The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-28
CITY NOTES.

larger than for many years.
CITY NOTES.
The Thomas Trotter Association, 200
strong, paraded Newark avenue on its re-
turn from College Point last evening
The O'Neills saluted with a big display
Of fireworks.
Thomas Meschutte returned Sunday
from a visit to the Catskills.
Tommy gilbert and family are enjoy
ing a vacation at Couey island.
Jack Speer is spending a week at
Mauch Chunk.
The excursion OF Court Jersey City No.
1873. A. o. +. of A. will leave Pavonia
avenue at half-past nine a. M. and at
Morris street at ten n N. tomorrow.
George Curry OF No. $50 Webster ave
nue. was found lying Ill on Grove street
yesterday by Patrolman Dooiey. He
was sent TO ire City Hospital.
John and Ellen Martin, " GROWER
rushers and dlsorderiy persons, were
zach fined s. by Police Justice O'Donnell.
II they do not pay it they go to Snake
Hin for thirty days.
A lamp explosion caused quite a fire
last night in tile apartments OF Thomas
Mellon of No. 4 Skillman avenue.
The cupola Of the Jersey CITY Athletic
Club Is being repaired. A leak was dis
covered during the recent rain storm
The names OF G.. W. Chesley and E. A.
Kaufman appeared on the bulletin board
ut the Jersey City Athletic Clup tor menu
bership.
Several tons of salt hay have been cut
from the meadows between Montgomery
and Grand streets.
Every vacant lot on the Heights is being
utilized by the small boy for a baseball
ground.
The contribution box for the Soldiers
and Sailors Monument Fund. which is at
the Court House door, has a most forgot
ten aspect.
Many of the politicians are absent from
the city on the Grand Jury outing.
The macadamized block IN front OF st.
Francis Hospital Is much In favor with
bicyciists. Sometimes. at darkest night,
a female cyclist steals before the en-
tranced vision of the pedestrian and dis
appears again as rapidly on her two
The Freeholders will have a meeting
Thursday night.
Ths Fire Board meets tomorrow night.
There was no cour held in the Court
house today.
Some Polanders, while preparing to
send up q fire balloon, ignited a stable at
No. 800 First street last night. The fire.
men extinRuished the blaze before there
vas any damages.
Lafayette.
The new brick building that has been
erected by the Passaic Zinc WORKS to re-
place the old frame structure which was
recently destroyed by fire. is almost ready
for occupancy. The company intend to
increase their force when IL is opened.
The entire streets In the neighborhood
Of Pacific and Communipaw avenues IS
In a ~deplorable condition. The numerous
mud holes make walking very diSagree-
able.
Everything is very quiet in Lafayette at
present Most of the people have lett
Town and the stores are doing a light
business.
Buildings are being erected rapidly on
Monitor street. This street was only re-
Gently opened, but it is rapidly becoming
u popular resident portion or Lafayette.
The residents In the v~iciaity Of the Cen
trail Railroad complain about the noise
made by the trains while passing through
Lafayette. They say an unnecessary
number Of whistles are blown, and claim
that the noise makes sleep impossible.
west Bergen.
The pond on Hatch avenu is still deal
ing out its poisonous odors. There are 6
number of these bad spols in West Ber
gen, and the sooner they are hlled in ths
better.
New York Railroad Intends to make
number OF improvements around the sta
ton In the early spring. The citizens
hope the raising of the bridge will be one
of them.
West Bergen has at last got another
barber. He is located on West Side ave
nue.. For several weeks past the men
have beer compelled TO walk a mile for q
| shave, much TO their disgust.
The occupants OF the fiat on the corner
| of West Side and Yale avenues dump al
| their refuse in the street on the Yale ave-
nue. side. This has formed into a fou
smelling pool. II this Is not attended x
at once the health of the residents will bt
endangered.
The West Bergen Athletic Association
will celebrate their first anniversary this
evening at their rooms on Bergen ave
nue.. The admission will be by Invitation
aud dancing will be INDUCED In until 1
late hour.
IL looks as II West Bergen would have
to get along without a lawn tennis club
Mr.. William Darmer. who had the mat
ter in hand, has announced hat he cou Il
not obtain the necessary number OF mem
bers aud will do nothing further unit
next year.
Lamps are needeu badly on Clark, Fis
| aud West Side avenues and OF Morto I
Place. Travelling on these streets after
| nightfall is very unpleasant.
The citizens have appointed a commit
tee to induce merchants TO locate stores
in this vicinity. The van OF u dry goods
store is badly felt.
RAYON NE.