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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-20
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SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
A Large Gathering at tho PASTORS
SOfree.

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A Large Gathering at tho PASTORS
Sofree.
The Scotch Presbyterian Church was the
scene of a merry gathering last night. A
soiree was held in celebration Of the ninth
anniversary Of Rev. David Mitchelrs pastor
ate. The church was crowded to its utmost
capacity.
The entertainment began with piano and
violin selections by Professors Stone and
Coghill. aHail, Smiling Norm" was beauti-
fully rendered by the choir under the leader
ship Of Professor Brewster.
Pastor Mitchell made a warm address of
welcome. He declared that he felt encour-
aged, and hoped that if any success had
marked the past years work that greater
successes would be in store for them in
future. Mr.. Mitchell said that the field they
were working in was a hard one, but with
God with them they would come out all
right.
AS to the financial success Of the church
he informed the congregation that only a
little more effort was necessary. "Her
moral and spiritual victories are assured, /"
he said.
Mr.. Keith entertained the audience with
piano selections. A humorous selection, led
by Mrs. Robinson, Miss McAndrews and the
Brewster brothers, the chorus of which was
sung by young people, was loudly ap-
plauded.
Miss Logan and Mrs. johnson rendered a
number of beautiful vocal selections. Piano
solos by the Misses Brewster, Ewald and
Earl elected applause, as did also violin
selections by Miss G. Earl, accompanied by
her sister, Miss Nettie.
The Pastor was congratulated by every
one at the conclusion OF the entertainment
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LEoTURE AT THE CATHOLIC CLUB

Last nights ladies' night at the Catholic
Club was turned into a warm reception for
the Rev. Father Charles Kelly, founder OF
the club. Father Kelly was and is very
popular with the members, and when it was
announced he would deliver a lecture, mem
bers who nave not bee near the club for
months were in attendance. Father Kelly
was welcomed by Father Mooney. The sub
ject of Father Ke1ly's lecture was tier
many He Illustrated his lecture with
stereopticon views. The historical portions
Of that country were beautifully described.
The industries of the country were also
spoken of. The lecture was greatly enjoyed.
At its conclusion Father Kelly was loudly
~applauded. The ladies took possession OF the
clubhouse after the lecture.
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HIS QUICK TEMPER
Contractor Waddington of
Hoboken Struck an S.
P. c. A. Agent.
ALEXANDER MAY DIE
He Had Ordered the Contractor to
Tighten a Load of Dirt Drawn
by One Horse.

Joseph Waddington, contractor, thirty
years old, of No. sos Grand street, oboken
was arrested and locked up in the Hoboken
police station all last night on a charge OF
atrocious assault and battery on Alfred H.
Alexander of No. 100 Palisade avenue, West
Hoboken. Alexander is SO seriously hurt
that DR.. U. Hecht of No. sos Palisade ave
nue., West Hoboken, told Captain Hayes chat
he mad doubts of Alexander's recovery.
Captain Hayes refused to accept bail for the
prisoner.
Washington has the contract from the
city of regarding Adams street, between
Eighth and Fifteenth streets. In his work,
be has to cart dirt from the Fourteenth
street ferry to the base of operations. Alex
ander is an agent for the s.. P. G.. A. He
came down from West Hoboken In the morn
ing to call on friends.
CAUSE OF H ROW.
At Fourteenth street he noticed an I'M
commonly heavy load of dirt in one OF Wad-
dington's wagons drawn by a single horse.
Waddington himself was driving. Alexan-
der's s. P. G.. A. sympathy was aroused.
and he Jumped from the car and stopped the
horse.
"What do you want with mel Let my
horse alone yelled Waddington.
.sThis load Is too heavy for the horse, and
you can't go any further" demanded Alex
ander.
"Weu I'm darned if 1 DON'T" exclaimed
Washington savagely, at the same time
springing from the wagon. He raised his
hand and struck Alexander a powerful blow
over the head and on the side. Alexander
fell to the ground unconscious. He was taken
home by his son who had been sent for.
When DIR. Hecht reached the house
he declared Mr.. Alexander to be in a pre-
carious condition and was unable to arouse
him from his inconsistencies. Lester h.
Alexander. the wounded mans SON, said last
night to Captain Hayes that one OF his
fathers ribs were broken and bis head was
badly cut.
THE PRISONER BREAKS DOWN.
Waddington, when he heard OF the proc,
| able result of the assault, broke down, and
employed Captain Hayes to convince the
| mans family that he had not intended such
harm. He said he did not strike him hard,
and did not see how he could have
broken q rib. He said that it was q
bad place ON the street where Alexander
| stopped him and he objected. When Alex
| ander persisted Washington said he became
| irate, and jumped from the wagon, not IN,
| tending to strike. On the impulse he could
| not restrain himself.
He was arraigned before Recorder Nc
Donough this morning and was held te
| await Alexander's injuries
Much sympathy is expressed for Wad
| dington. He is a quiet young man, and ont
who tends strictly to business. He has 9
| temper, however, and in this case it got tht
| best of him.
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ELECTRIC Light PLANT
Freeholders Award the Con-
tract for It's Construction
Official Papers.

