The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-02

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The rocket exnlOded IN ms Ia = ,s,.s Z.
hre 10 his clothes. His lie was saved hs
W. II. Twarts. who pulled of his coat,
threw it around TIE chfld's shoulders and
e~xtinguished the flames.
Alonzp Marfin. n painter. of No. PIG
.iirond venue was admitted to til
City Hospital lest night suffering from n
dislocated shoulder, received bT falling
from n step ladder.
The body of u two months old girl wa,
found YESTERDAY nftern ION ut the foot o;
Chapel "A G~reenville. The bodV
was removed To Spser's morgue. Tire
mother is being looked Cor b- he police.
Thonias Mcdonald. of No. 1873 Hailihas
street. was arralgned before Justice KIM
merly this morning charged wit
nbandonfnont by his wife. justice
Kimmeriy r~eDrimanded the prisoner aud
released him.
Lafayette.
The me1dows near the Eagle Oil Com
pany's tenks, nj Cavcu Point. ale bein
ranidly filed in with dirt and rubbish.
1t is n common occurrence to see
drunken men on the seats of beer trucks
driving their horses At b~reak-neck speef
through the streets in this section. This
reckless driving ty men who are very
oftei asleep FROM intoxication Is DANCE
Gus 70 life ana limb and should b
stopf ed
The night from The electric lsmra nj
Pacific and Commnnipaw venue
attracts hundreds OF fiyins insec
their delth every night In the morning
the ground beneath the lamps Is black
with ali kinds of flying creatures, from
mosquitoes TO bats. who becoming At
iracted by the light. fly into the lamn
and are burned to death. by the hot car
bons.
Two well known Lafayet e sports b.
cane involved in a dispnt4 on Grand
street this morning. FIlends interferet.
aud n fight was prevented nv one of the
dispui ants being dumped into a horst
trough. The wetting he received took all
the 1ghf out OF him.
The S.55 wav train from Elizabeth. fhty
morning. parfel coupling between tw"
forward cars. causing a DELAY ofabout r.
teen minutes. The train had Just pass d
the Claremont station. The air brakes
acted instantly.
GreenvilIe.
About six months ngo the property
owners on Noble street forwarded q peti-
ton 20 the Street aud Water Commits
siohers for the paving and curbing O
that tho~roughfare. The Commissioner
of Assessment have not yet made any re
pert as to the coss of the improvement
and the properly owners would like t.
know what the Commissioners intend To
do about the matter.
Doormau Pinkney, IL improving iii
property surrounding the Fifth Prectnci
Station House Tho grass has been cut
and the flower bed beautiied by en-,
addition Of several new plants aud
shrubs.
The Ocean Avenue Free Readin.
Rooms, which were opened by Mrs. Ben
son a few months ago, are crowded
nightly. The boys n men enjoy III
hospitality afforded and spend their even
ings in indoor ainnsements. Tie good
work aecomnl.s'led by these two insti-
tutions since their opening is beyond
comprehension.
rhe number Of signatures on the San
forth avenue paving petition is rapidly
increasing. Ii will be the first paved
ih%oroughfare leading to Newark Bay, an
improvement which should have beeJ
effected years ago.
A one hundred aud fifteen-foot high
liberty pole will be erecte | in front Of S
Paul's Parochtai school next week. from
the Tor of which will float tho handsome
silk flag which was presented to the
school by the Greenville Lodge, Catholic
Benevolent Legion.
The Greenyille Wheelmen will meet
this evening aud arrange tae details for
the club rnn on July 4 Mr.. William
Kreiser has been elected secret Try of the
club.
The Bay Shore branch of the Pennsyl
vsnia Railroad viii not be commenced
until the immense improvements Ia the
lower part of che city are completed.
West Bergen.
Street lampsare needed badly on Nor
ton place. The street IS building up ran
idly, and should have light Ut nigift. A
petition will SION be sent TO the ciil
authorities, asking that a few lamps be
put ND.
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school house OH Virginia avenue, putin
the third tier OF beams in position. Tne
school building already presents a hand
some appearance, and when completed
will be an to West Bergen.
A regular meeting OF the West Bergen
Pleasure Club will be held at the room
on Mallory avenue this evening. Every
member is urged 10 be pres mt, as bust
ness of Importance will come before the
meeting.
An nyerpowering smell psrmeatss the
air in the vicinity of Park avenue.
arises from that horrible pond, which
catches and holds sewage from the neigh
boring houses. Dead dogs and cats and
other refuse go TO make up ohe Of tht
worse nuisances in the vicinity of West
Bergen.
1t is about time something was done t
prevent COWS and horses from roaming a
large on the streets in this section. Acct
deuts are liable to occIIr by these animals
running over lit lie children playing on
the sidewalk. Besides, they do damage
10 property, and are a general nuisance. |
A committee of the West Bergen Citi-
zens' Association has the matter in hand
aud is expected TO remedy the evil.
The contractor who is erecting the two |
story frame dwelling Oh Boydavenue viii
be in trouble pretty soon If he ~neglects to
display a light on the lumber pile which
obstructs the street in front OF the house
Mr.. E A. Reynolds. the builder, will
soon break ground for three frame dwell
ings on Morton Place. Property on thu
street is meeting with a rapid sale. Mr..
Reynolds is now building a house on Ok
ford aud West Side venues.
NORTH HUDSON NOTES.