. Spartan; Spar
tanaysg Hour; Fremont VS.. Hour.
8l May16, Fremont VS.. Hawthorne,
Fremont w. Young Men; Hawthorne
VS.. Young Men.
May 1S, Young Men VS.. Hour; Spar
tan VS.. Young Men; Spartan VS.. FIRE.
mont. En. 3anEng1f
May 81, Hawthorne VS.. Fremont;
Hawthorne VS.. Hour. gs
Marshal Bernhardt's Eagle Eye.
United States Marshal Bernhardt
has a sharp eye for crooks. The
steamship "Fulda,r Of the North Ger
man Lloyd line, sailed for Bremen
from her dock in Hoboken this morn
ing and carried a large number of pas
sengers. z
James Wilson, of No. 261 East 12Sth
street, New York, was also there Mr..
Wilson is a well known crook and
Bernhardt. had his eye on him. After
walking aim!essly along the dock two
or three times Wilson commenced
operations by getting his knife out
and cutting a. big hole in leather
yalise and extracting some of its
contents. His actions after that were
of q very suspicious nature and when
Wilson had appropriated to himself
the walise of one of the travellers
which was lying on the dock, Bern
hardt arrested him. or5
Recorder McDonough committed
him for trial.
800 Hoboken Briefs.
r. The Board of Education will organ
ize on Wednesday night, and the
Council at a session to be held in the
afternoon.
The Hobokens Fishing Club will
have a u to City Island on Wednes-
day next. cg a8ary .n
The amount paid to the Water Com
pany for the past year was $95, 067. So.
Z rrha Nounc;l will hold O Spoo;o1 maa+