The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-19
BERGEN SIGHT sEER.

BERGEN SIGHT SEER.
There is serious dessention among the
young gentlemen who compose the Ken
sington Athletic Club, and the organiza-
| ton is divided into TWO factions called re-
spectiyely the Four Hundred and the
Athletes. The rock upon which these
youngsters have split is the girls. The
-Four Hundred are the dudes of the club,
and want to give sociables and hops at
which they can parade their best girls
The athletes on the other hand turn up
tilslr noses at this. and declare for stag
rackets. 1t begins to look as though the
-Four Hundred would win, as several OF
the Athletes are now trying TO keep out
of the way of their feet twice a week at
a popular dancing academy,
Captain Jordan, the Monticello avenue
tonsDrial artist, has gone into the pension
business. He has been employed by q
Washington firm to skirmish about the
city and look up the colored people who
are entitled to a whack at the national
treasury under the new pension bill.
Louis Vnltee, the accomplished repre-
sentative of the Epe9liiag Journal in the
Second district, has moved into the Ber-
gen section and taken up his residence on
Storm avenue
The low rumble of the ball as it bombs
along the alley and mows down the pins
gen and Fairmouut avenues. There are
TWO or three alleys in that neighborhood
which are thronged nightly with enthusi-
astic bowlers.
The Hudson County Wheelmen are
mourning the fact that Nick Feury has
deserted his early love and is seldom seen
these days on his wheel. Last year
Nicholas was one OF TIE most enthusiastic
wheelmen in the club, and was 10 be seen
almost every day spinning over the roads
GREENvILLE JAY BIRD.
Policeman Mcintyre recently celebrated
the tenth anniversary of his wedding
Arthur says that these ten years passed
quicker than any other ten OF his life.
What Mr.. John Bancker, of Avenue E,
doesn't know about cunning is not worth
knowing. In his room he has several
stuffed birds and a large owl, all of which
he shot with his own hand. John says
he has shot as many as twelve ducks on
one trip.
Mr.. George Dillaway, of Linden ave-
nue., can pull any man in Jersey City at
tug-of-war. He would like to hear from
| Mr.. Dixon, of the Jersey City Y. NJ. CA.
| Mr.. Harry Sutton, of the Puritan Ath-
/ letic Club, is one of the best all around
athletes in the club, his speciality being
| walking. He has already won several
medals in various matches.
Mr.. +. J. Dusel, of Pearsall avenue, has
contributed one of his fine poems to the
Greenyille association Notes. Mr.. Dusel
! will capture the title OF poet laureate,
which is to be conferred by the Y. NJ. C.
/ A. Literary Society upon the member
who contributes the best article to the
ASSOCIATION Notes
By the way, Mr. Frank Byrnes. of Pear
sail avenue, will also make strong bid
for the poet laureateship of the Y. Nj.
/ @. A.
! The Rev. w. p. Bruce, of the GrcenviIIe
| Reformed Church, has moved from No.
ITO Linden avenue to No. 80 Danforth
avenue.
The Greenyille Y. NJ. C. A. have their
eye on Bamber Hall, opposite their pres
ent quarters. Bamber Hall would be a
suitable place for the association.
THE LAFAYETTE LoITERER
Mr.. James Wilson, OF Woodward street,
contemplates taking trip to Ireland, his
mother country. By the way, Jim has
become quite Americanized, and no
doubt the natives will find it hard to
believe that the dapper young youth be-
fore them is the young man who left their
shores several years ago.
Billy McDermott, the rooter for the
Tabernacles, says that he has given up
i baseball for good; but his friends do not
believe MIN, as he has been known to
make these promises before.
Sam Judson, colored youth of local
repute, can eat more baked potatoes at
one sitting than any man in the district,
and the residents In this district are will
| ing to back him against any man in the
city.
Somebody has played a cruel joke on
| Andy McCabe, of Pacific avenue Sew
eral days ago he received letter purporr.
! ing to come from a near relative, stating
that his friends mother had died. ANDY.
believing the letter, hired carriage and
bought a funeral suit and proceeded to
the funeral. But when he reached the
residence, seeing no Grape on the door, he
! thought that he had come too late. He
rang the bell, when, loi who should come
to the door but the very person supposed
/ to be dead. Andy gave one long yell, dis
appeared down the steps, and when last
seen was running as though going to a
1 fire. Andy Is madden than a nest Of dis
! turbed hornets, and it would not be well
! for the perpetrator of the joke to come
! within O haif mile of Andy.
/ George Ihies. of Woodward street. will
play with the Woodward baseball club
next year,
Mr.. James Moran. of johnson avenue.
1 is spending several weeks with friends in