The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
CITY NOTES.

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CITY NOTES.
The first anniversary entertainment of
the Progressive Benefit Order will be held
ut the Tabernacle this evening. A first
class entertainment will be given.
Some children playing with matches
yeste rdaya afternoon set fire to the build
ing No. IS Bower street, occupied by
Joseph II. Rudiger. The damage was
/ slight.
Mr.. O'Mara, Of No. Is Manhattan
avenue. yesterday found a keg OF lager in
Beadleston Sc Woerz, aud had evidently
fallen from a brewery wagon.
Norman Ross. a tramp, forty years old,
was struck by a locomotive at the west
end of the Erie tunnel yesterday after
noon and was instantly killed. The body
was taken to Speer's morgue.
Felix Clancy OF No. 262 Wayne street
was held in 500 by Police Justice OBOE
nell this morning for striking and kick
ing his sister-in-law, Mrs Hannah Webb.
who is visiting at Clanncy's house. Mrs.
Webb was also obliged to give bonds for
her appearance.
William Canscudden of No. 100 Newark
avenue was fined s. this morning By
Police Justice O'Donnell for drunken
and disorderIy conduct.
Pateiek Costello of No. SIC Henderson
street. d clerk, thirty-ive years old, was
found dead in his bed at nine o'clock last
night by Patrick Mahoney, a fellow
boarder. lie is supposed to have died
from alcoholism.
At seven O'Clock his morning Thomas
Morris of No. 2S1 Twelfth street, reported
to the Second Police Precinct that he had
found his six weeks old child dead In bed
when he awoke at five O'Clock this morn
ing. The child had not been siling.
William Moore Of No. 40 Payonia ay-
enue and Michael Wade of No. 1854 Paw
onta avenue were arrested by Policeman
Dunnigan last night, for "whtStling and
waiting for Katie" The boys were also
singing aud Waiting and monopoliziug
the sidewalk in general. Police Justice
O'DonnelI this morning hned them 50
q piece.
The home Of Mr.. j. B. Washburn on
Academy street was entered last night by
thieves. They were frighted away be-
fore securing any plumber.
Hattie Stone of No. 81 Dales avenue
was committed for trial this morning by
Justice for assaulting Mrs. Sisco HUFF of
No. l Meigs street, by whom she was en-
complaint, alleges that the prisoner
struck her on the head with y broom.
William p. Ludwig and Eliza Z~sltner,
both of New YORK, were united in mar
riage last evening by Justice Roe. The
bride wes about sixteen years OF age, Il
signed an affidavit that she was twenty
four. Justice Roe is of the opinion that
they were a pair of runaways.
Lafayetts.
Flower thieves have put in an appear
ance in this section. Several gardens
were stripped Of plants during the past
few days. The police have been notified,
and are on the lookout for the miscreauts.
An accident was narrowly averted on
the railroad track In front Of the Lafay-
cite station on the Y. & N. Y. r. r at
six o'clock last evening. A little child,
whose name could not be ascertained,
was playing or the track when an east
bound train Numbered along. Charles
Wilson, of Pacific avenue. pulled the
child from the track not a moment too
soon.
The receipts at the last meeting of the
Lafayette Building aud loan Association
amounted to 81. 23l. 80.
Residents of Van Horne street are
about to petition the Street and Water
Board for the grading. curbing and paw
ing of that avenue north of Communipaw
avenue.
Charles Wells. driver of a brewery
wagon for the William Peters Company
was thrown from his wagon on Maple
street this morning and had his two ribs
broken. He was taken to the City Hos
pital.
The Merry Anglers Association will
meet this evening at Knoegy's, on Green
vile avenue. June z has been fixed as
the date for the annual excursion to Bar
negat Bay.
The Thiesen Amateur Orchestra will
meet this evening at Shrirer's Hail, on
Rose avenue. Arrangements will be made
for u reception.
The Lower Sixth District Democratic
Club is making excellent progress of late,
the social features proving the strongest
elixir" that coald be introduced. Poll
tics aud sociability are apparently good
companions for the rooms in the Jaccard
Building are now crowded every evening.
The club is making arrangements for a
picnic.
Mr.. j. Welsch is erecting a three-story
frame dwelling on Neptune avenue, be-
tween Garfield and Ocean avenues.
The new police station that was to
grace this section OF the city Is a long
time coming. The police at the Fifth
precinct want to know IL the City Fathers
have forgotten that $4,000 was appropri-
ated for the station.
The members of the Young Mems Chris
tiau Association are wondering what has
become of the Literary Society, which at
one time was one of the most active
branches of the association. President
Carey has not called a meeting for over
six months.
The membership of the Greeuville
wheelmen has increased to twenty-five.
A meeting will be held this evening after
which the young enthusiasts will take a
run TO Bergen DIN aud return.
h closing dancing school reception of
the pending season will be held tomorrow
evening at Zsugner's Belvedere Hall.
The juvenile class will have possession
of the floor from eight to ten In the even
ing, and from ten until dawn the older
members will enjoy themselves. 1t will
be q full dress affair.
West Bergen.
The d. ". Brennan Association met
last evening. and decided to hold their