The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-24
HOB0KEN HAPPENINGS.
This Batch Of News is of an In
usually Congratulatory
Character.

James s. Patrick, who was appointed
by Mayor Stanton for the long term Of
Fire Commissioner is thoroughly cnpa-
BILE man and his appointment gives gem
erai satisfaction. especially in the Fourth
ward.
City Clerk Martin " MeDermott very
CALAMITY defended himself from the at
tack of couple of drunken rowdies on
Thursday night. Marty showed that ne
had terrible right.
Assistant City Clerk Phil Kirscnner is
overworked. His new duties as CLERK to
the Fire Board make his position very
arduous one. The Fire Commissioners
should have a clerk of their own
Next Saturday, Decoration Day. will be
a gala day In Hoboken. The Firemen's
Monu ment will be unveiled and there
will be monster parade.
-Assembiynan Lawrence Pagan is
determined ON winning the fight against
his striking emplo yes. Several arrests
have been made at Mr.. Fagan's solicita-
tion, and more VIII follow If the strikers
do not stop interfering.
The Miller Rifle Club Will hold their
annual picnic and games at the big Union
Hill Schuetzen Park next Saturday. No
pains are being spared to make this the
mest successful affair the club ever I'M
aerieok. Marksmen from all over the
country Will compete for the different
prizes.
With perhaps one exception the young
men recently appointed on the police
force have excellent regulations and
ought to make model policemen.
Captain Hayes salary was increased to
81, 800 at the last meeting of the Police
Boaril The Captain had been receiving
but 81 eco, the same pay as sergeants, and
Was deserving of an increase
The letter carriers of this city will hold
a picnic at Pohlulan's Pavilion in the
latter part of next moath. All the boys
IN blue are hustling to make the affair a
success.
There is a split in the organization
known as the Young Mems Lyceum,
formerly ST. Joseph's Lyceun. Several
of the members have left and joined the
Lencx Club.
Colonel Stevens has abandoned his pro-
posed trip to Europe and will lead the
gallant Second in the Decoration Day
/ pnrade.
] One of the finest of the coming social
+ events will be the animal summerni-ht's
! festival Of the Hoboien Independent
! Pioneers 1t will be heard at Pohlmann's
( Pavilion Gu July 3.
Postmaster Kiel is authority for the
statement that the much needed post
office building Will be erected during the
ensuing year.
1t is now thought that the handsome
new club house OF the Hoboken Quartette
Club, which was described in the columns
of The JERSEY CITY NEWS recently, will be
completed within year. The expense of
the new building will be defrayed by sub
scriptions. The trustees are:-L. w.
ARABIA. A. Merkel, Fred. Eichner. A. H.
Griefe, p. w. Lambert, i. Kaufman,
John Mebl. Edward Steudtner. f. A.
Osfen. Fred. Reichardt, L. Pfeiffer, n
Crusins, o. Kupfer, w. L. Stuhr, G.
Meiners, +. w Bender, III. Fierabend,
Henry Mehl, H. Arpe and AboIph Lam
keTtng.
Mr.. j. w. Jurgens of Jersey City was
married to Miss Louise hartmann on
Tuesday evening. After the wedding
ceremony there was a banquet served at
Benefits Hall. The newly married
couple viii spend their honeymoon at
Niagara Falls.
Mr.. Edward Menzel and Miss Anna
Landuehr, both of Hoboken, were mar
ried last evening by Pastor Freund. A
reception was held at Pkilibert 81 Gae-
gers Assembly Rooms.
Recorder McDonough is expected back
from Louisville. KY. today. During the
absence OF the Recorder Judge Rusch has
been acting.
Edward MeaGher, prominent and
highly educated gentleman of The Fourth
ward, has been appointed to fiji the va
cancy in the Library Board caused BY the
resignation OF Attorney Mintum.