The Board of Freeholders yesterday
awarded to the Complete Electric Construc-
ton Company the contract to erect an cleo
trio light plant at Snake Hill. This company
bid 1913, 232 for the contract, or S14,3332 more
than the lowest bidder, Michael T.. Connolly,
whose bid was S78,900.
In making its report in favor of the Com
plete Electric Construction Company, the
committee having the matter in charge said
that the bid of M. T. Connolly could not
be regarded as a complete bid. The COM
mittee claims it to be informal and not to
conform with the plans and specifications, as
the electric expert, Charles 81. Davis, re-
ported. Before taking a vote on the ques-
ton Clerk Boyd read the report OF the ex-
pert. This has been published in The JER-
sEY Cry NEWS. At the conclusion Of this
reading the contract was awarded by the
following yote:-
Yeas-Director Bruggemann, Cronin,
Doscher, Halliday, Heller, Hennessey, Nc
Nally and Swartz.
Nays-Ellis, Hanna, Gallagher and
Kelly.
Connolly may appeal to the courts.
John Stapleton. an engineer at the gas
house at Snake Hill, presented his resigna-
ton, and Frank Baldwin was appointed in
bis place.
LUNATIC HOELFIlCkfS DEATH.
DR.. King informed the board that the
| escapades of the lunatic Ernest Hoelfick on
March Is were not the result of carelessness
| or negligence on the part of the attendants.
Judge MeGrath informed the board that
the injunction obtained by the Lehigh
Valley Company against the county to pre-
vent it from erecting a sixty-foot bridge
over the Morris Canal had been dissolved.
| McGrath also said that some people were
laying sewers across the new Boulevard by
| virtue of permission being granted by the
Street and Water Board and other munl-
| cipal officials. Counsellor McGrath was
| directed to notify the offending parties as to
| the law which prevents such actions.
Bills for services rendered were presented
to the board as folIows:-Allan 1. Mo
| Dermott, $3.50; Frederick Frambach, S949. 30,
| and Thomas F. Noonan, $646.40. These
| sums were asked of the Freeholders for legal
| services in the contest between Freebooter
| Swartz and Ex-Freeholder Noonan, Of the
Eleventh district. The Committee on FL
nance under an opinion from ] udge McGrath
| recorded the payment of the claims, but
Freebooter Doscher objected, He wanted to
pay Frambach's claim only. The Board sat
| on Mr.. Doscher by ordering paid the claims
| by a vote of eight to four.
The Committee on North Bridges asked
| the board to pay the Delaware CONSTRUCTION
| Company $500, the same being the sixth
| YIN OIL 6ccOuut vi buo Aou bl1uSS OfSi
| The H~ackensack River. 1t was decided to
! place ia the Almshouse laundry some new
| tubs. at a cost not to exceed $500.
OFFICIAL PAPERS.
The board appointed official papers as fol
| lows.ATHE JERSEY CRY News, Euening
| ,IosynaI, Euening Netos Hoboken, Observer
| Hoboken and a German paper. The West
| Hoboken Reporter was dropped from the
| list Of official papers.
The board adjourned to meet Thursday
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The New Postmaster.

