The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-08
CITY NOTES.

The Rev. William w. Mills, of Grace
Church, will address the members of
Iron Cross on Thursday evening at
eight O'Clock at st. Mary's Church,
HohoKen avenue.
The Ladies' Aid of the Waverly Con-
gregational Church, Booraem. near
Palisade avenue, will hold a grand bazaar
on Thursday. Friday and Saturday OF
this week from four to eleven D. m.
William jackson yesterday caused the
arrest. of Thomas Vickers, of Nc. AL
Eighth street on charge of stenling n piu
worth SIS. Jackson's father appeared in
court this morning. and explained that
the pin wasn't worth five cents" He was
only footing his 10y when he said iJ was
gold. Vikers was discharged.
John Welsh, of Covington, KY. was
sent to Snake Hill this morning for ninety
days. He was drunk.
The police very much think now that they
are going to lose embezzler Hyer. He was
to have peen given an examination yes
terday. but the case was again postponed.
Hyer is spending Harney's money freely
in hopes Of escaping.
Greenville.
Miss Amy Mitchell will tender a recep-
ton to her Young friends at her residence
on Avenue r this evening.
The regular meeting Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
| A, c., will be he'd this evening at the
+ ooms on Linden avenue. The arrange
ments for the stag racket will be COM
pleted.
The regular monthly meeting of the
| Sixth District Citizens Improve, nent AS
| sociation will be held his evening at the
| rooms in Bamber Hall. Officers for the
following year will be elected. Among
the matters that will be talked about are:
The Lehigh Valley railway steals, need Of
a fire engine. paving of Old Bergen Road
and Danforth avenue and the need of
more street lamps on Warren avenue
MIR. Walter Fleming is erecting Il three
story frame dwelling on Ocean avenue,
nenr Neptune avenue.
The Young Mems Democratic Club will
meet this evening at its rooms in Jac-
cards Hall.
Tn new police station that was to grace
this section of the city is a mighty long
time coming. The site selected is at Ocean
and Gator avenues. The appropriation was
made by the last Legislature, but it looks
as though the Fifth precinct police will
have to wait another year or so before
they can desert their diiapidated shanty
on Danforth avenue.
The Rev. w. p. George has thoroughly
recovered from an attack of typhoid fever
and Is active again. He will sever his
local connections. however. in the spring
to accept the 1000 Passionate at the Simp-
son NJ. f. Church.
william Doyle, o carpenter. while at
work yesterday upon Walter Fleming's
| U ltOtt10 tO NSPbhhS wv
nues, fell from the third story to the
ground, a distance of thirty feet. His
| right arm was broken. Mr.. S. Herig
took him to his home, No. 1872 McAdoo
avenue.
The cantata "How We Waited for
Santa Claus will be given at the Re-
formed Church Chapel on Wednesday
evening, December 23. The affair will be
under the auspices Of the Sabbath
School.
NJ. of +l1 Nat.0,o NJ fha T ~
den Avenue Nj. f. Church will open this
evening.
The new Council of the Junior O. U.
A. M. will be organized tomorrow even
ing at Zeugner's Belvidere Hall. Officers
will be elected aud the charter list will
be closed.
West Bergen. ~
The meeting of the West Bergen Citi-
zens' Association last evening was very
brief. About fifteen members were pres
ent, all of whom manifested a disposition
to maket the meeting as short as possible.
Progressive reports were received from
all committees One or two members had
an idea that the postofice matter would
be discussed, but they were disappointed,
rs the general opinion prevailed that con-
sidering there were three candidates for
the postofficeship it would not be wise for
the association as IA body to take action.
The delays on the West Side car line
are becoming, a great ANNOYANCE, the
need of II double track throughout being
apparent. In this case the public will
have to put up with it for awhile at least,
as the company will not lay a double
track until sewers are built.
Misses Annie Henderson and Grace
Jones, of Bergen avenue, will leave to-
morrow for an extended trip through
Pennsylvania. They will visit relatives
at Mauch Chunk, White Haven and
Wilkesbarre, and will be absent two