The Jersey City news., 1891-04-21

of Mr.. Whitney. his neiuhbor, shot. The
dog, Cooran said. bit his grandchild on
the cheek, but Mr.. Whitney said the dog
only scratched tae child with his paw.
Justice Davis refused to order the dog
shot
Kate Dunn, the servant, accused Of
stealing a pair of opera glasses from Mrs.
Moss of No. III Cottage street. was dis
charged by Justice Davis this morning,
as the complainant would not press the
complaint.
New electric lights are being put in the
Oakland Rink.
held a brief meeting at the Avenue
House last night and transacted routine
business only.
Thieves entered the residence OF James
Warren on Pacific avenue last evening
and carried away several bundles OF
clothing aud gold watch, In all valued
at sl25. The thieves effected an entrance
BY opening the basement door with
skeleton key.
John Newman was driving horse aud
buggy on Communipaw avenue this
morning. The horse ran away. Newman
was thrown out of the buggy and re-
ceived severe injuries about the head.
He was taken to the City Hospital The
buggy was wrecked.
The Lafayette Club will meet this even
ing aud complete the arrangements for
the annual banquet.
Mrs. Alice PerIue. forty-nine years old
and residing on Pacific avenue. fell down
stairs at her home this morning and broke
her right arm. She was taken to the City
| Hospital
Louis Stewart. q brakeman employe d
| by the Central Railroad Company. had
| his hand crushed while coupling cars
this morning in the yards at Communt-
paw avenue. He was taken to his home
on Pine street.
croonvills.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad tracks
across Brown place were removed a few
| days ago by the raiir DAD authorities, and
they will now make further appliction to
the Aldermen for permission to cross
| same at grade.
Damon Council No. 1.19S, Royal Ar
canum, held an enjoyable stag racket at
the lodge rooms In Bamper Hall last
| evening.
The Greenville Pleasure Club met last
| evening aud made arrangements for a
| picnic az the Scheutzen Park on MAY 30.
The Greenville Juvenile Dramatic As
sociatiou will present the fairy burlesque-
| Little Red Riding Hood" at Metropolis
| tan Hall, Thursday evening. May IL The
proceeds will be for charity.
Though LAWYER Gilbert Collins, Henry
| Lembeck and DIR. Lignot have certioraried
| the city authorities in the matter ct the
Linden Avenue and Avenue E'' sewer
| assessments. The complaint is that the
assessment Is entirely too high. The out
| come of the litigation will be watched
with keen interest.
| The work of paving Danforth avenue
! from Old Bergen Road TO the Newark
| Bay shore will begin early next month.
| No work has yet been done on the Pear
| sail avenue improvement
| The property owners on Avenue i ara
| circulating petition for the grading aud
curbing of that thoroughfare from Gator
avenue to Brown Place.
| Bad drains. miserable sidewalks. n
such interesting features make local life
| miserable
The receipt, at the meeting of the
| Greenyille Building and Loan Associa-
tion last evening amounted TO s1.713 50
West Bergen.
Work on the new public school, which
was stopped on account OF the trouble
| with the bricklayers, was resumed this
| morning. Contractor Kellehsr. who Is
| doing the work, has hired a larger force
of men, aud says that the building will
be completed and ready for occupancy by
| September l.
A gsng of men are busily engaged
| in leyeling the hill near the railroad
| tracks, where II. w. VanWagener's new
coal yard will be located. The work on
| the new buildings will begin next week.
| Messrs. John w. Atkinson, VIM. III.
| Beach, and John Standlsh visited the
| Board OF Street and Water Commissioners
| yesterday and presented the list Of sigma
lures and the application for the new
| sewerage system.
The local athletic association will hold
| its first annual invitation reception at the
| CLUB rooms on Thursday evening.
| The w. G. Il. u will meet in the M. e.
| Church parlors tomorrow afternoon at
| three O'Clock. Ladies interested in tenn
perance work are invited to attend.
The Women's Home and Foreign Mis-
| sionnry Society will hold self deniaP'
| services In the M. E. Church on Friday
evening preceding the regular prayer
| meeting.
An effort to organize a subordinate
| council of the Junior Order of American
| Mechanics in this section is being active
| ly pushed.
| Jonn Boyian while drunk last evening
| tried to do up ''de gang" in Bergen ave-
nue saloon. A policeman arrived in time
| 10 prevent him from carrying out his
| plans, and he spent the remainder OF the
I night 10 Fourth precinct cell.