The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-14
in a beastly state of intoxication. She
was sent to the City Hospital

in a beastly state of %intoxication. She
was sent to the City Hospital
William Parston of Pamrapo Is in the
City Hospital suffering from a fractured
shoulder blade, caused by falling from n
freight car in the Central Railroad freight
yard.
Charles Hershey, No. 279 Third street.
was admitted to the City Hospital this
morning suffering from consumption.
He is not expected to live twenty-four
hours.
There will be a meeting of the Old
GuaS a in the Avenue House, Thursday
evening, for the purpose of having the as
ISOLATION Incorporated.
Company d Fourth Regiment held the
first drill of the season last night in the
Armory.
John Sullivan was the only prisoner ar
raigned in the Third Police CoCrt this
morning. Justice Kinnnerly found him
guilty of the charge of drunkenness and
readily fined him S..
Ten-year-old Benjamin Hayes, of No.
341 Bright street, while attempting to
cross Newark avenue, near Henderson
street, last night, was Knocked down by
a truck aud severely injured about the
ankles. He was taken home in the patrol
wagon.
Lafayette.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad is pushing
the work of building coal pockets on the
filled In meadows near Woodward street.
1t is expected that the work Wilde conf
| pleted by December l. One of the rail-
road officials told me this morning that
the company would sell coal fifty cents
cheaper a ton than the price OF any coal
dealer in Jersey City.
The leaking gas main at the bridge or
Pacific avenue was repaired this morn
ing.
Tn sewer basin at Halliday and Com
munipaw avenue is checked with refuse
matter. A pair of rubber boats or q row
boaC are necessary %adjuncts to any one
wishing to cross the street at this point.
A large pond has formed there.
The property owners on Van Horne
street will petition tue Street n Water
| Commissioners for the improvement of
that thoroughfare by paving and curb
ing.
A blue and red car collided at the juno
ton last evening. Beyond a few
scratches the cars escaped damage.
Mr.. and Mrs. james McNElty, of Halla-
day street, will tender a reception to their
daughter Annie this evening.
Greenville.
The property owners on Old Bergen
| Road are circulating a petition for the
improvement of that thoro ughfare by
grading and paving from Danforth to
Seaview II
George will meet at the Belvidere House,
Saturday evening and elect officers.
- h commuters on the Central Rail
road complain that the platforms at the
Greenville stations are too Short. Thu
last car on each train is stopped en- feet
below the platform, making 1t rather
dangerous in getting on and off.
The fire hydrants on Linden n Dam
forth avenues, east of Ocean avenue,
have not been blown off for Il year. The
water in the main is black and rotten.
A class in mechanical drawing will be
storted at the Y. M. G. A. on Wednesday
evening, October 81, and will meet every
| succeeding Wednesday during the winter
months. The studies will all be in ma
chine shop work, aud include mixing and
tracing. The class will be under the
supervision of Mr.. r. H. Mcpherson.
uAbout thirty young folks, representing
prominent families in G~reenville, have
been organized as a dancing class, to
meet at the Belvedere Hall every Satur-
day evening. Prof. Anderson has been
secured to Instruct the little ones.
The regular monthly reception of the
G%reenville Dancing Academy will be held
on Friday evening at the Belvedere Hall.
A stag sociable will be held at the
Minkakwa Club rooms on Monday even
ing. The members anticipate II jolly
time. A checker tournament is 0 be-
ing arranged for.
Messrs. Co9an, Holmes, Brady, Lem
beck, Simpson and others are buying in
considerable property in the n%eighbor-
hood of the new County Boulevard.
The La Grippe Club is making arrange
ments for the annual stag racket. 1t Will
be held at Kacbiee's New York Bay
House. some tine.in December. .
West Bergen.
A walk on that portion of West Side
near Boyd avenue is very dangerous after
dark. The tagging is in a disgraceful
condition.
The regular class meeting will be held
in the NJ. L. Church this morning.
A committee from the West Bergen
Improvement Association called upon
Sidewalk Inspector Muldoon recently and
made known their wants in the line of
sidewalks. Mr.. Muldoon promised the
committee that he would visit this
section II repair the dangerous side
walks
The Ladies' Aid Society of the South
Bergen Reformed Church is making
arrangement for an entertainment in aid
Of the church building fund.
The delays Oh the West Side car line
are becoming a great annoyance, the
need of a double track throughout being
apparent. In this case the public viii
have to put up with it for a while at
least, as the company will not lay a
double track until sewers are built.
Eye avenue is in a frightful condition,
the recent heavy rains having formed
ruts and holes the entire length of the
street, making it in some places almost
impossible. The sooner this. the prln-
cipal street leading to West Bergen, is
paved. the better it will be for the
interests of this section.
A public hall is badly needed in this
section, but it will not be secured unless
the promoters of the scheme push the
matter energetically. A year ago an at
tempt was made to build a hall, but lack
of support caused it's failure.
There should be more light on West
Side avenue near the railroad station A
miserable oil lamp is placed in front of
Greenleaf's drug store, but that is all. 1t
is not enough to show truckmen the Lam
gerous railroad bridge so that they can
lower their heads when they attempt to
60 beneath on dark nights.
Assaulted IA Barkeeper.
Corliss Bennett Of Philadelphia, q fire.
man employed on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. was held in $500 for the Grand jury
by Police Justice O'Donnell this morn
ing for atrociouSly assaulting John Dod
orer n bqrfandar in p0lica Com m ,Soionor