Postmaster Jordan goes into ofiice
with general good wishes for his sue
cess. There has been some doubt
about his previous alliances in the
public mind. 1t has been feared that
he was too much inclined to listen to
the soft but poisonous tones of Mr..
Robert Davis. But Mr.. Jordan is
probably shrewd enough to see that
the day of the ex-boss is done, and
that to succeed In Hudson politics
O be must cultivate other and bet
ter alliances.
Apart from his relations with Davis.
whatever they may be, Mr.. Jordan is
a good man for the office of Postnas-
ter. He has ability and is of good re-
pute. He can give good service If he
devotes his attention to the duties OF
the office. If he consults his own III
stincts, he will doubtless clear out the
whole crew Of sharpers and swindlers
who have been using the Post Office
for their nefarious schemes. Ii he
listens to the pleas of certain promin-
emit politicians, no doubt the scandals
of green goods, word guessing and
other forms of plundering will con-
tinue to overshadow his administra-
ton as they have that of his pre-
decessor.
At any rate, we wish Mr.. Jordan
success. We wish him courage and
determination in dealing with those
who make this city a headquarters
for robbery and who rely on access to
the Post Office for their purposes. We
rely on him to make a careful study
of the city's needs and to SO lay out
the work as to give a reasonable SER
vice. He will find it easy to improve
on the present laundering, incom-
petent arrangements. He will be
thanked by the public if he will so
arrange that a man may receive his
letters in the morning before starting
for business. AT present the first de-
livery through a great part of the city
is about 10 a. NJ, and d nan cannot
get his morning mail until he comes
home to supper. 1t will be a good
idea, too, to give a delivery in the
evening. As things go now, a lettel
mailed in New York at 8 P. M. is not
delivered here until the next morn
ing. If necessary. let us only have
two deliveries a day, but give us an
early one and a late one.
These are matters to which our
previous ~postmasters have never given
attention. Some of them have been
busy organizing fake schemes and
others playing peanut politics. The
Office has been notorious rs a go-as-
you-please concern, and the public
have complained in vain. Mr.. Jor-
dan has the opportunity of a life in
the way of record making.
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BERNsTE1Ns GRAND OPENING.
Crowds Last Evening at the Great
New Avenue store.

Crowds Last Evening at the Great
New Avenue store.
Two hours before eight o'clock last night
a struggling crowd of men. women n chill
dren blocked Newark avenue, at the door of
Joseph e. Bernstein's new clothing store.
The cause Of all this was that that enterpris-
ing little gentleman was celebrating his
opening, and such occasion was signalized in
a manner peculiarly characteristic of the
hustling, bustling, extremely active individ-
ual himself.
The windows top and bottom. upstairs and
down were ablaze with electric light. In
side of them were a bewildering collection of
flowers, palms. a portrait of Joey B, a huge
floral horseshoe dedicated as it read to Joe,
the Hustler" and of course a choice selection
of garments, just to let the crowd outside see
that the owner of the store was not going
into the florists business. What amused and
interested the young element in thes sea OF
faces outside was in q sweet face on the in
side. The face belonged to a genuine COW
puncher, Mexican Texan cowboy, equipped
in sombrero, sash, ornamented bree-wel
combinations, pistol and all. He was on
guard at the door.
At a signal from Mr.. Bernstein, the gentle
man from the plains opened wide the doors
and the river of humanity from the avenue
surged in. When a reporter from Till
NEWS managed to get his breath and induce
one corpulent female to stand off his toes,
and a cross, irrascible old gentleman to re
move his elbows from his ribs, he found that
the store was deliberately decorated with
palms, lilies and flowers of all hues.
Lilies and palms trailed up the bannisters
to the upper floors, wound themselves low
ingly around the chandeliers and asserted
themselves everywhere. There IN each side
of the store stood piles Of clothing suit
able for any size, CLINE or pocket
Beside the counters were the nice looking
gentlemen who will, from day to day, say in
seductive tones, "What's the next articles
Cash, . and at the end Mr.. Joseph E.. Bern.
stein behind q counter distributing souvenirs
to every visitor. Upstairs and at the end Of
the room, an orchestra was invoking a young
girl of the name of Daisy, and bidding her
'keep her promise true" occasionally vary
ing the Invocation with a musical history Of
a man who broke a bank somewhere. Thu
ushers were most attentive and explained
everything. and made the thousands who en-
tered the store say all manner of pretty
things about the place and its enterprising
little owner. The 'sopeningv continued un
til late in the evening, when the many at
t~ractive objects to be seen in this excellently
equipped establishment had been critically
examined by the largest crowd ever seen al
the opening of a business store in this city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-20

How foolish the man was to put
$50, 900 worth of bonds in his office
safe. His safe was burglarized and
the bonds disappeared. To be sure,
they were of no value to the burglars,
the bonds having been registered.
But why risk the Inconvenience aris-
ing from having to hunt up $50, 900
worth of valuable papers, when you
can get a safe deposit box, for a small
outlay, at The New Jersey Title Guar
antee and Trust Company.
Come in and see us. Vaults open
for inspection 8 A. N. to 5 P. NJ, SO
Montgomery St., j. G.
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S. D. LAUTER CO.,
657-659 BROAD ST. NEWARK, NJ.

