The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-26
NEWS IN NOTES.

The Wallack Club, composed of p. J..
Cassidy, w. B. Sommers, w. @. Fullem,
p. A. Sommers, w. b. Cunningham and
others will spend next month fishing at
Log Island. Conn.
Newport for the balance OF the season.
T. E. Smith, of Barrow street: K. Bale,
of Wayne street; J.. Carlin, of Second
street. and j. Jones. of Railroad avenue,
are going to spend a month at the Cats
kills.
The Misses N. and D.. McGinness got
home last Saturday from Jenkins Cor
ners, Catskills N. Y.
Mrs. NJ. McGinness, mother of E. d.
McGinness. of Eighth street, returned
from Pittsburg, Pa, last Saturday.
The very, very lucky man who drew
SIS, 900 out of a lottery recentlyis building
a French flat on Montgomery street near
Grove.
Ever Faithful Council American Legion
of Honor will hold an important meeting
this evening at Roche's Hall.
The p. H. O'Neill Associations new
quarters, Newark avenue and Henderson
street, will be ready in a few days. The
rooms will be handsomely finished and
furnished.
The annual reunion and field day of the
Knights Templar of this vicinity will
AXE place at Asbury Park, September 4,
oIAA RLOl4A3Co w OO liz vi O1O Ct1A1S
events of its kind held this season. The
dress parade and evolution of the Knights
will be well worth seeing, and Will at
tract an enormous gathering to the sea
shore resort. Hugh DE Payen Command
cry, of this city, which will play an i'm
portant part in the evolutions, has
chartered a special train. to leave the
Pennsylvania depot at nine O'Clock a. IN.
The cars Oh the Montgomery street
line were detained a few minutes this
morning at the brow of the hill by an ex-
plosion which did not explode. The work
men who are e~xcavating at that point for
the poles to support the wires for the cleo
trio cars are Obliged TO blast the rock.
This morning they prepared a blast and
held back two cars. The women in the
cars stuck their fingers in their ears and
the men blinked. Smoke rolled up from
between the timbers piled upon the blast,
but no report came. Finally the drivers
of the cars drove past the dynamite mine,
and the last the passengers saw of 1t
the workmen were gingerly overhaul
ing it.
pup recently purchased by G. D.. j.
Nolke is a magnificent creature and
shows even more sagacitY h is usual
with these intelligent animals.
John Cronan shows his patriotism by
flying the national flag on the large flag
pole in the front of his house on all prop
er occasions.
A truck driven by a sleepy driver col
lided with a Montgomery street car
last night. The force of the shock
knocked the driver of the truck from his
perch to the pavement. When picked up
he said he would remain awake the bal
ance of the night, and, after rubbing his
legs, drove away
When the Board of Freeholders meet
September 4 thew will receive bids for
the purchase of 5000, 900 bonds to be used
f~, \ - 10rIra NJ. lsI FAr 10a1 Ahov,
fifty bonds will be entertained. The
bonds bear four per cent. interest.
Presiding Elder Lowrie, of the Jersey
City District, Is in charge of the annual
camp meeting of the Newark Conference
at Mount Tabor, N. J. Nearly all the
Methodist pastors of this city will preach
at the camp which is nov in session.
A prominent citizen said in the pres
ence of IA NEWS reporter last night that
he had reason to think the County Boule-
ward would run west of Bergen avenue,
as the cost of buying property east Of
Bergen avenue was too high to be
seriously considered.
Justice Wanser is expected home this
week.
More extensive improvements are
being made on the Hoboken avenue hill
than appear at first sight. The trucks
are to be placed about ten feet farther
apart.
Pohlman's seems to be having as many
disturbances as Caledonian Park.
The Pioneer Club will begin holding
regular meetings next month.
The Boyle excursion will occur a week
from next Sunday.
The southerly wall around the st.
Francis Hospital yard Is finished.
The grass in Hamilton Park needs to be
cut.
Upon petition of 400 employers Chan
cellor McGill this morning appointed a
receiver for the Winokne Iron Ore Com
pany of Passaic county.