The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-08
CITY NOTES.

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The Rev. William w. Mills, of Grace
Church, will address the members Of
the St. Marv's branch of the Guild of the
Iron Gross on Thursday evening at
eight O'Clock at st. Mary's Church,
Hoboken emu
The Ladies' Aid of the Waverly Con-
gregational Church, Booraem. neal
on Thursday. Friday and Saturday OF
this week from foul to eleven D. m.
William jackson yesterday caused the
arrest of Thomas Vickers, of Nc. 14l
kighth street on charge of stealing a pin
worth IS. Jackson's father appeared in
the pin wasn't worth five cents" He was
only footing his hoy when he said it was
gold. Vikers was discharged.
John Welsh, of Covington, KY, was
sent to Snake Hill this morning for ninety
days. He was drunk.
The police very much think now hat they
are going to lose embezzler Hyer. He was
to have been given an examination yes
terday. but the case Was again postponed.
Hyer Is spending Hsrney's money freely
in hopes of escaping.
GreenvilIe.
Miss Amy Mitchell will tender a recep-
ton to her Young friends at her residence
on Avenue e this evening.
The regular meeting of the Y. M. G.. A.
A. O., will be held this evening at the
r ooms on Linden avenue. The arrange
ments for the stag racket will be COM
pleted.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Sixth District Citizens improvement AS
ISOLATION will be held this evening at the
rooms in Bamber Hall. Officers for the
following year will be elected. Among
the matters that will be talked about are:
The Lehigh Valley railway steals. need of
a fire engine. paving of Old Bergen Road
and Danforth avenu and the need of
more street lamps on Warren venue
Mr.. Walter Fleming is erecting a three
story frame dwelling on Ocean avenue,
near Neptune avenue.
The Young Mems Democratic Club will
meet this evening at its rooms in JAG
cards Hall.
The new police station that was to grace
this section of the city is a mighty long
time coming. The site selected is at Ocean
and Gator avenues. The appropriation was
made by the last Legislature, but it looks
have to wait another year or so before
they can desert their dilapidated shanty
on Danforth avenue.
The Rev. w. p. George has thoroughly
recovered from an attack of typhoid fever
and is active again. He will sever his
local connections. however. in the spring
to accept the So, 900 pastorate at the Siimp-
NJ. e. Church.
william Doyle, a carpenter, while at
work yesterday upon Walter Jennings
new house at Ocean and Neptune ave-
nues, fell from the third story to the
ground, a distance of thirty feet. His
right arm was broken. Mr.. S. Herig
avenue.
The cantata Glow We Waited for
Santa Claus will be given at the Re-
formed Church Chapel on Wednesday
evening, December %. The affair will be
under the auspices Of the Sabbath
School.
The Bazaar of the Nations at the Lin
den Avenue NJ. C. Church will open this
evening.
The new Council of the Junior o. U.
A. M. will be organized tomorrow even
ing at Zeugner's Belvidere Hall. Officers
will be elected and the charter list will
be closed.
West Bergen.
The meeting Of the West Bergen Citi-
zens' Association last evening was very
brief. About fifteen members were pres.
emit, all Of whom manifested a disposition
to make the meeting as short as possible.
reports were received from
all committees. One or two members had
idea thar the postofice matter would
be discussed, but they were disappointed,
the general opinion prevailed that cou-
there were three candidates for
the postoficeship it would nut be wise for
the association as a body to take action.
The delays on the West Side car line
are becoming. a great annoyance, the
need of Il double track throughout being
apparent. In this case the public will
have to put up with it for awhile at least,
as the company will not lay a double
until sewers are built.
Misses Annie Henderson and Grace
Jones. of Bergen avenue, will leave to-
morrow for an extended trip through
Pennsylvania. They will visit relatives
ne Mauch Chunk, White Haven and
and will be absent two
The regular class meeting will be held
in the West Side avenue NJ. E. Church
tomorrow evening.
The residents in this section are talking
OF petitioning for a public telephone sta
ton. 1t is possible that the telephone
company may be induced to locate n
station at some point on West Side
venue, where it would be q great con-
to the residents.
When Il few public spirited citizens laid
hundred feet Of plank walk from the
to Ciaremont avenue, it was ex-
that property owners south of tie
would continue the work to Gull
YER avenue, completing an Improvement
that would be a great benefit to West
This has not been done, but it is
hoped thar the property owners will look
1t the subject from the right standpoint
complete the plank walk.
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