The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-24
G~REENVILLE GOSSIP.

Royal Council No. 6, DAUGHTERS of Liberty,
has received q handsome Bible from Farragut
Council, Jr. O. U. A. NJ. The Royal Council is
in q prosperous condition aud &C it's msering on
Monday eve ming at Orient Hail, several new
members will be initiated.
The Greenvills Building and Loau Asso ,iatiou
No, 2 will meet this evening to receive su5scrip-
lions and to issue books TO those deiirins to b.
come members of the new ssrieS.
The Fortnightiy Euchre Club has decided to
hold its next progressive euehre party Oh FIJI
day evening. Handsome prizes will bs awarded
to the successful players.
The charity concert which will be held at
Metropolitan Hail on Wednesday evening under
the direction Of Mrs. H. Hunt promises to be a
already besn sold and the charity workers Of
Greenville are combining to make tbs affair q
memorable one. After the concert there will
be dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. vanderpool of No. 8
Henry place, held q christening party at their
residence on last Wednesday evsning: Tneir
Rev. R. L. Perry. After the ceremony a re-
ception was held and singing. dancing aud
games were INDUCED in. Among those pressat
were5-Mr. and Mrs. E.P. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs..
ward Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Mitchell. Dir.
{. Briggs, Mr. and Mrs. G. Musirse, Mr.. E.
Birch, Mr.. A. Miller, Mr: "a. chsatsm, Mr., and
Mrs. William Gray. Rev. William Coleman, MIRA.
Sullivan of Sing Sing. Miss F. Coleman, Mr.. j.
c. Merseles. Mr.. John freeman aud Mr.. George
Ganaway. A collation. was served at midnIgat.
W. '" ~. DauA u kAC SAaO Ao Az
ing much time to interviews with residents in
the vicinity of the brokea Brown place sewer.
At the last meeting of tns club a communica-
ton in which DR.. Saito1stat Of the Health
Board said the sewerage matter does not pol
lutte the atmosphere. was read aud Mr.. Dunn is
securing evidence to the contrary. He will
make a report of his work to the Health BoaId.
The masquerade reception of the Jolly Lot
Social Clu b which was to have been held at the
Fewark Bay Shore House on Wednesday even
ing has been post ponsd until after Lent.
Mr.. Michael kDOoEy. OF Gf6HQVIIi0 avenue, Is
at Carlsbad, Germany where he will stay five
mouths and endeavor TO regain health.
the building committee OF the Greeuville
Turn Verein will submit an encouraging report
of the progress made in raising the funds neces-
sary TO begin the erection OF tbs new building ,
at the next meeting of the verein. Nearly 5 1880
worth of scrip has already been subscribed for
and 10 q few weeks the committees expects to
have the entire lot, valued at $4,000, disposed
of.
The regular weekly prayer meeting for men
only will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Y.
NJ. G. A. rooms in Bamber Hall. It will be con-
Quoted by President Arthur Duhme.
The Union prayer meeting at the Linden Ave-
nue NJ. e. Church this evening promises 10 be
the most interesting of the series. Evangelist
Harrison will conduct thsservicss aud Pastor Nc
Cowan and Pastor Bdncs will assist. This Will
probably bs the last TIM thar the popular
evangelist will visit Greouville, and tho3s VINO
desire to hsar him are advised to attend the
meeting.
Miss Mamie Hackney of Fort Plans. N. Y.
who has been visiting her sister. Mrs. Edward
Schultz of Danforth avenue, returned home
this morning.
One of Greenvills's almond-eyed lauadryme1
furnished considerable amuse ant to a crowd
Of boys who were skating on the pond at War
ner and Ocean avenues yesterday afternoon.
The Chinaman had secured a pair of skates aud
was executing all sorts of grotesqus figures, the
more prominent one being that of losing his
balance and falling to the hard surfac. as
if he intended to dc bodily harm to himself.
John struggled for a half hour ia an sadea-
vor to learn the graceful art and finally gave it
up 10 disgust.
The new Woodlawn sewer is rapidly hearing
completion. But one hundred feet of the sewer
still remains to be built and If the Lehigh Valley
Railroad allows Contractor Condor to build
under its tracks the sewer will be ready for use
by spring.
The residents OF Gresnville say that tbs re are
NOT enough policeman on duty in the Fifth pre-
cinct at night TO properly protect their proper
ty. The night platoon of the precinct consists
of but eight men and soma of the policemen's
posts are over a mile long. The residents say
that while a policeman is at one end of his POST
a burglar could rob a house at the other, and bs
in New York city before the policeman arrived
at the house robbed The residents are talking
of petitioninS the Police Commissioner to in
ere ase the night force TO twelve men.
The residents on the west side of Greenville
are preparing a pc iftion protesting against the
present grade Of the new County Road from
McAdoo avenue to Pearsall avenue. The east
side of the thoroughfare in the above section is
one foot lower than the west side and this psti
tim will ha aant tn the Board of EraAfaiders-