The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-22
GOSSIP.

Mr.. F. R. lockwood and family of Danforth
avenue are rusticating at Summit, M.
Miss Lillian Rheinhart of Winfield avenue is
spending the summer at the picturesque resort
Portland, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Schultz, Sr., and Miss
I Katie Schultz of Old Bergen Road, who have
been spending the past two months at Asbury
Park, have returned home.
Misses Nellie and Annie Marshalsy of Rah-
way have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Kay of
Avenue E..
Mrs. S. c. Harvey of No. IS Hooker avenue,
Mrs. Becher and Miss Annie Dickinson of Gar
field avenue. Mrs. Young and a number Of
young ladies of Bayonne have formed a party
/ which will leave tomorrow for the White Noun
tains. They win be gone two weeks and will
visit all the points of interest in the noun
tains.
Miss Gertie Holmes of Burlington is the guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes of No. 66 Linden
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Mcpherson of Ocean ave-
nue. are at Asbury Park, where they will spend
a few weeks.
Mr.. Harold McAnerney of Columbia place
is sojourning at Asbury Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Estwick entertained a large
circle of friends at a pleasant reception re-
Gently at their residence. No. 1877 Avenue E.
Singing, dancing and games were the fea-
lures. A collation. was served at midnight.
Among those who were present were :-Misses
Rose Kundahl, Edith Perry, Fannie Cowell,
of Philadelphia, Ella Hetzel of Germantown,
Mamie Jaeobus of Peekskill, Mrs. Perry, Mrs.
Kay, Mrs. A. P. Bennett and John r. and
William Perry. Walter Kay, Paul Jaehne and
w. Hossick.
Miss Minnie Pembroke of Sufferns, NY.
and Miss Alice McGraw of Sloatsburg are visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. j. Becker of Arlington ave-
| nue.. !
Mrs. C. A.. Limeburner and Miss Nellie Ed
wards of No. 81 Danforth avenue will return
next week form White Lake, Sullivan county,
N.Y., where they have been spending the past
Emonth.
The suit of MI. John Mccarthy of Green
vile against the Mayor and Aldermen to re-
cover 5000 which he clai,ls is due him for work
performed while inspector of the Hooker ave-
nue. Improvement, will be heard by Judge Nc
Grath in the Second District Court on Friday.
In the Improvement of Hooker avenue the
work was prolonged three months beyond the
contract time on account of a large bed of
1 rock which was encountered, and MeCarthy's
I claim for the extra salary for three months
work was allowed by the Street and Water
| Board, but was not signed by the Mayor. Mr.,
, Mccarthy has engaged Lawyer Carey to prose-
cute his case
Every Saturday afternoon a large delegation
of Gfeenville young men visit Asbury Park,
where they stay until their v~ocations call them
away on Monday morning.
/ Sergeant Charles Hoag of the Fifth precinct
| is a baseball crank in every sense of the word.
His knowledge of the National game would
qualify him to act as umpire in any league
contest.
Danforth avenue, between Old Bergen Road
and Bergen avenue, is in a disgraceful condi-
ton. The sidewalks are broken and no two
adjoining flags are on a level with each other.
The attention of the Street and Water Board
has been called to the matter.
The scheme to organize a Democratic Club
in Greenville is meeting with the appreciation
Of the leading democrats of the Celery district.
Lawyer Robert Carey, together with a number
of other democrats, will shortly arrange for
a meeting to discuss the matter. Mr.. Carey
says that the organization of the club is only
a matter of a short time and that over a score
of young men have already signitied a willing
ness to join the organization.
At the meeting of the Greenville Republican
League Club at the Globe Hotel this evening
/ ex-Assemblyman James Erwin's plan of seeur-
ing a water supply for Greenville, by boring
artesian wells, will be discussed. Mr.. Erwin
says that portions of Brooklyn and London are
supplied with water from artesian wells, and
that if the formation of the soil under Green
VILE will permit it, there is no reason why the
citizens cannot combine and have a water sup
ply of their own. Mr.. Erwin will be present
to explain his plan.
The water pipes in the Fifth precinct sta
ton house became choked a few days ago and
a portion of the building was flooded. Plumb
ers are now at work making repairs.
The we'll at the Danforth avenue station of
the Central Railroad supplies many Greenville
families with pure water.
The Shaw Club of New York will hold a stag
racket this evening at Kachlees' New York
Bay House.
Mr.. Joseph Elliot, who has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Carmichael of Ocean avenue and
4 Columbia place, has returned home.
Miss Gertie Petit of No. 142 Danforth ave-
nue. will leave in a few days for Milton on
the Hudson, where she will spend two weeks.
Mr.. Julius Reichert, the instructor of the
/ Greenville, Turn Nerein, is rusticating at New
port, RI