The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-13
WEST SIDE

People who ride on the belt line horse cars
are very much amused by the antics of Con-
ductor No. l52. He is SO short that he can't
reach the bell strap, and every time he wants to
stop the car or start it he has to jump to ring
The West Side Tennis Club will meet on Mon
day evening, at the home of Mr.. Thomas Sven
erton, on Eye avenue. The MEMBERS of the
club met last night and fixed up their second
court, which is back of the West Side NJ. E.
Church.
The dust is not the only thing which the west
side people who patrnnize the electric cars nave
to contend with. Yesterday afternoon a car
was stopped several minutes by a drove OF cows.
The COWS were crossing the track, and OF course
the gripman had to stop the car until the track
was clear. Their ladyships didn't seem in any
hurry, however, and three of them stood
in the centre of the track contentedly chew ing
their cuds, while the gripman, who was behind
time any way, chewed the cud of reflection and
was almost led to say bad words. The cows
finally allowed the car to pass, but this was not
the end OF the passengers troubles. Some of
them wanted to get off a little further on and
the conductor rsng the bell for the car to stop.
It had no sooner come to a standstin than the
rear platform was bes, iged by an army of dogs
who held the passengers at bay for several
minutes and finally compelled them to continue
to the next street before aiighting. What with
dust. dogs. COWS and mosquitoes, life on the
West Side is everything but a real pleasure.
Mr.. George Link, president of the West Side
Chapter of the Epworth League, has been visit
ing MIR. Lee Roberts, formerly OF West Bergen,
Mr.. Foster Summerville is visiting Mrs.
Brooks of Man 1eville avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Clark of West Side
avenue and their neice, Miss Jennie Petit. will
spend a few weeks at the old Clark homestead.
at Middletown, Conn.
Mr.. Horace Clark has a large cherry tree in
his yard, and yesterday he gave all the ragged
| urchins in the neighborhood permission to pick
the fruit. The yard was full of them from
early in the afternoon until after dark, and
| many of them had TO be taken home by force by
their mothers, SO loath were they TO leave their
pleasant employment. Mr.. Clark says that he
took more pleasure in watching the barefoot
ed little ragamuffins" enjoy themselves than he
did in picking and eating the cherries. Unless
the urchins of the West Side are different from
other children Sun Cholera Mixture must
have been in great demand in that vicinity last
night.
Mrs. Charles Judge of West Side avenue is en-
tertaining MISS George Neice and Miss Mabel
Petit al her cottage at Toms River.
Messrs E, Everett and j. G. Fairchild, with
their families, have taken a cottage at Asbury
Park.
The West Side Kitchen Garden, which teaches
young girls pract,cal housework, will hold ar
exhibition this evening iu the West Side NJ. E.
| Gu rch under the auspices of Mesdames Nigh
man and Frank Swenerton and Miss Irene Petit
The Epworth League will hold q meeting a
the West Side Nj. E. Church next Thursday
The Boys Brigade of the West Side NJ. c
| Church held their last drill until autumn oil
| Monday nigh. The Boys" did we'll and
large numb Z of their friends and young lady
acquaintance we're present to appland thei
| efforts.