The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-20

fractured his leg. He WAS removed to the
City Hospital.
The police OF the Seventh Precinct have
two valu IDLE Young settlers picked up
last night on Bergen avenue.
John O'Connor, t weuty-two years DID,,
while engaged ia a fight last night. was
knocked dow and kicked about the head
and face in n brutal manner by unknown
persons. He was taken TO his home, No.
1875 Laldlaw avenue.
A patient whose name Is unknown was
admitted to the CITY Hospital last night
suffering from typhoid fever
Edward Larkins OF No. las .Steuben
street, adm lifted to the City Hospital
| September 20, died last night from con-
sumption. =
There will he a social and musical en-
tertaipment this evening in the Summit
Avenue Baptist Church.
Lafayette.
Pine street, south of Communipaw ave-
| nue., is in u frightful condition, the heavy
rains of the past few days having formed
ruts and holes the entire length OF the
street, making it extremely dangerous in
some pla, es.
The citizens in this section are talking
Of resurrecting the defnnct Lafayette
Citizens Association.
Miss A. James of Pacific avenue has
concluded a pleasant visit with friends in
Ohio.
A noisy gang of young men on Grand
aud Woodward streets last evening made
it very disagreeable for passers-by, their
action and indecent talk being very prom
nent.
Company d, Fourth Regiment, will
| drill In Bergen Hall tonight.
James Co g, six years ED, was run over
by a milk wagon on Grand street. last
night. He was attended by a physician and
taken home.
Grapd street is in need of q cleansing.
This nt1d in gnIna DlQcag ia 9QVarQl inches
peep.
The Lafayette Euchre Club will meet
and elect officers this evening.
Greenviiie.
The first annual invitation reception
and ball of the G~reenville Social Club
was held last evening at Saenger Hall.
those present were Misses Amelia and
Title Wiseman. Carrie Goetz, Annie
Rhurade, Annie Buchholz. Mamie Gott-
hartl and BERTHE Harris, and Messrs.
Fred Bach. George Wituebert, Fred
Fichtl, Charles Mertz, Alfred Refine and
joseph Weigel.
The G~reenville Guard met last evening
at Metropolitan Hall, and completed the
| arrangements for the annual target ex-
cursion ON Wednesday, October 20. The
members will leave Metropolitan Hall at
nine o'clock, and headed by u brass band
will march to Ambruster's S~cheutzen
Il hAA ts4Ne $50
to the successful competitors. In the
| evening a ball will be held in Metro poll
tan Hall. .
The annual reception aud ball of the
White Wings Social Club will be held at
Metropolitan Hall or Monday, November
16.
The painters completed their part OF
| the work on the new Van Nostrand place
| station last week. 1t will be opened
about November !.
Despite the inclement weather, a large
crowd turned out to Metropolitan Hall
last evening. The entertainment was in
aid of the library fund OF Public School
No. 90. The Jewel brothers. maRicians
and humorists, provided an excellent
| evenings entertainments. Miss Jessie
Marvin played several plano solos and re-
ceived well merited applause. A hand
some sum was realized.
The Greenyille Turn Verein will meet
this evening at their hall IN Ocean ave-
nue.. Arrangements will be made for the
annual turning exhibition.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has purchased a st rip OF land about
one hundred feet IN width and running
from Ocean avenue to the Newark Bay.
| The company's Ian agent was in Green
vile this morning. and it is aid would
like to purchase q strip of Mr.. divers
property, running from Ocean to Garfield
avenue. Ii he succeeds in securing this
strip he will secures right of way from
Garfield avenue to the New York Bay.
Considerable property has already been
| secured on the west side of Greenville.
The company intends to run an opposi-
ton line to the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
and will also build a trestle across New
ark Bay.
West Bergen.
The flourishing West Bergen Athletic
| Association will hold an entertainment at
the rooms No. 95 Bergen venue this
| evening. The Silver Lake Trio. consist
| ing of Mr.. A. Shoenwetter, either, Mr.. G..
| Duncombesguitar, ana William G. DAILY,
humorist, will assist in making the en-
t~ertainment an enjoyable one.
Six houses empty sewage into the pond
on Yale avenue, and the result is a pest
hole, situated right in the midst of
health Of inmates. The attention of the
Board of Health has been called to the
nuisance, but as yet nothing has been
doue in the matter.
1t has been suggested that the West
| Bergen citizens could do honor to them
subscription, with which to purchase a
| flag for the pole on the new school house.
The new school house, which is regarded
by some as the handsomest In the city. Is
rapidly nearing completion. 1t will be
| ready for opening before December 1,
Aha - o4Lok4 " vi
/ cannot secure places in other schools.
The Board of Street and Water Com
missioners has promised to lay water
mains on Virginia avenue west of West
| Side avenue. There are many new houses
on that end of the t~horoughfare and this
will be a valuable Improvement.
The Kings Daughters connected with
the South Bergen Reformed Church met
| yesterday afternoon and decided to hold
a fair on November 8, in aid of the church
building fund.
The water question will again be
brought before the public In q few days.
The Citizens Association is arranging for
a mass meeting. Prominent speakers
will be present.
A heavily loaded truck got stuck in the
mud on Ere avenue this morning. The
Street was bio ked for over a half hour.
1t required the efforts of several able
bodied men to lift the wagon out of the
nire.
A stop should be put to bicycle riding
on the Weet Side Avenue sidewalks.
BOYS ride up and down the pavement at
break-neck pace frightening pedestrians.
The attention of Captain Nc knig has
been called to this dangerous practice.
BAYONNE.
Mrs. William Rapp, wife of a we'll
known Bergen Point business man, died
early this morning from the effects of a
stroke OF. paralysis by which she was
Frustrated last Thursday. she was
about ~sixty-five years of age. Mrs. Red