The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-19
IN STANTON'S BURG.
News. Political and Pertinent. from
Hoboken. social Doings.


Samuel Archer has announced himself
as candidate for Fire Commissioner.
Sam has been Chief of the Fire Depart
ment and would make good Commits
sioner.
There is a story told of a certain well
known bill poster Of Jersey City who en-
tered a saloon in Weehawken on election
day. He invited a couple Of friends to
drink. They invited several others and
when the bill poster asked how much the
damage was, the German proprietor
blandly replied, "s2 1917 70 say that the
bill poster was mad would be putting It
mildly. His friends have been taunting
him ever since with 81 X"
AS THE JERSEY CITY NEWS predicted.
the entire Democratic ticket was elected.
The election was a surprise in great
many ways. IL was thought that Fenton
and Tahen would have close call in
their respective wards, hut they each had
handsome piuPalities Both OF the candi
dates were young men ana received the
undivided support of all the young
voters.
Cornelius J. Sullivan of St. Mary's
Catholic Association has become q beue.
dict. Last Wednesday, evening he led
Miss G. Wallace to The altar.
Among the pleasing events of the week
WAS the progressive euchre party of the
Columbia Club. 1t was participated in
by about forty ladies and gentlemen.
The first ladies' prize was a pair of opera
glasses, and was won by Mrs. +.
frombach, Jr,, who won Il games and
lost but 2. The second ladies' prize WAS
won by Miss Plumer. after winning the
cut from Mrs. j. r. Stevens, they having
tied for the prize with games won and
4 lost. Mrs. Niver won the ladies' BOBBY
prize. Mr. CHARLES e. Carmen won the
first prize tor. gentlemen, an oxydized
silver pen holder, score 10 won, and 3
lost. Mr.. A. N. Harp. won the second
prize. and Mr. Martin the BOBBY prize.
George Henry, formerly of The JERSEY
CITY NEWS reportorial staff, has gone to
Adams, Mass, to assume charge OF new
paper That is about to be started there.
Councilman Bewig of the First Ward
was ngreeably surprised in Benefits
Hall last Wednesday evening. His con-
stituents in the First Ward presented
him with handsome floral ship. The
presentation speech was made by Assist
ant City Clerk Charles V. Darcy.
1t is probable from what can be learned
that the Police Commissioners will make
some excellent appointments on the
police force. Some of the young men
mentioned would make excellent police
men.
Police Commissioner Charles w. Kauf-
man is the agent for Lembeck &c BeGz's
brewery in the northern section OF the
county.
Among the talent that will appear at
the social session of the John Z. Dunno
Association tomorrow night will be John
Lynch of this city. MIR. Lynch is an ex-
ceIlent singer and was at one time a
member of Thatcher. Primrose & Vests
MINISTRIES.
The sports Of this city were made happy
last Wednesday. Jack Rose won the big
handicap at Gutenberg.
The Council will meet next Wednesday
night. Mayor Gssssnan Will send Ia the
name of Police Commissioner Coyle for
re-appointlnent and the Council will con-
firm the appointment. City Clerk Martin
v. McDermott and Street Commission er
Kelly viii also be reappointed.
The Hoboken Turn Verein will give a
ball at Dad Fellows Hall tonight. It will
be the last ono of the season.
Councilman Londrigan, the defeated
candidate for Mayor, says that he is an
independent candidate for the Assembly
IN the new Tenth Assembly district next
fall.
The Sixth district of the Fourth ward
gave Mayor Stanton handsome plural
ity, IN fact, every district In the Fourth
ward did remarkably we'll
The Municipal Reform party is mainly
composed of aisgruntled and dissatisfied
politicians, although it must be said to
the credit of Mr.. Tangemann, their May
orally candidate, that he made q most
gentleihanly canvass, which was in strik-
ing contrast to that of the unterrified
Patsey.