The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-24
ABOUT THE CITY.
Our Condensed Pirate
Takes a Walk and Sizes
Up Briefly Men
and Things.
BERGEN SCRAPS, HUDSON HAPS.
Items of Interest that Catch
Citizens of Every Dis
trict and that Set
Everybody Talking.
PAuLus HOOK ITEMS.

There is a lamp-post in the middle OF
the narrow sidewalk of Van Worst street,
near Montgomery 1t stands near a
tree and leaves narrow space for pedes-
TRANS. wondered why 1t was left there
to decay and obstruct the street until last
night. Then I discovered why it should
not be removed. Within half an hour
three men with a full cargo tackled down
the sidewalk and every one of them
found the lanp-posr temporary har-
Dor. They held on until they had stead
led themselves and then resumed their
journey. t.yeaw
The police officials have forgotten that
there is an ordinance which prohibits
storekeepers from monopolizfng the side
walks with barrels and boxes. Some
dealers constantly encroach upon the
walks to the injury of the pedestrians. At
the southwest corner of Grovaand Mercer
streets grocer has for many months used
the sidewalk for storeroom for filthy
barrels. The corner is poorly lighted at
night and many have damaged and
ruined garments by contact with these
barrels and their broken hoops and nails.
The ordinance should be enforced.
Assistant Rector Kershaw, of st. Mark S
Protestant Episcopal Church, has suffi-
GENTLY recovered from an accident to one
of his kneecaps while recently crossing
the ocean to enable him to walk without
lfmping. The assistant rector is a bright
and intellectual young theologian with
classical features and is something of an
artist, as the pictures of St. Mark s
Church, on cards for sale at the church
fair, amply testify.
During the recess at the last meeting
of the Board Of Police Commissioners,
refreshments in the shape of champagne
were served and Colonel Robinson, clerk
r,f !, ri nf rN0Ip fetr arc
When the meeting adjourned the Colonel
and several Others came together in a
neighboring saloon and q general invita-
tion was given to drink. Much surprise
was expressed when the Colonel ordered
nothing; and the extender of the invita-
zion asked him ii he was not going to
join. 'tNo," responded the Colonel, in
his usual brusque manner, mo-. iii not
associate beggar with gentleman. :"
The hint was taken and bottle of wine
was ordered. This time the Colonel
Joined, in and as the sparkling fluid dis
appeared down his throat, he muttered,
'sAh, a gentleman is fit to keep company
with gentleman"
Druggist George Campbell distin-
gtished himself at the early Sunday morn
ing fire by the able manner in which he
gathered statistics in regard to the losses
on Morrow g. Days building.
Justice Lowy is lamenting great bust
ness StdRutttlOlt, anu uCCldiSS CNCly udi
that be will shut up his Justices court on
Washington street, and go back to the
Lafayette district fass ts# 81
Lawyer Midlidge's English hat is said
to have contributed largely to his defeat
in the last election. The Republicans of
the Third district are alleged to have de-
clared that his bringing London silk
hat into the country was not consistent
with the Republican doctrine OF protec-
ton to American industries.
It's the glossiest and handsoniest silk
hat in town that Michael Mullone wears
since election.
Police Commissioner Kelly and John
Mulqueeny, the milkn1an, pride them
selves upon being the best t'Forty five"
PLAYERS in the county. Their last victims
were Freebooter Kimmerly and Clerk
Boyd, of the Board of Freeholders. They
were extremely anxious to knock out
Peter Scanlon and Policeman Charles
Loddick. of the Third police precinct.
Arrangements were twice made for O
Ego" but the Commissioner and the milk
dealer failed to show up on both oecas-
ions and Vessel, the halter, will furnish
Me b. Scanlon and Loddick silk hats at
the expense of the ehallengeFs.