The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
CITY NOTES.


CITY NOTES.
The regular meeting of the Hudson
county branch of the State Charities Aid
! Association will Ds held at No. SO Wayne
street this evening.
A ~"cnipping" sociable will be held at
Humboldt Hall under the auspices of the
W. G. L. u. tomorrow evening for the
benefit of the Temperance Scnool.
A slight fire occurred last night in
William Dougherty's apartments ut No.
325 Henderson street. Cause unknown.
Patrick Mulvey OF Pavonia avenue
took $40 from his brothers pocket for
tun.o Justice O'Donnell told him he
would have to explain the joke to the
Grand Jury.
Fire broke out this morning in the
works of the Pillger, Orloff & Dahl Tin
Company. No. 1863 Grand street, aud did
$50 damage. 1t was caused by an over
heated furnace.
Thomas Burke, a New York chr driver,
was found helplessly drunk on Exchange
place last night. Justice O'Donnell dis
charged him with r~epr1maul.
Shelby Ford, colored, was arraigned in
the First Police Court this morning. ac-
cuseG of assault on Lottie johnson. She
failed to appear, and Ford was paroled in
! care OF Counsellor Norman L. Rowe.
St. Agnes Guild will have presented
tomorrow evening at the Parish Hall,
Erie and Second streets, readings from
"Das Oberaminergaur Passionsspiel, ;"
with pictures and music.
Conductor A. Grower fell off Green
vile car No. 202 this morning in Green
vile and received several bad cuts on the
| head. He was taken to his home.
Yesterday was the sixth anniversary of
the inauguration OF the Carteret Club.
A meeting was to nave been held last
night, but no quorum was present.
Tickets are out for the annual ball of
the Fourth District Democratic Associa-
ton. which will be held at Pohlman's
next Wednesday,.
The repairs to the Oakland avenue po-
lice station will be completed in u mouth.
The Fire Board holds a special meeting
tonight.
Louis Harris, a carpenter, while carry
ing a heavy beam last evening slipped
at Pine street aud Communipaw avenue
and fell. The beam fell Upon his arm
breaking it. He also received a few
cuts 0 the head. He was taken to
his honle on Johnson avenue.
The Standard Oil Company will shortly
make extensive improvements by filling
in The greater portion of their meadow
land at Caven Point and building large
tanks with greater capacity than those
they already have.
Mr.. Charles Lansing. of Pacific avenue,
was s~eriouly injured yesterday by a
vicious pony which he had recently pur-
chased. Mr. Lansing caught the pony by
the head. 10 then rushed upon the
pavement. where it fell, dragging Mr..
| Lansing with him. After getting upon
his feet and cursing the pony, Mr.. Lans-
ing found that his left ankle was severely
| injured.
The Lafayette Pleasure Club will hold
a sociable this evening at the residence of
Miss Annie Peck, on Van Horne street.
Greenyille.
DIR. C. A. j. Lignot has been appointed
a County Road Commissioner for the
Bayonne district.
The first annual invitation reception
and ball OF the Lone Tnree Social Club
New York Bay House. The committee
in charge is as follows:-Joseph Freund,
A. A. Anderson and Joseph Culver.
A preliminary meeting of the new
council of the Jr. o. u. A. NJ. was held
last evening at Zsugner's Belvedere
Hall. National Representative Lewis ex-
planned the objects and benefits of the Or
der. Organizer Refining reported that
twenty-one young men had signed the
charter list. Another meeting will be
held on Tuesday, December l.
The engagement of Mr.. A. Lembeck
anu MISS Dell Is iulsOlHScu- i lie W6uulQU
will take place November 20, The young
couple win reside on Garfield ayenue.
The Misses Lockwood will entertain
their friends ut "A sociaDle at their resi-
dence on Danforth avenue. Friday even
ing.
Miss Carrie Meyer of thisp place will be
married to Mr.. A. Schauffiar next month.
The sessions at the Public Night School
No. 20 are well attended. This shows the
eagerness of the young wor kingmen Of
Greenville to get an education
Christmas boxes are being distribu ted
by the ladies of the Raymond Roth
Pioneer Vereiu Altenheim. Those who
receive the boxes are asked to contribute
not less than one cent a day from now
until Christmas.
The new police station that was TO
grace this section of The city is a long
time coming. 1t was expected that the
station wonld be erected long before this.
The appropriation was made IL year ago
and the site has also been purchased and
the Fifth precinct police wou Id like to
know if the Commissioners ever intend
to erect the much needed station.
West Bergen.
The demand for small dwelling h ouses
in this section is increasing, aud no sooner
are any erected than they are rented.
Several large trees on~sWest Side ave-
nue. were blown down by the high wind
yesterday.
The Building and Loan Association
scheme is being actively pushed, and it's
ultimate success is sssured. 1t will be
the means of stimulating a building
boom in West Bergen.
The West Bergen citizens will do honor
to themselves and the new school by
purchasing a tiag for the pole on the new
schoolhouse. TIT subscription list contains
scores of names and those who know say
that the flag will be one of the largest
aud finest in the city. The time for the
opening eff the school is approaching rap
IDLY. The new school ais regarded by
some as the handsomes5 in the city, and
is an honor to West Bergen. 1t will ac-
comodate several hundred scholars and
afford room for children who cannot Sc
cure placesiu other schools.
Virginia avenue. when the new school
is completed, will be one of the most
prominent streets in West Bergen,
yet, as far as improvements go,
it is away behind less prominent
~thoroughfal es. A dilapidated plank walk
shames Que side or the street. while the
mud in the roadway is knee deep.
In the present condition persons
are liable to injure themselves badly by
tripping on the rotten boards.
1t would De u blessing to the residents
of that vicinity ii the cutters on Yale,
Hatch and Mallory avenues were cleared
out. They are reeking with filth.
The Bible class fn the NJ. Il. Church