The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-20
NEWS IN NOTES.

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A fence has been erected at the Greene
street crossing of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. Greene street is now closed to Pc
destrians and wagons at this point.
st. Peters Parochial School has been
painted on its exterior and renovated in
the interior.
Al gang Of men are engaged in excava-
ting for the big wall of the new Pennsyl-
vania Depot. A high fence has been
erected to hide the workmen from the
gaze Of travellers.
Washington street is being dug up to-
day for the laying of the pipes which will
connect the sugar house with the Mont
gomery street water main.
The lettering in the chairs in front OF
Taylor's Hotel of SO many political heel
ers and men about town makes it exceed
ingly unpleasant for ladies who on their
way to and from the ferry have to run
the gauntlet of their impudent stares.
The new train yard of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad at the Point OF Rocks seems
to be inadequate to accommodate the cars
which accumulate in this city over night.
Any morning a long string of passenger
coaches may be seen extending down be-
low MONTGOMERY street on the the trestle
work of the Standard Oil Company's
railroad.
The old brick sidewalk in front of the
liquor store of Michael Moran corner of
Montgomery and Green streets has been
replaced with tagging. For twenty-five
years the old brick walk was a nuisance.
always in wet weather containing pools
of water.
Fire in the chimney of the house No.
Asa Grand street, created considerable ex-
element and no damage. The house is
occupied by the family of Mrs. Mary
Moran.
Alexander Bates. Of No. IA Hancock
avenue, was found dead in his bed at six
o'clock this morning by his daughter-in-
law, Henrietta Bates. Death is supposed
to nave been caused by heart failure. Mr..
Bates was seventy-seven years old.
Many new houses are being built on
Webster avenue.
Workmen are blasting or the empty lot
opposite the elevator to secure O founda-
tion for building.
Newark avenue property owners near
Oakland avenue are wondering when the
pile of stones and rubbish is to be removed
from there.
After the heavy rains the streets neal
the south of the elevator and west of Pail
SADIE avenue are so muddy as to be i'm
passable.
One of the cars was late in starting
from the elevator for Schuetzen Park
yesterday, and q number of excited pas
Sengers shook their fists at the conductor
and denounced him in German. The car
was not delayed long after shat.
1lt SltpS III Jub lOOu VI pIduktlu ave-
nue seem to last forever. They show
hardly any signs of wear
Two conspicuous residents of this city
were passengers on the Long Branch ex-
press train last evening. They occupied
seats in the same car, are strangers and
will possibly remain so, as they are ex-
tremists andehave opinions absolutely at
variance. One passenger was eX-Mayor
Isaac w. Taussig, the other the Rev.
Daniel Halleron, pastor OF st. Pauls M.
E. Church.
The temperance folk are out of town
today. The excursion of Fisk and Ivan
hoe Sections, Cadets of Temperance,
caused the exodus. The boats left Morris
street dock at nine O'Clock, and dispite
the threatening weather there was a
large and jolly crowd aboard.
There will be an excursion to Asbury
Park and Ocean Grove tomorrow via the
Pennsylvania Railroad. It will be the
only excursion that will leave this city
during the big camp meeting and it is
estimated b a one thousand tickets have
been sold. The train will leave the depot
at eight O'Clock and will stop at Marion.
b excursion is under the auspices of
Trinity NJ. E. Church the pioneer society
is giving excursions to these two resorts.
All the political talent will be out of
town tomorrow. The Union Climb will
give It's initial excursion, and they will
have, II the weather is pleasant. a vast
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two barges have been chartered to accom-
modate the club and it's guests. The ex-
cursion will leave foot of Pavonia avenue
promptly at nine o'clock as the voyage
will be a long one VI the Hudson to Iona
Island. The club received 1855 for the
bar privileges, which will cover the ex-
penses. A thousand tickets have been
sold. County Clerk Mclaughlin, Com
missioner Feeney, Freebooter Hennessey
and all the political lights of the Horse
shoe will participate.
Policeman King of the Second precinct
was told at three o'clock his morning
that two boys, Thomas Manning, of No.
ga Thirteenth street, and William
Donovan of No. 173 Tenth street. had been
lettering aboutthe liquor store of Patrick
Kenney corner Henderson street in a sus-
picious manner. He arrested the boys
n this morning Justice Stilsing re
manded them for examination.