The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-24
BAYONNE THIEVES.
Many Depredations By
Sneaks-Ki1led on
the Track.


Sneak thieves are still committing their
depredations in this city and tradesm en-
and other citizens are yet furnishing the
m%iscreants through open doors and win
dow with standing Invitations to pilfer
from their premises. Ga Monday night
the store of Thomas brown at NO. W
West Twenty-Th hire street was ransacked
by a couple of thieves. who effected an
entrance by forcing a rear door and DC,
a satchel containing 500 which was
in Mr.. Browns possession as treasurer
of Hudson Engine Company No. 8. The
stable in the yard Of Mrs. w. Townsend
Ford's residence at No. 1870 Avenue D was
entered on Tuesday night, by thieves.
and a number of small tools. During the
present week the night force of patrol
men ave found open between midnight
and dawn some half q dozen stores in the
Centreville section.
He Was Peter Mcdonald
There Is every reason to believe that the
young ma who was killed early yester-
day morning by Il train on the New Jer-
sey Central Railroad between the East
Canal bridge is Peter Mcdonald, formerly
of No, COL Wolf street. Syracuse. N. Y.
aud until recently Financial Secretary of
Salina Court, A. O. f.. Of A.. of that city.
Last evening the police Of this
city t%eiephoned to the police OF
had left that city and was not in good
ct ,nding in the Order of Foresters. The
message also said that the members OF
Court Salina did not want the body for
warded to them for burial. The corpse
is in Routh's Morgue at Bergen Point,
- 49, Ia. IL q -, al r.
the papers found in the unfortunate fell
lows pockets was an envelope containing
the address of Court Pride of the Rockies.
Gold Hill, Boulder county. Colorado. The
man is "a stranger In this city. He evil
IDENTIFY stole u ride from Jersey City on Il
west bound freight train n was killed
while attempting to jump from the cars.
Burned with Caustio Soda.
Samuel McAloan, the ianitor of the
Room on East Twenty-frst street. Cen
treville. was severely burned about the
face with caustlc soda while at work in
the Reynolds Paint Works ut Constable
Hook on Tuesday afternoon. The injur-
les have endangered his eyeslght.
Personal Mention.
Counsellor and Mrs. James Benny, Of No. 9
West sixth street, have returned from a pleas
ant tour through the Southern States.
Colonel and .Mrs. Henry G. Page. of No. lao
Avenue G. have been entertaining Mrs. Sadie
Resale Fisher. of New York city, a well known
MIR. and Mrs. Stanley Gardner, of No. 10 West
Third street, have removed to Brooklyn, Mr..
Gardner having obtained q responsible poSition
in the busin ess Office OF the New York World.
Mrs. Gertrude DonneH, mother of Mr.. Horace
Drigg Us, of West First street, Bergen Point, was
quietly married g. few days ago to Charles II.
LaBaw, a well known Jersey City architect.
Ex-fiesident Daniel Dempsey, OF West New
Brighton vii age. S. l., a prominent business
.~o. .f tEi, ntxy ic ~ ArinU fran m p . nr
of 10 gript e at his home on staten Island.
Mrs. L. O'Connor, of Centreville, is extending
| courtesies to Miss Mary Hesterville, OF New
| iIDf. George A. Bradford Of Avenue D and West
| Seventh street is arranging to take his first
vacation for half a dozen years. He will leave
town on the first of May for a six weeks tour
through the far Western States, and he may
| not return until the first OF July.
Charles Q. S iilman OF Buffa.o, N. Y. form
erly Que of the most popular young men of thi
| city. and a prominent oarstian OF the Bayonne
| Rowing and Athletic Association, has been III
town Tor atout u week visiting his old friends
and arranging for the removal of his parents,
ex-CouLc Imam and Mrs. Charles Stillnan, ia
Buffalo, where he holds a responsible position in
the employ Of the STANDARD Oil Company.
Colonel and Mrs. Henry q. Page of No. 14(
Avenue G are enjoying a %soJourn at Lakewood
Church Matters.
The local conference OF the Society Of st. Vim
| cent de Paul, recently organized in the parish Of
st. Mary's star of the Sea Il. q. Church. has
already received hume Gus applications fol-
charity. Ten applicants for membership were
| elected at the last meeting OF the organization
President Guilfoyl of the Particular Council OF
the order which is located in Jersey City, was
present and he made an address which is explain
atory of the meLhod in which the organization
! shotl | accomp llsh its benevolent work.
THIS evening an entertainment will be given In
the Third (German) Reformed Churcn uuder the
| auspices of The Ladies' Aid Society connected
with the church. The Mozart Club, of Lafay
cite, will render a number of choruses and
anthems. William NJ. Wilshere, the Greenvill,
| hu norist, will iecite and relate funny stories.
Lentea services were held last evening in st
Mary's Star of the Sea Church. There was 8
urge congregation present. The Rev. Father
Connelly. pastor OF st. Patrick's Il. G.. Churcl
III Jersey City, delivered an interesting sermon
The Hangs Daughters CONNECTED with the FRS
Reformed Church viii give q reception and en-
teetaIpment this evening 1T the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Houston of No. $40 Avenue d.
Tne Silver Cross Rescue Mission Was crowded
with worshippers at the service, held last even
ing. The kew. Edward IL. Walsh, a converie,
Trapplst monk, and editor OF The Primtttv,
catholic, conducted the services. He also de
livered u discourse entitled MY conversion ii
the Monastery, f" in whlck he narrated the stor,
of his life.
An entertainment is to be rendered tomorrow
evening by ex-Councilman Henry q. SeIvrge in
the lecture room OF the church edifce to the
pupils of the Sunday School connected with the
Bergen Point Refot med Churehs There will be
vocal and instrumental music, readings. rcci
tations, speechei and refreshments. Toe event
is connected with tne approaching retirement o
Mr.. Sewage from the superintendency of tn,
Sunday School.
If the city cansobtain a supply, by
condemnation or otherwise, so that
the municipality will own the plant,
and the supply be unlimited, that
course would, in my opinion, be the
best. But while we are arriving at 1
decision on that point, it seems to mi
that Immediate action should be
taken to purify, so far as possible, thu
present supply, by some process o.
alteration, and by invoking the pro
lection of the courts from the assaults
| of those municipalities which are pro
ceeding upon the theory that Jersey
City is servient and wholly withour
rights in this matter. From the Demo