The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-05

This afternoon aaa evening wit. be
devoted 10 the ladies' n the j. y. a {.
The clubs fair friends will take passes
sion OF the house. bowling alley, billiard
room, ana as usual OF these occasions
will thoroughly enjoy themselves.
Mr.. James Clarke Of The Cry Clerks
Office was married yesterday TO the nc
complished and pretty daughter OF Police
Sergeant Van Beureu. The ceremony
was performed ut the residence of the
brides father by the Rev. j.. w. Hath
away. Among the presents to the happy
couple was a pair OF beautiful vnses from
the clerical staff of the City Collectors
Office.
Lafayette.
The work of transforming the old ball
grounds on Grand street into a first-class
athletic ground will be begun early next
week.
The receipts Of the Lafayette Building
and Loan Association ut its last meeting
amounted to s1.35441.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Bonuors celebrated the
iftieth anniversary of their wedding at
their residence Oh Pacific avenue last
evening.
The monthly business meeting Of the
\. +. :. g. Z. Of the Lafayette Reformed
Church will DO held tomorrow eveaing at
the church pariors.
James CLARK. thirfy-hve years oil. was
gathered in last night rs y drunk and dis
orderly person by the Fourth precinct
police. He will spend the next thirty days
In the County Jail.
The Lafayette Ma~ennercho- will meet
Tor rehearsal this evening at the La
fayette House on Johnston venue.
The most prominent social event of the
week was the wedding OF Miss Elizabeth
Pickney n Mr.. j. Hutchinson. The
nuptials took place at the brides resi-
dence on Pacific avenue last evening. Il
was a private affair, only relatives of the
family being present. The Rev. w. r.
Duryea ~oficiated. After the a
reception was held, after which .Mr. aud
Mrs. Hutchinson left for Florida. where
they will spend their honeymoon. they
will reside In New York.
John Boyle, u linemAn employed by the
New York ana New Jersey Telephone
Company, fell from a pole on Grand
street yesterday aud received a compound
fracture OF the spine. lie was taken to
City Hospital.
James Feree of Pacific will re-
turn home from California in May.
Greenviiie.
Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN Buck will
shortly return from their honeymoon
trip and max G~reenville their home.
They will reside on Pearsall avenue.
The Crescent Canoe Gin has elected
the following cfiicers:-Commodore, o.
n. Coe; Vice Commodore, Edward II.
LtiIhCls IAututlil OtCftldIH, EuN ara
Greayes; Treasurer, w. Hitler.
The nightly revival services are being
continued at the Reformed Church and
Pastor Bruce is highly satisfied with the
result.
The joint committees of Bayonne. Ber-
gen, Communipaw, Damon aud Unique
Councils Of Royal Arcanum, met at BAN
Der Hall On Monday evening and decided
TO hold in Metropolitan Hall, on Ocean
avenue, Tuesday evening", March 81, the
final reunion of the subordinate organi-
cations of the order IN the State. The
programme for the event will include an
excellent entertainment and a ball.
The regular monthly meeting of the
local Christian Endeavor Society will be
held tomorrow evening.
The annual banquet of the Miakakwa
Gu was held last evening at Belvedsre
Hall. Over fifty gentlemen We're present.
With the proceeds of their recent recep-
ton the Puritan Athletic Club have been
enabled to comfortably tit no their Nep-
tune avenue club house. Gas has been
put in and considerable athletic apparatus
has been purchased. The club rooms are
crowded every evening.
The shad fishers in this section are set
ting their poles in the New York Bay.
They expect u large catch his season.
The Argonaut Yacht Club will organize
next SUNDAY at Dick Uidrich's place ut
the foot of Danforth avenue.
A long range rifle tournament, to be
confined to Greenville shots, will be held
at Armbruster's, on Bergen avenue, this
season.
West Bergen
The work OF repairing the Bergen
venue bridge is progressing rapidly.
The work will be completed in a week.
The Entertainment Committee or the
West Bergen Athletic Association will
meet this evening at the residence of
Leroy II. Petit, No. As West Side avenue
A grand musical and literary entertain
ment will be given at the club house. No.
95 Bergen avenue, next month. The
committee will arrange all the details for
a big event. Excellent artists AVE been
secured.
James Costello who threw stones at
Adolph Gertney of Bergen avenue,
will spend the next i've days in the
County jail.
A delegation from West Bergen at
tended the entertainment Of Maple Lodge
No. e29 at Bergen Hall last evening.
Union street. from Bergen avenue to
West Side avenue, is in total darkness at
night, not Que lamp post having been
erected on the street. This block is over
500 yards long. Many new and pretty
residences have been erected, and the
residents feel the necessity Of having a
few lamps.
A very pretty ana COSY suite OF rooms
has been selected for the use of the MEM
bers of the West Bergen Pleasure Club at
Mallory avenue n Union streer. The
boys are whooping things up. The club
now number over fifty members.
The Bible class meeting in the NJ. Z.
Church last evening was well attended.
The Prayer Meeting Committee of the
Y. p. S. e.. e. OF the Reformed Church
has issued a pretty topic card with lead
ers for six months. The regular meeting
will be held tomorrow evening at eight
O'Clock. The Junior Society will meet to-
morrow afternoon at three O'Clock.
Mrs. William H. Beach of Epworth
League No. 1904 was elected a vice presi-
dent of the new district organization.
MIR. Vreeland Of Communipaw and
West Side avenues has sent IA fine large
collection of orchids to the exhibition ar
Madison Square Garden, New York.
Several wealthy citizens in this section
are talking of organizing a building and
loan association.
Communipaw avenue. between Bergen
and West Side avenues, Is In a horrible
condition. The flags are all out OF level
INT are covered with mud TO the depth Of
several inches.
NORTH HUDSON.
There are numerous candidates for
Town Collector in Union Hill, but it is
thouOht that the office will 0O IN AuOust