The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-03

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Policeman Lannon this morning charged
with stealing a coat belonging to VIII.
lam McCone, a carpenter. who was at
work on Bergen avenue. kraHs Is held
Kate Fitz-imnious of No. IS Jefferson
street, Newark. was found sick last night
In the station of the Newark and New
York Railway at West Bergen. The
woman was removed to the City Hospi-
AL.
An oil lamp exploded yesterday after
noon in the residence OF 5. W. Rouse at
No. AS Bergen avenue. Members OF Eu-
CINE company No. Q e~xtinguished the
flames. Damages slight.
Contractor j. II. Cutley Is erecting
fourteen two-story frame buildings at
Clinton avenue and Cellar street. The
buildings will cost $4,000.
John Powell Of Newark, employed as a
driver Ballanfine & Co, fell from his
truck on Communipsw avenue and broke
his left leg. He was removed to the City
Hospital.
Joseph II. Cuttey, who secured the con-
tract for the construction Of the new
Office for the Hudson County Catholic
Cemetery Association on West Side ave
nue.. The building will be stone and
brick, with an elaborate roof. The cost
will not exceed $4,000.
The Coffin Makers Association of Jer-
sey City will hold q picnic at Pohlman's
tomorrow night. 1t Is said there will be
nothing stiff about the affair.
The First District Court 10 closed for
the first two weeks Of this month. The
Second District Court will be closed dur
ing the last two weeks.
The Court House has an unusually dull
aspect today. Some patriotic person
contributed a withered geranium TO the
Soldiers and Sailors MonumenTfund box
at the doorway.
The U~ndertakers Association meets
tomorrow night.
The Coal Dealers Association meets
tonight.
The Merchants Protective Association
meets tonight.
Sergeant Reardon of the Second pre-
cinct is on his vacation
Lafayette.
Mrs. Clarence Young and son. of
/ Maple street, are rustlcating at Woon-
nome IN September.
Messrs. George II. Jackson aud William
B. Smith. OF Wilton street, are summer
ing at Allentown. Pa.
Mr.. Clarence Young is spending a
weeks vacation at Point Pleasant, N. j.
Mr.. Frank Wilkinson and family Of
Wilton street have just returned from a
three weeks stay ut Syracuse. n. Y.
Mr.. Charles Long and daughter are
~summering at Cortland, N. Y.
Jersey City will soon have Two new fire
engines. n of which will be locate NJ
No. 10 engine house on Halliday street
The boys of that company are delighted
over the news, and say they have been
waiting for it a long time.
A large crowd OF people visited the
shore yesterday afternoon. and the boat
men of the vicinity were kept busy sup
plying the demands for boats n fishing
tackle.
e.. Martens. the Communipaw avenue
baker. has had a new two-story building
erected adjoiuing his bakery, which viii
be used as a storehouse for flour.
Two new frame houses are being built
on Halliday street, near Comnunipaw
avenue. They will be completed in about
a months time.
A number of boats belonging to mem
bers of the Jersey City Yacht Club took a
run down the bay yesterday as far as
their lower club house at Tottenville. 81.
Greenville.
The interior of the parsonage or tn e
Linden Avenue Methodist Church has
been thoroughly renovated. Gas has
been introduced, the walls beautified by
exquisite papering and other repairs
made. The entire outlay was provided
for by the Ladies' Aid Society OF the
churc
In the presence of a large congregation
yesterday morning the Rev. DIR. George
received six candidates into full member
ship in the Linden Avenue NJ. f.. Church.
There was a fall house out last night TO
hCdA q b1hSAALNNAs III
George, on THE Personal Knowledge of
Christ Leading to Unfaltering." Text.
ii. Timothy j., IA.
The Aroma A.. A. and Bayonne B. B.
Club played a match game Of ball Satur-
day afternoon on the Ocean avenue
rounds which ended with a score of 9 70
l in favor of the Aromas.
The Eighth Battalion Ges'b w.
G.. S.. b. w. r. of n. j. will hold it's
annual picnic tonight in Greenville
Schuetzen Park. 1t will be visited by
the Third Battalion of New York.
The Aroma A. A. will call its first
meeting in Bergen Hall on August 10,
where it will locate for the winter season.
New members are joining every week.
The baseball grounds of the Jersey City
Athletic Association on Ocean avenue
are in a bad condition owing to the heavy
owe
The Excelsior Base Ball Club defeated
the Puritans in a match game of b II on
the Danforth avenue ground yesterday.
Score, 10 to Q. They will play their next
game on Saturday, August s.
A catboat containing a party of four
was capsiZed yesterday afternoon on New
ARK Bay. Except q good ducking the
party sus tained no injury.
The pavement on the corner of Ocean
avenu u Neptune street is in a very
dangerous condition. The tagging has
sunk below the level about three feet. At
present the hole is filled with empty beer
kegs. If this is not attended to at once
some serious accident may occur to the
unwary pedestrian.
A large crowd of people visited and
decorated the graves in the New York
Bay Cemetery yesterday afternoon.
West Bergen.
A new house is being erected on Union
street near West Side avenue.
Regular class meetings will be held In
the West Side N. E. Church this week.
The new board walk ON West Side ave-
nue. Is nearly completed, much to the Joy
of the residents of this vicinity. A stop
had Deen made owing to Il deficiency in
lumber.
William Cummings of West Side ave-
nue. has returned from a weeks s~oiourn
at Amityyille, l. l.
The Calumets of Brooklyn and Bergen
b. b. Club played a very Interesting
game Of ball Saturday afternoon on the
Culver ayenu grounds. The score was
70 to 10 In favor of the Bergens.
Miss Lillian CuIhbert, of W est Bergen.
will leave for Washington In a few DAYS
where she will be the guest of her aunt.
Mrs. A j.. Simpson.
Mr.. Joseph Fox has moved into his
new residence Mt West Side and Oxford
venues The house being a very pretty
one, is quite an ornament to the street.
Mr.. Jacob Rapp. one of the oldest resi-
dents OF This place, has had the improve
ment fever ef late. He has had his resi-
dence, cornell OF West Side and Lexing-
ton avenues. IeDafnted. and all the trees