The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-31
CITY NEWS NOTES

The Merry Maids Social Circle, former
ly the Up to Date Social and Dramatic
Club, will be pleased to receive their
friends New Years Day. at the residence
of the Vice-President, Miss Jessie White,
No: 545 Bergen avenue, Jersey City
Heights.
their lady friends at their rooms on Rail-
road avenue on January 2. A frst-class
entertainment will be provided.
The jury in the case of Felix Morritz
court this morning with the
ment that they could not agree. The
Court discharged the jury.
There will be d stag tonight at the
The Thomas F. Norton Association
will give their annual ball this evening
at Bergen Hall.
The Rev. Thomas Houston led the SER
vice of the St. Andrews Workingmen's
Association in ArInory Hall yesterday
afternoon.
The lamp post at Summit and Belmont
avenues was knocked over on Saturday
night.
There will be a watch night service to-
night at Corps q Salvation Army, Ber-
gen avenue and Union street.
clear their sidewalks of Ice and snow,
thereby endangering the life and limbs of
their fellow-citizens.
The Rev. DR.. Lowrie at Emory M. E.
Church last night, preached on 1.-THE
Coming Revival"
Captain Mimms, of Corps 2, Salvation
Army, will tell at the meeting tonight
Of an infallible receipt for keeping New
Court Greenville No. 7,47s, Ancient Or
der of Foresters, will lave q public in
stallation Cd officers on Thursday, jan
uary 3. 1895. in the rooms of the Globe
Hotel, at Danforth and Bergen avenues.
The Fire Board will meet Wednesday
night.
The Hudson City Turn verein will
give an entertainment tonight at the
hall on Webster avenue. +.
Fire broke out at six o'clock yesterday
afternoon in the tWo-story frame build
ing, owned and occupied by Mrs. O'Con-
fire started on the second floor while
an attempt was being made to thaW
the water pipes. Damage amounted to
SIS.
John Helhig, a baker, at No. 1870 Mon
ticello avenue, was drawing his delivery
wagon on Newark avenue near Baldwin
avenue early this morning when trolley
car No. 372 struck the rear of his vehicle
and broke the axle and wheels.
William F. Herman, twendy-three years
old, of No. ia Sherman avenue, was held
for the Grand Jury by Justice Douglass
the the assault On Mrs. Br owl hld0ss eSou n
which took place in the latter's saloon
on December q.
The police are .Iooking, for Annie o'Neml
rant to be Issued for the arrest of Mar
ten Sexton of No. 10 Louis Street charged
with assault and battery. Sexton was ar
rested Saturday night. The complainant,
Annie O'Nein, cannot be found.
There will be a proyerb sociable at
the First universalist Church on Wed
nesday night.
The Hackensack River was frozen solid
on Saturday night. There were between
rs and 100 people skating On it.
Hugh MCGEE, twenty years old. of No.
293 Seventh street, fell into the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad cut early this morning
and received scalp wounds and a contus-
ed wound of the nose. He wa taken to
the City Hospital.
Two drunk were the only prisoners
that. were gathered in by the Fourth
and Seventh precinct reports were blank.
Van Houten Post No. 3, @. A. r., win
have Its nnual installation of officers
and entertainment at Hasbrouck Hall
on Friday night.
Robert Campbell of No. 1856 Pavonia
avenue, fell off a roof at No. 1888 New
ark avenue this morning and was badly
injured.
A York street trolley car wrecked John
Kelly's milk wagon at York q Greene
streets this morning.
Justice Lippincott had al easy time
of it this morning in the Circuit Court.
The calendar was called, but none OF
the lawyers We're ready to proceed. The
Court adjourned until Wednesday next.
Sheriff Toffey. this morning presented
with a turkey: Of course a big fat one
or a fat big one. The Sheriff himself Is
spending his Christmas holidays at Lake
wood.