The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-14

ment ana reception at heSSlerS Hall u
Central avenue on Monday. September
30 A gold read headed cane and gold
handled umbrella will be drawn for on
this o occasion.
The second annual ball of the Marine
Engineers Beneficial Association No. "a,
of Jersey City will be held at WOODS
Hall on Tuesday evening, November II.
A ladies' gold watch will be drawn for.
Our Union" will present Byron's
drama.' 'Blow for Blow" at kessler's lew
theatre on Thursday. November IL, to be
followed by a reception.
Sadie Perl, who was accused of steal
ing a pair OF shoes from S!egel, a Newark
avenue dealer, was discharged this morn
ing by Justice O'Donnell.
Florence Mack, a sixteen -year-old girl,
was found heIpleSsly drunk this morning
at Newark avenue and Grove street. JUS
tice O'Donnell discharged her with a rep
rimand.
John Wersei of No. Ill Hester street
was fined S. in the First Police Court this
morning for littering the driveways of
the Abattoir with refuse.
Justice of the Peace Martinez this
morning united in marriage Frank Ferre
of No. 407 East One Hundred and Twelfth
| street, New York, and Anna M. MartoDi
of Nc. 337 First street, this city. The cere-
mony was witnessed by a delegation OF
Italian friends.
Michaei Mooney of No. SIG Henderson
| street told Justice O'Donneli a cock aud
bull story thisi morning about John kee-
gan, of No. 209 Sixteenth street, robbing
him of $49. 95. He was half drunk and was
fired out Of court.
The first Palma stag of the season will
be held tonight.
Residents of Magnolia avenue are cir
culating q petition to have the avenue re-
paired and repaved.
The regular quarterly examination of
candidates for county certificates will be
x-.y1 H. n,tIt- Snb~N M fa rtn m
| street, Hoboken, on Saturday. November
rs, beginning at nine a. M. ~
L .favstte.
A number of residents in this section
have formed themselves into Il social or
ganization for the coming winter season.
They nave adopted the name Opera So
cial Club" and it is their Intention to
hold weekly gatherings at the homes Of
the various members.
A petition is being circulated for the
| paving of Pin street south of Communi-
paw avenue.
Grand street is sorely in need of a
| Gle The mud is the most promi-
| nent feature of this th%oroughfare, and the
residents would like to know what has
become of Mr.. Byrnes' street cleaners.
The engagement of Mr.. Charles n at han
| and Miss Jennie Manning is nnoun ced.
Coal thieves have been making peri
odical visits to the Central Rallroad'S
yards of late. Special detectives nave
| been detailed to keep an eye open for the
thieves.
The Eureka Pleasure Club will meet
and elect officers this evening at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Harry Price, on Johnson
avenue.
GreenvilIe.
At the last meeting of the Y. p. S. G. E +,
| connected with the Reformed Church, the
chairmen of the several committees were
appointed as follows:-Lookout. Miss q.
+. Dfllaway; Prayer Meeting. Mr.. h. M.
Kyle; Social, Miss Mamie Walker; Cali
ing, Mrs. S. L.. Harvey; Music, Miss L.
Jacobs; Flower, Miss Nellie Reid; Temper
ance n Missionary, Mrs. Garthwaite.
The society will hold a charity sociable
! on Thanksgiving eve All VINO attend are
expected to take something in the shape
of eatahles, and the goods WILDE, dis
| tributed among the poor on Thanksgiving
Day.
The Greenville Building and Loan AS
| ISOLATION No. Q will meet this evening at
the rooms on Linden avenue.
The work on the new Van Nostrand
| Place Station has been completed. and
on Monday morning the station will be
| thrown open to the public. This is a
great Improvement for tine Woodlawn
| section. The residents in that vicinity
| formerly had to walk over q mile to the
nearest station, and the news OF the open
ing of the new one is hailed with delight.
The old postotfice building on Danrorth
avenue has been RACED, and the site will
| 1901 be graced with a handsome villa to
be erected for Dennis Flynn.
IL is rumored that superintendent Jay
Pockman of the Reformed Church is en-
gagged to a New brunswick young lady.
The Rev. w. p. George of the Linden
Avenue M. E. Church is still confined to
his bed with a severe attack offever. The
pulpit at both services tomorrow will be
occupied by the Rev. Jesse M. Gilbert.
The Rev. w. r.. Lambourne will
preach at Bamber Hall tomorrow after
noon and evening. The afternoon SER
vice will begin at three o'clock.
Damon Council, Royal Arcanum, will
celebrate its second anniversary at Bam-
Der Hall on Monday evening. A fine
musical programme has been arranged,
and an enjoyable time is expected. over
four hundred Invitations have been sent
out. j..
The Rev. Charles B. Mitchell, A. M, of
Plainfeld, mad u very small audience to
address at the Linden Avenue M. E..
Church last evening. His lecture was
was. what Will Mrs. Grundy say?" He
devoted considerable time to the temper
ance question. He said that Prohibition
was tine only way by which the liquor
traffic could be stopped.
Henry Lembeck wifi soon break ground
| for II row of brick houses on PearsaIi ave-
me, near Ocean avenue.
MIR. II. Gennert and Miss Helen Gem
merit lave returned from a four months
visit to Germany.
The attendance at the Reformed Church
Sunday School is increasing. There were
over 800 children present last Sunday.
West Bergen.
A special meeting Of the West Bergen
Athletic Association win be held on Mon
day at the rooms No. 95 Bergen avenue.
Several new members will be admitted.
Since the rooms nave been renovated
they present a bright and cheerful APP
pearance, and to Judge from appearances
the athletes have very pleasant head
quarters.
Regular services will be held in the NJ.
E. Church tomorrow at half-past ten
a. u. and half-past seven p. IN. The
Rev. John w. Atkinson will occupy the
pulpit as usual.
What will prove au interesting as we'll
as instructive feature Ia the West Side
M. E. Church during the winter will be a
course of lectures arranged by a COM
mittee of the Epworth League. These
| active workers intend that the lectures
shall be OF the best, only first class speak