The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-20
BERGEN AIRS


While Freebooter Nelson was at the
Palmer House, Chicago, week ago he
had an awful experience It was learned
he came from Jersey City and he was at
once pointed out as one of the indicted
election officers. He disguised himself by
having his head shIngled and his mus
tache shaved off.
Alderman Max Salinger has hit the
'Majaw" and his paper heavily. He will
train his gun on the reformed dominic
next.
Dan Beatty is popular outcome of the
Bergen and Jersey City Railroad. He is
a mighty useful man, and how he does
love to draw the reins over the best team
the stables can turn out.
Captain Archie McKaig, one of the
most popular officials of the city. is a
But he will be missed from the meetings
down there this season and his voice will
not be heard in the musical warblings Of
the good old revival hymns. He will
patronize Mount Tabor this summer if he
goes anywhere.
Wlli doubleday, the popular JERSEY
City Athletic Club man, obtained the
signatures of the property owners along
the routes of the proposed extension Of
the North Hudson County Railways ele-
waited system to consent to the build
ing of the new road. 1t is said by many
of the property owners that it was WHIPS
popularity alone which secured many of
the signatures.
Captain Jordon, the commander of the
old Wilson Guard, the only eolored mil
lila organization Jersey City has had in
some time, is now delivering lectures on
politics and military matters in the
tonsorlal establishment of Walter Stew
art on Communipaw avenue, where he
condescends to scrape the chins of the
denizens of Old Bergen
The club house is deserted now.
IL the police station Is moved to Har-
rison avenue it will require about half
the force of the precinct TO keep in sub
jecrion the troublesome gangs that con
gregate on Grand street, between Library
Hall and Fairmount avenue.
1t is like deserted village at midnight
The stiffness is only broken by the rum
bling of the street cars or the wheels of
the market gardeners wagons.
Police Sergeant Archibald, who was
transferred from the busy First to the
quiet Fourth precinct, rather likes the
change.
LAFAYETTE CYCLONES.
Ed. Watson has given Mrs Watson fair
notice that she must arrange better
weather than that Of last Saturday night
and Sunday if she expects him to partici-
pate in the devotional exercises at Ocean
Grove.
Justice Lowry is doing a fine streak of
Judicial business and is rapidly becoming
one OF Lafayette's ''hefty'' citizens. He
has an easy mind and his digestion is
perfect.
How rapidly Lafayette is being ex-
tended over the meadows. With two
public schools and three churches it has
become one of the most influential sec
tons of the city.
How long must the good people of
Pacific avenue be annoyed with the pay
ing blocks piled on that thoroughfare?
They are getting tired, aud justly SO.
A familiar figure passed away when
Fred Snow died last week. He was a fine
entertainer, and his stories and reminis-
cences will long be remembered by the
people of Lafayette
Sergeant Finiay has record on the DO :
lice force that will never cause him 30
blush. He is an excellent officer, but
sometimes he does envy Sergeant Sam
Archibald his good looks.
The race that has been talked OF be-
tween Ex-Police Commissioner John
Fenner ana Ex Assemblyman j ohm Heck
is off Mr. Heck has declared that the
religious training he received at Trenton
will not permit him to indulge in sport
ON Sunday.
Real Estate Agent Henry Steffens is
popularity known as the ssmeller.n He
earned this cognomen from his energetic
efforts to discover garbage nuisances.