The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-25
CITY NOTES.

CITY NOTES.
The annual ball of Palestine Associa-
| ton, composed of members of Palestine
| Division No. l U. Il. K. of P, will be
| held at Woods Hall, Monday evening
next. -,
Alpha Lodge No. z, A. o. U. W., will
| cele brata their tenth anniversary on Fri
! day next, at the lodge room, Roach's
| Hall, Grove and Morgan streets. Mem
bers OF sister lodges are invited to join
them.
The orphans of st. Mary's Asylum will
give a Thanksgiving entertainments at the
hall of tine Catholic Institute tomorrow
and Friday evenings.
Julia Darling. no home, was arrested
last night for an advance celebration OF
Thanksgiving on Grand street. She is
held.
Michael Kelly attempted to take
| possession of Gregory street last night,
but got thirty days instead.
Creswell Mclaughlin will lecture ON
December II, at Foye Hall, Bergen ave-
nue. and Montgomery street.
Clinton Council No. Is. il, O. U. A. NJ,
| will give an entertainment at Bergen
Hall tomorrow night. Grace Dramatic
Society will present a drama, and a hop
| will follow.
Mary Johnson, twentv-nine years old.
of No. 254 York street, while stepping off
| q horse car last night at Grand street,
broke her right leg. She was taken
home.
Edward Rodenback of No. 247 Johnson
avenue, a brakeman On the Central Rail-
way, while coupling. cars yesterday had
his right arm horribly mangled. He was
| removed to the City Hospital.
Alice Moore of New York created some
| what of a sensation last night by having
a fit in a horse car on Exchange place.
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Grsenville.
The third annual ball of the Printers
| and Bookbinders' Social Climb will be held
this evening at the Metropolitan Hall.
The committee in charge has been work.
ing hard to make it a success, and an en-
joyable time is anticipated.
The annual concert and ball of the Lie
| derkranz Singing Society will be heid
this evening at Zuegner's Belvedere Hall.
Thu Rev. w. p. George has almost COM
pletely recovered from the sever attack
Of fever, and will occupy his pulpit at the
M. E. Church next Sunday.
The Jersey City Rangers will hold their
| annual stag racket at kachlee's New
| York Bay House tomorrow.
Prosecutor Winfield is making favor
able progress with his History OF Jersey
City,"
The members of the Reformed Church
choir are rehearsing the music for the
| special son service on Sunday. Decem-
Der 6. The special song services are be-
coming very popular. Director Wester-
velt is working hard to make this one a
big success, aud the choir will render
some excellent music.
Policeman Bose, of the Fifth precinct,
| knows a thing or two o checkers. and
invites all the .cracks" to try a hand with
him any evening ut the Police Station.
The last meeting preparatory to ins.i-
tuting the new council Of the Jr, 0. U. A.
M. will be held on Tuesday evening at he
| lodge room in Belvedere Hall. The
| charter list, which contains over forty
names, will be closed that evening. The
objects and workings of the order will ne
explained by State officers.
The annual meeting of the Reformed
Church will be held on Monday evening.
Two deacons and TWO elders will be
elected.
There is talk of cutting Avenue e.
through to the Bavonne line. This would
be an excellent improvement. as 1t Woul
open mp the prettiest section OF Greenville
for building purposes. Whether the talk
will develop into anything realistic. how
ever, is a question which time alone will
answer.
reception to her many friends at her re-
sidence on Noble street, Friday, Deem
Der 4.
West Bergen.
The demand for small dwelling houses
in ibis section Is incr easing, and nc
sooner are any erecte than they are
rented. Mr.. Garrison Is just completing
five of these houses. aud all of the are
spoken for.
The West Side Avenue plank walk has
been laid to Claremont avenue. 1t is ex-
pected that it will be continued to Culver
avenue If the necessary assistance is
forthcoming.
w Akt1oAs~ A.ro.t,f,A,
has adopted new cOlors, consisting OF Two
crossed red aud blue bars. The emblem
is very pretty and much admired by the
bows.
Union street has been graded and put
in presentable shape, and the residents
are happy in consequence. The improve
ment Association have agitated The mat
ter for some time N the result OF theii
labors Is apparent.
1t is rumored that q prominent mer
chant of this section has offered to give q
clear title TO two lots OH West Side
avenue, on which TO erect a hall. This, II
true, is glorious news for West Bergeners
who are sadly in need Of public hall. A
Scueme to org tniZa u stock com TO
erect a hall is being talked of. This will
give everyone an opportunity of securing
shares ut IL small cost and insuring sue
cess. A meeting will be held shortly at
which time Il plan will be formulated and
a temporary organization formed.
Mr.. William Ii. Beach will conduct the
Bible class meeting in the NJ E Church
this evening.
The West Side Avenue Women's Home
and Missionary Society has had a very
successful career since its organiz ttion.
The society was organized in the NJ. e.
Church by the Rev. s.. p. Hammond and
wife and Mrs. Skidmore in 1875. Mrs.
Hammond was elected President. The
special work OF the society has been to
clothe two colored girls in Haven Home.
Savannah, Ga. The society has under.
taken to provide for the education of one
of the girls. and she has been sent &c
Clark University, Atlanta, Ga. Several
barrels of clothing have been sent TO the
Haven Home, and other work accom-
E.plished. The society meets monthly in
the NJ. E. Church.
Attention has been called by the resi-.
dents in this section to the destruction OF
trees by malicious boys. The branches
are being cut off and carted away.
The West Bergen Minuet Society will
NOT be -reorganlzed this winter.