The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-04

formed Churcn will be held this evening
at the chaple on Ocean avenue. Several
new members will be admitted aud ar
engagements will be made for the regular
monthly Sociable.
The Greenville Rife CLUB will perforate
targets at Metropolitan Hall this evening.
A children's fair in aid of Christ Hospital
is being ARRANGED Tor by a number of
Greenville young people. 1t will be he Id
in a few weeks and the little ones are
working hard TO make it a success.
The two weeks fair at St. Paul's
Parochial School will close tomorrow
evening. The fair Is u success both
financially and otherwise. The scores of
novel attractions produced q rich harvest
of 'shekels" for the young ladies in
charge. Among the ladies assisting In
the management are Mrs. j. Kaiser.
Mrs. Westermann, Mrs. j. Beerman,
Mrs. Faubert. Misses H. and N. Mahoney.
NJ. Enwright, Kate VI lrich. C. Harlier,
Anna Ritter, Nellie Enright, Sarah
Leonard, Susie Ritter, Mary Hanley.
Mary Moylop and Mamie Egan.
Miss Flora Zimmerman will entertain
her young friends at a reception this
evening at her home on Noble street.
The checker tournament will open at
the Minkskwa Clubhouse tomorrow
evening. Handsome prizes will be
awarded to the successful competitors.
Politics and s%ociabi!ity are evidently
ROOu companions LOT Gu6 CluUuOuSc Is
crowded every evening.
MI. ID. Wiltshire, of the Bahama Mis-
sion. is visiting his son William of Dan-
forth avenue.
The Jersey City and Bergen Railroad is
considering President Thurston's sugges-
tion to continue the West Bergen horse
car line through to the west side nf Green
Vile. with connections ut the local car
stables. 1t is highly probable that this
suggestion will be carried out This
would be Il most desirable improvement,
as 1t would open up the entire west side
of Greenville, and real estate would take
an unprecedented boom. The proposed
route from West Bergen is direct from
the West Side avenue station to Bergen
avenue. and through Bergen avenue 70
Greenville. \
The Grace P. E. Church trouble will
eventually settle itself. Bishop Starkey
states that he regrets the disturbance,
satisfactorily. The ex-vestrymen attend
every SUNDAY and put their 2-cent envel-
opes in the plate, but otherwise take 40
apparent interest in the church.
The old Postofiice building on Danforth
avenue has been torn down, and a hand
some villa will be erected OH the site.
West Bergen
The regular monthly meeting of Ep-
worth League. Chapter No. 1904, will be
hCid a. tAsC va is VA
evening. December II. The Z itertain-
ment Committee is arranging IN excel
lent musical aud literary programme.
The Newark and New York Railroad
are making a fresh roadbed of crushed
stone on the west bound track, near Ber-
gen avenue.
A row of two strong frame dwellings
has just been completed on Virginia. near
West Side avenue.
Tn Ladies' Social Union will hold a
fair mex "Wednesday and Thursday
evenings at the Wet Side NJ. E. Church.
The proceeds will 20 to the church.
Mr.. Charles Nichols will try to organ
iZe a Court OF Foresters in this section.
Mr.. Nichols is an enthusiastic Forester,
and is continually working in its interest.
The O. VI. Brennan Association msm-
bersi are deep in preparation for che an
nual ball which takes place at the Green
vile RIM on Monday. January IL.
Contractor Byrnes had II large force of
men at work cleaning West Side avenue
yesterday afternoon. The residents ap-
preciate the kindness of the Street and
Water Commissioners in cleaning this
street once in awhile. There was a time
when they wonid desert it for several
months. but of late it is cleaned ~oftener.
The location of a few more stores near
the West Bergen station would be of
benefit to residents and a good invest
ment for dealers.
Many of the citizens on West Side ave-
nue. are having their shade trees trimmed.
Too much care cannon be taken of these
trees, as they aid in making West Side
avenue the prettiest street in the city.
The air around the West Side avenue
bridge assumed a blush aspect last even
ing whe the driver of a large
truck found that the cop of his Wagon
had been torn off by the low bridge.
He cursed the railroad company up hill
and down dale aud threatened to ego
down and clean out de company's office"
Anumber of beardless youths in this Sec
ton have the cornet craze and night and
day these disturbers OF the peace raise a
terrific noise, which is rather rough on
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