The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-24

nv Police Justice O,Donnell this morning
charged with stealing an iron grating.
pafrolmrn Garvin yesterday found 9
pocket book containing 81. ~ and a gold
stud on Newark avenue. He left 1t at the
Grove Street Station House.
A fire broke out in the cellar OF Bettch'
er's real estate office, at No. IL Newark
avenue, last night, but was soon extlh'
ruished by No. / Truck Company
Rox No. rs was pulled last evening f0l
a $40 fire in the house Of Thomas CunniH
Of West Side avenue.
Mrs. General Darlington Booth tne oal-
walton Army worker, addresses the con-
rregation of the Bergen Reformed
| Church this afternoon at two O'Clock.
The services are held under the auspices
| Of the Ladies' Union Prayer Meeting 80
ciety.
An exceedingly successful entertain.
ment was given last evening py Lhe
Young Peoples Society OF Christian Eu-
deavor in the chapel Of the Summit Ave-
a Baptist Church on Tonnelle avenue.
William Miller. an engineer employed
at the new brewery In the course Oh con-
struction at Greenvilie, was D 70
the City Hospital this morning, suffering
from a severe scalp wound, received oy
| falling from a scaffold fifteen feet hign 10
Warden Osborne his morning received
from the st. Andrew Sewing Circle OF d;
| John's Church, twelve baby dresses ana
ten pairs of pillow cases.
Lafayette.
A drunken cab driver, while driving
| down Communipaw avenue yesterday
afternoon, IN turning into Paclhc avenue
IN : reckless maune-, upset mis- vehicle.
THE driver was thrown from his seat anu
received severe injuries about the neau.
The cab was wrecked. The driver. who
gave his name as John Lynch, was taken
to the City Hospital. -.
James Becker OF No. 1873 Pine street, got
a had cut in the forehead by falling on q
curbstone last night. He was taken
The Indians OF Lafayette cleared over
one hundred dollars at their recent enter
tainment ct Bergen HAN
CommunipAw Councl Hloyai Arcanum
Ia making arrangements for q stag racket
nj The lodge oomso on Maple street.
petition is being circulated for the
imDroyement of Lafayette street. Inc
street at present is In a disgraceIul con
dition.
citation will meet this evening. a Sale o.
money will be held.
The bridge across the Centrais tracks
at Communipaw is badly in need OF a Goa
Mt and Mrs. j. Van Ness. Of Pacific
avenue, will hold a reception at their res
iden ce this evening.
West Bergen.
West Side avenue from Communipav
avenue 10 the railroad station is In a de
pIorable condition. Mud TO the depth 0
several inches covers the entire street
Large numbers Of 'tomcods" are PEN.
caught daily in the HackensacK River
The fish are plentiful.
The Central Railroad Company has no
vet done anything towards stationing
night agent at the West Sid avenue sta
tion. On stormy nights IL IS rough Oh
persons waiting FOR a train TO have L
stand in the ram. If a night agent is no
provided the railroad people could at leas
open the waiting room TO the
The reception of the local athletic as
ISOLATION last evening was a success, Z
short entertainment. followed oy dancing
made the evening pass pleasantly.
A public meeting VIII De nelc al &c
p5 Bergen avenue on Tuesday evening 10
the purpose of organizing a council Q
the Royal Areanum. The charter lisI
in the hands of Mr.. W. A Weston, NC
27O Union street. The State Organize
will be present at the meeting.
The tracks for the electric tracks nav
been laid rs far rs Eye avenue. The worl
is being pushed.
mined to put a stop 20 Sunday Dali Pity
inr. Captain Mckaig has detaiie'
two policemen to arrest all boys VINO az
found playing on Sunday. 1t IS staie'
that a lawyer has been engaged oy IN
residents for The purpose OF p~resecntln