The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-04-06
WEEHAWKEN WINKs


made in Weehawken Wednesday night
Everything went through with bells on
and there are no kickers in the ranks
Well might Simon say to his political
| friends in the southern end of the county,
There are no shoemakers in politics in
| Weehawken
Simon Kelly is dead sore on reporters
One day last week Simon met a scribe on
| the train going to Trenton Simon saws
he said just five words to him. The next
| day he read where he had been inter
viewed. The interview of five words had
been transformed into column of what
| he had said, what be should have said.
etc This is SImon's complaint, but il Is
highly probable that he said more than
| i've words. He is apt to do SO.
Mike Hannah has taken another piuuoe
into politics. Mike is hustler and is as
the Scotchman would. say,5 "a pretty
decent fellow for a. that.
What a pity it is that the beautiful
King estate could not be transformed into
| County Park. It would prove a god
send to the poor people OF North Hudson
county AS a breathing place ana for
natural advantages the site is beyond a
doubt the most desirable in the county.
in fact it is even nova natural park.
UNION HILL UNTRUTHS.
It is said that the 'tRuh Kickers" viii
be showed under at the coming election
Chief Schwartz has wrought Il wonder
full change in his personal appearance by
having his naustache shaved off. He is
being constantly mistaken for Bob In-
| gersoll.
Politics does not bother "Charley',
Was this election. Although the genial
ex-treehoider Is a power in politics, he
says he will not bother himself this trip.
The Council did not meet last week and
there is little prospect of their meeting
until after the election agony is over
Ex-Town Clerk Wurster is candidate
for Councilman. Next.
Billy Raven, the weli-known boniface
or BergenlIne avenue paid a flying visit
to Gutenberg on Tuesday and made a
nice little stake
Although this is distinctively German
Town, Policeman Patrick Sarsfield Feeney
is perhaps better liked than any other
town official. To use his own expression,
he Stands strong with the Germans
Coroner Gschwind'S fierce muStache is
one of that gentleman's prominent char
acteristics.
WEST HOBOKEN WAITS.
1t is amusing TO note the feeble effort
that is being made 70 pave Spring street
on the eve OF election. Although the con.
tract for the paving WAS awarded last
spring no work was attempted until
about week ago, and the chances are
that the work will be discontinued i'm
lnediately after election.
Billy PamentaI has quit playing the
races and is now deyoting ali his time TO
pinochle, and is rapidly becoming Il fiend
Noue of the members OF the Friendship
Club were reported dead or missing at
the last meeting even though they did
have some lively times at their recent
ball. AL. Thourorsays he lost diamond
pin. but the boys say he only imagines he
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AIS condition on that feu-ietter night.
1t is Thought highly probable that the
entire Democratic ticket will be elected
on Tuesday.
Harry Schneider will call the ayes and
nays Ut the Council meetings for another
term, that Is to say he will again net as
Town Clerk. Mr.. schneider has proved
himself TO be competent aud trusted
official, and practically has no opposition.
BAYONNE BREATHS.
Councilman Nicholas Carroll has
grown exceedingly sensitive of late
Next spring when the young element OF
eyinees its ability TO take care oil the
party's interests IN the ward and reie-
gates the City Father TO private life he
will undoubtedly blossom forth as q full
fiedged 'stOuch-me-not
A cursory examination of the registry
lists shows some remarkably queer
features of political hair splitting. In
order 10 be able to vote in certain wards
a number OF persons have registered from
the places where they are employed,
while one individual claims the City Hal
as his home. OF the 40s voters registered
in the First ward only 1+9 personally
visited the place of registration.
IL has been suggested that Street Com
missinner1 Sanford, now that he has re-
ceivesl permission from the Board OF
Councilnien 20 remove from the roadway
of Avenue ID balf-a-dozen years accunin-
lalion OF mud, should he allowed to I'LL in
the Bayonnc cove of New York Bay with
the material
Since the advent into his household of
a little dark-haired stranger Joseph Dell
Bardo whites away his time prancing the
door between twilight and dawn in light
marching order Atsuch intervals pass
ers by frequently hear hts meludious vaice
singing, '-Oh, Dorothy, sweet Dorothys
my soul is thine forevermore.
City Clerk Billy" Hamilton has as
sumed an air Of uignity, that fits well
with his weil-knowg genial disposition,
since his eldest daughter Miss fiaitse
Hamilton, made her debut IN New York
City. last week, as an ACCOMPLISHED vo-
calist.
Councilman William Kelly, the Fourth
ward Demos ihenes, viii not run for a re-
nomination. all reports to the contrary
Notwithstanding.