The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-31


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THE PHENOMENAL AUTUMN.
The most important event which took
place in September was the opening of
the New Opera House by Stuart Robson
In "The Henrietta" Broker Ed. Linn, u
well known Palma club man, shot him
self at Taylor's Hotel. Aroused by the
energetic action of The JERSEY CITY
NEWS, the citizens of Greenvllle agitated
the question of a new water supply for
this city. Ex Police Justice Samuel Still
sing died at his home, and William Boag
well known resident of GreenviIle was
killed while riding in car of the New
Jersey Central Railroad
A movement was started in the city to
start new newspaper upon which the
Republicans can rely. and The corner
stone of St. Joseph's Home, on York
street. was lad.
The JERSEY CITY NEWS disclosed the
utter wick-iness cf Newark. The Loco
motive Engineers held a convention in
the Opera House ana the McLaughlins
had the greatest excursion III their his
tory. There was large number of cases
of typhoid in the city during the month.
October was very eventful month in
all circles. At the beginning Gordon
Conover, while oiling the walk ng beam
of a Cortandt street ferryboat was struck
on the head and and Knocked into the
river. His body was found some days
HIIerWdTu. hUulSa EorIp, all Oiu ituy,
was knocked down by the horses or Il
Monticello avenue car at Newark avenue
and Henderson street ana killed.
Judge Knapp appointed commissioners
to condemn the property needed for the
new county road. Theatrical circles
were startled by the disappearance of
Mrs. James Owen C'Connor, wife of the
celebrated traQedian, aud later by her
sudden temperance. Her eminent hus-
band also caused sensation by mis- reap
pearance on the stage at Newman's
Theatre.
The new Hotel Washington was opened
and the Hudson County Wneelmen car
red off honorS at the annual meet at
Elizabeth.
Miss Althea Bede was married to Mr.
AdoIphe Rusche, and the rebuilt editice
Of the First Presbyterian Church was
opened.
The new organ of St. Bridget's Church
of the new parochial school OF the
Church of Our Lady of Grace. of Hobo
Ken. was laid. Mr.. George w. Clerihew
died. A gale swept over this vicinity on
Sunday, the eleventh, wreckiug many
small vessels and upsetting several
others. Hugo Rau, a young yachtsman
residing on the Heights, was drowned.
John Bowker. a Pennsylvania deckhand,
tied an iron weight to his body and
jumped overheard.
The boys department of the Peoples
Palace was opened and the Christian En-
deavor Society held a convention in the
city. The County Road Commissioners
began the war over the grade Of Avenue
A with the Lehign Valley Railroad.
John Hyer left the city for San Francisco
having stolen about $4,000 from his en-
ployers, Harney & Sou. President Tap
pan of the Jersey City Athletic Club re-
signed, and his resignation precipitated a
mild row.
The Amateur Operatic gave success
ful representation of "Iolanthe" and the
firm of d. Toffey & Co., wholesale but
chers suspended payment. Superinten-
dent Crawford. of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. had his leg broken while inspecting
the new train shed.
May took from JERSEY City two of her
prominent citizens--Aiderman Shermer-
horn and Gustave Metzler. A portion of
the wall of the new West Bergen School
was torn down and the depreciation was
attributed to the stricking bricklayers,
but they denied having committed the
act. The high wind blew over pile Of
lumber in Hoboken and killed Nellie
Wilcox. a twelye-year-old child. The
Berkeley club had great blow out and
the O'Neills beat the McLaughlins 1T
baseball at Oakland Park.
The Melopoia and the Schubert Glee
CLUBS gave joint concert in the Taber-
nacle. Bridget Carson was murdered
during drunken brawl in her squald
home on Steuben street and her husband
was arrested for the crime.
The new ir on depot of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, the largest in the world, was
opened for traffic and work began in che
new brewery OF Lembeck & BetZ. Abra-
ham Machinsky, fourteen year-old boy,
was crushed TO death In an elevator in
Colgate's soap factory. On Decoration
Day the Jersey City Police Department
was presented with stand of colors by
some OF the ladies Of the city, aud the
Firemen's Monument in Huboken was
unveiled with appropriate ceremonies.
RECORD OF THE SUMNER.
In June tue city lost another popular
preacher. The Rev. j. +. Thompson re-
signed the pastorate OF the First Univer-
sal Church. The reading room of the
Free Public Library was opened and the
old boys OF Public School No. celebrated
Principal Linsley's seventy-niuth birth
day at Taylor's Hotel. Captain John
Faunce, veteran of the Revenue Marine
Service, died at his home in this city, and
Lester l.. Bristol, Superintendent OF the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western tun-
nel, mysterlously disappeared with his
four boys He was sub ,equently found
pcnicking in the northern part of the
State.
Dr. Jennie Newell appeared at the
station house and complained that her
husband had threatened to shoot her
This was the first knowledge the public
had of the trouble between This husband
aud wife, which subsequently brought
Mrs. Newell II divorce. Snakspeare's las
You Like IL" was performed in the rain
on the grounds OF the Stevens family at
Castle Point.
Urged on by THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
the City Hall Commissioners snook off
their leLhargv and began active prep,ra-
tions for giving the city new muni-
cipal building. Lawyer Peshall secured
an appeal in the United States Court just
in time to save Hallinger from being
hanged in the County Jail. The family of
Johu Nealis, a letter carrier, Was cnioro-.
forme and robbed. and Kiralfy's troupe
of ballet dancers began to overthrow
Jerusalem twice day, wnen the weather
permitted, ar Eldorado.
July began with a sensation in eccle-
siasticai circles. The Rev. Dr. Scudaer
gave up his pulpit to The Salvation Army
one evening and the Salvationsts held Il
cna acterlstic service in The Tabernacle
The circulating department OF the Free
Public Library was opened and the Jer-
sey City Athletic Club visited Eldorado
in body An extensive forgery WAS
discovered whereby Lradesnen through
out the city were swindled by bogus
Pennsylvania pay checks,
Billy Brennan, a notorious tough, aud
his wife, LIZZIE Brennan, while they were
assauiIiug him. Sam Sing, a Harrison
laundryman. was found TO be suffering
with leprosy, and was sent 10 Snake