It sounds paradoxical to say, that.
by becoming d debtor. you can save
money. And yet, it is true, if you
borrow money on the installment plan
from The New Jersey Title Guaran-
tee and Trust Company. The rea son
is, that the Company agrees to receive
any um of money, over and above
vo1r regular monthly payment on
your indebtedness. You would prob
ably bank this sum in your savings
bank, and get interest at the rate of
four per. cent. per year. BY paying on
your debt when you can do SC, you
stop the interest ON the SUM paid at
the rate OF six per cent. per year--a
saving Of two per cent.
Information furnished, So Mont.
gonery St.. j. c.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-20

Mr.. MCEwAN was PERFECTLY right
in 1ashing the towards in the Assem-
bly, up to the front yesterday. Every
member present should be made te
vote on every bill, and severe penal
ties for refusal and for absenteeism
should be applied. We elect Assem-.
blymen to legislate and not to dodge.
We are bit by bit acquiring a very
substantial opinion of MI. McEwan.
He seems to be a good deal OF a man.
He certainly is doing a fine public
service in making his colleagues toe
the mark.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-20

THERE is much reason to think that
the Freebooter bill, vesting the APP
pointment of the members in the
Mayors and Town Presidents is I'M
constitutional. These officers have
no power outside their own baili-
wicks, and. therefore, cannot dele
gate any But whether it will hold
water or not, it is as vicious as it is
possible for flaw to be. 1t is bad In
principle, tyrannical in application.
It is q reversal Of the popular will ex-
pressed freely at the polls. It is
wholly unnecessary. and nobody asks
for If.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-20
ROYAL AROANUM BENEFITS.

Excelsior Council, No. 206, R. A., pre-
sented a draft for 5000 last evening to the
widow of the late John Hazen, who died a
member Of the council three weeks ago.
They also gave one for the same amount to
the guardians of the children of the late
James Gibbons, who was also a member Of
the council. This council is the third largest
in the State. having a membership Of AIS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-20
THE BRoTHERrIN-LAW KNOWS

Thomas Hoffman was a prisoner in JUS
tice ODonneI's Court, this morning, to
answer a charge Of grand larceny, preferred
by Henry seger of No. 385 First strsst.
Hoffman is accused of stealing Seger's
nocketbook on December 16, 1892, which
Contained $50. Seger testified that Hoff-
mans brother-in-law told him that Hoffman
stole the pocketbook. The absence Of the
case init tomorrow morning.
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DETEoTTYE DoUGLAsg UNIFORM

Detective Douglass, who has been directed
to don a policeman's uniform, informed Chief
Murphy this morning that he would give
him q decisive answer this afternoon whether
he would comply with the order or not.
Douglass contemplates testing the power of
the board to reduce him from a detective to
policeman without cause.
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WILL PLAY THE COLLEEN DAWN

The Young Mems Lyceum Of the Church
of ST. Paul of the Cross held a meeting last
night and completed arrangements for the
presentation of the four act comedy drama,
.sCoIleen Bown'' Tuesday night at Kessler's
Hall. The show promises to be a good one.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-20
Jo.A.o RECEPTION.

The Jersey City Athletic Club gave an
informal reception at the club house last
night, The affair was a great success, about
tertainment Committee has decided to give
another reception next month.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-20

THE Assembly did well to beat that
proposed law against hazing. The
Legislature should be able to find
serious matters to occupy it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-20

WE have three houses at Trenton
now, with q vengeance. The third is
the Republican State Committees
steering" combine.
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FRIDAY. APRIL 20. 1894.

