The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-17


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Box of Monkeys at Crescent Hall on
Tuesday evening, December s, for the
benefit of st. Katharine's Home.
Some malicious person upset n cigar
sign in front OF G. Good mans store. at
No. 1875 Montgomery street. last night,
and smashed W panes of gl@Ss.
Andrew Martin, fifty years old, of No.
1850 Mercer street, a coal driver. jumped
from his cart yesterday afternoon, and
ruptured a blood vessel in his right leg.
He was sent TO St. Francis Hospital.
Joseph Murray, of No. 273 Second
street, had q monopoly of Newark
avenue, near First street last night for
fully an hour, screaming drunk aud look.
ing for fight before any one u OF
arresting him. He got thirty days.
+. w. Norriett. of No. 6S Bright street,
and Charles w. Opie, of No. 29S Fourth
street, who stole a horse aud carriage be-
longing to Lump Inspector Conk and
skipped to Staten Island, were committed
to the County Jail this morning.
George Il. Watson caused the arrest of
jacob Goldman yesterday on a charge of
embezzling $50. Justice Weed held MIN
for examination.
Lafayette.
The rooms of the Heating A. A. on
Communipaw avenu have been fitted up
in a very cosey manner and are crowdeu
every evening. The membership is IN
creasing rapidly, and the CLUB is taklng a
| prominent part in athletics.
The Star Pleasure Circle met last even
| ing at No. 1S4 Wilton street and COM
pleted the arrangements for the annual
ball, which will be held some time next
month at Woods Hall.
William Flaherty, no home, while
drunk last evening lay down TO sleep in
a wagon on C~ommunipaw avenue. A
policeman rudely disturbed his sleep and
took him to the Fourth precinct police
station.
James Starr. a brakeman employed by
the Central Railroad Company. fell from
the top of a freight Car this morning and
broke his right leg. He was removed TO
the City Hospital.
Miss Jennie Thorn, of Sufferns. N. T.,
is visiting Miss Mamie Green of johnson
The Lafayette Guard will meet this
evening at the residence of James Van
Pelt ON Van Horne street.
GreenviIle
John Murray, seventeen years old, of
No. 46 Kearny avenue, was arrested by
| Policeman Murtha yesterday on a war
rant issued by Justice kimmerly. Ed
ward j. Bayils of Grant avenue charged
| Murray with trespassing.
Wedding bells will ring this evening at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Chuessler,
No. IT'S Bergen avenue. MIR. H.. Hausser
and Miss Annie Chuessler will be the
parties TO the contract. The Rev. Haus-
ser of Baltimore will perform the cere-
mony. After the ceremony there will be
dancing.
The Minkakwa Club held another one
| of their enjoyable social rackets" at the
club house last evening. At the next
meeting acommittea will be appointed to
arrange for the annual banquet
mn 49, NTay,jc naponanutiD NtJ1h mill
meet this evening at the rooms in JAG
cards Hall. Several new members will
be admitted. and the committee on enter
tainment will make a final report
Mr.. G.. E. Wilde of Hackensack will
lecture at the Linden Avenue M. L.
Church on Friday evening. His subject
will be Men Wanted"
The annual stag racket of the Jersey
City Rangers will be held on Thanksgiv-
ing Day at Kachlee's New York Bay
House. A COLLATION. will be one of the
features.
Murray Brothers, the musical trio. will
give an entertainment in the Reformed
Church chapel on next Tuesday even
ing. The proceeds will 60 to the Sunday
school.
The regular monthly meeting of the
teachers OF the Reformed Sunday School
will be held tomorrow evening In the
chapel. Arrangements will be made for
the Christmas entertainment. TIL cleo
ton of officers for the follc wing year will
take place at the next meeting.
West Bergen.
The Week of Prayer is being observed
in the NJ. Il. Church this week. Prayer
meeting will be held every evening except
Saturday. The meeting last evening was
very enthusiastic.
The Chatauqua Literary and Scientific
Circle met last evening at the residence
of Mr.. Edward Beach, on Culver avenue.
The regular reading course was pur-
sued.
The Claremont Presbyterian, South
Bergen Reformed and West Side NJ. E.
Churches will hold q joint service in the
West Side M. e. Church on T~hanksgiv-
ing Day. The Rev. j.. Garretson will
preach the sermon.
Mr.. N. G. Vreeland is giving the sub
iect of organizing a Young Mems lnsti-
iute in this section serious consideration,
and is preparing a plan which he thinks
would be successful. He is quietly work
ing, and will have a plan formulated by
January l which it is hoped will meet
with due consideration by the leading
citizens who will be asked to cooperate.
Very little is being done regarding the
Improvement of Eye avenue. from Bergen
to West Side avenue, The residents
fondly hoped that ere winter set in the
paving of the street would have begun,
and q decent t~horoughfare from West
Bergen secured. 1t is an arduous task
to drive n heavily loaded truck through
the street on account of the
mud, which almost envelopes the
wheels after a rain storm. Freeholder
Kimmerly is anxious to have the improve
ments go through, and will, If possible,
ave it go through from Ocean
is also DESTROYS of connecting Eye avenue
at Bergen avenue with q bridge across