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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-30
WEST BERGEN PROGRESS.
The Improvement Association
Wants a School, a Park
and Sewers.

A few weeks ago Citizens Taxpayers
Association was formed among the prop
ertv owners of West Bergen. The Asso-
citation has grown rapidly and now num-
bers among it's members about fifty of
the most prominent citizens in that rap
idly growing section.
The Association just at present is
interesting itself in three important SUBJ
jectS, viz.:-The parks, the erection of a
new schoolhouse and the extension OF the
proposed West Side avenue sewer as far
as the railroad.
Robert E. Jennings, of the steel works,
is president of the association, and J. II
bers of the association are Charles Judge.
William Clark, William Cummings.
John Windsor, VinceIt Meyers. Florist
John Reid, and Ege estt to owners.
The third meeting was held last night
( in the vacant store room next door to
Groceryman King, OF No. 105 West Side
avenue. The room was crowded to its
doors with enthusiastic citizens. They
are dissatisfied with the present
school accommodations. No. Is school
on Yale avenue, will not accommodate
more than one-half the pupils in that
Sssction. school Director John Reid
made q speech at the preceding meeting
on the subject The association wants a
new school house. A committee at pre-
sent has Ithe matter in hand and will re-
port its work at the next meeting. The
committee appointed to see Mr. Thurston
relativel to the park Question was unable
TO repokt, inasmuch as Mr.. Thurston was
not ini his Office when the committee
called.f It was evident from last nights
meeting that the citizens of that section
are ini favor OF the Smith tract.
wEsTsIDE AVENUE sRWER.
Thf discussion of the extension of the
WeSHside avenue sewer occupied consid-
erable time, and many interested prop
ertyf owners participated In the discus
sioH. The association is almost unit in
favQbr of the extension. Some little oppo-
JeE Enings, although in favor OF the
syewer, encouraged, in order to bring
<but the sentiments of all inter
ested. The opposition seemed to,
fear excessively high easements, as the
side streets would have to be paved and
eurbed to prevent choking the main
sewer by sand. They argued that there
was no practical outlet as the canal own
ers would not let the sewers empty into
chat crystalized stream. The opposition
was allowed full hearing; but was sat
down upon by nearly all the members
present. Al main sewer would vastly inn
prove the value Of all property in that
section, urged many OF The most prominent
citizens present, but the question OF
health was paramount. Nine-tenths OF
the citizens were in favor OF sewerage
system and demanded SUCH It was
the duty OF the city to lay out the plan
Of assessment
WANTED HEADQUARTERS.
The success of last nights meeting
suggested the proposition before closing
to establish permanent Adquarters. Mr.
King was told to presant his bill. Mr..
King said he waited nothing for the use
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-30
A P. R. R. SETBACK.
The Process of Track Widening Delayed
BY the Common Council.


BY the Common Council.
Special to the jersey City Ne,us.
TRENTON, April 30, 1890. "A somewhat
exciting meeting OF the Common Council
was held last evening. The Committee
on Railroads and bridges reported favor
ably on the plan of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, for widening the
bridges at Broad street and Coroner's al
ley. The plan provides that Broad street
shall be at its present grade. The water
and gas mains are not to be
interfered with but are to swing
under the bridge, encased to prevent
freezing. At Conoyer's alley, the bridge
proposed, is to be of iron. the same as at
Broad street, but it is to be widened to
the full width of the street, and the
sides enclosed.
The Committees report embraced the
details of the bridges construction, which
Were to be completed within ninety days,
the company giving bonds in the sum of
$4,000, for faithful Performance of the re-
quirements.
a strong opposition was developed.
There was a wide difference of opinion as
to the proposed grade and to the rails be-
ing run through Broad street. A motion
to adopt the committees report was
warmly debated, and then the railroad
campany's scheme of Improvement was
checked for time by the adoption OF
resolution offered by Alderman Burns to
lay the matter over until the railroad
company submit a complete plan that
can be approved as whole.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-30
a CRUEL BASEBALLIST.
John Farrell. Of the ew York
League Nine, Sued By His Wife.
special 70 the Jerseu ON Mep..


