The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-19
CITY NOTES.

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A regular meeting of the Merchants
Protective Association will be held at
their rooms. Avenue House, Monday
evening.
James Supple OF No. $50 First street
attempted to force an entrance to William
ValuisKi's store ut No. Sl4 Riilroad ave
nue. last night. He was elected, and the
next moment hurled a cobble stone
through the window. lie was held in
5000 for malicious mischief.
George Wallerick aud Michael Brestner
were fined IS each this morning by JUS
tice O'Donneil for %peddling without a
license.
Adam Uhmad witch, arrested yesterday
for selling Confederate money. WAS dis
charged this morning by Justice ODon-
nell.
The body. Of Robert Lee, who died last
Saturday OF a canal boat lying in the
basin, was taken from Speer's morgue
this morning to Snake Hill. where ir was
inferred.
Peter Goodman, a twelve-year-old fugi-
tive from the Arlington Protectory, was
found in this city this morning and sent
home.
Next Thursday the Vigil of Christmas
will be observed by fasting and prayer in
all Roman Catholic churches.
Greenvilie.
At the annual meeting of the Green
Vile Reformed Sunday school the follow
ing officers were elected:-Superinten-
dent, Jay Pockman; Assistant Superin-
tendept. Edward NJ. Kyle; Librarian,
Robert Schultz: Superintendent OF Infant
Department., Mrs. Michael Schultz. Jr.,
and Secretary, Fred Jaehne.
The Greenville Turn Verein will hold
its annual Christmas entertainment at
Metropolitan Hall on Thursday after
Don and evening. In the afternoon the
juvenile scholors will receive their pres
ents. In the evening there will be dane
ing. A supper will also ba one of the
features.
The checker and card tournament of
the Minhakwa Club is becoming very ex-
citing. and some tall playing is being in
dulged in. The playing will be resumed
this evening.
Bay View Lodge No. LAG, F. and A. NJ,
Witt. w. M: N. Paintor, S. W.; j. j.
Yuhl, J.. w; ). c. Reinhardt. Treasurer;
J. H.. Jonsen. Secretary; Charles Hoag, j
c.. Dusel and M. Schultz. Jr., Trustees;
F.. Jeanne. Chanlain; G. k. Dnsel, S. D.;
H. Hunt. J. d.; NJ. Schultz. S. M. Of G.;
J. Walbrecbt, ]. NJ. OF G.
Mr.. j. Rhode Is erecting two three.
story frame dwellings on Van Cleaf
street, near Fulton avenue.
John Wilson, the Lehigh Valley Rail
road employe who died suddenly on
Thursday at Smiths Hotel, was buried
yesterday ID Cne new IOrk bay cemetery
by his friends.
The conservation meeting of the Y. P.
S. C. f. connected with the Reformed
Church will be held tomorrow afternoon
at four O'Clock.
West BERGEN.
Billposters are getting in their work.
They have secured a choice spot on West
Side avenue where they put mp what
afterward turns out to be fodder" for
goats.
The new pleasure circle project is being
we'll received, and the completion of the
organization ia only a matter of a short
time. The list of members is not large.
but what is lacking In numbers will be
made up in enthusiasm.
The West Bergen Improvement Asso-
citation, or its Executive Committee, seem
to the average citizen, 10 be doing very
little work nj present. Several nuisance s
which trouble the residents con-
siderably have not been abated,
and improvements promised months
ago rave not materialized.
The sewer matter, for instance, is lag
ging, the health Of the residents in the
meantime being jeopardized by the sew
age floating in sons of the streets. The
stencil arising is horrible and sickening.
The residents think that the Executive
Committee might devote a portion of
their time to hurrying matters and there
by earn the gratitude of the sufferers.
The residents have requested Sidewalk
Inspector Muldoon to visit this section
and ascertain the wanta OF the citizens in
the line of sidewalks. When he makes his
visit they hope he will devote a little OF his
time viewing the tagging on Communi-
paw avenue, which is in ar extremely
dangerous condition.