The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-08

TayIor's Hotel Tuesday evening next. At
which time a dinner will be rendered
Vice-PresiGeut X. e K0pf. who Is about
to start on a "trip TO California
Albert Cresius, the truck driver who
ran into n crowa aud Injured several per-
sons during Baruum's cirrus parade
Monday was. released from custody this
morning. The injured persons are all
said TO be recovering from their injuries
Five year old johnnie O'Brien % No
81 Oceau avenue. while playing around =
bonfire yesterday afternoon, was severely
burned about the legs and hips. PATROL
ma Mackey extingulshed the burning
clothes aud perhaps saved the little fet-
lows life. Mickey was badly burned
himself about the hands.
Joseph Verront, aged SIX years, OF No.
lS5 Pavonia avenue, while PLAYING in
Henderson street yesterday afternoon,
was knocked down and u over by n
horse aud wagon in charge OF Henry
thinner. Young Verront's spine is Sc
verely injured.
A musical entertainment will be
given next Tuesday evening in the Ber-
gen Baptist Clurcn under tne direction
Of Arthur p. Preston, organist o. the
church.
The old Fourth precinct station house
Is becoming the resort Of a gang Of toughs
who formerly loitered about the Zinc
Works. Last night Detective Hottie ar
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was beastly drunk aud insulting every
passer-by. Justice ktmmeriy committed
him to the County Jaii for thirty days.
The William p. Blown Association will
hold q Summer nights festival az Pohl =
mans Park on May 30.
Court Ashley will have a picnic at
oriental Grove on Wednesday. Juue 2.
One plain, unornamented drunk was
the only thing in Justice Davis court
this morning.
The that Engineer Moylan had
been offered the position of Chief Engi-
neer of the city aud declined is IN
founded.
The Oakland Park fence is being car
ried away piecemeal.
The Monastery cars carried crowds OF
people to the Monastery yesterday, 1t
being Ascension day.
Catherine Potter Of No. CSC Grand street
wa found last night on West Side avenue
In a half starved condition. Tine woman
is demented and has been missing from
her home since May B. She was returned
TO her friends
Lafayette.
The grass plot in front of the Reformed
Church is receiving needed attention.
The grass is being cut and the garden put
In presentsble condition.
The piling for the new railway being
built by the Central Railroad Company in
Communipaw. has been extended from
Black Tom to a point near the Jersey City
Yacht Club house. and the work will be
completed this week.
Charles Kellers Of Pine street fell down
the cellar steps at his home last night and
broke his collar bone. He was taken to
the City Hospital.
Bishop street is in a disgraceful condi-
ton. IL is sorely In need of improve
ment.
The Indians will meet this evening at
the wigwam on Maple street.
Grsenviile.
The Lehieh Valley Railroad Company
has resumed work with increased activity
In Greenvilie. The embankment to APP
proach Avenue Il Is within q few few
feet of that street. Workmen are now
laying ties. At Chapel avenue there is
little being done, as the question OF width
now in dispute between the com pany n
the Faith Curlsts of Mount Zion Sanctu-
airy is pending in the courts.
A private sewer is being laid In Avenue
f, from Linden to Danforth avenues.
Bad boys, who rave nothing else to do
bur smoke cigarettes and say cuss words,
nj night infest the corner of Linden and
Ocean avenues. Captain Smith broke up
the gang before, aud the residents hope
he will repeat that wholesome act.
A number of boys Draved pneumonia
and ether Kindred diseases yesterday by
swimming in the Morris Canal.
III Is ABOUT ltllc tudl tut NtubIaA Ildlt-
road Company took some action in the
matter of extending the platforms along
side the tracks at the Greenville station.
The last car on each train is stopped ten
feet below the platform, which makes 1t
rather dangerous for passengers in get
ting off.
The lower Sixth District Democratic
Association will meet this evening at
Jaccard's hall on Old Bergen road.
The petition OF the property owners IN
Jackson avenue to have the street paved
from the railroad bridge to Claremont
avenue was acted upon some time ago,
and the work was to have been COM
menced when spring opened. but, as yet,
nothing has been done.
West bergen.
The Epworth League held a SHINY
attended meeting last evening in the
church parlors.
Mr.. James Erwin and family will
leave in a short time for Metuchen, n. j.
The Ladies' Union of the NJ. Z. Church
gave an entertainment and "broom drill'
at the church last evening. Over fifty dol
lars was cleared
The car tracks have been laid to the rail-
way station. Now will the company OBJ
lige the residents of West Side avenue by
removing the ashes which cover the
tracks?
West Bergen citizens will ask for a
pound if the cows are not kept of the
streets.
Mr.. n. q. Vreeland said yesterday that
a plank walk would be laid in front of the
Van Wagner coal yard, on West Side
avenue, and that it may possibly be eX-
tended under the railroad bridge. This
announcement will be hailed with delight
by people who would like to use that side
of the street, but are unable to do so on
account of the mud.
The Sunday closing movement Is likely
to prove or considerable interest to the
outside public this summer Both sides
intend making a hard fight for what they
believe Is right.
The boating season seems to have
opened in earnest. Every day for the
past week a large number of boating par
ties have enjoyed themselves on the
Hackensack.
BAYONNE.
DR., L. L. Poole, who has charge of the
Homeopathic Hospital on Wards Island,
is now living at No. lob West Eighth
street.
The Board Of Commissioners of Assess
ments will meet on Monday evening in
the City Halt TO consider the final assess
ments for sewers in sewerage sections
Nos. IL and 20.
Nj. and Mrs. Henry Jennings ave re-
moved from No 1873 Avenue ID to the cor
ner of Lexington avenue aud East First
street.
Ex-Freeholder Charles T.. Mum hiss re-
tired from the management of the histori-
cal old road house, the Shore House. on