NEWARK, April 80. 1890 Clara Farrell,
OF Newark, has begun a suit fer divorce
against her husband, John Farrell. who
is a baseball player and member of the
New York National League Team. The
application is based on extreme cruelty.
Mrs. Farrell has filed bill in the Court
of Chancery at Trenton in which she
alleges that Farrell was married to her
in November. 1887, at Newark. He
abused her repeatedly, and treated her
when he drove her from the house where
they lived, and she had since been
obliged to live away from him.
She states that this treat
ment was occasioned by the ungoyern-
able temper of her husband, his drinking
habits, and unfounded jealousy. The
bill further stated that Farrell accom-
panied the New York team in February
on their tour to Charleston and other
points in the South. He returned on
March 81, and since that time has contin-
ually become angered without provoca-
tion, called her vile names and struck
her many times with his hst. On one
night he knocked her senseless as she
came into their apartments from a
neighbours. A few days later, without
cause, he spat in her face, and when she
burst into tears he said he would cut and
break everything in the house and chew
her up.
She went to church and on her return
finding the fire out, she went into a
neighbours to heat her coffee. When she
returned Farrell struck her and told her
to get out, and then pushed her out of the
room and threw her clothes out after her.
She went to hotel, but he followed her
and she returned. Then he ordered her
out again and chased her away. She had
not returned since except to get some
personal effects and then Farrell
threatened to kill her.
The bill states further that in 1889 Far
rells salary was $500 q month, and he
told Mrs. Farrell so she says, that he
would get $400 this year. She has q house
in Newark worth $1,000, and Farrell
threatened to burn it down. On March
81 he took all the doors of the attic off the
hinges and broke them in pieces and de-
stroyed the banisters, lot of crockery
and a quantity Of other property.
Vice Chancellor Van Fleet has granted
an Injunction restraining Farrell from
any attempt to destroy the house. Guild
& Lum, of Newark, are Mrs. Farrelps at
T. fnruavc
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-30
GREENvILLE JOTS.

Five representatives of Greenville are
numbered among the present High School
graduating class Two Of them graduate
with honors.
sour Comrades will be presented at
Bamber Hall, Saturday evening, by the
Leslie Howard Dramatic Company.
Stephen b. Vreeland left for California
yesterday. He viii remain in the West
three months.
The Lings Spinning Company has paid
S2l 600 for q piece Of property at the foot
of Greenville avenue. The property was
owned by Mrs. G. Lilliendahl
The trouble over the insurance money
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-30
AsBURY PARK WORKED UP.
Opposition to License Being Granted
in Neptune Township.

Opposition to License Being Granted
in Neptune Township
Special TO the jersey Citv Neps.
AsBURY PARK, April 80, 1890 Judge
Clarence Conoyer recently granted a
license to one Michael Barrett to open a
saloon in Neptune Township, just beyond
the corporate limits of Asbury Park.
This act has strongly worked upon public
sentiment and a mass meeting to protest
against it will be held this evening in this
place.
Asbury Park and Ocean Grove, which
are the principal places in Neptune Town
ship, prohibit the sale q Liquors except
prevail throughout the township. Here
tofore license to open saloons outside the
corporate limits of these towns have been
refused by the courts. both Judges Scud
der and Walling ruling that the senti-
ments of the people should be respected.
Judge Conover, who is newly appointed,
granted Barrett's application and several
others have been flied.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-30
DAsHEs ABOUT TOWN.

Work on the North Hudson County
Elevated Railroad, from the Palisade
avenue station to the Court House. is
being vigorously pushed along Central
avenue. Workmen have commenced the
task of preparing the grounds at the rear
of the Federal Clubhouse, for the erec-
tion of the station at the corner of Sum
NIT and Payonia avenues.
The first abutment on Railroad ave-
nue.. for the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany's elevated structure, is being rap
idly built at the corner of Henderson,
street. 1t is constructed of huge blocks
of stone, which are lifted into place by
steam derrick, and the work attracts a
crowd Of spectators all day.
John Allison, a New York drummer,
while delivering samples OF his goods
along Henderson street Monday, fell in q
fit and sustained serious injuries.
The members OF Guiding Star Lodge.
K. q L. of H., are making extensive
preparations for grand pound party in
their lodge room in the Germania Bank
building this evening. Members of the
Grand Lodge will be present, as will also
Past Grand Master Moses Il. Allen, OF
New York.
The class of 80 of the High School will
hold their class entertainment May 16.
The commencement exercises will be
held in June.
1t is reported that cars win be run over
the Montgomery street extension to West
Side avenue of the Jersey City and Ber-
gen horse car line next week.
A delightful reception and hop was
given to the many friends OF ex-Alder-
man and Mrs. Robert Mcknight, by that
popular couple, az their residence, No.
i2S Pacific avenue, Monday evening. Al
great many prominent people were pres
ent.
Justice Weed Monday night married
James Whitehead, of No IA King street,
New York, to Miss Eva Genevieye Flock.
of Nc. 80 Laight street. at his residence
p& efspn street The bridegroom is
Said to to We son of Prof. Whitehead,
well kpoFS5 S5Rmong the medical fraternity
Of Long Island.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-30
Hoboken Notes.

