The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-29
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an entertainment will take place instead
from three until six O'Clock at the MIS-
sion rooms.
The Jersey City Athletic Club will hold
a stag party this evening.
The Catholic Young Mems Literary
Association will hold its annual reception
at the hall Of the Church OF St Paul OF
the Cross. Sherman avenue, near South
street, Heights. this evening
The seventh annual excursion Of Court
Bergen No. 6.g02, A o. T.. will TAX place
tomorrow, Decoration Day. Barges and
steamer will leave Morris street dock at
min a m. sharp, for Oriental Grove,
Long Island Sound.
Annie Love, thirty-nine years, fell
off the roof Of a woodsned in the rear of
yesterday afternoon, u broke her left
leg. She was taken to st. Francis Hospi-
tai.
Calvin Jenkins, an Erie engineer. was
this morning fined SO by Police Justice
O'Donnell tor blocking Grove street with
freight cars and OBTAINING a fire engine
seven minutes aJ the crossing while re-
spending to an alarm Of fire at Thirteenth
and Grove streets.
Henry Harrison, aged thirteen years,
OF No. 40 Gregory street, while jumping
from q stoop at No. 46 Gregory street last
night, broke his left leg.
Surrogate O'Neill's Office has been en-
bellished with a gorgeous new ice water
cooler. It's tough GU the clerks, u they
may learn to like it after "a while.
Larry Sutton, the gardener who has
charge of the Court House grounds, re-
joiced today at the rain, for he said his
plants needed 1t. Larry has worked faith
fully, and as a result the flowers and
shrubs are In excellent condition.
RoundsmAn Moore, of the Seventh Pre-
cinct, last night arrested Charles Ander-
son. a tramp, whom he found entering
yards and acting in q suspicious manner.
Justice Kimnerley committed him TO
Snake Hill for thirty days.
John Broderick and Patrick Degnan,
the two boys arrested on suspicion of la
ing stolen a pocketbook from Patrick
LilIis containing so IN cash, were dis
charged this morning by Justice Kim
merry.
A move is on foot in the Jersey City
Athletic Club to organize q baseball team.
Those interested In the move Will play a
practice game tomorrow morning.
The club rooms of the Jersey City
Athletic Club were inspected yesterday
afternoon aud evening by 0 twenty
ladies.
hospital yesterday.
Tie new hats for the policemen will ar
rive this afternoon.
AN overheated stovepipe caused a fire
in John Malonski's rooms at No. $50
Thirteenth street last night. Damage
slight.
A dramatic performance, by amateurs,
will be given at kesslers Hall on Eonday
night to increase the rectory fund Of the
Church of the Ascension.
The repavlug of Grove street has
reached the Erie railroad.
The case OF Jennie Gallagher of No. 25
st. Paul's avenue, against Edward Burke,
TO compel him to support his child was
before Justice Davis and a jury this
morning. Case still on.
West Bergen
Weak fish are being caught in the
Newark Bay and Hackensack River. hay
ing made their appearance about a mon tn
earlier this season than usual.
TWO men went around this section yes
terday, and nailed sewing machine adver-
tisiug boards on the front fences of pri-
vate residences without regard for place
or property. Tue police have been not;-
fed, and complaints will be instituted
against the parties who have thus invio-
lated the law.
The married and single men of the D..
NJ. Brennan Association will play ball on
the grounds at Hatch avenue tomorrow
morning. The boys expect TO have a big
time. There will be refreshments in
abundance.
The stencil from the chemical works
was very strong last evening.
The second tier Of beams was placed in
position on the new school house yester-
day. When completed the building will
be an to West Bergen. con-
tractor NJ. Kelleher has a large force Of
men at work, and will have the structure
completed ut least two weeks ahead of
the time called for in the contract.
The rumor that was circulated in this
section yesterday, that the South Bergen
Reformed Church building was sold TO a
prominent saloon keeper of the Heights,
who would convert it into a concert hall,
Il fo xrifb1raf foundation No offapurr hao
been made TO purchase the building.
A few street lamps are badly needed on
Eye avenue and In the vicinity of the
bergen avenue bridge. A patition will
be sent to the proper authorities, asking
| for a few lamps.
The work of improving Forrest street
will begin in a few days. The street will
be graded, curbed and paved.
Mr.. William Darmer, of Bergen ave-
nue., will attend the L. A. w. meet at
Elizabeth tomorrow. He will carry the
colors of the W.. b. A. A.
Greenville.
The Greenville Wheelmen will attend
the annual meet of the New Jersey divis-
ion Of the League of American Wheel
| men ut Elizabeth tomorrow In a body. A
special car has been chartered on the
Contra Railroad.
The open cars will be placed on the
Greenville line tomorrow if the weather
| proves favorable.
The Chantauqua Literary Circle gave a
delightful musicale at the residence of
Miss Saybolt or Avenue E. last evening,
| A Large number of yonng people were
present and an enjoyable time was had
by all.
The residents in the Woodlawn section
would like to know when the Central
Railroad Company intends TO start work
on the Armstrong Place station. The
railroad authorities announced a few
months ago that the station would be
erected by Memorial Day, but at present
1t looks as If they have given up all ideas
of this much needed structure.
The petition which is being circulated
for the Improvement of Danforth avenue
from Old Bergen Road TO the Newark
Bay has scores of signatures. 1t will be
forwarded to the proper authorities in u
few days.
At the annual meeting of the Green-
vile Building and Loan Associa
ton No. 2 the following OH
GERS were elect ed:-President. vii
liam Zimmerman; Vice President, Heury
Lembeck; Secretary, George E. Witt;
Treasurer, j. A. ~Stegmair; Trustees, A.
h. Lembeck, Z. A. Lignot ana II. Got
thardt; Directors, J. Meyer, n. Hammond,
C. L. Edinger, c.. Behring, Jr., L. Cogan,
z. Sidel, n. IL. Cole, G. Hoap, r. G..
Hammond, It. Mulrein and +. w. Buss-
ing; Auditors, G. A. Hammell, j. Rowe
and L. Bellman.
Mrs. Mitenziver of Rose avenue will