The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-13
RAILROAD NOTES.

Frank Kitchner, of South Amboy, a
brakeman on the Long Branch road, wa S
caught between two cars on Thurday
and killed. He was to be married this
week.
Charles C. Kelley, who has been run
ming on the Sandy Hook boats all sum-
mer, is now at home in this city. He was
formerly brakeman on the Newark &
New York road.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is said to be
contemplating the trial Of hopper feed
for firing locomotives without opening
principle of self-feeding stove.
A lease of the Rockaway Valley Rail-
road has been made for ten years to the
Rockaway Valley Manufacturing and
Construction Company, a new organiza-
ton, of which w. W. Sutton is president.
j. n. Pidcock, treasurer, and John f..
Melick, secretary and superintendent.
The lessee assumes the roads debt of
5000 and will operate the road on the
condition that no rental shall be charged
nor interest on bonds required. Only a
morning and evening train will run over
the road daily for some time yet.
The excursions during the summer of
the various organizations among the EN-
ployes of the D., L. & w. r. r. were ably
conducted, and their success may be esti-
mated by the handsome profits that have
been turned into the different treasures
The NJ 81 e. Mutual Benevolent Associa-
tion, on their excursion to Lake Hopat.
cong, cleared 81 ,056. 55 over and above ex-
penses. The Griffith Associations ex-
cursion to the same place netted over
$780, while the w. H. Lewis Association,
which was also to the Lake, but not
run on a money-making plan, was de-
clared to be grand success. The excur-
sion of the Independent Order of Rail
road Conductors to Glen Island was q
-. L. ,Tf asx
net profit of 81, ,07S to the order.
Our Railroad Work is the name of q
neat and readable publication issued by
the railroad department OF the Y. NJ. G..
A. at Hoboken. In its greeting the an
nouncement is made that the paper will
be issued monthly and will contain inter
esting information regarding the associa-
tion's work. The first number contains
the following notice of the series of enter
tainments to be given this season.
October 22-Opening entertainment, arranged
by Mrs A. D. Sturges, of East Orange Miss
Frances Ida Bacon elocutionist
November 25--Concert by the Ladies' Schu-
bert Quartet, of Boston, Mass.
Decemer-To be flied.
january 90 Musical entertainment by the
Imperial Quartet of Boston, Mass.
February 1S-Stereopticon exhibition of Cen
tennial in New York, by Mr.. Hugh A. Smed-
berg Music, etc.
March 24-Dramatic and musical entertain.
ment by the Dorlon sisters.
April 15--An evening Of magic. by Prof. A. G..
Waring
May 19-Musical and literary entertainment
Perry Brothers, instrumentalists; Miss Carrie
Louise Ray, reader and reciter.
A membership ticket will admit member
and one friend lady or gentleman, to the entire
course The course tickets to non embers
will cost 81 each, admitting one person. Single
admission to non-members, rs cents.
The first anniversary of the associa tion
will be celebrated on November 6.
A passenger train on the Lacawanna
ran over horse at Port Murray one day
last week, cutting off its head. It was re-
markable that the train remained on the
rails.
The Erie is doing well financially and
has heavier freight business this year
than any other road with New Jersey
terminal The increase in It's earnings
this year has been $422, 579.3 33.
Blasting and grading has been begun
on the Caldwell line, and the work will
be pushed as long as the weather serves
1t is thought that the road will be in op-
GRAFTON by the beginning of next year.