The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-01
CITY NOTES.

CITY NOTES.
Leo LAUDER, a junkman. who was
kicked about the body aud Injured inter
nally by his horse on Palisade avenue,
June 6. is dying at the City Hospital.
Warden Osborne stated that he could not
live more than t~wenty-four hours.
A fire WIS caused yesterday afternoon
by sparks from the National Iron Works
on Phillip street falling on the shingle
roof OF James Stevens barn and store
house at C~ommunipaw avenue and VIII
son street. Tit flames were extinguished
bv Engine Co. No. 10 after 500 damage
/ had been done. There WAS no bell alarm.
John Boanell, a general clerk employed
by the Street and Water Commissioners,
had his left leg severely injured yester-
day afternoon bv a horse he WAS riding.
Stumbling aud falling upon him. Beside
the injured leg, BonneiI is mourning the
loss OF n pair of imported spectacles Of
which he was very proud. Heis confined
to his bed.
Bernard Murray of No. 81 Morris street.
while attempting to stop n runaway
team that was drawing a truck loaded
with iron rails at Steuben and Green
streets yesterday afternoon, had one of
his feet crushed by one Of the rails falling
upon il.
avenue, employed as a 70 renaan by n. Y.
4 N. J. Telephone Company. while pull
ing a rope attached to n wire in Grove
street yesterday afternoon, fell on account
of the rope breaking add broke his left
ankle. He was taken home.
Lafayette.
Complaints are made of the carelessness
of some OF the drivers on the Lafayette
jiggers. When they are II little behind
time they are oblivious Of all that is going
on around them. II n would-be passenger
| rails them, they fail to see or hear, and
the would-be waits for the next car.
The gas main which crosses the Pacific
avenue is again leaking. 10 was repaired
only a few weeks ago.
Some malicious person threw into. and
nearly choked, the sewer. basin at Halla-
day street and Communipaw avenue,
with grass yesterday.
The Lafayette Reading Room Associa-
ton has gwen the young men in this
section a much needed resort. The rooms
are crowded every night and the member
ship roll is filing rapidly.
Michael Mullary, Il brakeman employed
by the Central Railroad Company, had
his right hand and left leg crushed while
coupling cars this morning ut the yards.
He wal taken to the City Hospital.
BOYS along Pacific avenue find great
amusement in placing caps on the car
tracks. Several exploded under car No.
2O5 yesterday afternoon, shook the cal
and gave the passengers a scare
The Lafayette Bicycle Club Will meet
this evening at the residence of James
Lynch on Van Horne street.
GreenvilIe.
Avenue e is to be opened up through to
Bayonne. This will be a aluabie i'm
provement as it will greatly enhance the
value of property in that section, and will
be the means of building up hat splendid
stretch of upland running from the Bay
to Garfield avenue, and measuring one
half mile in length.
The annual picnic and m of the
Liederkrang Singing Society will be held
on Saturday afternoon and evening at
A~rmbruster's Schuetzen Park.
Henry Harvey, of Hooker avenue, has
been confined to his bed with illness DUR
ing the past few days. A host of friends
wish him speedy recovery.
Miss Humphrey, of Hooker avenue, has
returned home from the Trenton Normal
School to spend her vacation.
The children and teachers of the Re
formed Sabbath School will enjoy an ex-
cursion to Oscnwana Island, on the Hud-
son, on July II.
The Greenvllle wheelmen will take a
run to Orange and return next Saturday.
A petition has been forwarded TO the
proper authorities for the paving of Nep-
tune venue.
The ladies of the German Pioneer
Verein will keep open house at the Alter
beim on Garfield avenue on Saturday
afternoon I'M evening.
~ IL AAAiOACA NAV tAA1 ~ n -
is looking for a meeting place In this Sec
ton. An effort will also be made 70 start
an open air branch
Among the events booked for Indepen-
dence Day is the opening Of the new
brewery buildings at the foot of Girard
VENUE. The brewery will be thrown
opeu TO the public n the reception
committee Will see that no one Leaves
without having tasted the amber fluid.
The local fishermen who ply their 70
cation eff Robbins Reef, are not enjoy
ing much good luck. Dick Mesrole, the
oldest veteran engaged In the business,
states that the shad are getting scarcer
every year and before long will not be
found In the bay at all. He assigns as
the cause. the change of the seasons and
of the variable tides and currents.
West Bergen.
The residents in this settion are anx-
iously awaiting the report of the Com
new sewerage system. 1t is two months
since the petition was sent in, but no &C
ton has been taken. In the meantime
the people suffer from bad sewerage and
disease breeding ponds.
The painting of the w. b. A. A. club
house is being considered. Its appear
ance would be improved wonderfully by
a coat of paint.
The announcement by President SOM
ers that the Street and Wafer Commits
4 Si0ucfS iDttQQ 10 repair bEOAeu
has led Communipaw avenue people to
hope that th~orougAiare will not be for
gotten.
The basement OF the NJ. E. Church has
been thoroughly renovated. A new car
pet nns been laid, and the ceiling fresh
ened with new wall paper. The lecture
room has also been renovated and now
present a CHEEKY appearance.
Residents of Union street are complain
ing loudly of the wretched condition of
that thoroughfare between West Side and
Bereeu venues -
The Bible class will meet in the M. f.
Church this evening. The meeting will
be conducted by Mr.. w. H.. Beach.
That wretched plank walk on Virginia
avenue should be removed, even if pedes.
TRANS lave to do without r plank walk
altogether. Ii is too dangerous TO be al
lowed to remain.
MIR. W. Darmer is working on a scheme
10 organize a lawn tennis club with
grounds on Bergen avenue adjoining the
w. b. A. A. Ciub house.
The walls OF the urned chemical
works building are being torn down and
the debris carted away. The erection OF
a new building will soon begin.
Mr.. Charles Judges new colonial
dwelling on Edge avenue. in now en-
closed. 1t will be the kandsomest build
ing ia this section when Completed y
| will cost over $4,000