The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-24
Turkeys for the Ferrymen,
and Snowbal1s for the
Car Drivers and
Conductors.
THANKFUL POLITICIANS.
"Dick" RobinsOn's Big Turkey and
"Mike" Monihau's Pair of
Suspenders.

The services in all the Hoboken
churches tomorrow will be in keeping
with the day. The several Sunday
schools will have their Christmas tree
celebrations during the coming week.
At the Memorial Day Nursery the
patronesses have made preparation to
give their several friends merry, merry
Chrfstm as. which will partake more of a
family reunion than otherwise.
At st. Mary's Hospital the patients will
be gladdened by presents from the Sis.
ters. and the many orphans in their care
will have large Christmas tree, heavily
laden with presents
The employees of the Hoboken ferry
each received q turkey this morni pg.
"Dick" Robinson of the upper ferry Sc
cured the largest. 1t weighed twenty
three pounds.
President Dod of tn g North Hudson
County Railway Company will see that
each driver and conductor gets SNOWFALL
Christmas morning. Mike Monihan,
driver on the Grove street line, received a
present of q beautiful pair of hand
worked suspenders from charming Jer-
Grove street.
Mayor Ellis, in return for the honor
awarded him last Wednesday night,
promises to give the city, as Christmas
iresent, pure Dusiness-like administra-
ton.
Assemblymen Coyle aud Tahen will be
lavish in their Christmas gifts, but the
most valuable will be the assurance to
Governor Abbett that they will vote for
him for Senator, first, last and all the
time.
Senator DAILY is overburdened with
presents, and few he would like to give
together find few take few takers,
namely. the District Court -Iudgeship,
with line stock of gout and rheuma-
tism.
Recorder McDonough will hold all who
come before him tomorrow morning till
after dinner, and he has ordered Charlie
German to make the menu spicy.
School Clerk Charles Darcy expects a
present from Grover, the postmastership
commission.
Colonel Erlenkoetter says he relieves
the city of lawsuit, and this, in con-
Junction with his services as Councilman,
he considers pretty good Christmas gift
to the city.
Street Commissioner Kelly will en-
deavor to give the city 'swhite" Christ
mas, mas; Christmas na morning the little
Honoken School Board will present each
other with their compliments. Messrs.
Cannon and Hess will be the respective
spokesmen,
The newspaper reporters will have the
usual assignments Christmas, but wheth-
er they Will fulfill them remains to be
seen. 1t is almost positive Lukins will
not show up 10 the Recorders Court. The
Heights will prove more attractive. He
has invested in beautiful present and
this morning was rehearing the presenra-
ton speech at headquarters. German
is entitled to day of aud night also.
He will eat turkey and cranberrfes.
Havens will take shat youngster of
mine" out for walk. The stocking he
Will hang at the fireplace tonight is
dandy. He expects to get it filled. DR.,
Simon will not shake the table; Captain
Aldoretta will have peace. and no theatre
tonight.
FROM THE YOUNG TO THE POOR.
Canned goods, potatoes, turnlps, bread.
cake and other eatables were piled IN No.
School, Hopoken. this morning. the
gift OF the pupils of the several schools to
the poor Of the city. Superintendtng
Principal Rue aud the other principals
assorted the goods and they were dis
tributed to the deserving poor of the
city.