The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-31
NOONANTOWN NEWS.
Bayonne LAWYERS Are All
Buying Dictionaries
Today.

The formal opening for business of the
new District Court of this city took place
this forenoon in the Council Chamber
District Court Judge Thomas F.
Noonan, Jr., mad his appearance
at the City Hall, and after conversing
pleasantly a few minutes with his assem-
bled friends, called those present to order.
The Clerk of Court, ex-Councilman Will
lam j. O'Brien and the ~Sergeant-at-
Arms, Constable John j. Heating. were
in attendance. So were lmost all the
LAWYERS of the city and city officials.
Judge Noonan made a brief n bust
ness-like address. He designated Thurs
day as court day, having decided that
day TO be most convenient to the members
Of the bar owing to the other
by county and State courts. He said
that he would devise a code OF rules at
the earliest opportunity, and announced
the court ready for business
Counsellor De Witt Van Buskirk made
the first speech in response to the Judges
address. He congratulated the Judge
upon his appointment and the city upon
the establishment of the court. He also
proffered the first business of the court,
making applications for the issuance OF
two summonses In suits upon broken con-
tracts.
Brief speeches were also made by Coun-
sellor Charles w. Parker William w.
Anderson and James Benny, Attorneys
Horace Robertson, Allan Benny, Daniel
J. Murray and Peter Stillwell, and George
S. Bogert. The latter spoke in behalf of
the newspaper men of Bavonne. At half
past eleven. o'clock Judge Noonan ter
minated the symposium by adjourning
court for one week.
Politics.
The Democratic City Committee met
last evening in Magner's Hall, Centre
vile, and received the primary returns.
No protests were entered. The conven-
ton for the nomination of O Councilman
at-Large was scheduled for Saturday
evening in Bestel's Germanis Hall.
The Republicans will hold their ward
primaries this evening. Their City Con-
%vention will be held tomorrow evening in
Henderson's Assembly Rooms.
Notes.
Ex-Councilman and Mrs. HenryC Sell
home at Summit. Mr.. Sewage has sold
his handsome villa on West Third street
to Mrs. Edwin ID. Conover of Avenue A.
Under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Bergen Point Methodist
Church, q supper and entertainment will
be given this evening at No. IA Avenue
C. A feature of the entertainment will
be recitations by Miss Ida Shotwell.
1t is understood that at the Council
meeting Tuesday evening Mayor Farr
will present a communication in rebuttal
to the statement concerning the financial
status of the city that ex-Mayor John
Newman read at the last meeting Of the
Board.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren S. Trenwith of
Philadelphia, Pa, are the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles O.. henderson.
At the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank w. Edwards. No. 735 Avenue C, a
musical entertainment will be given this
evening.
Tomorrow evening F. j. Boyle of Phil
adelphia and e~x-Councilman Nicholas
Carroll will contest a match game of pool
for $50 a side at the pool rooms of Patrick
j. Dillon on Avenue ID.
In the First Reformed Church on Ave-
nue. e tomorrow evening, Will Carleton.
the poet, will deliver his lecture. 'The
Drama of Nature"
The Bayonne City Wheelmen will hold
a reorganization meeting Thursday even
ing.