Colonel e. A. Stevens, when seen this
morning, said that the report pub
llshed in several newspapers that his wife
was about to build sanitarium for chill
dren on Lake Hopatcong was untrue. He
said he did not know where the rumor
started.
Tonight at the Armory will be held a
grand competitive drill for prizes. The
contesting companies are A, B. and @.
The judges will be Two of the reportorial
staff of the Army and NdUy journal.
Company A appears to be the fayorite,
although their drilling last night was not
of the phenomenal sort. After the drill a
sociable will be held.
John Cainpton, wealthy young far
mer, was married to Miss Emma Duhr-
koop, at the residence of the brides
parents on Washington street, yesterday
afternoon. Pastor Freund officiated.
The happy couple left for Canada on the
West Shore road last night.
OnApril II Michael Fleischauer arrived
from Germany in tn steamer Bohemia,
of the Hamburg u . He put up at
Bade's Hotel. He had considerable
money in his possession and promised to
write to his mother in South Erie street.
Chicago Yesterday a letter was received
by Chief Donovan from his brother in
Chicago. The writer said he feared his
brother had met with foul play. Ser
geant RATHER was detailed on the case
and located Michael at Bade's Hotel He
said he liked Hoboken SO well that he
had decided to remain there. He prom
ised to communicate with his brother.
There will be no performance at Jacobs
Theatre till Thursday night.
The Irving Social Club will dance at
the Assembly Rooms tonight.
Belgian block pavements will soon be
seen in all the streets in the city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-30
THE NEW HEADQUARTERs.
Today's sJersey City News viii Be in
the Corner Stone.

Tomorrow the cornerstone of the new
Police Headquarter building will be laid.
There will be no ceremony.
A paper is being prepared at Police
Headquarters which will contain a
complete list of all the CITY
and complete roll of the Police
Department, prefaced with historical
sketch Of the former building, and the
names of the contractor and
builders of the building now
under course of construction and prob
able cost thereof, to be sealed in hollow
of the stone.
Today's issue of the JERSEY Cry News
and the EpeRialg Journal, the daily pa
pers of the city, will also be deposited.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-30
The Gypsies Buried.
specfal to the Jersey ctr Mems,

Special to The JERSEY CItp Nel0s.
TRENTON, April 80, 1890 THE body Of
Noah Palmer, the Gypsy who murdered
his wife and then committed suicide, was
The Rev. A. Naylor. of the Morrisville
Church, conducted the services in the
grove where the tragedy was committed.
The bodies were placed in the receiving
vault In Trenton. The undertakers bill
of $12S was paid out of the receipts of the
sale OF horses and wagons.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-30
Must behave 1t Snake HiIl.

Kate Waters and Rosa Smith, of Shin
ney Park. are pair Of depraved, incor-
rigfble, young women who for the past
three years, have spent the greater part Of
their time in the County Jail Roundsman
Engels. arrested theh again on Central
avenue, last night, fdr disorderly conducs.
and Justice " anser gave them another
term at the County
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-30
Nfomorrow,s Weather.

= ~ -WWO1uUETOh 3 " WaallEdfe ~
WARRINGTON, April 20, 1890. Weather
,fstitations Tor twenty -four hours for
Eastern New York, New Jersey and
Eastern Pennsylvania:-Fa Fair, followed by
light rain in Northern New York; station
AIRY temperature; southeasterly winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-30

VAN HourEs's Cocoa Once tried, always
used
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-12
Better Times.

