The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-24

TICK y. MalOney Association Will De helu
at Woods Han, Barrow street. on We'd
Will furnish the music. A miniature per.
fume fountain will be a feature OF the
adornments OF the hall.
A h~aberdashery store on Montgomery
street displays a novelty In the shape OF a
necktis made Of the ski Of q seven-year-
old snake. The snakes rattle affixed to
the centre OF the scarf has the appearance
of a fancy pin.
At the simpson N. K. Church revival
services will be held during the coming
week. The preaching will be by the Rev.
W. II. BoOle, who is recognized as one of
the most eloquent preachers OF the
Methodist C~oference. Nightly services
have been held since the week of prayer
ana have proved very successful.
Lafayette.
Mr.. N. F. Heating. of Court Lafayette,
A. o. f., has been elected first vice-presi-
dent OF the board OF directors OF the For
esters' Hall Association.
The receipts OF the Fairmount Build
ing and Loan Association this week
amounted TO ss77.32
TIL Boynton stone works, which have
been shut down since last November, will
open again on next Thursday. About
three hundred hands are employed &C the
works.
Mary Mundy, wife of the captain of a
canal boat lying in the canal near Pacific
avenue. was taken to the City Hospital
yesterday demented.
Charles johnson. OF Johnston avenue.
was arrested last evening for creating a
disturbance In a Pacific avenue butcher
shop. johnson was drank and demanded
money from the butcher. aud Upon being
refused attempted to clean u the place.
He will be arraigned before Justice
Wanser this morning.
The Lafayette Club at its meeting last
evening elected the following oficers:-
President, Harry Korn: vice president,
james Keegan; secretary, Frank Burns;
corresponding secretary, William
Bloomer; treasurer. George Winters. A
reception will be gwen TO the members at
the club rooms next Wednesday evening.
The garbage collectors have not visited
this section for the past three weeks.
The warm weather OF the last few days
did not spoil the skating on the meadows
at Claremont The ice is In excellent
co ndition.
G~reenviIie.
Misses Annie and Z ia Lamken gave a
sociable at their residence on Old Bergen
Road last evening. the house was
prettily decorated with flowers. Singing,
James and dancing were the order of the
evening. A large number Of G~reenyille
people were present.
Mrs. Benson and other well known
va aAo dOOAb W AA5LANAAo a nG 5tr 10
of charitable work TO be known as The
Cooperative Poor Fund" The plans and
methods under consideration will be
made public in the course OF Il few weeks.
Its scope will not be denominational or
sectarian and the object will lnd expires.
sion in the definition of the word
charity"
The Ladies' Auxiliary and Executive
Board of the YIN. CA. will hold a joint
fair at Bamber Hall. No. SO Linden ave-
nue., on February 20, "a and 25. Donations
of fancy n useful articles can be left at
Mrs. Dillaway's, Danforth and Ocean ave-
nues.
The regular monthly meeting of the
G~reenyille Dancing Academy was held
last evening at Belvedere Hall. The hall
vas prettily decorated with bunting n
flags. A large number Of G~reenyille's
leading society people were present.
Architect A. j. Smith is preparing
plans for two three story frame dwellings
to be erected by Mr.. Jacob Kiefer. on
Ocean between Danforth aud Linden ave-
nues.
The regular meeting of Greenville
Building aud Loan Association No. 2 will
he held at Bamber Hall, No. 80 Linden
avenue, this evening.
The regular meeting Of the directors OF
the G~reenvilIe Turn Verein was held last
evening at Metropolitan Hall. Arrange
ments were made tor the annual ball
on February Q. A girls gymnasium will
be organized They will be drilled by
Turnwart Kaiser.
AT the semtmonthly meeting of Unique
Council No. 434, Royal Arcanum, at Beck
er's Hall last evening, SIX brothers were
initiated.
j. f. Byrne, of No. % Pearsall avenue,
while skating on the canal yesterday
afternoon. broke through the ice aud re-
ceived a cold bath. His cries for held
svara hand Inv Edward T.anada rvho
pulled him ashore.
West Bsrgen.
The Central Railroad Company Is push
ing the work on the two artesian wells
southwest or the tracks. The work will
be continued until success Is assured.
Several car loads of crushed stoue were
unloaded at the West Bergen freight
station yesterday. The stones will be
used in extending the tracks northeast.
Considerable effort has been expended in
improvements at the station In anticipa-
ton aud for the better handling of large
amounts of freight.
The body Of young Walter Smith, of
No. 1919 Union street, who was drowned
while skating on the Hackensack River
on January IL was recovered yesterday
morning near the Hackeusack plank road
bridge. Mr.. Smith, father OF the young
man, found the body. He has been at the
scene of the accident ever since its occur
re nee. reuglng Tor the BODY.
Some one threw a stone through a win
dow OF Vreeland's office at Communipaw
and West Side last evening. Mr..
Vreeland, who WAS working in the Office,
narrowly escaped being hit by tine
missile.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kssran, of Bergen
avenue, will give a socia0le at their rest
dence on Monday evening.
James smith, OF Brooklyn, n. Y, was
arrested on West Side avenue this inoru-
ing on suspicion of being insane. He
was climbing a telegraph pole ut Union
street when Policeman kilbner found
him. He said at the police station tina
he wanted to get a birds nest at the top
of the pole. He will be examined in re-
gard to his sanity.
The regular meeting of the West Ber-
gen Citizens Association will be held at
the rooms, No. 200 West Side avenue,
Monday evening. The sewerage ques-
ton will be considered aud some action
aken.
BAYONNE.
The engagement of Miss Mil ME Smith,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Smith
OF No. 10 East Tnirty-third street, TO
49,. a aaan9w 49,