The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06
NEWS IN NOTES.

A special meet ing of Company f,
Fourth Regiment, will be held as the
armory this evening at half past elgnt
O'Clock to make arr angements for attend
ing the funeral of Private George
Anthony Jr., which will take place sun
day a~fternoon. Mem bers will assemble
at the armory On Sunday at a quarter
after twelve p. m. sharp in State service
uniform, helmet and white gloves.
The opening service for the year at the
Universalist Church of the Good Shep-,
herd will take place tomorrow, and Will
be conducted by the pastor, the Kew. >.
II. Thompson.
The Scotch Presbyterian Church has
been thoroughly cleaned, and the cusn-
ions nave been filed out and recovered.
The interior is now very pleasing TO tne
eye. The ladies attended to this business
during vacation.
Proprietor Metzler, OF the Boston cloth
ing store, is searching for his big st. Ber-
nard dog, Elmo, which strayed away
yesterday.
Michael Cooley, of No. 1888 Van Horn
street, and Alice Wade, of South Cove,
were prisoners in Justice Stilsing's court
this morning, charged with larceny from
the person by Frank Hamilton, OF Hud-
son street. Both were temporarily re-
manded. Hamilton accuses them OF TAX
ing a small amount of money from his
pocket yesterday in a sailors boarding
house at Grove and Grand streets.
Saloonkeeper Daniel Shaw, who claims
to nave been euchred out of $40 by M. S.
Burton, of New York, and W other sup
posed gamblers. has secured Max Sal
niger as counsel to push his case Ihe
case was called in Justice Stilsing's court
this morning, but after a consultation be-
tween Mr.. Salinger and Counsellor Nor
man I. Rowe. who represents Burton, it
was mutually agreed to let the case go
over until next Wednesday.
That people are curious was demon
strated last night. 1t is estimated that
three thousand men, women and children
crowded Wayne street last evening. Thu
cause was o trihing fire in q dwelling
house.
Old Mother Trinity had a narrow
escape yesterday. Had it not been that
the Hartley family, who occupy the ad-
joining house, luckily returned from the
country yesterday, the old church would
have been destroyed by fire. The Hartleys
discovered the lame as soon as II started.
The fire was caused, it is thought, by the
cnrelessness of one of the ON who
cleaned the church yesterday. There
was a praise meeting last night in the
lecture room.
The O'Nein Association met in its new
quarters last night. The members were
pleased with the new rooms. The club
elected fourteen members n received
forty-three propositions. 1t has 10Y over
three hundred members. The committee
on the outing presented a pleasing report.
The club will have a big turnout.
A dozen reporters were hustling around
the city last night seeking some informa-
tion about a prize fighter called Jerry
Sport" who it was rumored had been
killed in the ring somewhere. No one
knew the man.
Men are at work ~excavating on Pail
SADIE avenue, near the elevator, prepara-
tory to laying gas pipes.
James Ford, q twelve year old boy, of
No. 161 First street, stumbled and fell
into q bonfire on First street yesterday.
He was burned quite severely OF the face
and hands, and subsequently taken to st.
FIR ancis' Hospital.
There is q curiosity in the Third Pre-
cinct Station House. The young woman
who assists the keeper in cleaning and
the i K is an expert harmonica player
and whites away many heavy hours with
music.
The walls of the Arion club house an
mex are up and a green tree has been
nailed to the roof. Two American flags
decorate the tree.
The excursion of the Andrew j. Boyle
Association occurs tomorrow.
The German kindergarten on Central
avenue will open next week.
Pastor Meury will preach at his church
on Central avenue tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Kehoe. mother of the murdered
Patrick Kehoe, was in the Second Dis
trict Police Court yesterday. She was
placed under bonds to keep the peace on
complaint of Mrs. Fitzgerald, of No. 13g
Laidlaw avenue, whom she had been
abusing.
Many loads of cobblestones are being
taken from the lots on Palisade avenue
opposite the elevator just now.
The meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A. tomor-
row afternoon will be led by Mr.. Robson.
The average attendance at these meet
ings during the summer has exceeded
forty