Joseph Harris in Rural Annual for 1890.
For the past ten years or more the
cultivators of the soil have had hard
times. This is the case not only in
our own favored country, but
throughout the world. This is not
due to bad crops but to low prices.
Farmers have had a terrible struggle
for existence. There has been no
over production. That is a mistaken
notion. No farm produce has been
wasted. 1t has all been consumed.
But buyers, knowing that there was
enough, held back and forced down
the price. Consumers now know
that this was as bad for them as for
the producers. When farmers have
no money they cannot buy. There
has been enforced economy on the
farm and extravaganza in the
city, We are, or soon shall be, the
wealthiest nation on earth. We have
no great standing armies to support.
We are a nation of workers and such
workers the world has never seen be-
fore. We do not pillow with COW and
a stick of wood. We no longer quote
Franklin's maxim: "He that by the
plow would thrive, himself must
either hold or drive" We do both.
We drive three horses abreast, and
do more actual work in a day than
was formerly done in week. And
in fact many farmers, not content
with this, put on two teams of three
horses each to a gang of plows, har-
rOws, etc. Hitherto the consumers
have had all the benefit of the produ-
GERS enterprise and industry, But
the time has come when they will
share it with us. The cities are rich
and they are spending freely. They
are not boarding. The vast accumu
lations ofmoney in our savings banks
belong, not to rich, but to the indus
trious classes. Many young man
and young woman put the money
there till they can join hands and join
purses and buy a small farm fol
themselves or start in business. For
eign labor has sought our shores fol
many years, aud now foreign capital
is coming by the millions. All thi;
means better times for farmers, and
when farmers do well the country is
prosperous. Let us be hopeful and
90 ahead with our Improvements.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-12

will carry force to the mind of the
farmer if the evils to be remedied
are present. A farmer in doing his
haying cannot help seeing the crop
of foul weeds that should not be al
lowed in his meadow. If there is a
new meadow not properly seeded,
which could have been remedied ere
loss resulted, then it is proper that
such an inferior meadow should re-
ceive some thought from the farmer
during haying. During haying is
the best time in which to consider
methods of improvement. Defects
and weak spots in mis- system of
farming are quite as much apparent
at this season as at any time during
the year.
1t may be well to give some
thought to the question of manure it
is profitable to apply as a top>dress-
ing to meadow land. We are alto.
gether too charry of time and ex-
pense in the care of our meadows. l
know Of meadows that have never
received an application of any kind
Of manure during the last ten years.
All meadows treated in this way are
very susceptible to the evil effects Of
what is called a "bad season." The
usual manner of top-dressing mead
ows is little better than the practice
of not top.dressing at all. In many
cases the quantity of fertilizers ap.
piled is not half enough to accom-
plish the object desired. The APP
plication is also made but once in
three or four years. Often barnyard
manure is not in proper shape to use
l have Travelled over meadows often
during haying, where the horse-rakt
gathered up great quantities of half,
rotton straw and sun.dried chips o.
manure which were hauled to the
barn with the hay. All this can bt
avoided. 1t may seem to be use
less and unreasonable task to work
over the manure heap at least twice
before it is hauled to the field to lbt
used. know that few farmers per
form this extra labor, their reason fo
not, doing it being lack of time, anC
they do not see wherein it would
pay. 10y -
The one great and Immediate re
turn TO be expected from top-dress
ing with well fined manure, is tina
the growing crop will assimilate al
the manure the first season after tn
application. I know several farmer
who annually resolve not to fall-fee,
: their meadows. AS pastures com
mence TO fail in autumn this goo,
resolution is broken. / am unable t
, see wherein it can injure a meadow
to pasture it in the fall if it is in goo
: condition. But if the meadow is i
; poor condition, then by no mean
pasture it in the fall.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-12
AERIAL NAVIGATION.

