The Jersey City news., 1891-06-04

found late last night on jackson avenue
lying on the sidewalk III with heart
trouble. lie was tskeD to the City Hos
piinI.
Grand Master Tnden and District
Deputy Grand Master Moore will visit
Bay View Lodge. K. and A. NJ, at Green
vi lie this evening. The Grand Master
viii visit Bergen Lodge tomorrow night.
The class examinations are going on IN
the public SCHOOLS.
A receiving basin is being put IN Mt the
southwest corner of Grove and Mercer
streets. II WAS needed.
The contractor has torn up the cobble-
stones from Grove street, between Mercer
street and Railroad avenues but Is not
making rapid progress in getting down
the new blocks which have been piled on
the sidewalks for six mouths
Mr.. james Henderson, OF Peter Hen
derson q Co., presented Warden Osborne
of the City Hospital with 100 plants OF
various descrip ptions with which 70 beau
tifY the Hospital grounds.
Lafayette.
Flower thieves are still creating con-
sternation among the owners OF choice
plants. Complaints have been made 10
Captain McKaig. who has notified the
policeman to keep an eye open for the
miscreauts.
The Lafayette reading room is crowded
nightly. The rooms are we'll furnished,
well lighted and very cozy in appearance.
The tables have been supplied with
large stock OF periodicals, books and
newspapers.
The Rev. DR.. W. r. Duryee will close
long and harmonious, connection With
the Lafayette Reformed Church on July
/, and assume the duties Of a professor
ship in Rutgers College. The Rev. 4. ].
Konmer of Linden, n. j., will probably
receive "a call TO the vacant pulpit
Frank Dumont Of Pine street was ar
-stI 4 h
last evening. He will he arraigned be-
fore Justice Kimmerly.
GrsenviIie.
The postponed meeting OF the Execu-
tive Board of the Y. NJ. Q. A. will be held
on Saturday evening at the rooms on
Linden avenue. A committee from the
Jersey CITY Association will be present
and talk about the athletic grounds on
Chapel avenue. The Jersey City Associa-
tion Is willing to put the grounds in first
class condition IL the Greenville Associa-
tion will allow the members OF the Jersey
City Association to use them.
The regular meeting Of the Greenville
Wheelmen will be held this evening. The
wheelmeu have secured the building. No.
u Danforth avenue. for a club house.
A musicai entertainment and tableaux
will be given at the Metropolitan Hall this
evening for the benefit Of the Ocean Ave
nue. Free Reading Rooms. Miss Benson.
been established, is desirous of spreading
the work, and should the entertainment
prove successful, several more rooms will
be opened. Messrs. p. Vreeland ana J.
Kaiser, proprietors of Metropolitan Hall ).
have kindly offered the hall for her use
free of charge, which offer has been ac-
cepted.
Grant Lodge. No. 1e9, K. of p, will
meet in Becker's Hall this evening and
confer the rank of page on four candi-
dates. Two candidates will receive the
rank of esquire and knight
The Merry Anglers will meet at
Knoegy's, on Greenville avenue, this
evening.
A fair will be held at the Building and
Loan Hall, No. 90 Linden avenue, on FRI
day and Saturday evenings, for the bene-
fit OF the fund for sending poor and sick
children to the country.
Thieves are stealing flowers and potted
plants which were used TO decorate graves
In the New York Bay and Bay View
Cemeteries.
West Bergen.
Boys along West Side avenue amuse
themselves by throwing sand in the
horse cars and down the passengers
necks. Captain McKaig's polics will
look after the mischievous boys.
The West Bergen station of the Y. &
y. Y. r. r. is one of the prettiest stations
on the road The station agent keeps the
property SURROUNDING Lue SLhtlOu III eA-
cellent condition.
the regular meeting of the W. c. T. U.
will be held this evening in the NJ. K,
Church. Mrs. McMinn. county president
of the Union, will be the principal
speaker.
Rev. John Atkinson. who has been
visiting friends in the Catskill Noun
tains, returned home this morning.
A special meeting of the ID. NJ. Brennan
Association has been called for Friday
evening. Final details for the picnic
will be arranged.
A horse attached to buggy belonging
to j. A Cutley, of Bergen avenue. ran
away last evening. Frank Clemens cap
tured the animal on West side avenue.
Damage to buggy, $500.
The flnal assessment map for the new
sewers in this section has been filed
with the Clerk Of the Street and Water
Board.
Lexington avenue is in disgraceful
condition and Is sorely in need of tx
provement
The Germans In this section are talking
of organizing turn verein. A meeting
will be held next week to talk over the
matter.