The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-31
ROUND THE COUNTY.
Personal Points on the Tire
of the Revolving Wheels
Of Time.
HoBoKEN HAPPENINGS.


Graham Sinclair is beyond doubt on e
of the best plumbers in the CITY. The
different boards evidently recognize this
fact and Graham is generally awarded
the contracts for city plumbing work. 1t
was interesting to note the seraphic smile
that overspread his cOunteEance when
the Board of Education, at their meeting
on Monday night. voted TO pay him $500
on account for work done. The smile
was all wool and pretty near yard wide.
Several enterDrising newspaper men
have been disappointed After q great
deal of labor they had procured all of tn e
good deeds performed by Councilman
Londrigan and School Trustee Hicks
during their respective lives, and had
written splendid obituary notices. They
anxionSly awaited a collision between
these gentlemen which they thought
would surely end in bloodshed. But,
alas, the gentlemen have settled their
little difficulties without shedding a drop
Of blood. and another sensation has been
spoiled.
1t is too bad that Dave Slater is mar
ried. All of the girls are just crazy after
him He has very winning way which
the ladies cannot resist Dave is a very
devoted husband, howe YER and does not
care for female society.
jos Carroll is busy composing two
new songs. One of them is in the Ger
man language and the other in Italian.
He saws that he will have them set 70
music this week and win sell copies at
the corner of First street and Willow
avenue Any young ladies desiring
copies will not be charged for them.
Patsy Tlghe and George McMahon in
form me that they made a bar'l Of money
at Monmouth last week. Their state
ment is partially corroborated bv the tiia-
nlond stud which now sparkles in Pat
sy's shirt front
AL. Burch and Leopold Mohn covered
themselves with glory at Asbury Park
last week. At the risk of their own lives
they saved two pretty young ladies, Of
New York city, from drowning.
Humphrey Baird, Emil Bauman and
Theodore Goerig will go to Asbury Park
next Sunday to visit one of Goerig's old
friends
The William H. Mutschler Stove Pipe
Guards will hold their annual dinner
and games at Carlstadr tomorrow
Patsy Londrigan still has the mayor
atty bee in his bonnet, and he says he is
in the race TO win. There1l be lots of fun
at the coming election. In most Of the
contests it win be anybody's race
Duffy, the Fourth ward barber. like
good Forester, attended the picnic Of
Court Ashley, of Jersey City Heights, on
Wednesday night. Like a good mar
ried man he did not dance with any
young ladies and went home at a season
able hour.
Councilman Boncelet champioaed the
cause of the poundkeeper at the Council
meeting Wednesday night aud Peter
was right in so doing as the claim was en-
tirely just.
A list Of all of the PA calls made by
City Physician (f9 Heller would make in
teresting reading matter. The manner
in which his quarterly report was re-
ceiyed by the Council was very amusing.
Mr. Moore, the new manager Of
Jacobs Theatre. is a hustler and under
his careful management the success Of
the theatre is assured.
Sergeant Rathjen IS said to be a candi-
date for the Office of captain, which the
new manual provides for.
Chairman stanton is expected home
next Thursday He will receive a rous-
ing reception
A saloonkeeper on Jackson street, in
this city has, to say the least. very odd
sign adorning the outside of his prem
ises. The sign represents large
schooner of lager beer. 1t is OVERLOOKING
and beneath il Is printed the words "The
German and his ideas of successful ad-
vertising are seemingly puerile.
George Gebhardt is entitled TO the
Demoeratlc nomination for School Trus-
tee in the Fourth Ward and il is probable
that he will receive it. II he does not
kct IL taAS AAtSANS say tAdt ne Will run IN
0ependently
overheard conversation at picnic
the other night which is typical Of The
class known as ~spielers y They were
two young fellows, tough. and they want
ed everyone TO know 1t.
Say, Nike, said the first tough Young
fellow. did you see Name up here to-
nightf''
Yes. She's dancin' wild Jack Me-
CURE, the other replied.
is dat lie duck DAT won de medal down
at kroebers de ether night?n the first
young tough again asked
sure, was the renly
Den" (mournfullyl Il amt in il. y and
he went over 20 the bar and Invested 4
nickel In glass of lager.
School Trustee Johnny Acker. like the
devoted hubby that he IS. paid 4 visit 10
his wife and family in the Catskills last
week. John Is great family man.
Il would be rather unfortunate IL the
st. Joseph's Lyeeum was to dfsband.
The talk OF reorganizing as q social cInh
IS all nonsense as q great many members
are averse to such d course
WEEHANKEN WHISPS
Z Pooh Bah Hannah. i again showinx