The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-05
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H0B0KEN.

The event in social circles last weel
was the annual summernight's festival O
! the Hoboken independent Pioneers. which
was held at Pohlman's Pavilion OH July
80. Over one hundred and fifty couple:
participated, and Mayor Stanton and the
city officials graced the affair with their
presence.
The days of the little German bands
who perpetrate all sorts of musical mHr-
ders on a suffering community are said te
be numbered Some of the bands thai &c
about the street play fairly but the great
er number are execrabIe.
Today the steamer Idlewild and two
large aud commodious barges wilt leave
the Hamburg dock crowded with the
members and friends of the Stevens
Association. The excursion promises TO
be one of the largest and most successful
tnat ever left this city.
All opposition to the candidacy OF
Joseph NJ. Weinthal for Councilman OF
the First Ward to I'll the vacancy caused
by the death OF Councilm an Boncelet has
been withdrawn. Joe viii probably cap
ture the nomination and viii have walk
over.
School Trustee Gibbardt is the pos
SCISSOR of a fue chronometer of foreign
make. The popular School Trustee was
presented with it by his father who re-
Gently returned from Germany hale and
hearty.
Harbor Master Moore is one of the
shrewdest young politicians In the city,
and he is a rafting good worker for the
success of the Democratic party.
On next Saturday the boys Of the Sec
ond Regiment, with colors flying and
drums beating, will be conveyed 10 the
Pennsylvania Railroad depot and
be whisked of to Sea Girl, when
they will go into camp. The
Second viii be one of the first regiments
TO pitch tents.
Chief of Police Donovan and Mrs. Dom
ovan will spend snort term at the Cats
kills.
Col. Stevens and Mrs. e. A. Stevens will
leave for Europe next Tuesday morning
on the Bremen steamship Havel They
will return in the early part of Septem-
Der.
The City Fathers held quick and bust
ness-like session on Monday evening.
Chairman Erlenkoetter was as effective
as usual in shutting of unnecessary de-
bates and harrangues.
A large delegation of the Hoboken
Quartette Club left this city yesterday
morning to participate in the big festival
OF the German singing societies at New
ark. The qnartette club Is In splendid
condition aud several new members were
admitted last week.
Postmaster KEEL will endeayor to secure
der the present system ifa letter is mailed
in Hohogen for any part of Germ9ny the
letter has to 20 TO the New York post
Office and then back to HobokeR to one Of
the steamships that leave this city. The
Postmaster is endeavorlnG to dispense
with this, SO that mails can be received
there twenty minutes before the steamer
sails.
First Assistant City Clerk Philip Kirsch-
ner is spending mis- vacation in South
Jersey. Phil writes that ne is busily en-
gagged digging and eating CLAIMS.
The Lenox Club. composed of several
N embers of what was formerly known
as ST. Joseph's Lyceum, will picnic at
Pohlman's pavilion on Wednesday even
ing. July %.
Drum Major Louis c. Philibert and
Capt. McCulloch Of the Second Regiment
spent the Fourth OF July at Point Pleas
ant on the Shrewsbury River.
Lieutenant Colonel Erlenkoetter viii
be in command OF the Second Regiment
at Sea Grit Col. Stevens trip to Europe
makes it impossible Tor him to be at
camp.