The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-10
~GREENvILLE GLEANINGs.

Carl Americra, eighteen years old, was
| taKeu from his resldeDce, it the fuLt OF
Linden avenue, on SATURDAY, 10 the City
Hospital suffering from u severe attack
Of typnoid lever.
The Greenyille Turn Verein will have
a large delegation in line III the Column
| biau parade iu New YORK on Wednesday,.
The meeting 10 organize the T.. M. T..
A. Minstrel Clue will ue held in the
| rooms on Linden avenue Tomorrow eveu-
ing. Officers will bs erected ana arrange
meuls MAIDS for au entertainment. Over
| twenty young men have S gnlned u Will
| iLguess to become members.
The Greenville Building aud Loan As
| ISOLATION will meet 10 receive supscrip-
lions this evening ut ths rooms on Linden
avenue. This association has met With
unexpected prosperity, and mas a very
large numbe Of members.
Two weeks ago Il gang of men began
tearing up Ocean avenue 10 repair the gas
pipes. The pipes were repaired, but the
men did not LuG the tn~oroughiare III any,
thing like it's former condition aud Green
ville residents are beginning to Kick. Uu-
less the street is repatred snortly a protest
will be made To the Street and Water
Board,
The gang which at one time congregated
at O@eau and Linden venues has been
broken up aud dispersed by the Fifth
precinct pol,cs, aud the residents are
thankful IN consequence. The residents
on Rose avenue hope that the police will
make an effort to break the ''growIer
rushing gang mat congregates every
night NJ Rose and Warner avenues This
gang is a decided nuisance ana, as one
citizen said, every should be
lLcked up"
On Saturday night a young man, well
known for lis practicsl jokes, fooled a
driver on the j. G.. q b X h. The young
L---- 80 49,. ann mir =. ~,
ion ut Danforth avenve. When the car
rea he'd Linden aveuue he pretended to
jostle his companion. who jumped of. AS
ne did SO HI agonlziug cry was heard.
stop the car" yelled the Joker, hes
run over" The car Was stopped and he
jumped off. His companion lay on the
ground, moaning piteously. The young
man picked up What looked like the leg
of a man cut of az the knee. The leg of
the trouser anu a shoe made it look more
CHASTITY. He showed it to the
driver. who began to tremble
like II leaf in a gale. The young man
WHO WAS supposed to have been run over
came running up soon after and broke
out In a roar of laughter that made The
driver look with surprise. why, You
are not hurt," said the driver. NO." re-
piled the young man, rs he pulled the
straw stufing cut of the Sawed-oH leg,
which the driver had Oh the car. The
QflVGE ISdCutu " Mn why, u tA6
young jokers were off the ar in a jiffy
and now they are making life miserable
for the driver by telling the story TO
every one they meet.
Old Bergen Road is covered with a
layer If dust several iDehss thick. The
s%prinkling cart has not been seen on this
thore ughfare for over six months and the
residtn : are wondering If anyone IS EN-
ploy,a y the city 10 sprinkle the streets.
Lag hunters of lafayettes, and SEA
bass, 4 I seitg taught daily in the New
York BAY. Not many weak fish are be-
ing caught.
The old lock ut the foot of Chapel ave-
nue. is falling apart. he rotten planks
will soon AL be g ,ue, then nolhing but
the poles will remain to remind the
GreenviiIites Of the days when Greenviile
was a township aud Ships laden with lum-
Der, brick and ct ,er building materials
used to land there.
The Friendly Club will hold II reception
and prize bow ing colte t Tomorrow even
ing at Giebels Hall On Rose Venue.