The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-27
ROUND THE COUNTY.
Personal Points on the Tire
of the Revolving Wheels
of Time.
HoBoKEN SMALL TALK.


There were few social events from Ho-
boken this week. The only big event was
the picnic of Ely5ian Council. o. z. F., a t
Pohiman's on Thursday night. Darcy di d
not strike the picnic until quite late, bu t
when he did get there he was one of th e
gayest of the gay; Water Commissions T
Murray and Jack Heating swore eterna
friendship for one another; Principal
Lycett seemed to have partaken of Tn G
elixir OF life, as he was as clipper an
gay as the young people present. Publ c
Librarian Hatfield dropped in for a shor
time and stayed longer than he antici
pated- The picnic was q decided success.
Councilman Boncelet aud Andy Cullen
are the TWO Hoboker members of the
Committee Of Arrangements of the Fat
Mems Association clambake. The bake
will occur at the Glen Island Club House
on Tuesday, August II. The club is COM
posed OF twenty-five members from each
and Hoboken. To be eligible for mem
bership person has to weigh over 200
pounds.
Councilman Londrigan is getting to be
a bowling swell since his return from
Baltimore. He wears white plug hat
of the latest style and has pair of light
pants Of the latest design He also car
ries nobby walking cane.
There was ripple of laughter which
fioated gently through the Council Cham
Der on Wednesday night when the claim
of Potter Quinn, the dc tdcto Street Com
missioner, was again rejected.
Marty McDermott was in a happy
humor on Monday night. He had
pleasant word for everyone and seemed
pleased with himself and everyone else.
- 1t is no longer Chanceman McAleer
Tom was appointed on Monday night, as
| predicted he would.
Freebolder Coyle is sojourning In Pike
n n Tod rt.r
fairs of this city by having THE JERSEY
CITY NEWS sent to him.
Three of the finest, Johnny Stanton
Dave Harrison and johnny Cross, have
received an extra vacation from the Po-
lice Board without pay. The three young
time at the O'Hara House in the Catskill
Mountains.
1t is to be feared, If nothing interveues
between now and next Saturday, that
there will be an uncalled for exhibition
on the Elvsian Fields. The disciples of
Blackstone about the ferry, possessed of
some fiendish spirit, have challenged q
nine from the City Hall to play match
game of baseball and the challenge by
some mistake has been accepted The
doctors and undertakers, having learned
of the matter. are doing all they can to
boom the match. The lawyers have
asked Judge Smith. of the District Court.
y
wary. however, and will probably declin e
to act. The lawyers had also arranged o
have Jake BretZfield pitch, but Phil
Kirsehper, the captain of the City Hall
nine. objected, claiming that Jake was a
professional The City Hall nine are
practising daily under The careful tutor
ship of Johnny Lewis and the betting is
in their favor
Charlie German, Charlie Fosdick and
Chris Stanton went to the Fishing Bank S
last Saturday. They arrived at Bone e
let's on Saturday night with a splend id
mess of fish. but they never caught the m
by bait and hook. They paid for the ifs h
in hard cash at the Fulton Market.
A large NUMBER of Hobokenites at
tended the excursion of Court Emmett,
A o. F. of A, Of Jersey City, on Thurs
day.
One OF the coming events is the picnic
OF the well-known Nonpareil Club. 1t
will be held at Pohlman's Pavilion on
August IL. All of the boys are getting in
condition for the affair. Sew. Jacobs
has decided TO let his mustache grow,
and will not trim it until the picnic is
thing of the past, Johnny Wynne is going
to retire early every night until August
10; Joe Driesen has made VOW TO keep
away from the Union Hill Schuetzen PARK
Tor at least month"; and will give one
exhibition Of club swinging at the picnic;
Charley Vatican is enthusiastic when the
picnic is broached, and Max Stern is ar
ranging for game OF baseball TO take
place after interlnission. These and other
signs are forerunners of a successful
affair.
The new gag which was introduced, as
far as can be learned, by the immortal
John Hammond, and which is embodied
in these words. Il refuse to answer has
caught on in great style. II Jonn intro
duces any more such valuable creations
az his last several citizens purpose buying
him q medal.
The dignity aud grace with which Act
ing Mayor Stanton presided over the de-
alterations of the Police Board on Mon
day night showed that the Councilman
from the Fourth makes an excellent
chairman.
Billy Eckhardt, the newly appointed