THIS paper is Democratic IN principles
and is Independent in its vieaos on all local
questions.
Evening journal., 1894-01-29
PENINSULA NEWS pARAeRAPAs.u

The Milford Chronicle is said to be In
love with women compositors.
Milton merchants are talking Of going
to school for few days while business is
dull.
The Townsend creamery paid $1.17
for the month Of December. But then
these are hard times.
John B,rber, Smyrna musician, Is
said TO own a genuine "Strad" violin
bearing the date l7l7. He values it at
$500
New factories are being established at
Easlon and canneries are contracting for
corn and tomatoes at a rate Of $40 per
ton for corn and 81 for tomatoes.
WA shipment Of diamond back terrapln
was made by James Muir. OF FAN mount,
to Ambassador Thomas BayRrd, London,
England. Somerset is rapidly becoming
famous for its salt water products.
Dover has In view new factory for
the manufacture of tiling, stone ohimneys
aud paving cement. New York parties
have been looking for a site and ask for a
site rent free ana exempt fiom taxes for
five years.
Dover is having trouble almost every
night. Some farmer in the vicinity is
'levied upon" by thieves. Suspicion
points TO certain individuals and the
farmers say it will go hard with them If
the necessary evidence can be obtainec.
In the Circuit Court at Elkton q small
boy was TO testify. but objections being
raised Judge Weeks examined him as to
his competency and said This witness
is not competent. He does not know
any ming OF God and never heard of
Christ. l repeated the Lords prayer to
him and he had never heard IL before and
had never been to school Work for
w. II. M. S.
Evening journal., 1894-01-29
DIED.

CRANSTON.-O the 2ith instant, Ellis T..
son OF w. b. and Mary E. Cranston, In his sth
year.
FILM AT Elsmere on January %, 1894,
John J. Finn, In the 10Th year of his age.
HAMILTON. ON January 26. 1891, Thomas
$ son of Marion B. and Andrew Il. Hamilton,
in the 3d year OF his age.
pOWICK In this city, on January 2s,
1891, Mrs. George Powck.
SAWDON.-In this city. on the Goth in
stqnt, Joseph G. SawdOn, aged SO years.
SCOTT In this city. on January q, 1924, w
G.. W. Scott, aged l6 years.
Relatives anu triends,also members of Hope
Lodge No. II, Delaware Lodge Shields of
Honor, Reynolds Encampment and Industry
Lodge, No. .. A. q. u. w. All lodges in gem
eral are respectfully invited TO attend The
funeral from his late residence No. 4Ul Mort h
Franklin street, oa Tuesday. the Both instant,
AZ y. m. Services AZ house. lntermcnt at
RY6rview.
WRIT In this city, on January 26 1891,
Ruth, wife of Benjamin Wirf, in her Goth
year.
Evening journal., 1894-01-29
SECRET SOCIETIES AT DOVER,

Knights of Pythias Celebrated Their
Twenty-hfth Anniversary Friday Night
other Lodge Notes.
'pecial Correspondence Evening journal
DOVER, Jan. 20. Notwithstanding the
disagreeable weather Of Friday evening
large crowd of men, women and
children were assembled In the hall of
Central .Lodge, No. 10, Knights Of
Pythias, 10 being the occasion of the
twenty fifth anniversary of the organi.
zation Of this lodge. The entertainment
was success, and, though there were
some few selections which were not
rendered owing to absence, everything
passtd of we'll AT the conclusion of
the program ice cream and cake were
served in abundance to all present.
Central Lodge during its twenty-five
years Of organization, has paid out for
benefits So, l40. 10 has on hand. balance
in treasury, s., lS7 40, and a member
ship of seventy six, all in good standing.
There are but three Of its charter mem.
bers now Ewing, all of whom were
present. They are David Bice. Nathan
II. Hutchins and Louis Geiser.
new council Of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics. will be
AANNANtN'' ~ NANAAf Nn anMlaAAN even
ing delegation from Cesar Rodney
Council, of this town, will be in attend.
ance.
Caesar Rodney Council, No S, Jr.
o. D. A. NJ, Of this town, on Tours
day evening last, presented to Benjamin
+. simmons, Jr., one of their members.
a handsome gold badge emblematic of
the order, for bringing the most
members into the order previous to the
first Of January
AT the N. p Church here yesterday
morning, the pastor Rev. L. +. Warner
preached on THE Best Argument for
Christianity at the Baptist Church.
the pastor Rev. A. d Carpenter, preached
on Our Lords Judean Ministry" at
the NJ = Church, Rev. H. w. Ewing, of
Port Deposit. preached IN the morning
and Rev. w. l.. S. Murray, in the even
ing.
Evening journal., 1894-01-29

washed masthead high over the large
craft and swept from the decks every.
thing movable. She sailed from Swansea
on the 18th instant, and on the following
day experienced hurricane which lashed
the waves into tremendous height. At
times the craft was almost engulfed. The
after port lifeboat was demolished, port
lights we're stove in, bridge rails carried
away and much other damage was
suffered After this, heavy west 10 south
westerly gales were met up to the banks