The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-18

terhood, will give it's third annual enter
tainment at Bergen Hall this evening.
The Michael Coughlin Association will
meet at headquarters, No. IL Whyte
street, next Monday evening.
Tit furniture store at jersey aud New
ark avenues was found open last evening
Nothing missing.
Richard Morrison. sixty years old. OF
Nc. 139 Railroad avenue, died in the City
Hospital last night. His friends were
notified.
The Arion Society will be glad to re-
ceive donations of none or clothing to
be used in Christmas charities. Contri-
buttons may be sent to Mrs. g. Raven,
No. $50 Summit avenue, or Mrs. A.
Brannstein, No. IS Zabriskie street, Jer-
sey City Heights.
st. Mary's branch of the Guild CT the
Iron Cross, having Obtained it's charter.
will be formally instituted in st. Mary's
Church, Hoboken avenue, Sunday even
ing. The Rev. William w. Mills will
preach the
One week from today will occur the
only Christmas we shall have this year.
Greenville.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
G~reenvills Dancing Academy will be
held at Zeugner's Belvidere House this
evening.
The Greenville Rifle Club will meet
this evening at Metropolitan Hall and
shoot several practice matches.
Next Sunday will be observed as
Christmas Sunday at the Reformed
Church. Pastor Bruce will preach an
Inappropriate sermon, and the choir will
sing II fine selection of Christmas music.
The next special song service will be held
on Sunday, %January3
At the last meeting of the Greenville
Council No. 247 Catholic Benevolent
Legion the following officers were
elected: President, Peter Mcdonald; Vice
President. John Walsh; Secretary. q.
O'Neill; Treasurer, +. Roehrenbeck; Ser
geant-at-Arms, Mr.. Barber; and Orator,
John Schrole.
AY. M. C. A. Literary Press Club will
shortly be a Greenvills fixture. A score
Of young men have signitied their willing
ness to join n its success seems as
sured.
Mrs. James e. Sullivan of Linden ave-
nue. has Joined the ranks of amateur
journalism.
The few fisherman who still ply their
vocation a few miles off the G~reenville
| shore are being robbed night after night
by New York thieves, who daringly lift
and rausack the nets before the local men
ave a chance to reach them. The net
owners ave put an armed watchman in
the vicinity.
The talk concerning the cutting of
Avenue E through to the Bayonne line has
been revived. This would be an excel
lent Improvement, as it would open up
the prettiest section of Greenville for
building purposes. Whether talk will
develop into anything realistic, however,
is a question which time alone will
answer,
The annual fair of the Ladies' Social
| Union of the West Side NJ. E.. Church
| closed last evening. The fair was u big
success n the result exceeded even the
most sanguine expectations of the COM
mittee in charge. The tables were all
we'll patroniZed and a handsome sum has
been realized.
The branch postofice that was promised
by the inspector six months g is a
mighty long time coming. where is
hat promised branch postofice?" is a
question that is asked by every citizen in
| this section. After the visit of the post
office inspector five months age it was
thought that but a few weeks would
eiapse before a sub station would be
| opened. yet it is still in the distance.
The Christmas entertainment of the
West Side N. E. sunday School will be
held next Thursday evening. Superin-
tendent Beach, Misses Swenarton, Petit
and Stivers have charge of the pro-
granime, and it promises to be an elab-
orate event.
The work on the Kearny avenue open
ing has been completed and u new thor
OuRnIare mas Deen auueu TO CnlS SectlOn.
A petition will be sent to the proper au-
Jhorities for the improvement of the new
street by grading, paving and curbing.
The Building Committee of the West
Bergen Republican Association have
abandoned the idea of building a new
hall. The required capital could not be
secured, and the young politicians will
have to meet in Mr.. Vreeland's office ON
West Side avenue for the present.
Work on the Improvements of Bergen
avenue, near Eye avenue. will begin next
sDriuU.