The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-05
The O'NeiiIs and their esam .

The O'Neilis and their e'sam -
The O'Neills are bound TO be original.
They We even colored janitorl His name
is Sam" He is ornamental as well as
useful. What Billy Heller's monk is be :
low "Sam" is above. Bat SAM came
very near raising the rent the first even
ing of his installnent. In lighting up he
set fire to the mosquito netting in which
one of the chandeliers is ornamentAlly
shrouded. Instantly there was a big
blaze. Billy Heiler's heart jumped from
its socket and choked his windpipe He
rushed madly over to where sSami' stood
with protruding eyeballs and lifted hands.
catching the burning fragments of the
netting as they dropped tothe floor. Grim
visions of the O'NeillS' home a second time
laid in ashes swan before his eyes. But
it was all over in an instant. And Billy
went below and cleared his windpipe Of
its distractions with stream of good
wine.
Architects are already at work figuring
upon the cost and drawing plans for an
other story to the already connections
club house. But as the membership is
increasing more room Is demanded. Sixty
four new ones last week.
Nearly seven hundred tickets have been
sold for the coming outing.
IL was intended that the formal open
ing of the elegant new rooms should take
place on July l. The weather, however,
was too warm to admit OF exercises such
as the committee had ia contemplation.
The opening will not take place until
September. Then look out for great
event.
Corresponding Secretary Tony Conk,
Recording Secretary Joe Quirk and
Financial Secretary Arthur o. Brien have
all three been under the weather for sew
erai weeks Joe's precise ailment has
not yet been determined upon. 1t baf-
files the Investigations of the scientific
gentlemen OF the association. But Ar
thur O'Brien has really been quite Ill
with gastric troubles. He Is improving,
however, and came around' yesterday.
The baseball won from the McLaugh-
Inns is to be gilded and placed on exhibit
ton in a cabinet.
futile. of the City Collectors office, is
the latest acquisition to the portrait
gallery.
TONY Conk's portrait was mistaken
by visitor the other day for that of
Henry Irving, the great English actor.
Harry Brumell, one of the Long Dock
constituents, has become an universal
favorite with the O'NeiIls.
The great book containing the signers
to the constitution is almost filled. The
specimens of penmanship therein is a
curious study Copies Of Henry Gaede's
ana Johnny belPS autographs Will soon
be distributed as Chinese puzzles.
Nat Fowler. George Donaldson, John
Haggerty and Peter Wedin went along
with members of the Payonia Yacht Club
yesterday for a cruise ABOUT the Thou
sand Islands in the yacht Alexander For
syth, Captain Alex. Rowe.
Mr.. Alien, the dumb waterman, with
his family and few friends, will take an
outing at Salter's Woodb ine on July 90
Dan Wissert has been appointed the Of
fetal barber of the o Neills
Billy Tolston is one OF the most faith
ful and energetic workers in the associa--
ton.
The elegant silk campaign banner is
| now displayed in a Mexican mahogany
and French plate glass cabinet
Deputy Sheriff Joe Wheian. Nat. Fow.
Ter, Charlie Robinson, Peter Wedin,
james Haggarty, Harry BrumeIl, Cap
tain Harry Douglass, John ID. German,
DICK Harmon aud George Donaldson Wis
tied NEldorado" last week. All the
spectators were treated to pyrotechnir
display not down on the programme. Some
one gave Pete Wedin a Fourth of July
cigar. 1t went off. So did Pste's straw
hat.