New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-24
PASSAIC COUNTY.
PATERSON

, pr-g1.1c MARKET NEEDED-THE FRIDAY NIGH,
scRAMBLE-BITs OF LOCAL NEWS
The adoption by the Aldermen OF Instructions 10
CIV Counsel Simonton TO draft legislation for
nuh,,c market calls attention TO what many citizen,
hold IN ne Paterson's most crying need tn.
country wagons now stand in Main-st. Saturday.
aud occunv about all the space left OF the chiss
husiress thoroughfare between the electric ran.
wav tracks and the curbstones. lhey drive into
town Friday evenings. and the farmers doe On
their vehicles I'm the side streets until 10 O'Clock
y.ben the ordinance allows them 10 take up tsr
stands in Main-s, Al the first stroke Of ia.
silence is broken by shouts. the swapping Of whia
and tho rattle and rumble OF wheels, as the pru.
,ca dealers race into Main-st. from a dozen side
streets eager secure the best places Colisiors
ara .ronuent and there is enty OF bad language
7, n few moments quiet reigns again. and Tie
aoricultursts stretch themselves out In their
wagons for sleep until the first streak OF day.
ugbt brings the home producedcdiers looking FOR
carly bargains. On a recent FRIDAY night there
,vas a ludicrous incident. As the CLOCK struck a
farmers sleepy boy fell from wagon. and uttered
, loud veil o, fright The half-awake drivers
,hou,h, that 10 o'cock and the weekly scramble
had arrived and were soon all lashing their horses
:, tho mad race FOR place an hour ahead OF time
II cost several OF the 'sooners' fine o. 81 each
for violating the ordinance. Paterson people hardly
know whether TO be proud OF the FRIDAY nlGnt race
aud racket as unique feature o. their daily HE
or TO be ashamed o. its primitive character but -
tho latter sentiment apparently preiominates,
g. likely that a public market viii be established
The lac; ~ the ak mammoth iron trusses for the
roof ~ the II Regiments armory dr!lshei in Mar.
Ls,s, has been raised into place. II j. expected
thar the regiment VIII be housed n IT, ne" quarters
by February military o'z1@p WI S Sr nsn 40
ganlzatlons which hold annual Daiis nave referred
arranging dates with the dea OF securing me great
dril,shed. and there has been rtaIIy a. 70 wnhca
sho,IId have the first public reception mere. bl. s
snid that the honor viii fan to the Heorew iatlss
Benevolent society whose annual reception Is known
A. the Purim Bal. OF Paterson.
CAPTAIN Robert II. Sterrett. OF Company \. a
Regiment has offered his resignati9n l.ieHiens l
hurst are mentioned FOR the succession:
Mrs r. Frank HoXsey ana her daughters, Else
and Ruih with Mas Mary England, have gone to
the Wcst Indies for a visit Of Two months.
The Hamilton Club a, rs 1nnua , mee'9S G 800
vice-pres,Ients John II. Hopper Eugene Emley ana
William T. b.; 'r sa5,me am 1 r 9S
secretary William |. Lewis: directors, gc'eph "
Ccngdon. Or calvin Terriberry and chares A.
The course OF university extension Lectures on
American history by Professor lyman ro"en, OF
the University Of Pennsylvania. under the menass-
mon, ~ the Paterson Scentinc and Literary Society
viii begin this evening IN Triny Metnolst hnur.,
Carro-st. when the subjecs VIII De "aS"''s""
William Brock the superintendent Of the Edson a
Company's local lighting ana pow pin'' To.,.
a fine home when his new house ID 80 i =, I'm
sxth-st near Twefth-ave;. IS coiApisss ~ r ~.
no. only be lighted throughout ny elec'.lCll, ".
the cooking Will be done on an elrc,' r,saSs ,-i ~,
cooiaJ in simmer by electric fans. ana me systn
Of projection against burglars VIII be so e.mFss
ina as The intruder steps on electric mas Ns
10 1T, Iouer door will be flooded with i2ht ard
While bells ring upstairs. annunciators VII ,ea me
family Just what room the tnet Is IN am ""'ssA
what doors he passes. .... a,
There Ia discussion over proposei 'atn lv =.
the names OF the two public parks PACK 70 nlss
sise and West Side. These are still the pop1n
titles even since the Park Commission. feemi1s
,hen, no, picturesque or distinctive enough, maze
then Washington and Lincoln.