The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-07

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sion In the rear OF her residence fell a dis
tauce Of fifteen feet to the ground below.
The fall was caused By the line breaking.
She fell on her head, but escaped serious
injury.
An oil stove exploded In the apartments
of Mrs. Emma forth, in the second story
of No. ~ Cambridge avenue, lust night,
and caused a $40 fire.
John Allen OF Port Jervis was found
sleeping In an Erie freight car in the
yards early this morning. On complaint
OF Watchman Malone he was arrested
and arraigned before Police Justice
O'Donnel and committed Tor trial on a
charge OF breaking AMI entering.
Kate Hare, a single young woman,
living at No. $40 Jersey avenue, while in
delirium jumped from a second story
window last night. She fell on the side
walk and severely injured her back.
Andrew Cogan. se~venty-three years old,
of No. 1916 Seventh street, was run over by
street yesterday afternoon. His right leg
was broken below the knee, and his head
was badly cut. He was taken to the
City Hospital.
Henry Heller, of No. ia Pavonia ave
nue.. was found shortly after midnight
last night In Grand street bleeding pro-
fuseIy from a scalp wound. Heller says
he fell OF a Greenv.lle car.
A slight fire was extfnguished last
evening at No. 531 Jersey avenue. in
Jacob 5chmidt's apartments. by No. 4
Chemical Engine.
John Cropy, a down town bartender,
was arrested afew days ago for an assault
upon Bernard SaJiski of G-ammontown.
Sali5kf failed to appear yesterday aud
this morning and Police Justice O'Don-
neil dismissed the complaint.
Physical Instructor George l. MeylRn
of the Y. NJ. &. A. has decided to sever all
connections with the association Mr..
Meylan Is abont to study medicine end as
the Executive Board would not grant
him two hours n week to peruse his
studies he decided to resign.
John Foley and William Stanton who
were arrested on Sunday for fighting on
Montgomery street were discharged this
morning by Justice Kimmerly.
The receipts OF the Columbia Building
and Loan Association last night amount
ed TO a., SS5.
Court Glenwood, Ancient Order of
Foresters' was visited last night by Court
Little food Hope Of New York.
The bridge over the Morris Canal at
Communipaw avenue was treated to a
new coat of paint yesterday.
Two dilapldated frame shanties Mt New
ark avenue and Sixth street. owned by
John Spears. were fired yesterday by
some children playing with matches.
Engine No. 5 extinguished the fire after
slight damage had been lone.
Anthony Vesper OF No. "a Colgate
street, and Frank Grozier of Fourth
street, were fined g each by Justice Davis
this morning for digging into garbage
boxes.
James McCuley of New York was found
wandering aimlessly about the city early
this morning by Policeman Fry. Nc
Culey was held for examination.
An oil stove exploded at the house of
Charles Frost, No. 202 Cambridge avenue,
last night and set the furniture on fire.
No one was injured and the fire WAS ex-
TN nFafeha6 wvfff a1frrhr dnFpa~a
IL is expected that 10000 people will go
on the excursion of the Robert LAY As
soci ton tomorrow.
T. Lafayette
The four-year-old son of James Glenn
entS. Of Pacific venue, Is missing from
home. When last seen he was playing on
Communipaw avenue. He wore black
pants, blue jacket, black stockings and a
straw hat with white ribbon.
The CommuniDaw station of the Cen
trail Railroad will be completed by Aug
ust 80. A new platform and other i'm
provements VIII remedy the uiscomforts
at present occasfoned by the little station.
What is the matter with building a new
station at Claremontf
james Westcott. q brakeman, was
caught while coupling cars at the john
stsn ven crossing OF the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad. Yesterday. He was badly
bruised about the head and hips. An
ambulance conveyed him to st. Francis
Hospital.
The Newark and New YORK Railroad
has a large force of men at work laying
new tiers U tracks on the road west Of
the Lafayette station. Old ties are being
taken up all along the line, and are being
replaced by new ones.
A regular meeting of the Lafayette
Pleasure Club will be held at their rooms
on Halliday street this evening.
central Railroad Detectives are on the
alert to capture would be train wreckers
who turn switches.
G~reenvlle.
The residents ON PearsRll avenue,
would like to know when the work of
improving that thoroughfare will begin.
The contract was awarded three months
ago and the necessary material has been
lying about the streets for several we .ks,
but as yet no work has been done.
The annual picnic OF the Zion Evan
gelical Lutheran Sunday school will be
held On Thursday, at Salter's Woodbine
Grove. The children will meet at the
school on McAdoo avenue at nine O'Clock.
Decorated wagons Will carry them TO the
Grove.
A few street lamps could be used to adj
vantage on PearsaIl avenue. between
Ocean avenue and Old Bergen Road.
Charles X. Burger, Hermann Jaehne,
J. 4. Byrne. r. Petit and George w.
Dodd will attend the convention of the
National Amateur Press Association at
Philadelphia nex week.
Mr.. w. Kay has laid ont a tennis
ground on the lot adjoining his residence
on Avenue Z.
The Jersey City and Bergen Railroad is
considering President Thurston's sugges-
ton to continue the West Bergen morse
car line through TO the west side of
Greenville. with connections at the local
car stables. This would be a valuable
improvement, rs 1t would open up the en-
tire west side of Greenville. The proposed
route from West Bergen is direct from
the West Side avenue station to Bergen
avenue, and through Bergen avenue to
Greenville.
Neptune avenue. between Ocean ave
nue. and Old Bergen Road. is to be graded
and improved. The preliminary assess
ment map has been filed.
The receipts of the Greenville Building
and Loan Association at the meeting last
evening amounted to $2.30 0
There is talk OF cutting Avenue e
through to the Bayonne line. This would
be an excellent Improvement, as it would
open the prettiest section OF Greenville
for building pur poses.
West Bergen.
Mr.. John Atkinson OF West Side avenue
has returned from the Catskills much i'm
proved In health.
Tn gypsies have returned TO West Ber-
gen and again put up their tents in Glen
dale Park. A large number of people
visit the encampment daily and have their