The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-02
CITY NOTES.

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The Farley Emmets will elect officers
Thursday evening at the club room, No.
154 First Street.
The roof is all on the new Pennsvl-
vania Railroad waiting room and work
men were putting in the frames for the
doors and window this morning.
There was no Court of Chancery today.
The Chancellor is still engaged at Tren-
ton.
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Knapp. son of Judge
Knapp, met with a painful accident last
night. He smashed the great toe of his
left foot and can scarcely walk,
NDaniel Moriarity. no home, was arrest
ed on Summit avenue yesterday after
noon. He was drunk and d~isorderly
| Justice kimmerly sent him to the County
Farm for thirty days.
Summit Council. Jr.. o. U. A. NJ, met
last evening at Masonic Hall, on Fair
mont avenue, and initiated nine. new
members. 1t was decided to give an en-
te%rtainment in conjunction with the
Fisk Dramatic Society some time next
month at Crescent Hall.
Greenviile.
The annul ball of Court Pride of the
Hill, A. o. f. of A., will be held this
evening ut the Metropolitan Hall.
Miss Flora Zimmerman will give n re-
ception at her home, on Noble street, Fri
day evening.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Y. NJ. G. A. Executive Board will be held
on Saturday evening. AS tins is the last
meeting prior.to The annual election, the
Vacancy Committee will present u list of
candidates to be voted for at the annual
meeting in January.
Secretary Routh, of the Greenville
Building aud Loan Association is prepar-
ing the annual report. printed copies of
which will be circulated in q few days.
The past year has been the most success
full in the history of the association and
an encouraging report will be the result.
The G%reenville Rife Club will meet for
practice this evening at the Metropolitan
Hall.
The Pearsall Dancing Club is develop
ing into a line organization. The mem
bership is increasing rapidly and In
structor Anderson is highly elatad at the
success of the venture. The class will
meet this evening at the Belyedere Hall.
The annual meeting and election of the
Greenville Reformed Sunday School will
be held on "Wednesday evening Decem-
her is. Officers for the following year
will be elected,
The Y. NJ. c. A. Athletic Club will
hold a stag racket at the rooms on Tues
day evening, December 30. Officers for
the following year will also be elected
ut that meeting. President Arthur
| NJ. Duhme will be reelected for the third
time, and it is whispered that the boys
nave a surprise IN STORE lOr DID. MT.
Duhme has made the athletic club what
it is, and when apathy manifested itself 1t
was only through his energy that interest
was again aroused, II he is entitled to a
large share of the praise for having
placed the institution on such a solid
basis.
A special song service will be held at
| the Reformed Church Sunday evening.
Director Westeryelt has prepared an ex-
cellent programme and predicts that this
will be the be t song service ever held in
the church. 1F
West Beraen. M
Miss Jennie Eunis will give a reception
at her home, on Bergen avenue. Friday
evening.
Miss Annie Davids, of Union street, has
returned from a three months stay in
Europe.
The two nights fair in aid of the build
ing fund of the South Bergen Reformed
Church was opened last evening. The
fair is being managed by the Kings
Daughters and is destined to be a big
success.
West BergenerS are fortunate in hav-
ing some vacant lots near their houses
where they can deposit ashes n gar
bage. Ii they were to depend on the
ash carts to take it away they
would fall short. A cal is made by
these gentlemen and their ash carts
about once 4 month, and naturally no de-
pendence is placed ON them. The dump
ing of garbage in vacant lots is becoming
a nuisance, and unless the collectors pay
a visit to this section within the next fe W
weeks Il committee of citizens will visit
the Street and Water Board and ascer-
tain what is the matter with Mr., Byrne,
James Harvey, u driver for q Jersey
City lumber concern, met with a serious
accident yesterday afternoon on West
Side avenue. He was seated on top of a
lnah nf wood Uhan Coma of If rnt lonoa
throwing him to the street beneath the
| horses feet. He was bruised in many
| places. but was able to go home.
Mr.. Beach's Bible Class will convene in
the West Side NJ. E, Church this evening
for Bible study.
A few weeks ago Weathered Sons, the
horticultural implement manufacturers,
had some planking laid beneath the West
Side avenue bridge, so that their trucks
would not become embedded in tine mud
when driving beneath the bridge, The
planking was at once an improv We
inent and a source of danger. The
latter, because since the planking has
hecn laid. fire engines cannot pass under
the bridge in responding TO an alarm.
thereby exposing a large portion of West
Bergen to great danger should q dire
break out, on account of the wide de-
tour the engines would ave to
make in order 10 reach that portion of
West Bergen south of the railroad.
A fire could. in the meantime. gain much
Roadway. The situation is becoming
serious, and calls for immediate action on
the part Of the authorities, who would be
only protecting themselves in having the
bridge raise d.
The West Bergen Pleasure Club will
meet tomorrow evening at the rooms on
Mallory avenue.
The demand for small dwelling houses
is increasing. On almost evory thorough
fare two or more hOusea are In course of
erection.