A Boston Machine Will Solve the Prob
lem, 1t Is Claimed.
News comes from Boston that, under
the auspices of the Erial Exhibition
Association, steel air-ship is about to
be constructed upon the vacuum prin-
ciple. The ship is to be constructed
entirely of thin plates of the greatest
possible tensile strength, and thor
oughly braced inside by q new devel-
opment in science mechanics" to resist
the pressure of the atmosphere when a
partial vacuum is obtained. The pro-
motors of the enterprise expect their
machine to lift two hundred passen-
gers and fifty tons of mail or other
matter, to say nothing of all the ma
chinery and apparatus, with electrical
power sufficient to give aspeed to the
ship of at least seventy miles an hour.
During the earlier trips no interme-
diate or Storage passengers will be
taken. The cost is estimated at two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
and a National subscription is to be
opened for the purpose of secur-
ing the necessary funds. DIR. De
Bossuet, the inventor, is said
to claim that his plans have
had the approval of 1.-The most emf
nent scientific and engineering experts
in the country" There is no doubt
that aerial navigation will sooner or
later become an accomplished fact, but
it is very much open to question
whether either the automobile balloon
or the vacuum shell will be the sue
cessful air-ship OF the future. but
rather SO far as we can Judge at pres.
ent, a se'f-sustainihg machine, or q
motor driven by electricity, derived
from the surface or the earth. II
seems as il inventors never would be
convinced of the futility of the dirigiblC
balloon, OF which the unfortunate
termination of the Campbell venture
has just afforded another example
They are misled by the ease with
which the machine can be handled in
dead calm. and will not realize tha
in breeze it becomes comparatively
powerless. N. Y. Mail and Express
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-12
FULL OF FUN.

Los Angeles has modest girl who
learns the church songs from her sister
and not from the book, because it is a
hymn book. Los Angeles Life.
"A fellow that has actually tried
says that although there are three
scruples in dram the more drains you
take the fewer scruples you will have.
Gloucester Advertiser. ~
.-"What is your businessP" was the
question which a lawyer asked OF n
witness who lived in a suburban town.
The catching of trains and ferry
boats, was the reply.-N. Y. Tribune.
When a girl holds her breath a
moment and then says sweetly, 20, no,
smoking is not at all disagreeable to
me, Mr.. Price," you may be sure Mr..
Price is not all disagreeable to her,
whether smoking is or not. Louisville
Journal. .. Wwr ufH1
-Bobbett-''Pretty bad cash you've
got, MCGUIRE" Mcclure pleasantly
-"Piwhich wanP" Bobbett-"Why,
on your cheek Been fightingP" Nc
Guire-"Divil a fight. I'm afther
bein' shaved be q def an dumb bar
Der, an tn poor felly had t do his
talkin' wild tn hand that held tn
razure. u Judge.
--Mistress-''B Bridget, I wish you
would refill my inkstand for me"
Bridget, (up-stairs girl)-"Please,
mum, livery tonne Oh fills that ink
stand Oh gifts me hands that black they
don't git clane fur wake" Mistress
but you surely do not expect me to
do itP" Bridget-"No. mum; but Oh
waz thinkin' yez moight ak tn colored
cook. "-Harper's Bazaar.
-Wife-'I suppose we'll have to
send an invitation to those Evercomes
to be at our party next week, but
hate to have them here. wish
knew how to avoid it." Husband
"Send the invitation by a messenger
boy. Then you will have done YOU
duty and they won't get it until aftel
the party has occurred. Omaha
World T..
y His pants were light, the pie was soft,
They met beneath the trees;
He thought to rest his weary frame,
Ili1 So Strengthened out at ease. rI
Not one OF all that picnic crowd 4.l.
Who saw him rise again ff...'
But thought murder had been done ..
On the spot where he had lain.
~" ''' Texas Siftings.
The editor of religious weekly
the Christian Union-says that "get
ting burr off a piece of wooden clotl
is a simple matter compared with get
ting a stupid or incompetent professo
out OF college chair" Has our re
ligious contemporary ever tried plac
ing bent pin on the stupid professor
chairP In removing any kind of "a
live professor from the chair, the ben
pin is warranted to "go right to tn
spot "-Norristow Herald. PEI.
Old Gentleman (musical) "Hav
you any plane tree wood?" Timbe
/ Merchant (whose hopes are raised i
) anticipation of a good order) -"Yes
sir; pray walk in sir; as fine stoc'
as any in town, sir. Would you pre-
fer it in the-ah-log?" Old Gentle
man-"Oh, thanky, I'm not particular
1 want a bit for fiddle bridge. lit
tie Rock Mirror. OH
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-12
Care of Grass Lands.

Cor. Country Gentleman. O.
The present seems to be a favora-
bic season in which to offer a useful
suggestion in reference to the treat
ment OF grass lands. 1t is true that
farmers have quite enough to attend
to in properly curing and storing the
crop already grown without spend
ing time in preparing for any future
crop. Practical suggestions in re.
ference to the treatment of meadows