The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-27
WEST SIDE

The Italians who work on the Boulevards are
causing the people OF the West Side great an
noyance ever since fruit has begun to ripan. Mr..
Clark of No. 1853 West Sids avenue has a large
number of fruit trees. Last night an Italian
entered Dir. Ctark's yard after fruit. Mr.. Clark.
who was eating his supper, heard @ noise and
went out just la time to prevent b is dog Tippo
from fastening his teeth in the in truder. He
grabbed the dog with one hand and the Italian
with the other. Mrs. CLARK and the servant
had run out, and they held Tippo while Mr..
Clark put the Italian out of the yard. A num-
Der of other Italians lad gathered around the
fence; and It looked for a while as if there
would be q free fight, but The Italians went
away without making any demonstration,
George Hewitt, Jr., the ten year old son Of
Mr.. George Hewitt. of No. 55We> Side avenue,
met with an accident yesterday afternoon at
ahcut four O'Clock. He was reaching for an
apple on the si3eboard, when the whole thing
toppled over on him. The glassware fell crash
him on the head, and forced him to his knees
right in the middle of the broken bits of glass.
lie cut a good sized cash in his leg, just below
the knee pan. DIR. George Wilkinson was called
aud put several stitches IN it.
West Side avenue was a succession of good
sized ponds last night. Where there were no
ponds the mud was ankle deep.
Brother Beach's class met at the Wast Sids
M. K Church last night.
A large number of West Sidcrs went to Sea
Grit today TO sre the soldier boys and pa rticu-
OF young men from the West Side.
Van Ripen avenue is hsing improved.
Inc Ep"orln ihog IS moonlight excursion
takes place on Saturday The young people of
the West Side are looking forward to it with
a great deal of pleasure. A large delegation
will go from Chapter 1894.
The members of Epworth League, Chapter
1904. of the West Side M. E. Church. have been
taking for soms time past of forming a Junior
Chapter and it has at last been decided to start
1t by September ].
The West Side improvement Association met
at the Glenwood Housa last hight to elect Off.
GERS and to push the West Side saver move
nient. The following gentlemen signed them
selves as the organizers Of the association
Messrs. NJ. A. Adams, w. Snedecke., P. f.
Campbell. G.. F. Wheaton, Patrick Carroll. Ed
ward Fagau, John Dryden, Robert Balm.
Thomas Fallon, B.. f. Applegate. Ed
ward Kenuelly, j. w. MacIntosh.
Daniel Beatty. Matthew Jepeubrock, Robert
Thompson and Robert B. Cooke. They elected
officers as follows:-President, Martin A.. Adams;
First Vice President, P. F. Campbell; Second
Vice President, NJ. Snedecker; Secretary r. B..
Cooke, and Treasurer, Patrick Carroll. The
movement was discussed and its objects ex-
planned to those pr sent. 1t was decided to
petition the Board Of Works at ouce for a sewer
on West Side avenue, from Broadway, Marion,
10 Bentiy avenue. taking in all The lateral
streets from the Hill to the West Side. A mum.
Der OF copies of the petition will be made aud
one man from each street embraced in the inn
proyement will be delegated to secure sigma
lures. The officers have each of them already
taken a petition aud will m the work of
securing signers at once. Each gentleman pres
ent was delegated to wait upon his neighbors and
impress upon them the importance of attending
the next meeting which will be held next We'd
nesday night at the same place. At the next
meetlug u permanent name foc the association
will be decided upon