The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-15


Abb ett's house this afternoon from four
to seven, followed by dancing
= Sessions Cour Clerk kelIegher's face
wore . sad expression Yesterday. Ills liz
tie nephew. Frank Mediation. OF No. 36
Pavonia venue died OF pneumonia last
night. The little fellow was but three
years old.
The police returns shows that but two
arrests were made down town yesterday.
The offenders were Daniel Leonard and
Timothy Mccarthy, the formers for being
drunk. the latter for being disOrderly.
Leonard was discharged. Mccarthy was
remanded-
George Richardson, who some weeks
ago stole a horse and WAGON from John
Conklin, Of Monticello avenue. aud sold
il in New City. Rookland county, New
York, was brought on to this city. yester-
day, and lodged In the County a Tor
trial
William Smith, of No. 387 Montgomery
street, was remanded iu the First District
Police Court this3morning for assault
and battery OF his bvother-in-iay, Joseph
E. Lanaver. aud his sister, Lanaver's
wife. The assault took place., according
10 Mrs. Lanaver's story, while she and
her husband were in bed.
Young Robert James, accused OF COM
plicity in the recent lead pipe burglary,
this morning confessed his guilt to Chief
Of Police Murphy and Inspector smith
His father Is still at large.
Lafayette.
AT the meeting Of the Gsrmauia Maen-
nerchor last evening IL was decided to
hold a grand ball at Woods Hall next
month. Committee of Arrange ments, j.
Schmidt, A. Townsend, A Frank aud ;.
CRUDE.
An engine Of the Lshigh Valley Rail
way Company jumped the track at Com
munipaw this morning. No damage
Misses Fannie n May Bloomer, OF
Tonawanda, ". Y, ara being entertained
by Miss Grace Hartnet. Of Pacific ave
nue..
The receipts Of the Jersey City Build
ing n Association last evening
were ~, 900.
Charles McKenna, of Halliday street
will give a progressive euchre party at his
residence this evening.
Mr.. j. G. Edge is building three two
story frame dwellings on Arlington ave
to cost 5000.
The annual election of the Lafayette
Amateur Dramatic Society will be held
this evening at the residence OF Mr.. james
Haggerty on Pacific avenue.
Miss Lizzie Dunn. of Pine street, will
| leave today tor Wilmington, Delaware,
where she will spend several weeks.
The regular meeting of the John ],
Hanly Association viii be held at the
| rooms on Communipaw avenue, this even
| ing. officers will be elected.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Buncke, Of Pacific
avenue. will give a reception at theil
residence this evening n honor Of the
twenty-frst birthday OF their son, John
ID. Bimcke.
Mrs. NJ. Matthewson will give a fiddle
de-winks party at her residence on Paci
fc avenue tomorrow evening.
West Bergen.
James Haggerty, q lead meter at the
West Bergen Steel Works, was badly
burned yesterday by the explosion of d
pot of molten metal
The regular Bible class meeting was
held in the NJ. L. Church last evening
\ The revival services were continued. Twt
| young people professed conversion.
Mr.. Charles Il Burger, of No. 1S8 Vir
ginia avenue, viii leave OF Saturday fol-
a trip TO Baltimore.
The regular meeting of the West Der
gen Athletic Club will be held at the
rooms, No. 80 Bergen avenue. next Mon
day evening.
Virginia avenue. between Jackson and
Bergen avenues, is in a very bad con
dition. There is not even a board walk
on this street, and pedestrians are Obliged
to wade through several inches of mud
Bergen avenue. in the vicinity of the
poorly lighted. On dark nights this is 8
very dangerous spot.
Harry Wilson, OF Bergen avenue, whils
skating on the canal yesterday afternoon
broke through the ice aud received a cold
bath. Johu Burgess pulled him ashore
Mr.. NJ T.. Gibson, of West Side avenue
is erecting a two story frame dwelling on
West Side avenue TO cost 81 900.
Miss Jennie Maple, of Port Richmond
Staten Island, is visiting Miss Annie Has
brouck, Of West Side emu
George Grassman, a brakeman on thu
Central railroad, fell from a freight trair
near the West bergen station this morn-
ing. He received a few cuts about th,
head but was able to resume work.
The wedding of Mr.. Charles Green Il
Miss Alice Hayes will be solemnized a
the brides parents residence on Berger
avenue this evening.
Mrs. +. Freeman, Of Newark, is visiting
Mrs. s. CRUDE, of West Side avenue.