The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-16
NEWS In NOTES.

Ex-Finance Commissions Thomas d.
Jordan has been promoted since he left
the Board of Finance. He is now assist
ant secretary of the Equitable Insurance
Company of Newark.
1t is safer to cross the tracks at Greene
street today than it ever was. A fellow
has to keep his eye only on the two tracks
towards which all others converge. Cars
used to shoot around there over twenty
tracks before the old depot was torn
away.
A good work is going on in the Morris
Street Mission. Tomorrow afternoon at
four o'clock and at eight o'clock In the
evening Mr.. John H. Whyborn, of the
Water Street Mission, a reformed drunk
ard, will conduct services with four
others of his Mission, including Mr.. De
sote, of the Florence Mission, the con-
verified thief, confidence man n counter
feiter, and Miss Ida Nav. with three
oths ladies of his Mission.
Joseph Kennedy, of No. 100 Greenwich
street, sprained his right leg yesterday
while playing football at Csledonian
Park.
The Watermelon Club had a meeting
last night. IN disposed of two ice cold
melons. Will Lackey presided and
Brother German was the carver.
Pete DAILY. the constable, struck it rich
at the races yesterday. He left Brighton
Beach with 5000 more in his pockets than
he had Then he entered the race track
gate.
The patching of the pavement on
Mercer street, between Henderson and
Grove streets, is not a job that the Street
n Water Commissioners have occasion
to point to with pride.
The Rev. John Crawford, pastor of
Trinity M. L. Church, is ill at Montclair,
and will not return to the pulpit until
OrfOhQr An onrrouafad atfQck nf hrnU-
chitis and .whooping cough are the all
ments ne is battling with.
An inspectors badge belonging to some
one connected with the City Water De-
partment was found in the Third police
precinct this morning. The owner can
procure the same by calling at Police
Headquarters.
Arthur MulvaDy, No. 203 Warren street,
was Ound yesterday afternoon by Fore
man Dennis Burns, of the Hudson River
Tunnel, lying IN the d., L.. & w. r. r.
track. at the foot of Fifteenth street, bad
~ injured. He was taken to st. Francis
Hospital. where he died from mis- injuries
shortly afterward. He is supposed to
have been struck by a locomotive.
A gang of thirty men are making to-
day an excavation for the foundation of
the new Pennsylvania depot.
Jack" Dempsey, the noted pugilist. is
expected to arrive from Portland, Ore,
on a Pennsylvania train today.
President E. r. C. Young, of the First
National Bank. is still at Saratoga.
Prosecutor Of the Pleas Winfield was
seen on MONTGOMERY street today.
A gang of men swept over the lower
part of Montgomery street last night.
Did you perceive the effects?
The funeral of Frank Funk, formerly
an undertaken of this city, takes place to-
day from his late residence on Van Horne
street. His brethren, William Bunnell
and William H. Spear, of the Undertake
ers' Association, bear all the funeral ex-
penses.
Old Larry Sutton, the Court House
gardner, has his life made miserable by
the boys who run over the grass to plague
him.
Work has been begun on the macadam-
izing of the Newark Road by Contractor
Henry Byrnes. This road is q continue
ton of Newark avenue.
Frederick Mersneimer has returned
from the Thousand Islands, where he has
been for three weeks. He says he en-
joyed himself there very much.