The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-25

down hard gu the Iavter as Justice
Thompson is aware
Counsellor William y. Daly says ne is
la tho race for the Congressional nomiI-
alton, To stay. He says 1t must go 70 Ho-
poken anh he will get it There are a
with the sanguine William
Pop Cook nearly had a lii in the court
room Friday. lie forgot TO ring the bell
ut ten o'clock aud IL Was three minutes
after the hour when Court Officer ZDeller
reminded hinl OF the fact. 1t is the pride
OF Pop Cooks heart to regulate ali the
watches by that clock and lie fears they
are now three minutes slow. 1t is his
first offence.
Justice OF the Peace John Peioubet. it
is said, has more Justice Court cases than
any Justice near the Cour5 House. 1t is
also said the majority Of his clients are
the fair ones. Well, what of Ii? johnny
always was Il favorite with the girls.
Christy Smith is positive that ne never
SAN q woman that was good enough to
induce him to E0rsake single blessedness
for matrimonial tyranny.
Freeholder Kimmeriy is lover of
horsehesh and has d trotter that Is the
form Of this animal IS always III his
thoughts and his tongue is ever ready to
extol its many a0ou qualities. Ex-BOSs
Bin Kern heard she Freeholder expatiat-
ing on his pet several days ago and he
gently reminded him that lie. zoo. had a
nag that could cover ground. It'll
bet you suppers for d purity that | can
beat you,V exclaimed the fresholder.
Well, ain t much of n bettiIl' man,
ainst replied Kern; 'tbut for the fun I'll
take the bet" Ii was decided that
the trot should take place on Nc
Cluskey's read, Newark, last Wednesday.
at the appointed hour the Freebooter
and his bony bay halted in front OF Nc
Cluskey's hotel, and soon after ex-Boss
Kern and his sorrcl arrived. Friends fol-
lowed Ii was decided to trot the hest
three out of five, mile heats, or from Nc
Cluskey's hotel to the Waverly hotel
The road was in excellent conditf and
the admirers OF both horses enthusiastic.
When the word was given both left the
post with an even start, each owner driv-
ing his horse. The heat was won by KIM
merly easily The second heat found the
Freebooter q favorIte, and his friends re-
greet it. for Kern came to the wire with
the Freebooter length behind. The
third heat was repetition OF the see
ond, and in the fourth heat the sor-
rel was great favofite. This
gave the Freeholder's friends chance to
redeem their losses for his horse was an
easy winner, making il stand two heats
each. The betting was even on the final
heat until Kern met with an accident.
When he was jogging to The scratch his
horse SHE'D and threw him from the
wagon. He claimed TO be unable to drive
and new driver was allowed. The trot
in this heat was good one aud the sorrel
made the wire first, an easy winner. Its
the driver that beat me" sorr6wfully
murmered the Freeholdcr, land not the
horse. The supper that Mr.. kimmerly
paid for was one OF MeCsaskey's best.
Sergeant Solomon would like to part
his hair in the middle. But he cannot.
He carefully nurses the few hairs above
his forehead, however.
There IS big hole through the row of
buildings ON the south side of Newark
avenue for the Elevated Railroad. The
three-story frame building at No 621 was
recently bought by Richard Lahey. Last
week it was raised and rapidly removed
to new site on Willow court. A large
portion OF the building at No $40 Newark
avenue will have to be cut off for the
passage way OF the road. The Lahey
brothers fine four story building directly
opposite Will either be cut down to the
required height or removed altogether.