The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-02
ROUND THE COUNTY.
Personal Points on the Tire
Of the Revolving Wheels
Of Time
HoBokEN HILARITY.

al yam bile Assistant w at9f reg
istrar, is the champion player Of the
Boston game Of pool ia the city His
record OF putting all OF the fifteen
balls In the pockets in eleven shots at
Busch's Hotel recently Is unprece-
dented, and Pat calls around az the
hotel at intervals to see if his record
has been surpassed
The society events of the week were
the receptions of the Irving Pleasure
Club and st. Joseph's Lyceum. Both
OF the affairs were grand successes.
IL Is amusing TO note the look OF dis
appointment which o'erspreads the
countenance of Councilman Stanton
when he asks his side partner, Mr..
snyder, TO vote yea or nay as the case
may be, and Snyder does not comply
The Fourth ward is better represented
m the Council now than at any time
before.
The impeachment OF President IIar-
risson could not raise a bigger row
than the suspension and suhseuuent
reinstatement Of John j. Magley OF No.
Truck. The charge against MalIey
---Dlasphemy--s should be framed IN
every fire house III the city as cnri-
iosity.
Charley Van Dorm is being con
stantiy mistaken for great actor.
Sheriff Davis, with his perennial
smile. was guest of the Council last
Tues NY night. The Sheriff sat
alongside the irepressible Patsy and
was greatly amused at that wOrtlly's
spasnodic outbnrsts.
Marty AIcDermott was the victim of
a practical joke one day last week. A
reporter rushed into the City Clerks
office and calling Marty to one side
asked him what truth there
was in statement published
IN certain newspaper that he
had absconded with $1,000. Marty
jumped to his feet and rayed about
libel suits When he recovered his
composure he despatched messenger
to convenient news stand with an
order to buy ten copies OF the paper.
IN the meanwhile the reporter
skipped. When the papers were
brought Marty was worked up to an
awful state and almost tore the paper
TO pieces in trying to find the article.
lie looked for just ten minutes when
it suddenly dawned upon him that he
was the victim of a practical joke
Marty was SO unnerved that Dr.
Darcy prescribed something harder
than water.
Chief Applegate appeared little
bit ratified under the inquisition in
sfituted by Councilman Stanton at
the Council meeting on Tuesday
night. Mr.. Stanton attempted to
prove that the Chief had made an ex-
ception in the case of John j. MALAY
in laying the matter before the Board
of Trustees without acquainting the
Council OF the action Of 10. 2 Truck.
The whole case is Much ado about
notl ing"
John Toomey. the we'll known
Forester, can hardly be recognized by
his former friends. He has buried his
identity by the cultivation of heavy
growth OF vegetation on his chin. IN
other words he is making a desperate
attempt to raise full beard Johns
efforts are applauded on all sides, and
/ was conhdentially informed By q
barber that his success is a foregone
conclusion.
DIR. Herzog, with a club and a
deputy sheriff's badge, has been
raising rumpus in the neighborhood
of First aud Willow streets A good
many of. the doctors friends think he
is little queer.
Il was just five minutes TO twelve
o'clock when the Council adjourned
on Tuesday night The sessions of this
body could be considerably shorter il
1t were not for the oratoricai spreads
made by some of the members. The
most trivial business provokes a
lengthy debate. Chairman Erlenkoet-
ter is q rusher but his attempts to
choke off all of the debates are fruit.
, less. and the lobby writhes in agony.
The question OF the Legality OF, the
seat at present occupied by Henry
, Hess in the Board of Education ow-
; ing to his recent change of residence,
! which was raised exclusively in TIKI
JERSEY CRY NEWS of Tuesday. ere.
nted a sensation. No one has disputed
j Mr.. Hess seat as vet.
} Tom Doorley, the doornan in the
+ police station, has adopted a new
5 plan for taking dodgers back Hitherto
TON would be rung mp every minute
{ TO escort one of the gentry 10 the
i hotel A bright idea struck Tom last
j week. AS soon as a fellow would
come in he would tell him to walk
around the block and get four more oi
: his companions when they would be
! admitted in body Tom would then
: take them back as he calls it I'm
Blocks OF Elves, thereby saving four
: trips TO the hotel.
AT a recent sitting of the Lime Kiln
] Club Mike Cannon is said to have
J broken the bank This statement is
partially verified by the independent
/ air and new tile worn by Mike lately.
, wonder who the juryman is that
, caused all the disagreements before
Judge Smith recently.
Lie is said that ''Goldien Van Zandt's
pile sadly needs replenishing. Goldie
. was very high flyer.
. .Jene Sullivan's mustaehe is greatly
envied by the young men of the
. Fourth ward.
, 1t was whispered about the Council
} on Tuesday night that someone had
stolen the rules OF order belonging TO
Councilman Londrigan The rumor
: created the utmost CONSERVATION, as
Patsy without his rules is like q cart
without a horse. Happily for all
hands the rules We're found.
Councilman Bewig uninJentionally
insuItsd Councilman Snyder Ia CUES
tioning the authenticity of certain
bin, amounting 10 So, for groceries
furnished the poor. Harry YVES very
excited at what he claimed the insinu-
ations of the gentleman from the
First ward. No serious trouble is
anticipated.
Johnnie Hammond. tue manager OF